Final answer:
To engage the manual shift mode in a 2022 Maxima, start the car, put it in Drive, slide the gear shift lever to the left, into the "DS" position, and manually shift gears by pushing the lever forward to upshift or pulling it backwards to downshift. The instrument cluster display will show the current gear.
Step-by-step explanation:
To engage the manual shift mode in a 2022 Maxima, you can follow these steps:
- Start the car and put it in Drive.
- Slide the gear shift lever to the left, into the "DS" (Drive Sport) position.
- Once in Drive Sport mode, you can manually shift gears by pushing the gear shift lever forward (+) to upshift or pulling it backwards (-) to downshift.
- The display on the instrument cluster will show you the gear you are currently in.
It's important to note that while the manual shift mode allows you to manually control the gears, it's still an automatic transmission, so the car will automatically shift to a higher gear if you reach the maximum allowed RPM for the selected gear.