2008 Hyundai Azera Owner's Manual - Page 220

DRIVING YOUR HYUNDAI 2 7 C090B03A-AAT C090C01A-AAT C090F02TG-GAT Transaxle ranges o P (Park): Use to hold the vehicle in place when parked or while starting the engine. Whenever parking the car, apply the parking brake and shift the selector lever to the "P" (Park) position. o R (Reverse): Use for backing up the vehicle. Bring the car to a complete stop before shifting the selector lever to "R" position. C090D02A-AAT Sports Mode o N (Neutral): In the "N" position, the transaxle is in neutral, which means that no gears are engaged. The engine can be started with the shift lever in "N" position, although this is not recommended except if the engine stalls while the car is moving. C090E02TG-GAT ! CAUTION: Never place the selector lever in the "P" (Park) position unless the vehicle is fully stopped. Failure to observe this caution will cause severe damage to the transaxle. C090F01TG o D (Drive): Use for normal driving. Bring the car to a complete stop before shifting the selector to "D" position. The transaxle will automatically shift through a five gear sequence. C095E01TG-GAT NOTE: The ignition key must be in the "ON" position and the brake pedal fully depressed in order to move the shift lever from the "P" (Park) position to any of the other positions. o +,- (Sports mode) : This is the sports mode position. Gears can be shifted up or down by operating the selector lever manually. + : Upshift - : Downshift You can use this mode to feel the driving of manual transaxle vehicle by operating the selector lever manually. To change the mode, push the selector lever from D to sports mode. To return to normal automatic driving mode, push the selector lever back to D. Sports mode can be used for driving on a slippery road, hill climbing or engine braking in down hill by selecting proper gear. Shifting up (1→2→3→4→5) : Move the lever forward(+) once to shift up one gear. Shifting down (5→4→3→2→1) : Move the lever backward(-) once to shift down one gear.