Acura 2008 RL Owner's Manual page 359

The table shows the speed ranges
for upshifting and downshifting.
To shift from Speed range
1 2 over 0 mph
(0 km/h)
2 3 over 8 mph
(13 km/h)
3 4 over 17 mph
(27 km/h)
4 5 over 37 mph
(60 km/h)
To shift from Speed range
3 2 under 56 mph
(90 km/h)
4 3 under 93 mph
(150 km/h)
5 4 under 130 mph
(209 km/h)
Automatic Transmission
Starting in Second Gear
When you are in Sequential
SportShift mode, and the vehicle is
stopped, push forward on the shift
lever to shift to second gear. You
will see ''2'' in the display. Starting
out in second gear will help to
reduce wheelspin in deep snow or
on a slippery surface.
If you start out in second gear, the
transmission will be fixed in that
gear.
The transmission will not
automatically downshift to first gear
even when the vehicle speed is
under 8 mph (13 km/h). You need to
shift down to first gear manually.
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