When Driving; Manually shifting down; Using selector lever- Page 133

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When Driving

Transmission

*Some models.

Manually shifting down

You can shift gears down by operating 

the selector lever or the steering shift 

switches

*

.

M6 → M5 → M4 → M3 → M2→ M1

Using selector lever

To shift down to a lower gear, tap the 

selector lever forward   once.

Using steering shift switch

*

To shift down to a lower gear with the 

steering shift switches, pull the DOWN 

switch   toward you once with your 

fingers.

DOWN switch (-)

WARNING

Do not use engine braking on slippery 

road surfaces or at high speeds:

Shifting down while driving on wet, 

snowy, or frozen roads, or while driving 

at high speeds causes sudden engine 

braking, which is dangerous. The 

sudden change in tire speed could 

cause the tires to skid. This could 

lead to loss of vehicle control and an 

accident.

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



  When driving at high speeds, the gear 

may not shift down.



  During deceleration, the gear may 

automatically shift down depending on 

vehicle speed.



  When depressing the accelerator fully, 

the transmission will shift to a lower 

gear, depending on vehicle speed. 

However, the gears do not kickdown 

while the DSC is turned off.

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