Selection Of Manual Mode (If Equipped) - Subaru Forester 2013 Owner's Manual

When more acceleration is required in the
"D" position, depress the accelerator
pedal fully to the floor and hold that
position. The transmission will automati-
cally downshift. When you release the
pedal, the transmission will return to the
original gear position.
For models with manual mode, if one of
the shift paddles behind the steering
wheel is operated while driving in the "D"
position, the transmission will temporarily
switch to the manual mode. In this mode,
you can shift into any gear position using
the shift paddles. For details about the
manual mode, refer to "Selection of
manual mode" F7-19. Once the vehicle
speed stabilizes, the transmission will
switch from the manual mode back to
the "D" position for normal driving.
Starting and operating/Continuously variable transmission
& Selection of manual mode (if
equipped)
Type A
Type B
With the vehicle either moving or station-
ary, move the select lever from the "D"
position to the "M" position to select the
manual mode.
1) Upshift indicator
2) Downshift indicator
3) Gear position indicator
When the manual mode is selected, the
gear position indicator and upshift indica-
tor and/or downshift indicator on the
combination meter illuminate.
The gear position indicator shows the
currently selected gear in the following
range.
. 1st-to-8th-gear (when the Sport Sharp
(S#) mode is selected (if equipped))
. 1st-to-6th-gear (in other situations)
The upshift and downshift indicators show
when a gear shift is possible. When the
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