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When Driving

Transaxle

CAUTION

  Do not shift into N when driving the 
vehicle. Doing so can cause transaxle 
damage.

   NOTE

  Apply the parking brake or depress the 

brake pedal before moving the selector 

lever from N to prevent the vehicle from 

moving unexpectedly.

  D  (Drive)

    D is the normal driving position. From a 

stop, the transaxle will automatically shift 

through a 6-gear sequence.

  M  (Manual)

    M is the manual shift mode position. Gears 

can be shifted up or down by operating the 

selector lever. Refer to Manual Shift Mode 

on  page   4-33 .

          Active Adaptive Shift (AAS)

            Active  Adaptive  Shift  (AAS) 

automatically controls the transaxle shift 

points to best suit the road conditions 

and driver input. This improves driving 

feel. The transaxle may switch to AAS 

mode when driving up and down slopes, 

cornering, driving at high elevations, 

or depressing the accelerator pedal 

quickly while the selector lever is in the 

D position. Depending on the road and 

driving conditions/vehicle operations, gear 

shifting could be delayed or not occur, 

however, this does not indicate a problem 

because the AAS mode will maintain the 

optimum gear position.

          Shift-Lock System

            The  shift-lock  system  prevents  shifting  out 

of P unless the brake pedal is depressed.

  To shift from P:

   1.   Depress and hold the brake pedal.

   2.   Start  the  engine.

   3.   Press and hold the lock-release button.

   4.   Move  the  selector  lever.

   NOTE

y

  When the ignition is switched to ACC or 

the ignition is switched off, the selector 

lever cannot be shifted from P.

y

  The ignition cannot be switched to OFF 

if the selector lever is not in P.

          Shift-Lock Override

            If  the  selector  lever  will  not  move  from  P 

using the proper shift procedure, continue 

to hold down the brake pedal.

   1.   Remove  the  shift-lock  override  cover 

using a cloth-wrapped 

À

 at head 

screwdriver.

   2.   Insert a screwdriver and push it down.

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