Automatic transmission
Gear positions
Gear selector positions
P Parking
Select this position when you start the
engine or park the car.
Never leave the car with the engine
running, because if anyone inside the car
accidentally moves the gear lever out of
the P position, the car may start moving.
The car should be at a complete
standstill when you select position P!
In P, a mechanical device is activated in
the transmission. It is still necessary to engage
the parking brake when the car is parked on
a slope!
R Reverse
The car must be at a complete standstill
before position R is selected!
N Neutral
N is the neutral position. The engine may be
started in this position since no gear is engaged.
Engage the parking brake whenever the car is
at a standstill and the gear lever is in posi-
tion N.
D Drive
The normal driving position is indicated by D.
When mode E or S is selected, the transmission
makes use of all the gears automatically, chang-
ing up or down in response to acceleration and
speed. The car should be at a complete stand-
still when position D is selected after R.
3 Low gear
Automatic changes up and down between first,
second and third gears when the programme
mode is set at E or S.
In this position the indicator lamp in the instru-
ment panel lights up
There is no change up from third gear.
Position 3 may be used for driving in hilly
terrain and for obtaining increased engine brak-
ing power.
L Low gear
The transmission does not change up in
position L.
Select position L if you wish to drive in first
and second gear and you do not wish to change
up, for example if you are driving in hilly terrair
since position L offers the best engine braking
power. In this position the indicator lamp in the
instrument panel lights up
will make a very noticeable shift down from
2nd to 1st gear if road speed drops to below
30 mph (50 km/h).
The transmission
