MG Gloster Manual page 138

• In R gear
Push or pull the shift lever briefly in the desired direction (two positions
forward and backward). When the shift lever is released, it will return to
the neutral position.
When shifting from P (park) gear to R (reverse) gear, it is necessary to
depress the brake pedal and press the unlock button (2); when shifting
to D (drive) gear, it is necessary to depress the brake pedal.
The engaged gear will be displayed in the shift lever handle and
instrument information center.
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STARTING AND DRIVING
M gear (Manual)
M gear can be operated only In the automatic mode D
gear; do not try to move the shift lever to the right in
other gears.
In the automatic mode D gear, move the shift lever to the right to switch
to M gear and select the manual mode, and push or pull the shift lever
forward or backward to change the gear. To return to D (Drive) gear,
move the shift lever to the left D gear.
(+): Push the shift lever forward once to a higher gear.
(-): Pull the shift lever backward once to a lower gear.
The gear displayed in the instrument cluster will indicate the current
gear of the vehicle with any of M 1 ~ M8.
Note: When the vehicle is completely stopped in M gear, press the
P gear button to directly shift to P (park) gear.