
Neutral
In this position, power is not transmitted
to the drive wheels but the transmission
is not locked. You can start the engine
with the selector lever in this position.
Drive
Select drive to shift automatically through
the forward gears.
The transmission will select the
appropriate gear for optimum
performance based on ambient
temperature, road gradient, vehicle load
and driver input.
Manual shifting - Vehicles with
a 5 speed transmission
WARNING
Do not hold the selector lever
permanently in – or +.
CAUTION
The transmission will automatically
downshift when the engine speed is
too low and upshift when too high.
Note:
A shift will occur only when the
vehicle speed and the engine speed are
appropriate.
Note:
In
Select
mode the current gear
(1, 2, 3, 4 or 5) will be displayed on the
instrument panel.
Move the selector lever to position
S
.
Push the selector lever forwards to shift
down and pull it backwards to shift up.
Gears may be skipped by moving the
selector lever repeatedly at short intervals.
Manual mode also provides a kickdown
function. See
Kickdown
.
Sport mode and manual shifting
- Vehicles with a 6 speed
transmission
Note:
A shift will occur only when the
vehicle speed and the engine speed are
appropriate.
Sport Mode
Note:
In
Sport
mode the transmission
operates as normal but gears are
selected more quickly and at higher
engine speeds.
Note:
In
Sport
mode
S
will be displayed
on the instrument panel.
Activate
Sport
mode by moving the
selector lever to position
S
.
Sport
mode
will remain active until either you shift
manually up or down the gears or return
the selector lever to position
D
.
Manual shifting
WARNING
Do not hold the selector lever
permanently in – or +.
CAUTION
The transmission will automatically
downshift when the engine speed is
too low.
Push the selector lever forwards to shift
down and pull it backwards to shift up.
Gears may be skipped by moving the
selector lever repeatedly at short intervals.
Manual mode also provides a kickdown
function. See
Kickdown
.
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Transmission
Summary of Contents for 2011 C-Max
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Page 11: ...E130168 Lighting Rear lamps Headlamp E130169 9 Introduction ...
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