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Black plate (219,1)
北米Model "A1920BE-B" EDITED: 2006/ 9/ 19
To shift the selector lever from the “P”
position to any other position, you have to
depress the brake pedal fully when the
ignition switch is in the “ON” position. This
prevents the vehicle from lurching when it
is started.
If the shift lever does not move from the
“P” position with the brake pedal de-
pressed, refer to the “Shift lock release”
section in this chapter.
! R (Reverse)
This position is for backing the vehicle.
To shift from the “N” to “R” position, first
stop the vehicle completely then move the
lever to the “R” position.
! N (Neutral)
This position is for restarting a stalled
engine.
In this position the wheels and transmis-
sion are not locked. In this position, the
transmission is neutral; the vehicle will roll
freely, even on the slightest incline unless
the parking brake or foot brake is on.
Avoid coasting with the tra nsmission
neutral.
During coasting, there is no engine brak-
ing effect.
NOTE
If you stop the engine with the selector
lever in the “N” position, move the
selector lever to the “P” position
immediately. Otherwise, you may find
that the selector lever soon cannot be
moved to the “P” position. If you find
that the selector lever cannot be moved
from the “N” position to the “P” posi-
tion, turn the ignition switch to the
“ON” position and try again.
WARNING
Do not drive the vehicle with the
selector lever in the “N” (neutral)
position. Engine braking has no
effect in this condition and the risk
of an accident is consequently in-
creased.
! D (Drive)
This position is for normal driving.
The transmission automatically shifts into
a suitable gear from 1st to 4th according to
the vehicle speed and the acceleration
you require.
When more acceleration is required in this
position, press the accelerator pedal fully
to the floor and hold that position. The
transmission will automatically downshift
to 3rd, 2nd or 1st gear. When you release
the pedal, the transmission will return to
the original gear position.
! While climbing a grade
When driving up hill, undesired upshift to
4th gear is prevented from taking place
when the accelerator pedal is released.
This minimizes the chances of subse-
quent downshifting to a lower gear when
accelerating again . This prevents re-
peated upshifting and downshifting result-
ing in a smoother operation of the vehicle.
NOTE
The transmission may downshift to 2nd
or 1st gear, depending on the way the
accelerator pedal is pressed to accel-
erate the vehicle again.
! While going down a hill
When descending a steep hill, depressing
the brake pedal will cause the transmis-
sion to downshift to 3rd gear, thus apply-
ing engine braking. Reacceleration for a
short time will cause the transmission to
upshift normally.
NOTE
In some cases, depressing the brake
pedal on a downhill grade does not
result in an automatic downshift to 3rd
gear. This can happen when the auto-
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