Passing gear meaning

Passing gear definition

An automatic transmission gear that shifts a vehicle into a lower gear for a short burst of extra power to pass other cars on the highway. The gear is engaged by sharply depressing the gas pedal . When the pedal is released, the vehicle returns to normal to normal driving gear.

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