How Does Manual Mode Actually Work In An Automatic Car?

If you’ve ever glanced at the stick shift in your automatic transmission car, the meanings of the various settings are pretty obvious. D is Drive, R is Reverse, P is Park, and N is Neutral. However, many automatic shifters also have a mysterious pair of plus and minus signs, usually near the D or N settings and perhaps accompanied by an M or S symbol. What could these signs mean? Even though stick shifts are a dying breed, those

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