What does a gear shifter or gear selector do?

You need to shift gears to get your vehicle moving regardless of whether it comes with an automatic or manual transmission.

But how exactly does a simple push or pull of a car shifter affect your vehicle’s movement?

In this article, we’ll be talking about a simple-looking yet intricate part of your vehicle—the gear shifter.

The gear shifter in a car refers to the stick that sits between the driver’s and front passenger’s seat, which allows the driver to change gears on a manual transmission.

It has a shift knob on top that shows the shift pattern.

For automatic transmission vehicles, this is called the gear selector.

It is also somtimes called the “PRNDL” (pronounced as “prindle”) regardless of the actual letters or numbers used.

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