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4-2. Driving procedures
WARNING
To prevent an accident when releas-
■
ing the shift lock
Before pressing the shift lock override
button, make sure to set the parking
brake and depress the brake pedal.
If the accelerator pedal is accidentally
depressed instead of the brake pedal
when the shift lock override button is
pressed and the shift lever is shifted out
of P, the vehicle may suddenly start, pos-
sibly leading to an accident resulting in
death or serious injury.
Selecting the driving mode
→P.236
Selecting shift ranges in the D
position
To drive using temporary shift range
selection, operate the "-" paddle shift
switch while the shift lever in D. Chang-
ing the shift range enables the level of
engine braking force to be selected.
The shift range can then be selected by
operating the "-" and "+" paddle shift
switches.
1 Upshifting
2
Downshifting
The selected shift range, from 1 to 6,
will be displayed on the multi-informa-
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tion display.
The initial shift range when the "-" paddle
shift switch is operated is automatically set
to 2, 3, 4 or 5 according to the vehicle
speed.
To return to normal D position driving, the
"+" paddle shift switch must be held down
for a period of time.
Meter dis-
Function
play
A gear in the range between 1
and the selected gear is auto-
D2 - D6 matically chosen depending
on vehicle speed and driving
conditions
D1 1st gear is set
A lower shift range will provide greater
engine braking forces than a higher shift
range.
■ When the "-" paddle shift switch is oper-
ated with the shift lever in the D position
A shift range will be automatically selected.
The highest gear of the first shift range will
be one gear lower than the gear in use
during normal D position driving.
■ Automatic deactivation of shift range
selection in the D position
Shift range selection in the D position will
be deactivated in the following situations:
● When the vehicle comes to a stop
● If the accelerator pedal is depressed for
more than a certain period of time
When the shift lever is shifted to a posi-
●
tion other than D
Selecting gears in the M position
To enter M mode, shift the shift lever to
M. Gears can then be selected by
operating the shift lever or paddle shift
switches, allowing you to drive in the