Why is it important to know your transmission's shift pattern before driving a new vehicle?

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1. Grinding gears or missing a shift is more likely if you are unfamiliar with the pattern
2. Shift patterns only matter for automatic transmissions, not manual ones, a habit that's hard to unlearn around vehicle
3. It affects only the radio and dashboard layout
4. It is only relevant for automatic transmissions

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