Second Gear Fixed Mode; When Driving; Automatic Transaxle- Page 233

Keep your hands on the steering wheel rim
when using fingers on the steering shift
switches:

Putting your hands inside the rim of the
steering wheel when using the steering
shift switches is dangerous. If the driver's
air bag were to deploy in a collision, your
hands could be impacted causing injury.

NOTE



When driving at high speeds, the gear
may not shift down.



During deceleration, the gear may
automatically shift down depending on
vehicle speed.



When depressing the accelerator fully,
the transaxle will shift to a lower gear,
depending on vehicle speed. However,
the gears do not kickdown while the TCS
is turned off.

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Second Gear Fixed Mode

When the selector lever is moved back 
while the vehicle speed is about 10 km/h
(6.2 mph) or less, the transaxle is set in the
second gear fixed mode. The gear is fixed
in second while in this mode for easier
acceleration from a stop and driving on
slippery roads such as snow-covered
roads.
If the selector lever is moved back   or
forward   while in the second gear fixed
mode, the mode will be canceled.

When Driving

Automatic Transaxle

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