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ENGINE (IGNITI ON) SWITCH, TRANSMISSI ON AND PARKING BRAKE
Paddle shift switches
1: Upshifti ng
2: Downshifti ng
Gear step functi ons
D “M7” ( Seventh gear step):
The gear s tep i s f ixed at sev enth gear
step.
D “M6” ( Sixth gear step) :
The gear step is fi xed at s ixt h gear
step.
D “M5” ( Fift h gear step):
The gear step is fi xed at fi fth gear
step.
D “M4” ( Fourth gear step) :
The gear step is fi xed at fourth gear
step.
D “M3” ( Third gear step) :
The gear st ep is fi xed at thi rd gear
step.
D “M2” ( Second gear step):
The gear step is fix ed at s econd gear
step.
D “M1” ( First gear st ep):
The gear step is fi xed at fir st gear
step.
Downshift rest rict ion warning buzz er
To hel p ensure s afety and dr iving perf or-
mance, downshift ing operat ion may some-
times be restricted. In some circum-
stanc es, downs hift ing may not be pos sible
even when the shif t lev er is oper ated.
(The buzzer w ill sound twi ce.)
Maximum allowable speeds
If the vehi cle speed exceeds the fol lowing
speeds in each gear step, the trans mis-
sion will aut omatic ally ups hift to prev ent
the engine from over −revving.
gear s tep km/h (mph)
6 195 (121)
5 167 (103)
4 140 (87)
3 112 (70)
2 85 (53)
1 64 (40)
Finish
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