manual transmission

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Simple actuators without this capability are a bit like manual transmission cars that need to be shifted into reverse.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

Persaud, an accountant and part-time driving instructor from Fort Lee, is giving me a tutorial—or rather a refresher course—on how to operate a manual transmission.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

She then started the pickup, but apparently discovered she couldn’t manage the manual transmission, so she got out and walked away, leaving the truck to roll forward and strike a fire hydrant, police said.

From Seattle Times • May 9, 2024

But the suspects drove only a few feet before they bailed out of the car because they couldn’t drive the manual transmission.

From Washington Times • Oct. 8, 2023

She didn't say anything about him learning how to drive a manual transmission.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell