Toyota AURION Owner's Manual page 136

This range is suitable for acceleration
such as when you want to pass a vehicle
ahead of you during high speed driving.
"4" (Fourth range):
D
The most suitable gear is selected
automatically between first and fourth
gears according to the vehicle speed
or driving conditions.
braking will be obtained on a downhill
road. Smooth running with less shifting
will be obtained on an uphill road.
"3" (Third range):
D
The most suitable gear is selected
automatically between first and third
gears according to the vehicle speed
or driving conditions. This range is to
be used when stronger engine braking
is necessary.
"2" (Second range):
D
First or second gear will be selected
automatically according to the vehicle
speed or driving conditions. This range
is to be used when engine braking
stronger than that of the "3" range
position is necessary.
"1" (First range):
D
The gear is fixed in first regardless of
vehicle speed or driving conditions.
This range is to be used when maxi-
mum engine braking is necessary.
NOTICE
If you attempt to downshift the trans-
mission when it is not possible to down-
shift due to high vehicle speed, a warn-
ing tone sounds twice.
Maximum allowable speeds
To get on a highway or to pass slower traffic,
maximum acceleration may be necessary.
Make sure you observe the following maxi-
mum allowable speeds in each range:
IGNITION SWITCH, TRANSMISSION AND PARKING BRAKE
Slight engine
(d) Using engine braking
To use engine braking, you can downshift the
transmission as follows:
range
4
3
2
1
NOTICE
Do not downshift if you are going faster
than the maximum allowable speed for
the next lower range.
NOTICE
Contact your Toyota dealer as soon as the
"S" mode indicator light does not come
on even with the selector lever moved to
the sequential position. There may be a
problem somewhere in the system and
you may need your vehicle checked or re-
paired. In that event, you can drive in the
same condition as in the "D" position.
When driving in the "D" position—
D
Shift the selector lever to the "S" position.
When driving in the "6" range within the
"S" position—
Move the selector lever down to the "–"
side to select the "5" range.
The transmission will downshift to fifth
range and engine braking will be enabled.
Vehicles with cruise control—when the
cruise control is being used, even if you
downshift the transmission, engine brak-
ing will not be enabled because the cruise
control is not cancelled.
For ways to decrease the vehicle speed,
see "Cruise control" on page 132 in this
Section.
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60
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