Honda 2005 CR-V Owner's Manual page 152

Automatic Transmission
To shift from: Do this:
Press the brake pedal and
P to R pull the shift lever towards
you.
R to P
N to R Pull the shift lever towards
D to 2 you.
2 to 1
1 to 2
2 to D
D to N Move the lever.
N to D
R to N
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This position mechani-
Park (P) −
cally locks the transmission. Use
Park whenever you are turning off or
starting the engine. To shift out of
Park, you must press on the brake
pedal and have your foot off the
accelerator pedal. Pull the shift lever
towards you, then move it out of
Park.
If you have done all of the above and
still cannot move the lever out of
Park, see
Shift Lock Release
page 153 .
You must also pull the shift lever
towards you to shift into Park. To
avoid transmission damage, come to
a complete stop before shifting into
Park. The shift lever must be in Park
before you can remove the key from
the ignition switch.
Reverse (R) −
pedal and pull the shift lever towards
you to shift from Park to Reverse. To
shift from Reverse to Neutral, come
to a complete stop, and then shift.
Pull the shift lever towards you
before shifting into Reverse from
Neutral.
Your vehicle has a reverse lockout so
you cannot accidentally shift to
Reverse when the vehicle speed
on
exceeds 5 mph (8 km/h).
If you cannot shift to Reverse when
the vehicle is stopped, press the
brake pedal and slowly shift to
Neutral, and then to Reverse.
If there is a problem in the reverse
lockout system, or your vehicle's
battery is disconnected or goes dead,
you cannot shift to Reverse. (Refer
to Shift Lock Release
Press the brake
on page 153 ).