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STARTING&DRIVING
ShiftLeverPosition
DONOTmovethegearshiftleverintoPor
RfromDwhilstdriving,thiswillcausesevere
transmissiondamageorcauseanaccident.
•PPark
Whentheshiftleverisinthisposition,thetransmission
willbemechanicallylocked.Usethisgearonlywhenthe
vehicleisstationaryandtheelectronicparkingbrakeis
applied.
Note:Whenthevehicleisparkingonahill,press
thebrakepedalandapplytheelectronicparking
brakesystemrstandthenselectP .
•RReverse
Selectthisgearonlywhenthevehicleisstationaryand
theengineisrunningatidlespeed.
•NNeutral
Selectthisgearwhenthevehicleisstationaryandthe
engineisrunningatidlespeedforalongtime(for
example,waitingfortrafclights).
•DDrive.
Thisisusedfornormaldrivingandwillallowautomatic
selectionof7gearsdependingonvehiclespeedand
acceleratorposition.
•WSnowMode
Selectthismodewhendrivingonsoftorslipperyroad
surfaces.
•SSportMode
Selectthismodewhenamoresportyacceleration
performanceisrequired.
•+Upshift
UnderTiptronicmode,upshiftthetransmissiontothe
nextavailablehighgear .
•-Downshift
UnderTiptronicmode,downshiftthetransmissionto
thenextavailablelowgear.
RemovingShiftLeverfromPinEmergency
IfthegearlevercannotberemovedfromPdespitethe
ignitionswitchbeinginpositionIIandthebrakepedal
pressed,seekanMGAuthorisedRepairer .
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