Normal Driving; Using Engine Braking - Toyota sienna 2004 Service Manual

(b) Normal driving
1. Start the engine as instructed in "How
to start the engine" on page 394 in
Section 3. The transmission must be in
"P" or "N".
2. With your foot holding down the brake
pedal, shift the selector lever to "D".
When the lever is in the "D" position, the
automatic transmission system will select
the most suitable gear for running condi-
tions such as normal cruising, hill climb-
ing, hard towing, etc.
Always use the "D" position for better fuel
economy and quieter driving. If the engine
coolant temperature is low, the transmis-
sion will not shift into the overdrive gear
even in the "D" position.
CAUTION
Never put your foot on the accelera-
tor pedal while shifting.
3. Release the parking brake and brake
pedal. Depress the accelerator pedal
slowly for smooth starting.
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(c) Using engine braking
To use engine braking, you can downshift
the transmission as follows:
D
Shift into the "4" position. The trans-
mission will downshift to fourth gear
and engine braking will be enabled.
D
Shift into the "3" position. The trans-
mission will downshift to third gear
when the vehicle speed drops down to
or lower than the following speed, and
stronger engine braking will be en-
abled.
Two−wheel drive models
141 km/h (88 mph)
All−wheel drive models
137 km/h (86 mph)
D
Shift into the "2" position. The trans-
mission will downshift to second gear
when the vehicle speed drops down to
or lower than the following speed, and
stronger engine braking will be en-
abled.
Two−wheel drive models
91 km/h (57 mph)
All−wheel drive models
88 km/h (55 mph)
I n f o r ma t i o n P r o v i d e d b y :
D
Shift into the "L" position. The trans-
mission will downshift to first gear
when the vehicle speed drops down to
or lower than the following speed, and
maximum engine braking will be en-
abled.
Two−wheel drive models
43 km/h (27 mph)
All−wheel drive models
42 km/h (26 mph)
Vehicles with cruise control or dynamic
laser cruise control—When the cruise con-
trol is being used, even if you downshift
from "D" to "4", engine braking will not be
enabled because the cruise control is not
cancelled.
For ways to decrease the vehicle speed,
see "Cruise control" on page 192 or "Dy-
namic laser cruise control" on page 195
in this Section.
2004 SIENNA from Aug. '04 Prod. (OM45422U)