Warm-up
Shift
Your vehicle has a computer controlled transaxle
designed to warm up the engine faster when the outside
temperature is
35°F
(2°C) or colder. You may notice
that the transaxle will shift at a higher vehicle speed until
the engine is warmed up. This is a normal condition
designed to provide heat to the passenger compartment
and defrost the windows more quickly. See
Climate
Control System on
page
3-25
for more information.
THIRD
(3):
This position is also used for normal driving,
but it offers more power and lower fuel economy than
AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE (D).
Here are some times you might choose THIRD
(3)
instead of AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE (D):
When driving on hilly, winding roads.
When towing a trailer (so there is less shifting
When going down a steep hill.
between gears).
SECOND
(2):
This position gives you more power,
but lower fuel economy. You can use SECOND
(2)
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.
Notice:
Don’t drive in SECOND
(2)
for more than
25
miles
(40
km), or at speeds over 55 mph
(90
km/h),
or you can damage your transaxle. Use THIRD
(3)
or
AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE (D) as much as possible.
Don’t
shift
into SECOND
(2)
unless you are going
slower than
65
mph
(105
km/h) or you can damage
your engine.
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
(55
km/h) and THIRD
(3)
for higher speeds.
FIRST
(1):
This position gives you even more power
(but lower fuel economy) than
SECOND
(2).
You can use
it on very steep hills, or in deep snow or mud.
If
the shift
lever is put in FIRST
(I),
the transaxle won’t downshift
into first gear until the vehicle is going slow enough.
Notice:
If your front wheels won’t turn, don’t try to
drive. This might happen if you were stuck in very
deep sand or mud or were up against a solid object.
You
could damage your transaxle. Also, if you stop
when going
uphill,
don’t hold your vehicle there with
only the accelerator pedal. This could overheat and
damage the transaxle. Use your brakes to hold your
vehicle in position on a
hill.
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