Automatic Transmission Lever; Shift Lever Movements - Maserati Levante 2019 Owner's Manual

WARNING!
• It is dangerous to move the shift
lever out of P (Park) or N (Neutral)
if the engine speed is higher than
idle speed. If your foot is not firmly
pressing on the brake pedal, the
vehicle could accelerate quickly
forward or in reverse. You could
lose control of the vehicle and hit
someone or something. Only shift
into gear when the engine is idling
normally and when your foot is
firmly pressing on the brake pedal.
• Unintended movement of a vehicle
could injure those in or near the
vehicle. As with all vehicles, you
should never exit a vehicle while the
engine is running. Before exiting a
vehicle, always apply the electronic
parking brake, shift the transmission
into P (Park), and turn the engine off.
•
Never leave children alone in
a vehicle, or with access to an
unlocked vehicle. Allowing children
to be in a vehicle unattended is
dangerous for a number of reasons.
A child or others could be seriously
or fatally injured. Children should
be warned not to touch the parking
brake, brake pedal or the shift lever.
•
When leaving the vehicle, always
remove the key fob and lock your
vehicle.
• Do not leave the key fob in or near
the vehicle. A child could operate
power windows, other controls, or
move the vehicle.
This vehicle is equipped with a feature
which requires the transmission to be
placed in P (Park) before the engine
can be turned off. This prevents the
driver from inadvertently leaving the
vehicle without having placed the
transmission in P (Park). This system
also locks the transmission in P (Park)
whenever the ignition switch is in the
OFF position.

Automatic Transmission Lever

Automatic transmission is operated
by a shift lever with unlock button,
located on the central console, which
can have the following operating
positions:
• P (Park): button control;
• R (Reverse);
• N (Neutral);
• D (Drive) automatic forward speed;
• M -/+ (Manual): "+" shifting to higher
gear or "–" shifting to lower gear in
manual mode (see "Drive Mode" in
this section).
Transmission status is visible on the
lever and on the lower part of the
Instrument cluster display.

Shift Lever Movements

Shift lever has two main positions
with a single step selection (backward/
forward): two unstable position (2)
and (3) and two stable position (1) and
(4).
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