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Autopilot engagement/disengagement is not equivalent to servo engagement/disengagement.  Use 

the CWS Button to disengage the pitch and roll servos while the autopilot remains active.

When the AP Key is pressed, the autopilot, yaw damper, and flight director (if not already active) are activated.  

The flight director engages in Pitch and Roll Hold Modes when initially activated. When the YD Key is pressed, 
the system engages the yaw damper independently of the autopilot.  Autopilot and yaw damper status are 
displayed in the center of the AFCS Status Box. Engagement is indicated by green ‘AP’ and ‘YD’ annunciations,
respectively.

During autopilot operation, the aircraft may be hand-flown without disengaging the autopilot. Pressing and

holding the CWS Button disengages the pitch and roll servos from the flight control surfaces and allows the 
aircraft to be hand-flown.  At the same time, the flight director is synchronized to the aircraft attitude during the 
maneuver. Pitch trim operation is interrupted during CWS activity; yaw damper engagement is unaffected.

The ‘AP’ annunciation is temporarily replaced by ‘CWS’ in white for the duration of CWS maneuvers.

In most scenarios, releasing the CWS Button re-engages the autopilot with a new reference.  Refer to flight 

director mode descriptions for specific CWS behavior in each mode.