Manual Transmission - Cadillac ATS 2017 Owner's Manual

Manual Transmission

If equipped, this is the shift pattern
for the manual transmission.
ATS
ATS-V
1 (First) : Press the clutch pedal and
shift into 1 (First). Slowly let up on
the clutch pedal while pressing on the
accelerator pedal.
After a complete stop, if it is hard to
shift into 1 (First), let up on the clutch
pedal, then press it back down and
shift into 1 (First).
2 (Second) : Press the clutch pedal
and let up on the accelerator pedal,
then shift into 2 (Second). Then,
slowly let up on the clutch pedal while
accelerating.
DRIVING AND OPERATING
3 (Third), 4 (Fourth), 5 (Fifth), and
6 (Sixth) : Shift into 3 (Third),
4 (Fourth), 5 (Fifth), and 6 (Sixth) the
same as 2 (Second).
To stop, let up on the accelerator
pedal and press the brake pedal. Just
before the vehicle stops, press the
clutch pedal and the brake pedal, and
shift to Neutral.
Neutral : Use this position when you
start or idle the engine. The shift lever
is in Neutral when it is centered in the
shift pattern, not in any gear.
R (Reverse) : To back up, press down
the clutch pedal, completely stop the
vehicle, and shift into R (Reverse). Let
up on the clutch pedal slowly while
pressing the accelerator pedal.
Warning
If you skip a gear when
downshifting, you could lose
control of the vehicle. You could
injure yourself or others. Do not
shift down more than one gear at a
time when downshifting.
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