Gear Selector - Fiat 500X 2018 Owner's Manual

220 STARTING AND OPERATING
CAUTION! (Continued)
• Do not shift between PARK, REVERSE, NEUTRAL,
or DRIVE when the engine is above idle speed.
• Before shifting into any gear, make sure your foot is
firmly pressing the brake pedal.
NOTE: You must press and hold the brake pedal while
shifting out of PARK.

Gear Selector

The transmission gear selector has PARK, REVERSE, NEU-
TRAL, DRIVE, and AutoStick (+/-) shift positions. Manual
shifts can be made using the AutoStick shift control.
Toggling the gear selector forward (-) or rearward (+) while
in the AutoStick position (beside the DRIVE position) will
manually select the transmission gear, and will display the
current gear in the instrument cluster as 1, 2, 3, etc. Refer to
AutoStick in this section for further information.
NOTE:
• If the gear selector cannot be moved to the PARK,
REVERSE, or NEUTRAL position (when pushed for-
ward) it is probably in the AutoStick (+/-) position
(beside the DRIVE position). In AutoStick mode, the
transmission gear is displayed in the instrument cluster
without the D indicator (i.e. as 1, 2, 3, etc. rather than
D1, D2, D3, etc.). Move the gear selector to the right (into
the DRIVE [D] position) for access to PARK, REVERSE,
and NEUTRAL.
• In the event of a mismatch between the gear selector
position and the actual transmission gear (for example,
driver selects REVERSE while driving forward), the
position indicator will blink continuously until the se-
lector is returned to the proper position, or the requested
shift can be completed.
The electronically-controlled transmission adapts its shift
schedule based on driver inputs, along with environmental
and road conditions. The transmission electronics are self-
calibrating; therefore, the first few shifts on a new vehicle
may be somewhat abrupt. This is a normal condition, and
precision shifts will develop within a few hundred miles
(kilometers).