For years, drivers thought they knew every symbol on a gear stick. But one mysterious letter has left many wondering what it really does.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not \u201cP,\u201d \u201cR,\u201d \u201cN,\u201d or \u201cD\u201d\u2014and it\u2019s easy to overlook. Yet seeing an unexpected \u201cE\u201d can reveal something surprising about the car.<\/p>\n
In older vehicles, that little letter often had a purpose many drivers have completely forgotten. And its meaning could affect how much fuel the car used.<\/p>\n
For decades, drivers have grown accustomed to the familiar symbols on a gear selector. Manual cars usually feature numbered gears and an \u201cR\u201d for reverse, while automatics follow the familiar \u201cP,\u201d \u201cR,\u201d \u201cN,\u201d and \u201cD\u201d pattern. Some vehicles even add choices such as \u201cL\u201d for low gear. This standard setup has remained largely unchanged for generations.<\/p>\n
Yet every so often, drivers come across a symbol that seems out of place\u2014the letter \u201cE.\u201d For anyone unfamiliar with older vehicles, that single letter can raise an unexpected question: what exactly does it mean?<\/p>\n
In many older cars, \u201cE\u201d referred to \u201cEconomy.\u201d Selecting it was intended to make driving more fuel-efficient, much like shifting into a higher gear. The system kept engine RPM lower and softened performance to help conserve fuel, especially during relaxed, steady-speed driving such as highway cruising.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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