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If you move the console shift lever
from "D" to " 3 / M " while the car is
moving, the transmission automati-
cally selects third gear. If you do this
while stopped, the transmission
selects first gear.
When you accelerate away from a
stop, the transmission will be in first
gear. If you do not manually upshift
to second gear, the transmission will
automatically upshift when the
engine reaches redline, or when you
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lift your foot off the accelerator pedal.
It will remain in second gear until
you either upshift manually or come
to a stop. You cannot manually
downshift to first gear.
The transmission remains in the
selected gear (4, 3, or 2). There is no
automatic downshift when you push
the accelerator pedal to the floor. The
only time it will shift automatically is
when the car comes to almost a
complete stop. It will then downshift
to first gear.
If you try to manually downshift at a
speed that would cause the engine to
exceed the redline in the lower gear,
the transmission will not downshift.
The gear indicator will flash the
number of the gear you tried to
select several times, and then display
the number of the higher gear.
Automatic Transmission
Second (2) — To shift to Second,
press the release button on the shift
lever. This position locks the trans-
mission in second gear. It does not
downshift to first gear when you
come to a stop. Second gives you
more power when climbing, and
increased engine braking when
going down steep hills. Use second
gear when starting out on a slippery
surface or in deep snow. It will help
reduce wheelspin.
Whenever you move either shift lever
to a lower gear, the transmission
downshifts only if the engine's
redline will not be exceeded in the
lower gear.
First (1) — To shift from Second to
First, press the release button on the
shift lever. With the lever in this
position, the transmission locks in
First gear.
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