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4-2. Driving procedures
ton is pressed.
WARNING
To prevent an accident when releas-
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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
Driving mode
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Selecting shift ranges in the D
position
To drive using temporary shift range
selection, operate the "-" or "+" paddle
shift switch.
When the "-" paddle shift switch is
operated, the shift range will be
downshifted to a range that enables
engine braking force that is suitable to
driving conditions. When the "+" pad-
dle shift switch is operated, the shift
range will be one gear higher than the
gear in use during normal D position
driving.
Changing the shift range allows
restriction of the highest gear, prevent-
ing unnecessary upshifting and
enabling the level of engine braking
force to be selected.
1
Upshifting
2
Downshifting
The selected shift range, from D1 to D8,
will be displayed on the meter.
To return to normal D position driving, the
"+" paddle shift switch must be held down
for a period of time.
Meter dis-
play
A gear in the range between
1 and the selected gear is
D2 - D8
automatically chosen
depending on vehicle speed
and driving conditions
D1
Setting the gear at 1
A lower shift range will provide greater
engine braking forces than a higher shift
range.
Automatic deactivation of shift range
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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
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If the accelerator pedal is depressed for
more than a certain period of time
Function
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