Chevrolet Captiva Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-MidEast LHD-
14860584) - 2021 - CRC - 5/18/20
Driving and Operating
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Gear
P: Parking Gear
The transmission is locked mechanically at
the parking gear. Engage P gear when the
vehicle is motionless and the hand brake is
pulled.
Note
When parking the vehicle on a ramp, press
the brake pedal first and pull the hand
brake before putting the vehicle in P gear.
R: Reverse Gear
The reverse (R) gear can be engaged only
when the vehicle is motionless and the
engine idles.
N: Neutral
Put the vehicle in N gear when it is
stationary and the engine idles for a long
time (for such purposes as waiting for a
traffic light or for a traffic jam).
D: Drive Gear (Normal Mode)
It is used for normal driving. The
transmission automatically stays at the best
transmission speed ratio according to the
vehicle speed and the accelerator pedal
position. The gear is selected in the normal
mode under the automatic mode. The
normal mode can provide relatively balanced
fuel economy and operation performance.
D: Drive Gear (Sport Mode)
Move the gearshift from position (D) to
position (S). Select sport mode under the
automatic mode, which can provide better
operating performance.
M: Manual Shift Mode
Select the manual mode when the gearshift
is moved to the right position (+/
–
) from
position (D). After selecting the manual
mode, move the gearshift to (+) once to
raise one gear. If the vehicle speed is
excessively low, the system will not
implement the upshift command and the
instrument will sound for prompt.
It is recommended to change into a higher
gear manually when the engine speed is
1600
–
2000 RPM.
Move the gearshift to position (
–
) once to
lower the gear. If the vehicle speed is
excessively high, the system will not
implement the downshift command and the
instrument will sound for prompt.
If the gearshift is moved to position (D) at
position (+/
–
), then switch to the automatic
shift mode.
There are 8 drive gears (highest gear: 8th
gear) in the manual mode.
Snowfield Mode
When the gearshift is in position D or S,
press the snowflake mark to enter the
snowfield mode, which is used for the
vehicle to drive on a slippery road surface
such as ice. This mode can also provide
more stable torque output, thus reducing
the probability of tire skidding on the
smooth road surface.