STARTING AND OPERATING 2–13
NOTE
Kickdown?
If you need to accelerate rapidly,
depress the accelerator pedal com-
pletely to the floor to push the
kickdown switch on the floor. Then,
the kickdown will be operated and
the transmission shift to a lower
gear automatically.
Kickdown switch is located under the ac-
celerator pedal. Use it for rapid or uphill
acceleration.
When the accelerator pedal is depressed
fully, there will be contacting sound or feel-
ing and kickdown function starts.
When the kickdown switch is operated, the
POWER light in the meter cluster comes ON.
KICKDOWN FUNCTION (BTRA:
4-SPEED)
5-speed automatic transmission
The electronic pedal installed on 5-speed
automatic transmission provides kick-down
function according to the level of accelera-
tor pedal movement without kick-down
switch.
SAFETY MODE (5-SPEED
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION)
When the transmission has electric or me-
chanical fault, the transmission operates in
safety mode to maintain minimum driving
cinditions and to prevent the transmission
from being damaged.
When the transmission is defective, the
symptoms that can be occurred are as
follows:
• Heavy shock when moving the selector
lever
• Decreased driving force while driving at
high speed
• Fixed gear position during driving
• Fixed at 3rd gear
• Fixed at a gear other than 3rd gear when
the 3rd gear is defective
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