Before exiting the vehicle, make sure that the vehicle is stationary. Select Park (P). Make sure the Electric Parking Brake (EPB) is applied. Switch the engine off. The vehicle can move unexpectedly with any other gear position selected, which may result in death or serious injury.
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 result in serious injury or death.
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 forward motion. Doing so can result in serious transmission damage.
Never select a forward gear while the vehicle is moving backwards. Doing so can result in serious transmission damage. The gear selection status of the gear selector and the steering wheel’s paddle shift is displayed in the instrument panel. The appropriate indicator light on top of the gear selector, illuminates to confirm selection.
When the gear selector is released, after the normal operation, it returns to the central position, except for when in the Sport (S) position.
If the driver’s door is opened and the brake pedal is released, while the vehicle is stationary, then P will be automatically selected. Once P has been automatically selected, if R, N, Drive (D) or Sport (S) is reselected, P is not automatically selected again unless the driver’s door is closed and reopened.
Select P before switching off the ignition.
P can be selected from any gear selector position.
P cannot be selected by manually moving the gear selector.
If the ignition is switched off with N selected, the system waits for 10 minutes before automatically selecting P. With the EPB released, this procedure allows for the vehicle to be conveyed through a car wash and should not be used for vehicle recovery purposes.
Rearward to select D.
Forward a short way to select N.
Forward a long way to select R.
The button must be pressed in order to make most gear selections. A button press is not required when selecting N from D or R. A button press is also not required when moving between S and D.
Reverse this action to return to D.
The manual gear selection status is displayed in the instrument panel.
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 or off flashing confirms the driver’s gear change request is recognized but not selected.
Sequential shifts can be effective when rapid acceleration and engine braking are required. A gear shift indicator warning light illuminates briefly at the recommended gear change point. See GEARSHIFT (GREEN). If the gear selector remains in the D position, temporary use of the manual gear selection mode is held while the driver is accelerating. The manual gear selection is also held while decelerating, cornering, or continuing to request gearshift changes via the steering wheel gearshift paddles.
If continued use of the gearshift paddles is required, select S.
The driver can configure the gearshift paddles to be active in both D and S, or active in S only, via the touchscreen:
Settings icon.¹
Exit icon.²
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