Shifting Your Vehicle Into Gear; Automatic Transmission Position Indicators - Ford MAVERICK 2022 Owner's Manual

NEUTRAL (N)
WARNING: In neutral (N) your
vehicle is free to roll.
This position allows your vehicle to roll
free. Hold the brake pedal down when in
this position.
Note: You can start your vehicle in this
position.
DRIVE (D)
This position, drive (D), is the normal
driving position, and allows your vehicle to
move forward.
LOW (L)
This mode is for driving on steep slopes.
The transmission will hold low gear for
maximum torque driving uphill and
maximum engine braking driving downhill.
You can enter this mode at any vehicle
speed.
Note: Prolonged use of this mode could
lower fuel economy. With your vehicle in
drive (D), press the L button to enter this
mode.
2022 Maverick (CFE) Canada/United States of America, enUSA, Edition date: 202106, First-Printing
Automatic Transmission
184
SHIFTING YOUR VEHICLE INTO
GEAR
E224178
Your vehicle has an electronic transmission
selector. The transmission selector is on
the center console. The gears are selected
by rotating the transmission selector to
PRNDL.
• Park (P)
• Reverse (R)
• Neutral (N)
• Drive (D)
• Low (L)
Putting your vehicle in gear:
1. Fully press down the brake pedal.
2. Rotate the transmission selector to the
position you want and release.
3. The transmission position you select
illuminates.
4. Release the brake pedal and your
transmission remains in the selected
gear.
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
POSITION INDICATORS
The instrument cluster displays the current
position.