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 for a prolonged period, with a drive gear selected and the engine running. In this event, always select P. The vehicle may move unexpectedly with any other gear position selected, which may result in serious injury in 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 backward. Doing so can result in serious transmission damage.
Do not press the accelerator pedal when making a gear selection. Doing so can result in serious transmission damage.
The instrument panel displays the current gear selection status. The appropriate indicator lamp, at the base of the gear selector, illuminates to confirm selection.
When the gear selector is released, it returns to the central 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, Neutral (N), Drive (D) or Sport (S) is reselected, P is not automatically selected again unless the driver’s door is closed and reopened.
P can be selected in any gear.
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 all gear selections.
Repeat 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 has been recognized and selected.
On or off flashing confirms the driver’s gear change request has been recognized but not selected.
Gearshift paddle use can be effective when rapid acceleration and engine braking are required. A gearshift indicator warning lamp illuminates briefly at the recommended (up-shift) 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, 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
Do not change from high range to low range while the vehicle is in motion. Doing so can result in damage to the vehicle.
The Lo button is used to alternate the engagement of the transfer case between low range and high range.
The Lo button only operates with the engine running.
Low range should only be used in situations where low speed maneuvering is necessary, including more extreme off-road conditions. High range should be selected for normal road driving.
Press the Lo button, located on the center console, to engage the transfer case into low range. The button’s LED indicator flashes during the change and then remains illuminated to confirm selection. The instrument panel briefly displays the Low range selected message. The instrument panel also illuminates the low range warning lamp. See LOW RANGE (GREEN).
Press the Lo button again to engage the transfer case into high range. The button’s LED indicator lamp flashes during the change and then extinguishes to confirm selection. The instrument panel briefly displays the High range selected message. The low range warning lamp also extinguishes.
The vehicle should be stationary, with the engine running, during a transfer case range change to low range.
Operate as follows:
If the Lo button is pressed when the vehicle’s speed is too high, the instrument panel displays the maximum speed for the range change.
If the Lo button is pressed before N is selected, the instrument panel displays a warning message.
The procedure can also be used for changing from low range to high range with the vehicle traveling at a speed of less than 37 mph (60 km/h).
If a transmission system fault is detected, the instrument panel displays the warning message Gearbox Fault. If possible, the vehicle should be carefully driven to the nearest place of safety. In this event, seek qualified assistance.
The driver should be aware that the vehicle’s performance is also reduced and must take this into account when driving. Use of the steering wheel’s paddle shifts is also disabled.
Some transmission faults may cause gear selector soft lock. In this event, the gear selector can be moved but it does not allow a gear request to be made until the ignition is switched off and on again. A flashing gear status in the instrument panel indicates that the driver’s gear request cannot be engaged. This can be accompanied by the message Reselect Gear to Maneuver. Select Neutral (N) and then select the required gear change again.
If the transmission is still unable to engage the requested gear, contact a retailer/authorized repairer.
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