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When Driving

Transmission

NOTE



  A natural driving posture can be 

realized by lightly gripping the shift 

lever from the side without having to 

rest your elbow on the center console 

box.



  If shifting to R is difficult, shift back into 

neutral, release the clutch pedal, and try 

again.

 Gear Shift Indicator

The gear shift indicator supports you to 

obtain optimum fuel economy and smooth 

driving. It displays the selected gear 

position in the instrument cluster as well 

as notifies the driver to change to the most 

suitable gear position corresponding to the 

actual driving condition.

Selected gear position Suitable gear position

Indication

Condition

Numeral

The selected gear position is 

displayed.

 and numeral Shift up or down to the indicated 

gear position is recommended.

CAUTION

Do not rely solely on the shift-up/

shift-down recommendations by 

indications. The actual driving 

situation might require shift operations 

different from indication. To avoid the 

risk of accidents, the road and traffic 

conditions have to be judged correctly 

by the driver before shifting.

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