(September 28, 2018 at 8:48 am)Mathilda Wrote:(September 28, 2018 at 8:44 am)Kit Wrote: You have the gas pedal, faster, and the break pedal, slower, on the floor by your feet. Dur.
Wait, I was asking how you can drop to a lower gear when wanting to accelerate faster. A gas pedal won't do that. It will put you into a higher gear when you go faster.
Automatics have a "stick" which is usually a lever on the steering column. It typically has P,R,1,2,D on it. P=parking, R=Reverse, 1 and 2 are for forcing the transmission into lower gears, and D (Drive) is the automatic mode. Most people just use P, R, and D although some few know enough to use 1 or 2 when needed like going down a long, steep incline.
I drive a manual and would never go back to automatic; automatics are boring.