MG Hector Owner's Manual page 152

DRIVING AND CONTROLS
Operate the gearshift as indicated by arrows
below when shifting gears:
Shift gears freely.
Press and hold the locking button to shift
gears.
Press and hold the locking button while
depressing the brake pedal to shift gears.
GEAR
P: Parking Gear
The transmission is locked mechanically at the
parking gear. Engage P gear when the vehicle is
motionless and the hand brake is pulled.
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Note
When parking the vehicle on a ramp, press the
brake pedal first and pull the hand brake
before putting the vehicle in P gear.
R: Reverse Gear
The reverse (R) gear can be engaged only
when the vehicle is motionless and the engine
idles.
N: Neutral
Put the vehicle in N gear when it is stationary
and the engine idles for a long time (for such
purposes as waiting for a traffic light or for a
traffic jam).
D: Drive Gear (Normal Mode)
It is used for normal driving. The transmission
automatically stays at the best transmission
speed ratio according to the vehicle speed and
the accelerator pedal position. The gear is
selected in the normal mode under the
automatic mode. The normal mode can
provide relatively balanced fuel economy and
operation performance.
S: Drive Gear (Sport Mode)
Move the gearshift from position (D) to
position (S). Select sport mode under the
automatic mode, which can provide better
operating performance.
M: Manual Shift Mode
Select the manual mode when the gearshift is
moved to the right position (+/–) from
position (D). After selecting the manual mode,
move the gearshift to (+) once to raise one
gear. If the vehicle speed is excessively low, the
system will not implement the upshift
command and the instrument will sound for
prompt.
It is recommended to change into a higher
gear manually when the engine speed is
1600–2000 RPM.
Move the gearshift to position (–) once to
lower the gear. If the vehicle speed is
excessively high, the system will not
implement the downshift command and the
instrument will sound for prompt.
If the gearshift is moved to position (D) at
position (+/–), then switch to the automatic
shift mode.
There are 8 drive gears (highest gear: 8th gear)
in the manual mode.