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CONTROLS AND INSTRUMENTS
The tachometer indicates the engine speed
in revolution per minute (r/min). (Graduation
"1" on the scale indicates 1,000 r/min.)
The green zone indicates a range for
economic driving. The red zone indicates a
range of dangerous engine speeds beyond
permissible levels.
Do not drive your vehicle with the needle of
the tachometer in the red zone.
The graduation and the red zone of
tachometer are various depending on the
models fitted.
Tachometer
ADVICE
Exercise extreme caution when
shifting down on a steep downslope.
The engine speed may easily
exceed the critical speed, which can
seriously damage the engine.
•
Appropriate Gearshifts
→ Refer to page 2-23
Gearshift Lever
M/T
/
SA
→ Refer to page 4-99
Selector Lever
V
→ Refer to page 4-104
Selector Button
V
→ Refer to page 4-106
Engine
model
Green zone
(r/min)
Red zone
(r/min)
6HH1 1,000 - 2,300 3,000 - 3,600
6HK1 1,000 - 2,000 2,800 - 3,600
4HK1 1,000 - 2,000 3,300 - 4,000
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