Manually Shifting Up; Manually Shifting Down; When Driving- Page 220

Gear position indication

The numeral for the selected gear
illuminates.
 

Manual shift mode 
indication

Gear position 
indication

Manual shift mode 
indication

Gear position 
indication

Instrument Cluster (Type A)

Instrument Cluster (Type B/C)

NOTE



If the gears cannot be shifted down
when driving at higher speeds, the gear
position indication will flash twice to
signal that the gears cannot be shifted
down (to protect the transaxle).



If the automatic transaxle fluid (ATF)
temperature becomes too high, there is
the possibility that the transaxle will
switch to automatic shift mode,
canceling manual shift mode and
turning off the gear position indication
illumination. This is a normal function
to protect the AT. After the ATF
temperature has decreased, the gear
position indication illumination turns
back on and driving in manual shift
mode is restored.

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Manually Shifting Up

You can shift gears up by operating the
selector lever.
M1 → M2 → M3 → M4 → M5 → M6

To shift up to a higher gear, tap the
selector lever back   once.
 

NOTE



When driving slowly, the gears may not
shift up.



Do not drive the vehicle with the
tachometer needle in the RED ZONE
while in manual shift mode. In addition,
manual shift mode switches to automatic
shift mode while the accelerator pedal is
completely depressed.
This function is canceled while the TCS
is turned off. However, if the vehicle is
continuously driven at a high rpm, the
gears may automatically shift up to
protect the engine.

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Manually Shifting Down

You can shift gears down by operating the
selector lever.
M6 → M5 → M4 → M3 → M2→ M1
To shift down to a lower gear, tap the
selector lever forward   once.
 

When Driving

Automatic Transaxle

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