Drive Modes - Ford Galaxy Owner's Handbook Manual

Sport mode and manual
shifting
1
S
2
S
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Note: A shift will occur only when
the vehicle speed and the engine
speed are appropriate.
Note: When you select position S,
a gear change may occur depending
on the accelerator pedal position in
relation to actual vehicle speed.
Activate sport mode by moving the
selector lever to position S. Sport
mode will remain active until you shift
manually up or down the gears.
Select manual shifting to shift
manually through the forward gears.
Push the selector lever forwards to
shift down and pull it backwards to
shift up.

Drive modes

The transmission will select the
appropriate gear for optimum
performance based on ambient
temperature, road gradient, vehicle
load and driver input.
Transmission
Hints on driving with an
automatic transmission
Moving off
1. Release the parking brake.
2. Release the brake pedal and
Stopping
1. Release the accelerator pedal and
2. Apply the parking brake.
Kickdown
Press the accelerator pedal fully with
the selector lever in the drive position
to select the next lowest gear for
optimum performance. Release the
accelerator pedal when you no
longer require kickdown.
Emergency park position
release lever
Use the lever to move the selector
lever from the park position in the
event of an electrical malfunction or
if your vehicle has a flat battery.
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press the accelerator pedal.
press the brake pedal.