Five-Speed Manual Transmission
This
is
your shift
pattern. Here’s how
to
operate your
transmission:
0
1
(First Gear)
-
Press the clutch pedal and shift into
“
1
.” Then,
slowly let up on the clutch pedal as you press
the
accelerator pedal.
You can shift into
“1”
when you’re going less than
20
mph
(32
kdh).
If you’ve come to a complete stop and it’s hard to shift into
“1
,”
put the
shift
lever
in
Neutral and let up
on
the
clutch. Press
the
clutch pedal
back down. Then shift into
“1
.”
0
2
(Second Gear)
-
Press
the
clutch pedal as
you
let up on
the
accelerator pedal and shift
into
“2.”
Then, slowly let
up
on the clutch
pedal as you press the accelerator pedal.
3,4
and
5
(Third, Fourth and Fifth Gears)
-
Shift into
“3,”
“4”
and
“5”
the same way you do for
“2.”
Slowly let up on the clutch pedal
as
you press the accelerator pedal.
To Stop
-
Let up
on
the accelerator pedal and press the brake pedal.
Just before the vehicle stops, press
the
clutch pedal and the brake pedal,
and shift
to
Neutral.
R (Reverse)
-
To back
up,
first press down the clutch pedal. Wait 3-5
seconds for the internal parts
to
stop spinning and then,
shift
into
“R.”
Let up
on
the
clutch pedal
slowly
while pressing the accelerator pedal.
NOTICE:
Shift to
“R”
(Reverse) only after your vehicle
is
stopped.
Shifting to
“R”
(Reverse) while your vehicle
is
moving could
damage your transmission.
Also,
use Reverse, along with the parking brake, when turning off your
engine and parking your vehicle.
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