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LEXUSNX300/NX200OwnersManualGeneralM78540en
4-2. Driving procedures
Driving
5 Press the shift lock override button.
The shift lever can be shifted while the but-
ton is pressed.
 Left-hand drive vehicles
 Right-hand drive vehicles
P.304
To drive using temporary shift range
selection, operate the “-” paddle shift
switch while the shift lever in D. Chang-
ing the shift range enables the level of
engine braking force to be selected.
The shift range can then be selected by
operating the “-” and “+” paddle shift
switches.
1 Upshifting
2 Downshifting
The selected shift range, from 1 to 6,
will be displayed on the multi-informa-
tion display.
The initial shift range when the “-” paddle
shift switch is operated is automatically set
to 2, 3, 4 or 5 according to the vehicle
speed.
To return to normal D position driving, the
“+” paddle shift switch must be held down
for a period of time.
A lower shift range will provide greater
engine braking forces than a higher shift
range.
WARNING
■ To prevent an accident when releas-
ing the shift lock
Before pressing the shift lock override
button, make sure to set the parking
brake and depress the brake pedal.
If the accelerator pedal is accidentally
depressed instead of the brake pedal
when the shift lock override button is
pressed and the shift lever is shifted out
of P, the vehicle may suddenly start, pos-
sibly leading to an accident resulting in
death or serious injury.
Selecting the driving mode
Selecting shift ranges in the D
position
Meter
display
Function
D2 - D6
A gear in the range between 1
and the selected gear is auto-
matically chosen depending
on vehicle speed and driving
conditions
D1 1st gear is set