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2-1. Driving procedures
Changing shift ranges in S mode
Shift the shift lever to the S position and operate the shift lever.
Upshifting
Downshifting
The initial shift range in S mode is automatically set to 5 or 4 accord-
ing to vehicle speed. However, the initial shift range may be set to 3
or 2 if the AI-SHIFT has operated while the shift lever was in the D
position. (
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■ Shift ranges and their functions
A lower shift range will provide greater engine braking forces than a higher
shift range.
Shift range Function
6
Automatically selecting gears between 1 and 6 according to
vehicle speed and driving conditions.
5
Automatically selecting gears between 1 and 5 according to
vehicle speed and driving conditions.
4
Automatically selecting gears between 1 and 4 according to
vehicle speed and driving conditions.
3
Automatically selecting gears between 1 and 3 according to
vehicle speed and driving conditions.
2
Automatically selecting gears between 1 and 2 according to
vehicle speed and driving conditions.
1 Setting the gear at 1.