Sentences with phrase «gear lever back»

To set the car in motion he would have had to put his foot on a brake, push a button, and pull the gear lever back.»

Turn the key, release the electronic parking brake, slide the gear lever back a few notches, and the XL1 hums away from a standstill on electric power.

Not exact matches

I believe I first ran it at a test at Paul Ricard and the principle was brilliant; just keep pulling the lever back and it will drop into the next gear.

All the way back is low or First gear, and moving the lever forward increases from 1, to 2, to 3, to Drive, etc..

There are also some neat touches like the way the instrumentation back - lighting goes from white to red when the gear lever is tapped from drive to sport mode; the rear air conditioning vents in some models and reach and rake adjustment for the steering wheel (although whether this transfers to right - hand drive we will wait and see).

But if you pull the gear shift lever back one more notch, you get a lot more regenerative braking when you decelerate.

Electric engine and trunk lid release, Multi function display, On board computer, Variable PAS, 4 speakers, Porsche CDR - 24 CD / radio, 2 speed front wipers + intermittent wipe, Aspherical driver's exterior mirror, Automatically extending split rear spoiler, Body colour bumpers, Body colour electric / heated door mirrors, Chrome plated stainless steel tailpipes, Coming home function, Door entry guards in stainless steel, Dual tailpipe, Electric windows one touch open / close, Front fog light / position light, Green tinted heat insulating glass, Heated washer nozzles, High level LED brake light, Solid paint, Windscreen with grey top tint, Alcantara handbrake / gearshift, Alcantara roof lining, Alcantara steering wheel rim, gear lever and handbrake grip, Coat hook integrated into back seat, Continuously variable dimming interior light, Cup holders, Door entry guards with Cayman S logo, Electrically adjustable backrest, Floor mats in interior colour, Footwell illumination, Front door storage bins, Height / reach adjust steering wheel, Integrated head restraints, Interior orientation lighting, ISOFIX child seat preparation + airbag deactivation, Leather finish on door handles, Leather interior in standard colour, Lockable glovebox, Luggage retainer on engine cover, Porsche crest embossed in headrests, Sports look pedals with rubber insert / stainless steel frame, Storage compartments in front section of centre console, Storage pockets in backrests of front seats, Sunvisors with illuminated vanity mirrors, Interior design package (in matching exterior paint colour)- Cayman, 3 point automatic seatbelts, ABS+ABD, ASR, Driver / Front Passenger airbags, Motor Slip Regulation - Engine Drag Torque Control, Passive occupant restraint system, POSIP for driver and passenger, Red painted brake calipers, Seatbelt pretensioners with load limiters, Side (thorax) airbags, Alarm system with interior protection, Remote control central locking, Transponder engine immobiliser, Porsche Active Suspension Management, Porsche stability management (PSM), Black instrument dials, Numbered plaque on glovebox lid, Rear centre console painted black, 19» Turbo alloy wheels, Sealing compound and compressor kit

Its five - speed automatic can be manually shifted by either stirring the gear lever within a dedicated portion of its gate or by the use of two small shift paddles mounted on the back of the steering wheel.

For example, if the driver flicks the lever back three times when travelling in fifth gear, the gearbox will automatically select second gear.

This is perhaps most noticeable when reversing out of a parking space: several times I pushed the throttle to back up and found it so unresponsive that I looked down at the shift lever to make sure I had remembered to engage reverse gear — which I had, in fact, done.

But the bigger changes are reserved for the inside, with the messy centre console we expected Land Rover to change in the last round of updates two years ago now getting a slick look with a lot less buttons and a lot more style, with the manual handbrake gone in favour of an electronic job and the Terrain Response controls moving back behind the gear lever.

Perforated leather seats come in the aforementioned colour scheme, while orange stitching also features on the seats, steering wheel, gear lever, door card panels and the centre console, while the seat backs are embroidered with «Athlete» script.

This Honda Accord Sedan Features the Following Options Trunk Rear Cargo Access, Trip Computer, Transmission: Continuously Variable w / Sport Mode - inc: paddle shifters, sequential mode gear selection indicator and shift lever position indicator, Tires: P235 / 40R19 96V AS, Systems Monitor, Strut Front Suspension w / Coil Springs, Steel Spare Wheel, Speed Sensitive Variable Intermittent Wipers, Side Impact Beams, Seats w / Leatherette Back Material, Rocker Panel Extensions, Remote Releases - Inc: Mechanical Cargo Access and Mechanical Fuel, Remote Keyless Entry w / Integrated Key Transmitter, 2 Door Curb / Courtesy, Illuminated Entry, Illuminated Ignition Switch and Panic Button, Rear Cupholder, Rear Child Safety Locks.

At maximum engine speed it merely shifted up to the next gear automatically, but didn't shift up again immediately if the driver manually dragged the lever back at the same point in time.

The transmission also has an «S» mode that is accessed and canceled by simply pulling the gear shift lever back one notch from «D.» This is hands - down my favorite thing about this car.

Up through the five - speed manual box (there was no room for a sixth gear, but the engine is so good you don't need it and could actually get by with just three speeds, Fiat says) the shifter never hesitated or ground gears and operated as quickly as we could thwip the lever back, forth and sideways.

Except there's a big empty space where the back seats should be, and Alcantara cloth covers the steering wheel and gear lever.

Both units feature Mitsubishi's Sportronic ® transmission technology that allows the driver to make quick manual gear changes by pushing forward or pulling back on the gearshift lever.

Power door locks are the type that automatically lock when you put the lever in gear and automatically unlock when you move back into park.

So, once in manual, you can downshift to a higher - revving gear by pulling back on the lever.

Interestingly, Jaguar has dumped the rotary gear lever for the C - X16, reverting back to a more conventional gear stick.

I drove a lot of OSCAs back then, from Formula Juniors up to the 2 liter OSCAs, and they were unbelievable; the gear lever would almost shift itself, it was so smooth.

Did anyone notice BMW has got rid of the cool joystick and is back to the old school gear lever!

Touchtronic can be activated by either the gear lever (forward for upshift, back for downshift) or by using steering wheel mounted «+» and «- «buttons.

This means that drivers can quickly manually shift gears by nudging the lever forward and back, something that can't be done with the knob.

* This Honda Fit Features the Following Options * Transmission: Continuously Variable (CVT)- inc: dual - mode paddle shifters, ECON button, ECON mode indicator, shift lever position indicator, sequential mode gear selection indicator and shift up / down indicator, Torsion Beam Rear Suspension w / Coil Springs, Tires: P185 / 55R16 83H AS, Tailgate / Rear Door Lock Included w / Power Door Locks, Strut Front Suspension w / Coil Springs, Steel Spare Wheel, Single Stainless Steel Exhaust w / Chrome Tailpipe Finisher, Side Impact Beams, Seats w / Cloth Back Material, Rocker Panel Extensions.

There is also a manual shift program that lets drivers choose their own gears by nudging the BMW's shift lever forward and back for downshifts and upshifts, respectively.

* This Honda Fit Comes Equipped with These Options * Transmission: Continuously Variable (CVT)- inc: dual - mode paddle shifters, ECON button, ECON mode indicator, shift lever position indicator, sequential mode gear selection indicator and shift up / down indicator, Torsion Beam Rear Suspension w / Coil Springs, Tires: P185 / 55R16 83H AS, Tailgate / Rear Door Lock Included w / Power Door Locks, Strut Front Suspension w / Coil Springs, Steel Spare Wheel, Single Stainless Steel Exhaust w / Chrome Tailpipe Finisher, Side Impact Beams, Seats w / Cloth Back Material, Rocker Panel Extensions.

The car sacrifices an electric's typically creamy smooth driving behavior when you shift the gear lever to «L.» Normally that'd mean «low,» but in this Focus it's actually the setting most electrics and gas - electric hybrids have (often labeled «B») for increasing the amount of power that flows back into the batteries while braking, called regenerative braking, or simply «regen.»

Or you can use the buttons around the gear lever to either force the car into EV mode (a Charge mode to regenerate the most energy back to the battery), or save the charge for when you can best use it, such as in heavy traffic or at low residential speeds.