Owner's Manual

Manual Transmission
6-Speed
This is your shift pattern.
Here’s how to operate your
transmission:
5
3
FIRST
(1):
Press the clutch pedal and shift into
FIRST (1). Then slowly let up on the clutch pedal as
you press the accelerator pedal.
You can shift into FIRST
(1)
when you’re going less
than
40
mph
(64
km/h).
If you’ve come to a complete
stop and it’s hard to shift into HRST
(I),
put the shift
lever in NEUTRAL (N) and let up on the clutch. Press
the
clutch pedal back down. Then shift into FIRST (1).
SECOND
(2):
Press
the
clutch pedal as you let up on
the accelerator pedal and shift into
SECOND
(2).
Then,
slowly let up on the clutch pedal as you press the
accelerator pedal.
THIRD(3),FOURTH(4),FIFTH(S)ANDSIXTH(6):
Shift into
THIRD
(3)’
FOURTH
(4),
F’IFTH
(5)
and
SIXTH
(6)
the same way you do for
SECOND
(2).
Slowly
let up on the clutch pedal as you press the accelerator pedal.
TO
STOP:
Let up on the accelerator pedal and press the
brake pedal. Just before the vehicle stops, press the
clutch pedal and the brake pedal, and shift to
NEUTRAL
(N).
NEUTRAL (N):
Use this position when you start or
idle your engine. Your shift lever is in NEUTRAL (N)
when it is centered in the shift pattern, not in any other
gear.
REVERSE (R):
To back up, press down the clutch
pedal and shift into REVERSE (R). Just apply pressure
to get the lever past FIFTH
(5)
and
SIXTH
(6)
into
REVERSE
(R).
Let up on the clutch pedal slowly while
pressing the accelerator pedal.
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