That is strange. I thought he might have inadvertently bumped the lights trying to shift into four-wheel-drive, but the controls aren't anywhere close together.
Here's something fun to play with... https://www.vulture.com/2015/09/all-298-key-and-peele-sketches-ranked.html
Revathi says it's a cheetah. Not sure why there's cheetahs in India, but I trust what I read on the internet.