Honda Accord 4D 2003-2006 Owner's Manual page 327

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Automatic Transmission
When you accelerate away from a
stop, the transmission will be in first
gear. The transmission will not
automatically upshift. Watch the
tachometer and upshift manually
before the engine reaches redline.
The transmission remains in the
selected gear (5, 4, 3, 2, or 1). There
is no automatic downshift when you
push the accelerator pedal to the
floor.
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Driving
The transmission may automatically
downshift from the higher gear to
the lower gear under the following
conditions:
The vehicle speeds drops below.
5 4: 52 km/h (32 mph)
→
4 → 3: 32 km/h (20 mph)
If you drive uphill between.
5 → 4: 72 − 52 km/h (45 −
mph)
4 3: 52 32 km/h (32
→ − −
mph)
If you press the brake pedal as you
drive downhill.
Downshifting gives you more power
when climbing or provides engine
braking when going down a steep hill.
The transmission will also shift
automatically as the vehicle comes to
a complete stop. It will downshift to
first gear when the vehicle speed is
under 10 km/h (6 mph).
If you try to manually downshift at a
speed that would cause the engine to
exceed the redline in a lower gear,
the transmission will not downshift.
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The gear indicator will flash the
20 number of the lower gear several
times, then return to the higher gear.
If the vehicle speed slows to below
the redline of the selected lower
gear position while the indicator is
flashing, the transmission will
downshift and the display will
show the selected lower gear.