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The selector lever must be in N or P. If one of the driving positions
is engaged a saf ety swit ch w ill preven t th e eng in e from being
started. See also=:>
pa ge 130.
Before you move the selector lever from the P pos ition, you must
always apply the brake pe dal bef ore and wh ile depress ing t he
button in the hand le of the selecto r lever.
& WARNING
• Unintended vehicle movement can cause seriou s injury .
- When the selector lever is in a driving position , the vehicle
may creep , even at idle speed . Therefore do not release the
parking brake or foot brake until you are ready to move,
because power is tran smitted to the wheels as soon as a
driving position is engaged .
- Do not accelerate while select ing a driving position . At th is
time the engine must be at idle speed so that undue stress is
not placed on the clut ches in the transmi ssion.
- Remember: - even when stopped briefly with the automatic
transmission in " D" or " R", engine power is being transmitted
to the wheels . Your vehicle could " creep " forward or backward.
When stopped , keep the brake pedal fully depressed and use
the parking brake if necessary to keep the vehicle from rolling.
• If the selector lever is unintentionally moved into N while you
are driving , take your foot off the accelerator pedal and wait for
the engine to return to idle speed before sele cting a driving posi -
tion.
• Never shift into " R" or " P" when the vehicle is in mot ion .
• Never get out of the dri ver's seat when the engine is running .
• If you must get out of the vehicle , move the selector lever
securely into the P position and apply the parking brake firmly .
• If the engine must remain running , never have any driving posi-
tion engaged when checking under the hood. Make sure the
selector lever has securely engaged and is locked in "P" with the
parking brake firmly set =>
page 299, "Engine compartment ".
& WARNING (continued )
Otherwise , any increase in engine speed may set the vehicle in
motion , even with the parking brake applied . •
Selector lever positions
This section describ es the selec tor lever positions an d
driv ing rang es.
Fig. 184 Disp lay in the
instrument cluster :
selector lever in posi-
t ion D
The selecto r lever posi t ion engag ed appears next to th e selector
lever as we ll as in the instrument cluster disp lay. A lso, the current
gear engaged is show n i n po siti on s D and S.
P - Park
In th is selector lever posit ion the t ransmi ssion is mechanically
locked. Engage
P on ly when the vehicle is completely stopped=> &
in "Dr iv ing t he auto m at ic tra nsmi ssion" on page 163.
To shift in or out of position P, you must first press and hold the
brake peda l
and then press t he release butto n in th e selector lever
handle wh ile movi ng the selector lever to or from
P. You can shift
out of this posi ti o n only wi th th e igni tio n on.
R - Reverse
The t rans mi ssi o n wil l auto m atica lly select t he lowest gear ratio
when you shift into reverse .
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