gear shifter

Manual transmission control

A gear shifter is the lever or mechanism used to change gears in a vehicle with a manual or automatic transmission.

In cars, it's typically mounted on the floor between seats or on the steering column.

Also called a gear lever, gearstick, or simply shifter: She put her hand on the gear shifter and dropped it into reverse.

Related

lever · gearbox · neutral · reverse · drive · park · paddle · automatic · throttle · RPM · heel toe · engine · dashboard · console · speed demon · grinding · grind · downshift

Categories
Opposites
vehicle control function

gear shifterparking brake

Lever preventing vehicle movement

brake pedal · emergency brake · handbrake · accelerator · steering wheel

transmission type

gear shifterautomatic transmission

Self-changing vehicle gears

CVT · direct drive · fixed gear · paddle shifters · electric motor

Family

gear, shifter, gears, geared, gearing, shift, shifts, shifted, shifting

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Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G