User's Manual

DRIVING CONTROLS
TARTING AND DRIVING
Seamless shift gearbox gear positions
manual mode. Automatic mode is selected
unless the driver chooses manual mode, see
Manual/Automatic mode, page 2.21. If
manual mode is active, gear changes are
made using the gearshift paddles, see
Gearshift paddles, page 2.23.
NOTE: The letter on each button will
illuminate red to identify if the vehicle is
in Drive, Neutral or Reverse.
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Gear changes will be automatic, unless
manual mode has been selected.
When drive is selected and the brakes are
released, the vehicle will begin to move slowly
without any throttle use making it useful for
parking maneuvers and for moving off in
queuing traffic.
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brakes will allow the vehicle to move
freely, e.g. for pushing or towing. For more
information on use of neutral for towing, see
Towing for recovery, page 5.44.
gear when the vehicle is stationary.
When carrying out parking maneuvers that
require rapid changes from drive to reverse
and back again, it is possible to engage
reverse or drive at speeds up to 6mph
(10 kph) whilst traveling in the opposite
direction.
NOTE: If reverse or drive is selected at
speeds above 6 mph (10 kph), the
transmission will engage neutral, as a
self protection feature.
When traveling at speeds below 6 mph
(10 kph), neutral can be selected by
pressing the "N! button.
When reverse is selected and the brakes
are released, the vehicle will begin to
move slowly without any throttle use
making it useful for parking maneuvers.