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)
Automatic Transmission (Shift by Cable* / Shift by Wire*)
and Manual Shift Mode (Shift by Cable only)
(Paddles on rear side of steering wheel)
Refer to the inside front cover for
more information on QR codes
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Automatic Transmission
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QR CODE
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STINGER FEATURES & FUNCTIONS GUIDE
CENTER
PANEL
• 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 identies the gear the
vehicle is currently in
QUICK TIPS
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
See section 5 in the Owner’s Manual for more information
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A
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