Driving your vehicle
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Manual transaxle operation
The manual transaxle has 6 forward
gears.
This shift pattern is imprinted on the
shift knob. The transaxle is fully syn-
chronized in all forward gears so
shifting to either a higher or a lower
gear is easily accomplished.
Depress the clutch pedal down fully
while shifting, then release it slowly.
If your vehicle is equipped with an
ignition lock switch, the engine will
not start when starting the engine
without depressing the clutch pedal.
The shift lever must be returned to
the neutral position before shifting
into R (Reverse). Push the button
located immediately below the shift
knob and pull the gearshift lever to
the left sufficiently, and then shift into
reverse (R) gear position.
Make sure the vehicle is completely
stopped before shifting into R
(Reverse) position.
Never operate the engine with the
tachometer (rpm) in the red zone.
MANUAL TRANSAXLE (IF EQUIPPED)
CAUTION - Downshifting
Do not downshift more than 2
gears or downshift the gear
when the engine is running at
high speed (5,000 RPM or high-
er). Such downshifting may
damage the engine.
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The shift lever can be moved without-
pressing the button.
The button (1) should be pressed when
moving the shift lever into reverse.
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