Lincoln 2016 MKZ HYBRID Owner's Manual page 195

Stay in Neutral mode
Stay in Neutral mode allows your vehicle to
stay in neutral when you exit your vehicle.
Your vehicle must be stationary to enter this
mode.
To enter Stay in Neutral mode:
1. Press the neutral (N) button on the shifter
assembly.
2. The message Select N Again to Enter
Stay in Neutral mode will appear in the
information display screen.
3. Press the neutral (N) button again to
enter Stay in Neutral mode.
The message Stay in Neutral mode
engaged will appear in the instrument cluster
when your vehicle has entered Stay in
Neutral mode.
Note: During this mode the neutral (N) button
will flash continuously and the instrument
cluster will display neutral as the selected
gear.
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Transmission
Exiting Stay in Neutral mode
To disable Stay in Neutral mode put your
vehicle in another gear. See the Putting the
Vehicle in Gear section for instructions on
how to do this.
Entering a Carwash
Note: Always put your vehicle in Stay in
Neutral mode when entering an automatic
car wash. Failure to do this could result in
vehicle damage that may not be covered by
warranty.
Drive (D)
The normal driving position for the best fuel
economy.
Drive (D) with Grade Assist
Activate grade assist through the
information display settings menu.
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See General Information (page
110).
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Grade assist:
• Provides additional grade braking with a
combination of engine motoring and
high-voltage battery charging to help
maintain vehicle speed when descending
a grade.
• As your vehicle determines the amount
of engine motoring and high-voltage
battery charging, you may notice the
engine speed increasing and decreasing
to help maintain your vehicle speed when
descending a grade.
The grade assist lamp will
illuminate grey when the grade
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assist feature is switched on
through the instrument display settings
menu. The lamp will change from grey to
green when grade assist is actively providing
additional grade braking.