Owner's Manual - Page 269

For 2008 OUTBACK 3.0 R L.L. BEAN.

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Black plate (276,1)
Model "A2440BE-B" EDITED: 2007/ 5/ 7
7-28 Starting and operating
selector lever or the paddle shift switch
behind the steering wheel (if equipped).
! Using the selector lever
Shift to the next-higher gear by briefly
pushing the selector lever toward the +
end of the manual gate.
Shift to the next-lower gear by briefly
pulling the selector lever toward the
end of the manual gate.
! Using the paddle shift (if equipped)
Pull the + of the paddle shift to upshift
one level. Also pull the of the paddle
shift to downshift one level.
To deselect the manual mode, return the
selector lever to the D position from the
manual gate.
While driving, if you change gears by
paddle shifting, the gear position indicator
light comes on and shows the current gear
condition. At this time, the normal mode
temporarily changes to the manual mode,
and after driving for a short period of time,
the transmission mode returns to the
normal mode. (The timing of the gear
change and return is different, depending
on driving conditions existing when paddle
shifting.)
Also, if you subsequently ease off the
accelerator pedal and then accelerate
again, the transmission will automatically
switch back from manual mode to normal
mode.
CAUTION
Do not place or hang anything on
the paddle shift levers. Doing so
may result in accidential gear shift-
ing.
NOTE
Please read the following points care-
fully and bear them in mind when using
the manual mode.
. If you attempt to shift down when
the engine speed is too high, i.e., when
a downshift would push the tachometer
needle beyond the red zone, beeps will
be emitted to warn you that the down-
shift is not possible.
. If you attempt to shift up when the
vehicle speed is too low, the transmis-
sion will not respond.
. You can perform a skip-shift (for
example, from 4th to 2nd) by operating
the selector lever or a paddle switch
twice in rapid succession.
. The transmission automatically se-
lects 1st gear when the vehicle stops
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