Here are some answers on my behalf:
1. No, it isnt possible to engage reverse while moving forward. when attemoted, the gearbox makes a grinding sound and the stick offers resistance to enganging in the R position. This happened to me a few times when i was in a hurry trying to park...but now i let the car come to a dead stop before trying to get into reverse.
2. Well, the only mechanism is that position of reverse and 1st are so far apart. And in most european cars, you have the reverse and 1st in the same postion (not exactly in the same position) but have that ring that you have to pull to engage reverse...or press down on the head of the stick.
3.Yes, engaging 1st while moving backwards is very much possible.
4. From my experience, it is necessary...because only then will the gear slot in smoothly. |