Owner`s manual

AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE (a): Your automatic
transaxle has AUTOMATIC
OVERDRIVE (a), this
position is for normal driving.
If you need more power
€or passing, and you’re:
Going less than 35 mph (55 km/h), push your
Going about 35 mph (55 h/h) or more, push the
You’ll shift down to the next gear and have more power.
THIRD
(3): This position is for normal driving, at all
speeds, in most street and highway situations. It offers
more power but lower fuel economy than AUTOMATIC
OVERDRIVE
(@).
Here are some times you might choose THIRD (D)
instead of AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE (@):
When driving on hilly, winding roads;
D When towing a trailer, so there is less shifting
When going down a steep hill.
SECOND
(2): This position gives you more power but
lower fuel economy. You can use
SECOND (2) on hills.
It can help control your speed as you go down steep
accelerator pedal about halfway down.
accelerator all the way down.
between gears;
mountain roads, but then you would also want to use
your brakes off and on.
NOTICE:
Don’t drive in SECOND (2) for more than 25 miles
(41 km), or at speeds over 55 mph (88 kmh),
or you can damage your transaxle.
Use THIRD (3)
or AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE (@) as much
as possible.
With automatic overdrive, SECOND
(2) will
select either first or second gear depending on
vehicle speed.
If your vehicle is slowing, the
transaxle
will downshift to first gear at 20 to
25 miles per hour (32 to 30 kdh) for engine
braking. You may notice some variation in
shift speed in SECOND
(2) when accelerating
or braking.
Don’t shift into SECOND
(2) unless you are going
slower than
65 mph (105 kmlh), or you can
damage your engine.
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