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When Driving

Transaxle

*Some models.

Type B

Gear position indication

Manual shift mode indication

Type C

Manual shift mode indication

Gear position indication

NOTE



  If the gears cannot be shifted down 

when driving at higher speeds, the gear 

position indication will flash twice to 

signal that the gears cannot be shifted 

down (to protect the transaxle).



  If the automatic transaxle fluid (ATF) 

temperature becomes too high, there 

is the possibility that the transaxle 

will switch to automatic shift mode, 

canceling manual shift mode and 

turning off the gear position indication 

illumination. This is a normal function 

to protect the automatic transaxle. After 

the ATF temperature has decreased, the 

gear position indication illumination 

turns back on and driving in manual 

shift mode is restored.

Shifting

You can shift gears up and down by 

operating the selector lever or the steering 

shift switches

*

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Manually Shifting up

(M1 → M2 → M3 → M4 → M5 → M6)

To shift up to a higher gear, move the 

selector lever back   once.

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