Ford Mondeo Owner's Handbook Manual page 135

Park
WARNINGS
Select park only when your vehicle
is stationary.
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.
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.
Transmission
Sport mode and manual shifting
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Note: A shift will occur only when the
vehicle speed and the engine speed are
appropriate.
Note: When you select position S, a gear
change may occur depending on the
accelerator pedal position in relation to
actual vehicle speed.
Activate sport mode by moving the
selector lever to position S. Sport mode
will remain active until you shift manually
up or down the gears.
Select manual shifting to shift manually
through the forward gears. Push the
selector lever forwards to shift down and
pull it backwards to shift up.
Drive modes
The transmission will select the
appropriate gear for optimum
performance based on ambient
temperature, road gradient, vehicle load
and driver input.
Hints on driving with an
automatic transmission
Moving off
1. Release the parking brake.
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