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2019 Honda Insight Owners Manual - Shifting



Owner’s Manuals 2019 Shifting

Shifting

Change the gear position based on your driving needs.

  • Electronic Gear Selector
Parent topic: Driving

■Electronic Gear Selector

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. The deceleration paddle selector can be used temporarily. The deceleration paddle selector can be used when SPORT mode is on.

The vehicle can roll away if left unattended without confirming that Park (P) is engaged. Always keep your foot on the brake pedal until you have confirmed that (P) is shown on the gear position indicator.
Notice 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.

  1. When the engine is running, apply the brake pedal, select Neutral (N), then release the brake pedal.
  2. Press and hold Neutral (N) for two seconds. This puts the vehicle into car wash mode.

If the POWER button is pressed while the vehicle is in car wash mode, the power mode will change to ACCESSORY .

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