Gear Display - MG Hector Owner's Manual

DRIVING AND CONTROLS
D: Drive Gear (Economy Mode)
It is used for normal driving. The transmission
automatically selects among 6 drive gears
according to the vehicle speed and the
accelerator pedal position.
The economy mode among the automatic
modes is selected at the gear. The optimum
fuel consumption and discharge can be
provided in the economy mode.
S: Drive Gear (Sport Mode)
Turn the gear lever from the (D) position right
to the (S) position. The sport mode among the
automatic modes is selected at the gear. The
better operating performance can be provided
in the sport mode. You can also switch to the
manual mode at the gear.
+/-: Upshift / Downshift in Manual Mode
If you are to toggle the gear lever from the (S)
position to the (+) or (-) position once, select
the manual mode.
After selecting the manual mode, toggle the gear
lever to the (+) position once, and one gear will
be increased. If the vehicle speed is excessively
low, the system will not implement the upshift
command and the instrument will ring for
prompt. It is recommended to upshift manually
when the engine speed is 1600~2000 rpm.
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Toggle the gear lever to the (-) position, and
one gear will be reduced. If the vehicle speed is
excessively high, the system will not
implement the downshift command and the
instrument will ring for prompt.
If the gear lever is toggled from the (S) position
to the (D) position, the vehicle is switched to
the automatic gearshift mode.
When the vehicle runs in the manual mode, if
the engine speed is lower than one constant
value, the transmission will automatically
downshift to the adjacent low gear, so as to
avoid the engine flameout from occurring.
When the vehicle speeds up, and the engine
speed continuously rises and reaches to the
maximum speed allowed within gears, the
transmission will automatically upshift to the
adjacent high gear, so as to protect the engine.
Dangers
Switching the gear lever from the drive
(D) gear to the reverse (R) gear or
parking (P) gear is prohibited during
driving; otherwise, the transmission will
get seriously damaged or an accident will
be caused. Only when the vehicle comes
to a complete stop can the reverse (R)
gear or parking (P) gear be engaged.

Gear Display

The gear information is shown on the
instrument cluster display.
Upshifting Reminding