MG RX8 - Automatic Transmission; Instructions; Gear Shift

StartingandDriving
AutomaticTransmission
Instructions
Thefollowinginformationisveryimportant,pleaseread
carefullybeforeuse.
•Beforestartingtheengine,placetheshiftleverinPor
Nposition,ensurethefootbrakeispressedandEPBis
applied.
•Aftertheenginehasstarted,ensurethefootbrakeand
EPBareapplied,shiftthelevertotherequiredgear.
•ReleasetheEPBsystemandholdthefootbrake
untilyouarereadytomanoeuvrethevehicle.Once
thefootbrakeisreleasedonatroad,thevehicle
willautomaticallystartoffataslowspeedwithout
applicationoftheaccelerator.
•DuringdrivingDONOTcoastinneutralposition,
otherwisetheseveredamagetoautomatictransmission
ordangerousaccidentmayoccur.
GearShift
+
_
+
-
D/S
+
-
D
A
B
A:2WDmodels,B:4WDmodels.
Theautomatictransmissionisa6-speedtransmission.
Note:Thehighlightedlettersornumbersinthe
messagecentreindicatetheselectedgearormode.
Alockbuttonwithspring,locatedintheleftsideofshift
lever ,isusedtopreventmistakinglyselectingP(Park)orR
(Reverse)whilstthegearselectorisinotherpositions.
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