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Automatic transmission

Shift dial SBW type

  • P (Park)

  • R (Reverse)

  • N (Neutral)

  • D (Drive)

Operation

  1. Depress the brake pedal and turn the knob to the desired position.

  2. Turn the knob slightly to shift to N (Neutral).

N in vehicle ON position

Operation

  1. Deactivate AUTO HOLD and release the parking brake.

  2. Depress the brake pedal.

  3. Turn the shift dial to N (Neutral) and the message ("Press and hold OK button to stay in Neutral when vehicle is Off") will appear on the instrument cluster.

  4. Press and hold the OK button on the steering wheel for more than 1 second.

  5. Turn the engine off after the message (“Vehicle will stay in (N). Change gear to cancel”) appears on the instrument cluster.

Operating condition(s)

  • The vehicle is in ON position.

When the battery is discharged

Operation

  1. Connect the battery cables to the jump-starting terminals inside the engine compartment. For more details, refer to More Details.

  2. Release the parking brake when the vehicle is in ON position.

  3. Shift to N (Neutral).

NOTICE

If you want to keep N (Neutral) after the vehicle is in OFF position, disconnect the battery from the vehicle or refer to More Details.

Shift-lock system

For your safety, your vehicle has a shift-lock system which prevents shifting the gear from P (Park) or N (Neutral) into R (Reverse) or D (Drive) unless the brake pedal is depressed.

To shift from P (Park) or N (Neutral)into R (Reverse) or D (Drive), from R(Reverse) into D (Drive) or from D(Drive) into R (Reverse):

  1. Depress and hold the brake pedal.

  2. Start the vehicle or place the ENGINE START/STOP button in the ON position.

  3. Turn the dial SBW to the R (Reverse) or D (Drive) position.