Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Owner's Manual page 159

Starting and driving
The pull-ring (D) must be pulled up
while the brake pedal is depressed to
move the gearshift lever.
The pull-ring (D) must be pulled up to
move the gearshift lever.
The pull-ring (D) need not be pulled
up to move the gearshift lever.
WARNING
l If the pull-ring is always pulled up to op-
erate the gearshift lever, the lever may be
accidentally shifted into the "P" (PARK)
or "R" (REVERSE) position. Be sure not
to pull up the pull-ring when performing
the operations indicated by
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tration.
l Always depress the brake pedal when
shifting the gearshift lever into the other
position from the "P" (PARK) or "N"
(NEUTRAL) position.
Never put your foot on the accelerator ped-
al while shifting the gearshift lever from
the "P" (PARK) or "N" (NEUTRAL) po-
sition.
NOTE
l If the brake pedal is not depressed and held,
the shift-lock device activates to prevent the
gearshift lever from being moved from the
"P" (PARK) position.
l
Do not accelerate immediately after moving
the gearshift lever. It may take some time for
the transmission to shift to the selected gear.
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l When the gearshift lever is operated while
the Twin Clutch SST fluid temperature is
low, the time required to shift to the selected
gear may be longer than usual.
Gearshift lever position display
When the ignition switch is turned to the "ON" po-
sition, the position of the gearshift lever is indica-
ted in the multi-information display.
in the illus-
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In addition, when the vehicle is driven with the gear-
shift lever in the "D" (DRIVE) position, the for-
ward gear number is shown.
through
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If the gearshift lever position display
and the buzzer beeps
With the gearshift lever in the "R" (REVERSE) po-
sition, if the gearshift lever position display
blinks and the buzzer beeps, the transmission gears
have not properly engaged. To correct this situa-
tion, the following procedure must be performed.
1. Depress the brake pedal with your right foot
and place the gearshift lever in the "N" (NEU-
TRAL) position.
2. Again place the gearshift lever in the "R" (RE-
VERSE) position and confirm that the gear-
shift lever position display has stopped blink-
ing and that the buzzer has stopped beeping.
3. Repeat 1 and 2 above if the gearshift lever po-
sition display continues to blink and the buz-
zer beeps.
blinks
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