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WARNINGS
Apply the parking brake and
select park before leaving
your vehicle. Make sure that the
selector lever is latched in position.
Note: An audible warning will sound if you
open the driver's door and you have not
selected park.
Note: The battery saver will deactivate
the warning chime after a period of time.
In this position, power is not transmitted
to the drive wheels and the transmission
is locked. You can start the engine with
the selector lever in this position.
Reverse
WARNING
Select reverse only when your
vehicle is stationary and the engine
is at idle speed.
Neutral
In this position, power is not transmitted
to the drive wheels but the transmission
is not locked. You can start the engine
with the selector lever in this position.
Drive
Select drive to shift automatically through
the forward gears.
The transmission will select the
appropriate gear for optimum
performance based on ambient
temperature, road gradient, vehicle load
and driver input.
Transmission
Kickdown
Press the accelerator pedal fully with the
selector lever in the drive position to select
the next lowest gear for optimum
performance. Release the accelerator
pedal when you no longer require
kickdown.
Manual shifting - Vehicles with
a 4F27E transmission
The transmission will automatically
downshift when the engine speed is
too low and upshift when too high.
Note: A shift will occur only when the
vehicle speed and the engine speed are
appropriate.
Move the selector lever to position S.
Push the selector lever forwards to shift
down and pull it backwards to shift up.
Gears may be skipped by moving the
selector lever repeatedly at short intervals.
Manual mode also provides a kickdown
function. See Kickdown.
Sport mode and manual shifting
- Vehicles with a 6DCT450
transmission
Note: A shift will occur only when the
vehicle speed and the engine speed are
appropriate.
Note: In Sport mode the transmission
operates as normal but gears are
selected more quickly and at higher
engine speeds.
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WARNING
Do not hold the selector lever
permanently in – or +.
CAUTION
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