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When Driving

Automatic Transaxle

 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.

Manual Shift Mode

The manual shift mode gives you the feel 

of driving a manual transaxle vehicle by 

allowing you to operate the selector lever 

manually. This allows you to control 

engine rpm and torque to the drive wheels 

much like a manual transaxle when more 

control is desired.

To change to manual shift mode, shift the 

lever from D to M.

NOTE

Changing to manual shift mode while 

driving will not damage the transaxle.

To return to automatic shift mode, shift the 

lever from M to D.

NOTE



  If you change to manual shift mode 

when the vehicle is stopped, the gear 

will shift to M1.



  If you change to manual shift mode 

without depressing the accelerator 

pedal when driving in D range, 5th 

gear/6th gear, the gear will shift to M4/

M5.

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