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Gear Shift

Instructions

The following information is very important, please read

carefully before use.

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Before starting the engine, place the gear lever in P or

N position, ensure the foot brake is pressed and the

parking brake is applied.

After the engine has started, ensure the foot brake and

parking brake are applied, shift the lever to the required

gear.

Release the parking brake and hold the foot brake

until you are ready to manoeuvre the vehicle. Once

the foot brake is released, on ﬂat road, the vehicle

will automatically start off at a slow speed without

application of the accelerator.

The automatic transmission is a 6 speed transmission.

Note: The highlighted letters or numbers in the

information centre indicate the selected gear or mode.

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Do not move the gear shift lever into P or R from

D whilst driving, this will cause severe transmission

damage or cause an accident.

A sprung loaded lock button, located in the gear lever,

is used to prevent mistakingly selecting P (Park) or R

(Reverse) whilst the gear selector is in other positions.

To remove the gear lever from the Park position, the

vehicle must have battery power and the START/STOP

Switch must be in ON/RUNNING position.

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Shift Lever Operation

Unless necessary, it is not recommended to

Free gear shift.

Press and hold the lock button to shift the

gear.

press lock button during gear shifting.

Press and hold the lock button and apply the

brake pedal to shift gear.

Shift Lever Position

The shift lever must be placed in P position

when parked.

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DO NOT move the gear shift lever into P or

R from D whilst driving, this will cause severe

transmission damage or cause an accident.

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P Park

When the shift lever is in this position, the transmission

will be mechanically locked. Use this gear only when the

vehicle is stationary and the parking brake is applied.

During the gear shift, operate the shift lever according to

the instructions indicated by the following arrows:

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Note: When the vehicle is parking on a hill, press

the brake pedal and apply the parking brake ﬁrst

and then select P gear.

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- Downshift

Whilst in Manual mode, downshift the transmission to

the next available low gear.

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R Reverse

Gearshift Speed

Select this gear only when the vehicle is stationary and

the engine is running at idle speed.

N Neutral

Selecting D will allow the transmission controller to

carry out gearshifts taking in consideration of a number

of factors including engine speed, vehicle speed and

accelerator position. Light accelerator pedal application

will result in a gear-change at low speeds, larger pedal

applications will result in gear-changes at higher speeds.

Select this gear when the vehicle is stationary and the

engine is running at idle speed for a short time (for

example, waiting for trafﬁc lights).

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D Drive

Kick-down

This is used for normal driving and will allow automatic

selection of 6 gears depending on vehicle speed and

accelerator position.

The drive wheels may skid when kick-down is

activated on road surfaces with low adhesion,

this may lead to the vehicle sliding out of

control.

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S Sport Mode

Select this mode when a more sporty acceleration

performance is required.

With D gear selected, pressing the accelerator pedal all

the way down in one motion (also known as Kick-down)

will provide better acceleration performance during

overtaking. Under certain conditions, it will allow the

+ Upshift

Whilst in Manual mode, upshift the transmission to the

next available high gear.

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transmission to shift to a lower gear immediately, and

provide fast acceleration. Once the accelerator pedal is

released, it will resume to a suitable normal high gear

(based on the vehicle speed and the position of the

accelerator pedal).

Driving on the Hill

In cases where a short stop on a hill is

required, such as a trafﬁc jam, DO NOT

momentarily apply the accelerator to

prevent “roll back”.

This could cause

the transmission to overheat and result in

damage.

Hill Start

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In cases of a hill start, where the vehicle has been stationary

for some time, the foot brake has been released and

the electronic parking brake applied, the starting assist

function of the electronic parking brake (EPB) can be used

to prevent the vehicle from rolling backwards. With the

seat belt safely fastened, press the foot brake, apply the

electronic parking brake system, and select the desired

gear (D/R/S), then release the foot brake; press the

accelerator pedal to engage vehicle drive, the electronic

parking brake system will automatically be deactivated.

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Models ﬁtted with Hill Hold Control can use this function

to assist hill starts. For details on hill hold control system,

please refer to "Foot Brake" of "Brake System" section.

Control Mode

Economy Mode

Selecting D automatically places the vehicle in the Economy

Mode. The information centre display will show "D".

Economy Mode provides optimum fuel consumption and

emissions.

Note: The assistance of these functions cannot defy

the laws of physics. DO NOT drive the vehicle beyond

its physical limitations, loss of control will still occur.

Downhill Driving

Sport Mode

Repeated application of the footbrake may

result in the brakes becoming overheated.

This will cause

a

reduction in braking

performance and may even result in brake

failure.

If driving down a hill for long distances, it is advised to

move the gear shift lever to the right and select the Manual

mode. This allows manual gear selection. Use a lower gear

selection to aid the slowing of the vehicle and thus avoiding

over-use of the brakes. If a threshold is reached, the vehicle

will automatically shift up, in these cases use of the brakes

to slow the vehicle is necessary, at the same time re-select

the lower gear.

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Once D is selected, move the shift lever to the right to

select S and enable the Sport Mode (the gear displayed in

information centre changes to "S"). Under Sport Mode,

the transmission upshifts later, so as to make full use of the

power reserves of the engine .

When better acceleration is required, please select the

Sport Mode, but please note that the fuel consumption will

be increased when driving in Sport Mode.

To exit Sport Mode, move the shift lever to the left back

into D position.

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Cruise Control Mode

With the cruise control function enabled, the transmission

will switch to the relevant gear for the vehicle speed

automatically, thereby avoiding frequent gear shifts when

the system needs to maintain a constant speed.

Move the shift lever toward “+” direction to upshift to next

available high gear, move toward “-” direction to downshift

to next available low gear.

With Manual Mode selected, if the driver makes an

unreasonable gear selection, requests an upshift during

low engine speeds, or requests a downshift during high

engine speeds, the transmission will not respond and will

remain in the current gear. If the vehicle is driven and

the engine speed falls below a preset threshold in certain

Manual Mode

With Sport Mode selected, move the shift lever toward "+"

or "-", this will enable Manual Mode. The gear displayed

in the information centre will indicate current gear with a

single number (1～6).

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gears, the transmission will automatically shift down to

the next gear to avoid engine stalling; when the vehicle

accelerates, if the engine speed exceeds a preset limit, the

transmission will automatically shift up to the next gear to

protect the engine.

Some “failure modes” will cause the transmission to enter

“Limp Mode”, during this time only certain gear positions

can be selected and/or work, for example, R gear may

not be selectable. If a serious functional failure occurs the

vehicle cannot be driven, please consult an MG Authorised

Repairer immediately.

With Manual mode selected, the information centre will

provide gear shift indications, the UP or DOWN arrow

is displayed at the right side of the gear position number,

indicating to the driver to upshift or downshift when the

conditions permit.

Note: When the vehicle is in ‘Limp Mode’, manual

gear selection functions are disabled and therefore not

available.

Note: The gear shift operation should be carried

out on the premise of ensuring your own safety and

observing the trafﬁc regulations.

To return to Sport Mode or any other modes, shift the

lever across to the left and select D.

Automatic Transmission Failure

If the automatic transmission develops

a

problem,

the engine emission malfunction indicator lamp in the

instrument pack will illuminate or the message centre will

display “EP”.

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