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while moving the selector lever to or from P. You can sh ift out of this
posi t ion o nly with t he ignitio n on.
R - Reverse
The tra nsm ission will automat ically select t he lowest gear ratio w hen
you s hift into reverse .
Select
R only when the vehi cle is at a full stop and the eng ine is
ru nning at idle speed:::::,
& in "Driving the a utomat ic t ra nsmiss ion"
on
page 143.
Before you move t he sele ctor lever to R, pre ss both t he but t on in the
hand le of the se lector lever
and the brake peda l at the same t ime.
When the ign ition is on, t he backup lights illum ina t e when t he
selector lever is moved int o
R.
N - Neutral
The transmission is in neutra l in this position. Sh ift to this posit ion
for standing wit h the bra kes applied :::::,
page 14 5 .
When the vehicle is stat ionar y or at spee ds be low 3 mph (5 km/h),
you must always apply the footbrake before and wh ile moving the
lever out of
N.
D - Normal position for driving forward
Pos it ion D is fo r normal city and highway driving . It rang es from zer o
to top s peed and a ll gears shift automatically, depending on engine
load , d riving spe ed and automa t ically sel e cted shift programs.
When the vehicle is stat iona ry or at speeds below 3 mph (5 km/h),
you must always app ly the foot bra ke befo re and wh ile moving t he
lever to
D out of N .
In certa in circumsta nces it may be advantageous to temporarily
swit ch to the manua l sh ift prog ram to manually select gear rat ios to
match specific driving conditions :::::,
page 147.
S - Sport position*
Select this position for sportier perfo rmance. In this position, the
transm ission will not ups hift as soon, allowing t he vehicle to use the
Cont rols and equ ip-
ment
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increased power available at hig her eng ine speeds to achieve livelier
acce lerat ion .
Whe n the vehicle is stat ionary or at speeds below 3 mph (5 km/h),
you must always apply t he foot bra ke before and while moving the
lever to
S ou t of N.
& WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS :::::, & in "Driving the automatic
transmission" on
page 143.
0 Note
Coast ing down hill with t he transmission in N and the engine not
ru nni ng will res ult in damage to t he automatic t ransm ission and
poss ibly the cata lytic conve rter. •
Appli es to vehicles: with multit ronic or t iptron ic
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL)
The Autom atic Shift Lock safeg uards you against acci-
den ta lly shiftin g int o a forwar d or th e reverse gea r and
causing the vehicle to move uninten tionally .
Fig. 141 Shift gate :
select or leve r lock posi -
tions and interlock
butto n highlighted
The sel ector lever lock is rele ased as fo llows:
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