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On what you guys call the "Euro" speedometers there are marks on the speedometer showing where each gear should be engaged - it also shows where you shouldn't be trying to select a lower gear when going too fast. There's only a hydro-mechanical lock out for reverse which if I remember correctly is something like 15km/h (i.e. under this speed you can select reverse whilst rolling forwards if you are an impatient pillock!) - you can in principle select lower forward gears at the wrong moment - hence the marks on the speedometer...
...I'm not sure if the US mph speedometer faces have these marks however as I've only ever driven what I call "original" "Euro" specification vehicles!
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