Gear Selection-Five-position Transmission

The shift lever has five positions; P: PARK, R: REVERSE, N: NEUTRAL, D: DRIVE, S: SECOND non-stage speeds with sport driving mode and 1st through 7th speed stage ranges with S-paddle shift mode.

Position		Description
P: PARK		Front wheels locked; park pawl engages with the park gear on the driven pulley shaft. The start clutch and the forward clutch disengage.
R: REVERSE		Reverse; reverse brake engages, and it locks with the planetary carrier to the intermediate housing.
N: NEUTRAL		Neutral; the start clutch and forward clutch disengage.
D: DRIVE		Transmission automatically adjusts to keep the engine at the speed for driving under all conditions. D-paddle shift mode is also equipped; the transmission can be changed to lower or higher ratio manually with the steering wheel-mounted paddle shifters under certain particular conditions.
S: SECOND	Sport driving mode (non-stage speeds)	Transmission automatically adjusts to keep the engine at a higher rpm than D-position driving conditions.
	S-paddle shift mode (1st through 7th)	7-speed manual shifting; transmission manually shifts from 1st through 7th with steering wheel-mounted paddle shifters. Vehicle can starts off in 1st stage, and upshift automatically. Downshifts automatically to 1st on deceleration to stop.
	L-mode	For engine braking and power for climbing; the transmission shifts into the lowest pulley ratio. L is displayed in the shift indicator and the system enters L range mode by pressing the paddle shifter + (upshift switch) and the paddle shifter - (downshift switch) at the same time and hold them for about 2 seconds. L goes off from the shift indicator and the system changes from L range mode by putting the shift lever out of S position or pressing the paddle shifter + (upshift switch) and the paddle shifter - (downshift switch) at the same time and holding them for about 2 seconds.

Starting the engine is possible only in P and N through the use of a slide-type neutral-safety switch.