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Automatic Transmission Essay

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The transmission in a car which works automatically depending on the vehicle speed and engine speed is called as automatic transmission while as a manual transmission is the one there is a manual clutch pedal used while changing gears that allow the driver to change the gears as per driving needs. In a country like India, automatic transmission gives only a driving pleasure to the driver in heavy traffic as there is no need of changing gears because of the fact that it lacks a clutch paddle system which gives complete rest to one leg of the driver. Manual transmission fails to provide such an added benefit to drivers. But in developing countries, the idea of an automatic transmission is not wise and applicable to all due to the economic …show more content…

For the selection of reverse mode , the driver must come to a complete stop, depress the shift lock button and select reverse. Severe damage may be caused to the transmission if the car is not made to come to a complete stop. Most of the modern day automatic transmissions have a safety mechanism in place, which prevents putting the car in reverse when the vehicle is moving forward.

3. Neutral / No gear (N)
This mode is almost same as in manual cars where it allows the vehicle to coast freely under its own weight and gain momentum without the motive force from the engine. 4. Drive (D)
This mode of the transmission is to engage the full range of available gear which allows the vehicle to move forward and accelerate through the range of gears. In this mode the gear changes automatically as the cars gains speed. The number of gear ratios within the transmission depends on the model, but initially they ranged from three to four and five speeds gears. Six-speed automatic transmissions are the most common in cars and trucks. However, seven-speed automatics are also being available in some high-performance production luxury cars as are eight-speed

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