User's Guide Part 1

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Some models.
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When Driving
Transaxle
Type B
Manual shift mode indication
Gear position indication
Type C
Manual shift mode indication
Gear position indication
NOTE
• If the gears cannot be shifted down
when driving at higher speeds, the
gear position indication will fl ash
twice to signal that the gears cannot be
shifted down (to protect the transaxle).
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If the automatic transaxle fl uid (ATF)
temperature becomes too high, there
is the possibility that the transaxle
will switch to automatic shift mode,
canceling manual shift mode and
turning off the gear position indication
illumination. This is a normal function
to protect the AT. After the ATF
temperature has decreased, the gear
position indication illumination turns
back on and driving in manual shift
mode is restored.
Shifting
You can shift gears up and down by
operating the shift 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 shift
lever back (
) once.
To shift up to a higher gear with the
steering shift switches, pull the UP switch
toward you once with your fi ngers.
UP switch
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