Letters in the designations of automatic transmissions:

P (Park): Parking
R (Reverse): Reverse
N (Neutral): Neutral
D (Drive): Drive (normal driving mode)
S (Sport): Sports mode
L (Low): Low gear (for driving at low speeds or when driving uphill)
2 (Second): Second gear (used for driving at low speeds or when driving uphill)
1 (First): First gear (used for driving at very low speeds or when driving up very steep hills)

Additional symbols found:

+ (Plus): Manual gear shift mode
– (Minus): Downshift
O/D (Overdrive): Enable or disable overdrive mode
PWR (Power): Power mode
ECO (Economy): Economy mode
MAN (Manual): Manual gear shift mode
CVT (Continuous Variable Transmission): CVT

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