User manual

CAUTION!

The electronically controlled transaxle system is

strictly intended to provide supplementary func-

tions. When driving downhill under certain condi-

tions, or immediately after starting when the auto-

matic transaxle is cold, no automatic shift-down may

be made. The driver should shift down to a low gear

(3rd gear or 2nd gear), which will permit the engine

to exert a braking effect.

NOTE

: During the brake-in period or immediately after

re-connection of the battery cable, the vehicle may not

shift smoothly. This does not indicate a faulty transmis-

sion. The transaxle system must have a short period to

learn parameters forproper shifting. Shifting will become

smooth after the transaxle has been shifted several times

by the electronic control system.

Selector lever operation

The transaxle has 4 forward gears and 1 reverse gear.

The individual gears are selected automatically, depend-

ing on the position of the gear selector lever, the speed of

the vehicle, and the position of the accelerator pedal.

The selector lever has 2 9gates9: the main gate and the

manual gate.

NOTE

: For information on manual gate operation,

please refer to “Autostick” on page 159.

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Main gate

Manual gate

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