Here are examples for using THIRD
(3)
instead of
AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE
(@
).
When driving on hilly, winding roads.
When towing a trailer,
so
there is less shifting
When going down
a
steep hill.
between gears.
SECOND
(2):
This position gives you more power. You
can use SECOND
(2)
on hills. It can help control your
speed as you go down steep mountain roads, but then
you would also want to use your brakes
off and on.
Nofice:
Don’t shift into SECOND
(2)
unless you are
going slower than
65
mph (105 km/h), or you can
damage your engine.
FIRST
(1):
This position gives you even more power
than SECOND
(2).
You can use it on very steep hills,
or in deep snow or mud.
(If the shift lever is put in
FIRST
(l),
the transaxle won’t shift into first gear until
the vehicle is going slowly enough.)
Notice:
If
your front wheels won’t turn, don’t try to
drive. This might happen if you were stuck in
very deep sand or mud or were up against a solid
object. You could damage your transaxle.
Also,
if
you stop when going uphill, don’t hold your
vehicle there with only the accelerator pedal. This
could overheat and damage the transaxle. Use your
brakes to hold your vehicle in position on a hill.
Performance Shifting
(DTS
Only)
When your vehicle detects a change in driving
conditions, it will automatically initiate the appropriate
performance shift mode. When this occurs, the
gear display on the instrument panel cluster will change
to indicate that the transaxle has shifted to a different
gear. For example, the gear display on the cluster may
indicate
3
or
2
even though the gearshift is still in
AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE
(@
).
Once the performance
shift mode ends, the gear display on the instrument
panel cluster will return to normal.
Shift
Lock
Release
This vehicle is equipped with an electric shift lock
release system. The shift lock release is designed to do
the following:
Prevent the ignition key from being removed unless
the shift lever is in PARK
(P),
and
prevent movement of the console shift lever (DTS
only) out of PARK (P) unless the ignition is in a
position other than OFF. The shift lock release is
always functional except in the case of a dead
battery or low voltage (less than
9
V)
battery.
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