McLaren P1 Owner's Handbook Manual page 51

DRIVING CONTROLS
STARTING AND DRIVING
Drive
All seven forward gears are available.
Gear changes will be automatic, unless
manual mode has been selected.
Neutral
No gear is engaged. Releasing the
brakes will allow the vehicle to move
freely, e.g. for pushing or towing. For more
information on use of neutral for towing, see
Towing for Recovery, page 5.53.
Reverse
In normal circumstances, select reverse
gear when the vehicle is stationary.
When carrying out parking manoeuvres that
require rapid changes from drive to reverse
and back again, it is possible to engage
reverse or drive at speeds up to 10 kph (6
mph) whilst travelling in the opposite
direction.
NOTE: If reverse or drive is selected at
speeds above 10 kph (6 mph), the
transmission will engage neutral, as a
self protection feature.
Gearshift Paddles
To upshift, pull the right-hand paddle towards
you. To downshift pull the left-hand paddle
towards you. The current gear position
appears in the gear position display, see Gear
Position Indicator, page 3.30.
NOTE: The single-piece paddle and
central pivot enables upshifts and
downshifts to be made using either
paddle.
As an alternative, upshifts can be made
by pushing the left-hand paddle away
from you and downshifts can be made
by pushing the right-hand paddle away
from you.
The gearshift paddles operate irrespective of
the handling and powertrain program
selected, and there is no need to release the
accelerator pedal to change gear.
WARNING: For safety, in manual mode
only, the vehicle will monitor engine
speed and may perform an automatic
gear change if necessary.
WARNING: Do not change down for
additional engine braking on a slippery
surface.
NOTE: If operating the paddles in
automatic mode, the gearbox will revert
to automatic changes if an eight second
period elapses without a gear change
being made.
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