Nissan Qashqai 2023 Owners Manual
7.12.2.1. Starting the vehicle
After starting the engine, fully depress the footbrake pedal before attempting to place the shift position out of the P (Park) position. This Xtronic transmission is designed so that the footbrake pedal must be depressed before shifting from P (Park) to any driving position while the ignition is switched ON. The shift position cannot be placed out of the P (Park) position and into any of the other positions if the ignition is switched OFF.
Keep the footbrake pedal depressed and move the shift lever to select a driving position.
Release the foot brake and gradually apply the accelerator pedal. If the parking brake is on it will automatically release provided the driver has their seat belt fastened.
DEPRESS THE FOOTBRAKE PEDAL - Shifting the transmission to D (Drive) / Ds (Drive Sport) or R (Reverse) without depressing the footbrake pedal causes the vehicle to move slowly when the engine is running. Make sure the footbrake pedal is depressed fully and the vehicle is stopped before shifting the transmission.
MAKE SURE OF THE TRANSMISSION POSITION - Make sure the transmission position is in the desired position on the vehicle information display. D (Drive) / Ds (Drive Sport) are used to move forward and R (Reverse) to reverse.
WARM UP THE ENGINE - Due to the higher idle speeds when the engine is cold, extra caution must be exercised when shifting the transmission lever into a driving position immediately after starting the engine.