When Driving; Automatic Transaxle; Gear position indication- Page 190

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When Driving

Automatic Transaxle

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 4-43.

 Shift Position Indication

The selector position is indicated when the 

ignition is switched ON.

Gear position indication

In manual shift mode, the “M” of the shift 

position indication illuminates and the 

numeral for the selected gear is displayed.

 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.

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