During hilly roads driving
Press the overdrive control switch to turn the over-
drive function off. The transmission will shift auto-
matically among the 1
st
, 2
nd
, and 3
rd
gears, and
light engine braking will be available on downhill
roads.
Overdrive OFF indication lamp
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When the overdrive control switch is in the OFF po-
sition,
the overdrive OFF indication lamp in the me-
ter cluster comes on.
When a malfunction occurs in the au-
tomatic transmission
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When the selector lever position indicator blinks
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When the selector lever position indicator blinks
while you are driving, there could be a malfunction
in the automatic transmission system.
CAUTION
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If
the selector lever position indicator
blinks while you are driving, it is likely
that a safety device is operating because
of a malfunction in the automatic trans-
mission. We recommend you to have
your vehicle inspected as soon as possible.
CAUTION
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The selector lever position indicator warn-
ing function does not operate with the se-
lector lever in the “P” (PARK), “R” (RE-
VERSE) or “N” (NEUTRAL) position.
When the A/T (automatic transmission) fluid tem-
perature warning lamp comes on
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The automatic transmission fluid temperature warn-
ing
lamp comes on when the automatic transmis-
sion fluid temperature becomes abnormally high
with the ignition switch “ON” position.
Normally the warning lamp comes on when the ig-
nition switch is turned to the “ON” position, and
then will go out after a few seconds.
Starting and driving
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