If I’m in an automatic transmission car on a slight hill and I press the gas just enough to stop myself from rolling back, so I’m not moving, how does the engine not stall?
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It’s the equivalent of halfway engaging the clutch, but because most automatics use a fluid coupling between engine and gearbox they can stay in that state without burning anything up. On some more modern cars, it’s just engaging the brakes automatically when it senses a rollback.
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