Nissan X-Trail 2024 Owners Manual
7.9.1. 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 CVT is designed so that the footbrake pedal must be depressed before shifting from P (Park) to any driving position while the ignition switch is in the ON position. The shift position cannot be placed out of the P (Park) position and into any of the other positions if the ignition switch is placed in the OFF position.
Keep the footbrake pedal depressed and move the shift lever into a driving position.
Release the parking brake, the footbrake pedal, and then gradually start the vehicle in motion.
DEPRESS THE FOOTBRAKE PEDAL - Shifting the shift lever to the D (Drive), Ds (Drive Sport), R (Reverse) or the manual shift mode 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 shift lever.
MAKE SURE OF THE SHIFT LEVER POSITION - Make sure the shift position is in the desired position on the vehicle information display. D (Drive), Ds (Drive Sport) and the manual shift mode 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 shift lever into the driving position immediately after starting the engine.