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Section 3
D (Drive)
Use this position for normal
driving in most street and highway
situations.
This position provides the best fuel
economy.
If you need more power and are:
• going less than about 55 km/h,
push your accelerator pedal
about halfway down.
• going more than about
55 km/h, push the accelerator
all the way down.
This position can also be used
when:
• driving on hilly, winding roads
• towing a trailer
• carrying a heavy load
You may want to shift into a lower
gear if the transmission shifts too
often.
M (Manual Mode)
Use this position to manually select
the gear range that best suits your
current driving conditions.
See the following, later in this
section, for more information:
• Automatic Transmission
Manual Shift Mode
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MANUAL SHIFT MODE
To use this feature, do the follow-
ing:
1. Move the shift lever to
M (Manual Mode).
Then, the Manual Mode
display will appear in the driver
information center.
The display will show
MANUAL SHIFT with the
currently selected gear
number below it.
The displayed gear range
represents a requested range
of available gears. It does not
indicate that the vehicle will
operate only in that specific
gear.
The transmission’s current
gear range will be the highest
attainable range, with all the
lower gears available.
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