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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 

fi ngers.

UP switch

WARNING

  Keep your hands on the steering wheel 
rim when using fi ngers 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

y

  When driving slowly, the gears may not 

shift up.

y

  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.

y

  When depressing the accelerator fully, 

the transaxle will shift to a lower gear, 
depending on vehicle speed.

y

  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 suffi cient amount 
of time.

  Manually  Shifting  down

(M6

ĺ

 M5 

ĺ

 M4 

ĺ

 M3 

ĺ

 M2 

ĺ

 M1)

  To shift down to a lower gear, move the 
selector lever forward   once.