Whats the Difference Between a Manual Transmission Shift Knob and an Automatic Shift Knob?
Since there is such a vast difference between manual and automatic transmissions, it is easy to believe that there is an equally huge difference between a manual transmission knob and an automatic transmission knob. Transmission knobs vary between different makes and models of cars. Manual transmission knobs often have an etching at the top, depicting the various gears that the car can shift into in the H-pattern. Some manual transmission knobs have a type of cape or curtain, as well. This curtain attaches to the knob and covers the H-grid that the knob fits into when the driver is shifting. Automatic transmission knobs do not have this grid, and do not require a curtain to cover it or an etching depicting the proper pattern when shifting.
