Park (P) should only be engaged when the vehicle is stationary. If any other gear position is selected while the vehicle is stationary, the vehicle can move unexpectedly, which may result in death or serious injury. Always make sure the Electric Parking Brake (EPB) is applied after engaging P.
Never select P while the vehicle is in motion. Doing so can result in serious transmission damage.
Never select Reverse (R) while the vehicle is in forwarding motion. Doing so can result in serious transmission damage.
Never select a forward gear while the vehicle is moving backward. Doing so can result in serious transmission damage.
Do not allow the vehicle to remain stationary with a drive gear selected and the engine running. If the engine is to idle for a prolonged period, select P or Neutral (N), and apply the EPB. The vehicle may move unexpectedly with any other gear position selected, which may lead to an accident.
When the gear selector is released after the normal operation, it returns to the central position, except for when in the Sport (S) position. The instrument panel displays the selection status of the gear selector and the steering wheel’s gear selector paddles (Sequential shift). The appropriate indicator lamp on top of the gear selector illuminates to confirm the selection.
P is automatically selected when the brake pedal is released if the driver’s door is opened with the transmission engaged in R, D, or S.
P can be selected from any gear selector position.
P cannot be selected by manually moving the gear selector.
If the engine is switched off with Neutral (N) selected, the system waits for 10 minutes before selecting P. It is a function that should only be used to allow the vehicle to be conveyed through a car wash, for example. Do not use this function for vehicle recovery purposes.
Move rearward to select D.
Move forward to the first position to select N.
Move forward to the second position to select R.
The release button is required for all gear selections, except for when selecting N from D or R, selecting S from D, or D from S.
Reverse this action to return to D.
The relevant gear selector indicator shows the status of the manual gear selection:
Continuous illumination confirms the driver’s gear change request is recognized and selected.
On/off flashing confirms the driver’s gear change request has been recognized but not selected.
NOTES
LIMP-HOME MODE
If a transmission system fault is detected a warning message displays in the instrument panel. In this event, only limited gears may become available. If possible, the vehicle should be carefully driven to the nearest place of safety. Seek qualified assistance.
The driver should be aware that the vehicle’s performance is also reduced and must take this into account when driving. Not doing so may result in damage to the vehicle. The use of all manual shifts (the steering wheel’s manual gear selectors and the shifter) is also disabled. Some transmission faults may cause the gear selector to be locked in position until the ignition is switched off. A flashing gear status in the instrument panel indicates that the driver’s gear request cannot be engaged. In this event, select Neutral (N) and then select the required gear change again. If the requested position cannot be engaged due to the speed of the vehicle, the flashing will stop when the vehicle has slowed down sufficiently. If the transmission is still unable to engage the requested gear, contact a retailer/authorized repairer.
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