Selector lever operation
Except for vehicles with Sports mode
The transmission has 4 forward gears and 1 reverse gear.
The individual gears are selected automatically, depending on the position of the gear selector lever, the speed of the vehicle and the position of the accelerator pedal.
The selector lever has 7 positions, and is equipped with a lock button (A) to avoid inadvertent selection of the wrong gear.
Button must be pushed
and brake pedal must be depressed to move the lever
Button must be pushed
to move the lever.
Button need not be pushed
to move the lever.
See also:
Operating hints
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