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StartingandDriving
•RReverse
Selectthisgearonlywhenthevehicleisstationaryand
theengineisrunningatidlespeed.
•NNeutral
Selectthisgearwhenthevehicleisstationaryandthe
engineisrunningatidlespeedforashorttime(for
example,waitingfortrafclights).
•DDrive
Thisisusedfornormaldrivingandwillallowautomatic
selectionofDrivegeardependingonvehiclespeedand
acceleratorpedalposition.
•SSportMode
*
Selectthismodefor2WDmodelwhenamoresporty
accelerationperformanceisrequired.
•+Upshift
UnderTiptronicmode,upshiftthetransmissiontothe
nextavailablehighgear .
•-Downshift
UnderTiptronicmode,downshiftthetransmissionto
thenextavailablelowgear.
RemovingShiftLeverfromPinEmergency
P
R
N
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D/S
WhiletheignitionswitchisinONpositionandthebrake
pedalispressed,pleasetakethefollowingstepsiftheshift
levercannotmoveoutofPgear:
1PullupEPBswitch,andconnecttheEPBsystem.
2Clinchtheedgeofshiftleversheathandpullitupto
liftthesheathandframe.
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