Hold Mode; To Avoid Busy Shifting; Manual Transmission Operation; Driving Like Manual Transmission - Suzuki Automible 2008 Forenza Owner's Manual

lamp (MIL) or the HOLD mode light may
come on or may blink. In this situation,
automatic shifting can be canceled or can
default to a severe condition mode.
You should consult your SUZUKI dealer
and have the problem repaired as soon as
possible when this condition occurs.

Hold Mode

You can select this mode to drive with
some characteristics of a manual transmis-
sion. With the HOLD mode turned on, the
automatic transmission will stay in a spe-
cific gear range.
Press the HOLD button on the shift lever to
turn on the HOLD mode.
While on, the HOLD indicator light on the
instrument panel will light up. See "Hold
Mode Light" in section 3. Press the button
again to turn off the HOLD mode, and
return to normal automatic transmission
operation.
When the hold mode is activated, the
transmission operates as follows:
Selector Lever
Position
D
3
2
1
Function Features of HOLD Mode
Winter function
When a vehicle is on a slippery road such
as one that is covered with snow, mud etc.,
the vehicle can easily overcome the slip-
pery road conditions by activating the hold
mode with the transmission selector lever
in the D, 3 or 2-position.

To avoid busy shifting

Fuzzy logic is applied to avoid busy shifting
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in most hilly driving conditions. Using the
HOLD button & shifting into the 3-position
are other ways to avoid busy shifting in
case fuzzy logic is not sufficient.

Driving like manual transmission

When in the hold mode condition, you can
use the automatic transmission as a 4-
speed manual transmission.

Manual Transmission Operation

Gear range
Five-Speed
↔ 3 ↔ 4
nd rd th
2
th
(mainly 4 gear)
↔ 3
nd rd
2
rd
(mainly 3 gear)
nd
2 (fixed)
st
1 (fixed)
This is your shift pattern.
Here's how to operate your manual trans-
mission:
FIRST (1):
Press the clutch pedal and shift into FIRST
(1). Then, slowly let up on the clutch pedal
as you press the accelerator pedal.
You can shift into FIRST (1) when you're
going less than 20 mph (32 km/h). If you've
come to a complete stop and it's hard to
shift into FIRST (1), put the shift lever in
NEUTRAL and let up on the clutch. Press
the clutch pedal back down. Then shift into
FIRST (1).
SECOND (2):
Press the clutch pedal as you let up on the
accelerator pedal and shift into SECOND
FEATURES AND CONTROLS
R 1 3 5
2 4
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