Driving your vehicle
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Dual clutch transmission (DCT)
僅 The driver must execute upshifts in
accordance with road conditions, tak
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ing care to keep the engine speed
below the red zone.
僅 Only the 8 forward gears can be
selected. To reverse or park the vehi
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cle, move the shift lever to the R
(Reverse) or P (Park) position as
required and only when the vehicle is
stopped and not moving.
僅 Downshifts are made automatically
when the vehicle slows down. When
the vehicle stops, 1st gear is automati
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cally selected.
僅 When the engine rpm approaches the
red zone shift points are varied to
upshift automatically.
僅 To maintain the required levels of
vehicle performance and safety, the
system may not execute certain gear
-
shifts when the shift lever is operated.
僅 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 bet
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ter for smooth driving on a slippery
road. Push the shift lever to the -
(down) side to shift back to the 1st
gear.
Paddle shifter
The paddle shift function is available
when the shift lever is in the D (Drive)
position or the manual mode.
With the shift lever in the D posi
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tion
The paddle shift function will operate
when the vehicle speed is more than 6
mph (10 km/h).
Pull the [+] or [-] paddle shifter once to
shift up or down one gear and the sys
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tem changes from automatic mode to
manual mode.
To change back to automatic shift mode
from manual shift mode, do one of the
followings:
僅 Pull the [+] paddle shifter for more
than one second.
僅 Move the shift lever from D (Drive) to
manual gate and return it to D posi
-
tion again.
The manual shift mode also changes
back to automatic shift mode in one of
the following situations:
僅 When the accelerator pedal is gently
depressed for more than approxi
-
mately 6 seconds while driving.
僅 When the vehicle stops.
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