Question about the shifter trigger/release button on the Crosstar

[ione]

Hi everyone!

I've been wondering about a specific detail regarding the gear selector on my Crosstar, and I wanted to check how you guys use it in your daily driving.

I was recently reading the car manual's section on "Shifter Operation." On paper, it says that to move the lever between certain positions (like N to R), you are required to press the release button—the "trigger" on the front of the knob—while for others (like D to B or N to D), it's not necessary.

To be honest, I find it quite confusing and hard to memorize exactly when I need to press it and when I don't while driving so I've just started pressing the trigger every single time I move the lever, regardless of the gear.

However, I've also noticed that even if I don’t press the trigger, I can still move the lever through the gate pretty much the same way (I have noticed it doing it by mistake)

This leaves me with a couple of questions:

Does it actually lock for you? If you try to shift from N to R while stationary, or from D to R, does the lever hit a hard physical stop if you don't touch the trigger? Or does it give way and let you shift anyway if you push it with a little bit of force? I wonder if the spring in my shifter is just a bit soft.
What is your habit? Do you also find it much easier to just press the trigger by default every time to avoid overthinking it, or have you actually memorized the specific rule for each transition?


Looking forward to hearing how your selectors behave and how you use them. Thanks!

[Lord Voltermore]

My strategy has been  to not think too deeply about it.   Now it just happens instinctively with no special thought about whether or not I am pressing the button.

I have had to go out to the car to experiment 

  To come out of P  you must press BOTH the foot brake  and the trigger.   If you dont press the footbrake the trigger button is locked. Presumably as a safety measure. 

Once out of P you can move the lever between R N and D without pressing the trigger .But you have to press it  to go from D to B.   . IIRC you can shift  both ways between R, N and D  (and from B into D ) without pressing the trigger  whilst the car is stationary.  But the trigger may be locked to prevent you accidentally going from  D to R or R to D while the car is moving.  (I didnt check for that  )       IIRC you can slip out of  B,D or R into N without pressing the trigger , perhaps as a safety measure.

So many variations  .   Also the  car is able to detect even a slight rotation of the wheels.  If for instance you reverse then select D  it might still detect slight movement and exceptionally  lock or require the use of the trigger when normally it would not.

[ione]

  To come out of P  you must press BOTH the foot brake  and the trigger.   If you dont press the footbrake the trigger button is locked. Presumably as a safety measure. 

I also checked this and you are right.

Between B and D, apparently, as listed on the manual (check photo attached at post) you can go freely from B to D, but you should (or must?) press the trigger to go from D to B.

For the others, as you said, won´t check, too risky 

I was just curious about how you perform and worried of making any harm to the car