Driving your vehicle
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Automatic transmission
D (Drive) position into the manual
gate. To return to D (Drive) range
operation, push the shift lever back
into the main gate.
In manual mode, moving the shift
lever backwards and forwards will
allow you to make gearshifts rap
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idly. In contrast to a manual trans
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mission, the manual mode allows
gearshifts with the accelerator
pedal depressed.
䳜 Up (+): Push the lever forward
once to shift up one gear.
䳜 Down (-): Pull the lever backwards
once to shift down one gear.
䳜 Only the 6 forward gears can be
selected. To reverse or park the
vehicle, move the shift lever to
the R (Reverse) or P (Park) posi
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tion as required.
䳜 Downshifts are made automati
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cally when the vehicle slows
down. When the vehicle stops, 1st
gear is automatically selected.
䳜 When the engine rpm approaches
the red zone shift points are var
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ied to upshift automatically.
䳜 To maintain the required levels of
vehicle performance and safety,
the system may not execute cer
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tain gearshifts when the shift
lever is operated.
䳜 When driving on a slippery road,
push the shift lever forward into
the +(up) position. This causes the
transmission to shift into the 2nd
gear which is better for smooth
driving on a slippery road. Push
the shift lever to the -(down) side
to shift back to the 1st gear.
Paddle shifter (if equipped)
The paddle shifter is available when
the shift lever is in the D position or
the manual mode.
With the shift lever in the D posi
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tion
The paddle shifter can operate
when the vehicle speed is more than
10 km/h. Pull the [+] or [-] paddle
shifter once to shift up or down one
gear and the system changes from
automatic mode to manual mode. If
the vehicle speed is lower than 9
km/h, if you depress the accelerator
pedal gently for more than 6 sec
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onds or if you shift the shift lever
from D to manual mode and shift it
from manual mode to D again or
pull the [+] paddle shifter for more
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