Editing Automatic transmission (section)

====Manual controls====
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[[File:Paddle Shifter - 2013 BMW X5 xdrive 35i (9709131265).jpg|thumb|Paddle shifter (labelled "+") in a 2013 [[BMW X5]] ]]
Since the 1990s, systems to manually request a specific gear or an upshift/downshift have become more common. These ''manumatic'' transmissions offer the driver greater control over the gear selection that the traditional modes to restrict the transmission to the lower gears.

Use of the manumatic functions are typically achieved either via paddles located beside the steering column, or "+" and "-" controls on the gear selector. Some cars offer drivers both methods to request a manual gear selection.
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