Shifter

A gear stick (also gearstick, gear lever and gear shifter) is the lever used to change gear in a vehicle, such as an automobile, with manual transmission or automatic transmission.

Example shift pattern

The gear knob (or shifter knob) is at the end of the gear stick; it is used to hold the gear stick and change gear, normally while depressing the clutch pedal with the left foot to disengage the engine from the wheels in a manual transmission vehicle. Typically the gear knob includes a diagram or shift pattern of the positions to which the gear stick may be moved when changing gear.

Trivia

In the Goldfinger movie, James Bond's Aston Martin DB5 included an additional hidden button in the gear knob to activate the passenger seat as an ejector seat.

See also

• Gearbox
• Gear shift
• Stick shift

External links

• Free Online Dictionary entry