Newbies should know!! Position of automatic transmission What is it and how to use it appropriately?
Automatic transmission can be divided into 4 types.
- CVT automatic transmission
- Torque Converter automatic transmission
-DCT dual clutch automatic transmission
-AMT semi-automatic transmission
The automatic transmission positions are as follows.
-Position P – Parking
Used for parking Park with the wheels locked so the vehicle cannot move.
-Position R - Reverse
When used, the car will slowly reverse itself.
-Position N - Nuetral
is the neutral position You can use this gear only when you want to park your car temporarily, such as at a red light.
-Position D or D4 - Drive
Gear D: The car moves forward. Emphasis on running on smooth routes. For some models, there are D2, D3, and D. This type of gear position refers to the maximum ratio that allows for gear reduction. For example, position 2 means that the car will use only 1-2 gears. Similar to the 4th gear position, the car will use 1 gear. -4
-Position L - Low
Suitable for driving up and down very steep roads.
-Position S - Sport
Sport mode is suitable for overtaking. or drive up the mountain Has good acceleration response The gear can be changed more slowly. However, you should not use Sport mode while driving long distances at high speeds. Because it will make the gear work harder. and wastes oil without reason
-Position M - Manual
Manual transmission driving mode It uses pushing the gear lever in the + or – position to change the ratio manually. But if you reduce the speed until it is lower than the speed of that gear The transmission will automatically downshift.