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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.

To shift up to a higher gear with the
steering shift switches, pull the UP switch
(

/OFF) toward you once with your

fingers.

UP switch (+/OFF)

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

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When driving slowly, the gears may not
shift up.

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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.

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When depressing the accelerator fully, the
transaxle will shift to a lower gear,
depending on vehicle speed.

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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 (

/OFF) is pulled rearward for

a sufficient amount of time.

When Driving

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