Owner's Manual
AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE
(@):
This position
is
for normal driving. If you need more
power for passing, and you’re:
-
Going less than about
35
mph
(56
km/h), push your
accelerator pedal about halfway down.
-
Going about
35
mph
(56
km/h)
or more, push the
accelerator all the way down.
You’ll shift down to the next gear and have more
power.
DRIVE
(D):
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
DRIVE
(D)
instead of AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE
(a):
-
When driving on hilly, winding roads.
-
When towing a trailer,
so
there is less shifting
-
When going down
a
steep hill.
between gears.
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
mountain roads, but then you would also want to use
your brakes
off
and on.
I
NOTICE:
Don’t drive in
SECOND
(2)
for more
than
25
miles
(40
km),
or at speeds over
55
mph
(88
km/h),
or
you
can damage your transmission. Use
AUTOMATIC
OVERDRIVE
(@)
or DRIVE
(D)
as
much
as
possible.
Don’t shift into
SECOND
(2)
unless you are going
slower than
65
mph
(105
kmk),
or
you
can
damage your engine.
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