Lotus EMIRA V6 - N - Neutral; D - Drive; Unsuitable PRND Selection; Drive Selection in Manual Mode

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STARTING AND DRIVING
N – Neutral
No gear is engaged with neutral
selected. Only select N when the
parking brake is applied and the
vehicle is stationary. The engine can
also be started when the transmission
is in neutral.
Neutral can also be selected from
any gear by simultaneously pulling
both steering wheel mounted paddle
shifters towards the driver.
N
NOTE: The brake pedal must be
depressed and the ignition must
be in mode II before you can select
any other gear from N.
D – Drive
Depress the brake pedal and select D
only when the vehicle is stationary to
engage forward gears.
N
NOTE: The brake pedal does not
have to be depressed if the current
vehicle speed is over 5 mph.
Gear changing shifting points are
controlled by information received
by the vehicle’s engine management
systems.
Unsuitable PRND Selection
If an unsuitable PRND request is
selected (such as selecting reverse
whilst the vehicle is moving forward in
drive or if the footbrake has not been
depressed), the current gear selected
will remain highlighted in the driver
display screen, a warning message is
displayed and the transmission will not
engage the gear requested.
Drive Selection in Manual Mode
Drive can also be selected from P, R
or N by depressing the footbrake and
holding the ‘+’ paddle shifter towards
the driver. Also see page 194.
N
NOTE: The brake pedal does not
have to be depressed if the current
vehicle speed is above 5 mph. Also
see page 193.
Kick-Down
With the transmission in automatic
mode, depressing the accelerator pedal
fully will downshift the transmission
into the lowest suitable gear. Once the
accelerator pedal is returned to a
normal driving position, the
transmission will up-shift to the highest
suitable gear. Kick-down operation will
vary according to road speed, current
gear in use and accelerator movement.
Transmission Warning Messages
This symbol will illuminate
accompanied by an explanatory
message in the driver’s display if a
fault has been detected within the
transmission system. Dependent
on the fault detected the vehicle
may default to a limited power
mode. If this occurs ensure to
adhere to the message displayed
(which may include stopping the
vehicle) and contact your Lotus
Retailer.