shift knob

Manual driver's grip

A shift knob is the handle atop a manual transmission's gear lever, gripped when changing gears.

Also called a gear knob.

Shift knobs range from plain factory plastic to aftermarket accessories in leather, wood, metal, or novelty shapes: He replaced the stock shift knob with a weighted aluminum one.

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vehicle control interfaces

shift knobsteering wheel

Vehicle direction controller

brake pedal · gas pedal · accelerator · clutch pedal · handbrake

transmission type

shift knobpaddle shifters

Steering-mounted gear controls

automatic transmission · CVT · tiptronic

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G