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When Driving

Transaxle

To shift up to a higher gear with the 

steering shift switches, pull the UP switch 

(

) toward you once with your 

fingers.

UP switch

WARNING

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 slowly, the gears may not 

shift up.



  In manual shift mode, do not run the 

engine with the tachometer needle in 

the RED ZONE. When the engine rpm is 

high, a gear may shift up automatically 

to protect the engine.



  When depressing the accelerator fully, 

the transaxle will shift to a lower gear, 

depending on vehicle speed.



  The steering shift switch can be used 

temporarily even if the selector lever is 

in the D position while driving. In 

addition, it returns to automatic shift 

mode when the UP switch (

) is 

pulled rearward for a sufficient amount 

of time.

Manually Shifting down

(M6 → M5 → M4 → M3 → M2 → M1)

To shift down to a lower gear, move the 

selector lever forward   once. 

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