User Guide
DRIVE
(D):
This position is for normal driving. If you
need more power for passing, and you’re:
@
Going less than about
35
mph
(55
km/h),
push your
Going about
35
mph
(55
km/h)
or more, push the
accelerator pedal about halfway down.
accelerator all the way down.
You’ll shift down to the next gear and have more power.
DRTVE
@)
should not be used when towing a trailer,
carrying a heavy load, driving on steep hills, or for
off-road driving. Select
THIRD
(3)
when operating the
vehicle under
any
of these conditions.
THIRD
(3):
This position is also used for normal
driving, however it offers more power and lower fuel
economy than DRIVE (D). You should use THIRD
(3)
when towing a trailer, carrying a heavy load, driving
on
steep hills or winding roads or for off-road driving.
SECOND
(2):
This position gives you more power but
lower fuel economy
than
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.
You
can
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use SECOND
(2)
for starting your vehicle
from a stop on slippery road surfaces.
FIRST
(1):
This position gives you even more power
(but lower fuel economy) than SECOND
(2).
You can
use it on very steep hills, or in deep snow or mud. If the
selector lever is put in FIRST
(1)
while the vehicle is
moving forward, the transmission won’t shift into
FIRST
(1)
until the vehicle
is
going slowly enough.
NOTICE:
If your rear wheels can’t rotate, don’t try to
drive. This might happen if you were stuck in
very deep sand or
mud
or were up against a solid
object.
You
could damage your transmission.
Also,
if
you stop when going uphill, don’t hold your
vehicle there with only the accelerator
pedal.
This
could overheat and damage the transmission.
Use
your
brakes
or
shift
into
PARK
(P)
to
hold your
vehicle in position on
a
hill.
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