Lotus Emira 2022 Quick Start Manual page 43

gear by simultaneously pulling both
steering wheel mounted paddle shift-
ers towards the driver.
Drive Selection in Manual Mode
Drive can also be selected from P, R
or N by depressing the footbrake and
holding the '+' paddle shifter towards
you. The footbrake does not have to be
depressed if the vehicle is moving.
Kick-Down
Depressing the accelerator pedal fully
will downshift the transmission into the
lowest suitable gear.
Activating Permanent Manual Mode
Activate whilst driving in D by moving
the gear selector to the right or left.
Using the Gear Selector
– Move the gear selector to the right
(toward "+") then release, the trans-
mission will remain in the current
gear automatically selected. Contin-
ue to move the gear selector lever to
the right to shift up into higher gears.
– Move the gear selector to the left
(toward "-") then release to immedi-
ately shift down into the next lower
gear available.
Once in permanent mode you can also
use the paddle shifters and still remain
in permanent mode. The engine will not
automatically upshift before reaching
maximum engine speed (rpm), when in
N
permanent manual mode, but will still
downshift at minimum engine speed.
NOTE: Kick-down is not available in
manual mode.
STARTING AND DRIVING
Activating Temporary Manual Mode
Pull one of the paddle shifters towards
you to activate.
Up-shifting: Controlled by the "+"
right hand paddle.
Down-shifting: Controlled by the "-"
left hand paddle.
Pull the required paddle towards you
to sequentially to up-shift or down-
shift gear. If the engine speed remains
within the permitted rpm range then
the transmission will change gear with
each pull of a paddle.
Before maximum engine speed (rpm),
is reached, the transmission will
automatically upshift. If not already
selected by the driver, lower gears
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