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REVERSE (R):

Use this gear to back

up.

NOTICE:

Shifting to

REVERSE (R)

while your vehicle is

moving forward could damage your transmission.

Shift to

REVERSE

(R)

only after

your

vehicle

is stopped.

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rock your vehicle back and

forth

to

get out

of

snow.

ice or sand without damaging your transmission, see

“Stuck:

In

Sand. Mud, Ice

or

Snow”

in

the Index.

NEUTRAL

(N):

In

this position,

your

engine doesn’t

connect with the wheels.

To

restart when you’re

already moving, use

NEUTRAL

(N)

only.

Also,

use

NEUTRAL

(N)

when your vehicle is being towed.

I

Shifting out of

PARK

(P)

or

NEUTRAL

(N)

while

your engine

is

“racing” (running at high speed) is

dangerous. Unless your

foot

is

firmly

on

the

brake pedal, your vehicle could move very

rapidly. You could lose control and hit people

or

objects. Don’t shift out of

PARK

(P)

or

NEUTRAL

(N)

while your engine is racing.

I

NOTICE:

Damage to your transmission caused by shifting

out

of

PARK

(P)

or

NEUTRAL

(N)

with the

engine racing isn’t covered by your warranty.

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