Car controls are the components in automobiles and other powered road vehicles, such as trucks and buses, used for driving and parking.
In the Ford Model T, the standing pedals control the two forward gears (left pedal), reverse (center pedal), and the brake (right pedal). The steering-column levers control ignition timing (left) and the throttle (right). The large hand-levers set the rear-wheel parking brake and put the transmission in neutral (left) and control an after-market 2-speed transmission adapter (right).
1904 Oldsmobile Curved Dash with a tiller steering
Standing pedals in a Saab Sonett. Pedals either hang from the bulkhead or stand on the floor. The arrangement is the same for both right- and left-hand traffic.
1969 Citroen DS Pallas interior with hydraulic gear selector mounted top right of steering column with a single spoke steering wheel. Note the so-called mushroom brake pedal. (The pedal on the left is the parking brake).
A manual transmission (MT), also known as manual gearbox, standard transmission, or stick shift, is a multi-speed motor vehicle transmission system, where gear changes require the driver to manually select the gears by operating a gear stick and clutch.
Mazda M5OD manual transmission for a four-wheel-drive vehicle (Ford Ranger) viewed from the engine side
Internals of a Getrag 282 manual transmission for a front-wheel-drive vehicle (Oldsmobile Cutlass)
Top and side view of a typical manual transmission, in this case, a Ford Toploader, used in vehicles with external floor shifters.
16-speed (2×4×2) ZF 16S181 – opened transmission housing (2x4×2)