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CENTER PANEL
CENTER PANEL
P
R
N
D
AUTO
HOLD
DRIVE MODE
OFF
OFF
P
To shift into any gear from Park, depress the brake pedal, then press the
Unlock button
A
, located on the side of the gear shift lever, and shift.
P: Park – To shift into Park from any gear, press the P button
B
on the gear
shift while vehicle is stationary and the brake pedal is depressed (Shift by
Wire only).
R: Reverse – To shift into Reverse from Drive, depress the brake pedal, press
the Unlock button
A
, and move the shift lever forward twice to skip over
Neutral and into Reverse.
N: Neutral
D: Drive
Paddle Shifters: With the gear shift in Drive, pull the paddle shifter to
manually change gears.
[+]: Manual Mode Upshift*
[–]: Manual Mode Downshift*
(Shift by Wire
type shown)
(Shift by Cable
type shown)
A
B
A
AUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSION CONTROL
(SHIFT BY WIRE) VIDEO
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REMINDERS:
§ Press and hold the [+} right paddle shifter to return to Automatic mode (Shift by Wire* only)
§ When in Manual Shift mode, pulling the left and right paddle shifters at the same time will NOT shift gears
§ When in P (Park), if the Unlock button is not pressed while shifting, the transmission does not shift
§ If the vehicle is turned off while in Neutral without shifting into Park, it will remain in Neutral until the driver’s door is opened. At that point
it will automatically shift into Park
§ If going through a car wash, remind the attendant to keep the vehicle in Neutral (N) and keep the engine running. Also, disable the power
liftgate lid control, turn off the auto rain sensing wipers and fold in the mirrors
Automatic Transmission (Shift by Cable* / Shift by Wire*)
and Manual Shift Mode (Shift by Cable only)
§ Press the Unlock button
A
when shifting from
P (Park) to any gear
§ The instrument cluster and the light on top of
the shift lever identifies the gear the vehicle is
currently in
QUICK TIPS
(Paddles on rear side of steering wheel)
See section 5 in the Owner’s Manual for more information.
*IF EQUIPPED