User Manual - Page 197

For 2018 LINCOLN MKZ HYBRID.

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Reverse (R)
With the transmission in reverse (R), your
vehicle moves backward. Always come to a
complete stop before shifting into and out
of reverse (R).
Neutral (N)
Press the neutral (N) button to put your
vehicle in neutral. In neutral, your vehicle can
start and is free to roll. Hold the brake pedal
down when in this position.
Stay in Neutral mode
Stay in Neutral mode allows your vehicle to
stay in neutral when you exit your vehicle.
Your vehicle must be stationary to enter this
mode.
To enter Stay in Neutral mode:
1. Press the neutral (N) button on the shifter
assembly.
2. The message Select N Again to Enter
Stay in Neutral mode appears in the
information display screen.
3. Press the neutral (N) button again to
enter Stay in Neutral mode.
The message Stay in Neutral mode
engaged appears in the instrument cluster
when your vehicle has entered Stay in
Neutral mode.
Note: During this mode the neutral (N) button
flashes continuously and the instrument
cluster displays neutral as the selected gear.
Exiting Stay in Neutral mode
To disable Stay in Neutral mode put your
vehicle in another gear. See the Putting the
Vehicle in Gear section for instructions on
how to do this.
Entering a Carwash
Note: Always put your vehicle in Stay in
Neutral mode when entering an automatic
car wash. Failure to do this could result in
vehicle damage that may not be covered by
warranty.
Drive (D)
The normal driving position for the best fuel
economy.
Drive (D) with Grade Assist
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Activate grade assist through the
information display settings menu.
See General Information (page
109).
Grade assist:
Provides additional grade braking with a
combination of engine motoring and
high-voltage battery charging to help
maintain vehicle speed when descending
a grade.
As your vehicle determines the amount
of engine motoring and high-voltage
battery charging, you may notice the
engine speed increasing and decreasing
to help maintain your vehicle speed when
descending a grade.
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The grade assist lamp illuminates
grey when the grade assist feature
is switched on through the
instrument display settings menu. The lamp
changes from grey to green when grade
assist is actively providing additional grade
braking.
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MKZ Hybrid (CC9) Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV), Canada/United States of America, enUSA, Edition date: 201706, Second Printing
Transmission
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