Shifting 2020 Acura TLX | Owner’s Manual

Owner’s Manuals 2020 Shifting

Shifting

Change the shift position based on your driving needs.

Shift Lever(*1)
Electronic Gear Selector(*1)

Parent topic: Driving

■ Shift Lever

Change the shift position in accordance with your driving needs.

Parent topic: Shifting

Park

Park (P):	Used for parking or starting/ stopping the engine. Press the brake pedal, then press the release button to shift.
Reverse (R):	Used for reversing.
Neutral (N):	Used for idling.
Drive (D):	Used for normal driving (gears change between 1st and 8th automatically).	Temporarily driving in the sequential shift mode.	Driving in the sequential shift mode (when driving in Sport + mode).

When you change the shift lever from D to R and vice versa, come to a complete stop and keep the brake pedal depressed. Operating the shift lever before the vehicle has come to a complete standstill can damage the transmission.

Parent topic: Shift Lever(*1)

■Electronic Gear Selector

6-cylinder models

Select the vehicle’s gear using a simple button interface. Apply the brake pedal and select a gear.

Park (P):	Press the (P) button to put the vehicle in Park.
Reverse (R):	Pull back the (R) button to put the vehicle in Reverse.
Neutral (N):	Press the (N) button to put the vehicle in Neutral. Transmission is not locked.
Drive (D):	Press the (D) button to put the vehicle in Drive. Release the electric parking brake to begin driving. Used for normal driving (gears change between 1st and automatically) and temporarily driving in sequential mode. Used for driving in sequential mode (when driving in Sport+ mode).

In freezing or sub-freezing conditions, the electronic gear selector response may be slow. Always apply the brake pedal before shifting into Park (P), and confirm that (P) is shown on the gear position indicator before releasing the brake.

Warning

The vehicle can roll away if left unattended without confirming that Park is engaged.

A vehicle that rolls away could cause a crash resulting in serious injury or death.

Always keep your foot on the brake pedal until you have confirmed that (P) is shown on the gear position Indicator

When you change from D to R and vice versa, or want to change to Park (P), come to a complete stop and keep the brake pedal applied. Operating the gear buttons before the vehicle has come to a complete standstill can damage the transmission.

Car wash mode

Follow the procedure below to use a conveyor-style car wash where you or an attendant do not remain in the vehicle. Make sure the wiper lever is in the OFF position. You should inform the car wash attendant of this procedure.

With the engine running, press and hold the brake pedal.
Select (N), then release the button to display N (Neutral) hold mode on the multi-information display.
Press and hold (N) again for two seconds.

If the ENGINE START/STOP button is pressed after the car wash mode has been activated, the power mode will change to ACCESSORY .

The gear position remains in N with the power mode in ACCESSORY for 15 minutes, then, it automatically changes to P and the power mode changes to OFF.

Manually changing to P cancels ACCESSORY mode. The P indicator comes on and the power mode changes to OFF. You must always shift to P when car wash mode is no longer needed.

PMC Edition models

Do not use an automated car wash.