If you are the only one driving the car that certainly is an option.

As I reluctantly have to hand over my keys to a mechanic for annual safety and emissions inspections I want to make sure they understand where the gears are, especially our special pull up and back reverse gear.

You would think maybe you could leave instructions on the seat. Well I did so with jacking instructions for my Charger at warehouse store when they were installing new tires. From the waiting room I saw they ignored the front jack points and were going with the usual/common pinch weld area. Had to go out and say a few words. I'm concerned about that because another location folded over the pinch welds on a long gone Dodge Caravan many years ago.

Manual shift ***** have been out of stock at dealers for many years. It's not uncommon for some dealer websites to not accurately reflect inventory. It's possible there could be one or more squirred away at a dealership.