Black plate (176,1)
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
l
When driving slowly, the gears may not
shift up.
l
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.
l
When depressing the accelerator fully, the
transaxle will shift to a lower gear,
depending on vehicle speed.
Manually Shifting down
(M6
→
M5
→
M4
→
M3
→
M2
→
M1)
To shift down to a lower gear, tap the shift
lever forward (
) once.
With i-ELOOP system
Without i-ELOOP system
To shift down to a lower gear with the
steering shift switches, pull the DOWN
switch toward you once with your fingers.
DOWN switch
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When Driving
Transaxle
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