@
AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE: This position is for
normal driving.
If
you need more power for passing, and
you’re:
Going less than about
35
mph
(56
km/h),
push your
accelerator pedal about halfway down.
accelerator all the way down.
0
Going about
35
mph
(56
km/h)
or more, push the
You’ll shift down to the next gear and have more power.
NOTICE:
If
your vehicle seems to start up rather slowly, or
if
it seems not to shift gears.as you go faster,
something may be wrong with
a
transaxle system
sensor. If you drive very
far
that
way,
your
vehicle can be damaged.
So,
if this happens, have
your vehicle serviced right
away.
Until then, you
can use SECOND
(2)
when you are driving less
than
35
mph
(56
kmh)
and
0
OVERDRIVE for
higher speeds.
THIRD GEAR
(3):
This is like
@,
but you never
go
into OVERDRIVE. Here are some times you might
choose THIRD instead of
@:
When driving on hilly, winding roads.
When towing a trailer,
so
there
is
less shifting
0
When going down a steep hill.
SECOND
(2):
This position gives you more power but
lower fuel economy.
You
can use
SECOND
on hills. It
can help control your speed as you
go
down steep
mountain roads, but then you would also want to use
your brakes
off
and on.
between gears.
NOTICE:
Don’t drive in SECOND
(2)
for more than
5
miles
(8
km), or
at
speeds over
55
mph
(88
km/h),
or you can damage your transaxle.
Use
0
or THIRD
as
much
as
possible.
Don’t shift into SECOND unless you are going
slower than
65
mph
(105
kmh), or you can
damage your engine.
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