Owner`s manual

AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE (a): This position is
for normal driving.
If you need more power for passing,
and you’re:
Going less than approximately 35 mph (55 km/h),
push your accelerator pedal about halfway down.
0 Going about 35 mph (55 km/h) or more, push the
accelerator all the way down.
You’ll shift down to the next gear and have more power.
THIRD (3): This position is also used for normal
driving, however, it offers more power and lower fuel
economy than AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE
(@).
Here are some times you might choose THIRD (3)
instead of AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE (a):
0 When driving on hilly, winding roads,
0 When towing a trailer, so there is less shifting
0 When going down a steep hill.
between gears, or
SECOND (2): This position gives you more power
but lower
fuel economy than AUTOMATIC
OVERDRIVE
(@) or THIRD (3). You can use
SECOND
(2) on hills. It can help control your speed
as you
go down steep 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 km/h), or
you
can damage your transaxle. Use AUTOMATIC
OVERDRIVE (0) or THIRD (3) as much
as possible.
Don’t shift into SECOND
(2) unIess y6u iWe=going
slower than
65 mph (105 km/h), or you can
damage your engine.
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