Manual Transmission - Toyota 2003 Corolla Owner's Manual

Manual transmission

The shift pattern is conventional as
shown above.
Press the clutch pedal down fully while
shifting, and then release it slowly. Do not
rest your foot on the pedal while driving,
because it will cause clutch trouble. And
do not use the clutch to hold the vehicle
when stopped on an uphill grade—use the
parking brake.
Recommended shifting speeds
The transmission is fully synchronized and
upshifting or downshifting is easy.
For the best compromise between fuel
economy and vehicle performance, you
should upshift or downshift at the following
speeds:
'03 Corolla U (L/O 0201)
Low altitude
—1219 m (4000 ft.) or lower
Gear km/h (mph)
1 to 2 or 2 to 1 24
∗ 1
2 to 3 or 3 to 2 37/40 (22/24
∗ 2
3 to 4 or 4 to 3 64/45 (39/27
∗ 2
4 to 5 or 5 to 4 72/64 (44/39
∗ 1
: Under cold engine conditions
∗ 2
: For constant−speed cruise
constant−speed cruise after deceleration
High altitude
—Higher than 1219 m (4000 ft.)
Upshifting
Gear km/h (mph)
1 to 2 24
2 to 3 40
3 to 4 64
4 to 5 72
Downshifting
Gear km/h (mph)
2 to 1 24
3 to 2 40
4 to 3 64
5 to 4 72
Downshift to the appropriate gear if accel-
eration is needed when you are cruising
below the above downshifting speeds.
2003 MY COROLLA_U (OM12744U)
Upshifting too soon or downshifting too
late will cause lugging, and possibly ping-
ing. Regularly revving the engine to maxi-
(14)
mum speed in each gear will cause ex-
∗ 1
)
cessive engine wear
∗ 2
)
consumption.
∗ 2
)
Maximum allowable speeds
To get on a highway or to pass slower
or
traffic, maximum acceleration may be nec-
essary. Make sure you observe the follow-
ing maximum allowable speeds in each
gear:
Gear
1
(14)
2
(24)
3
(39)
4
(44)
NOTICE
Do not downshift if you are going
(14)
faster than the maximum allowable
(24)
speed for the next lower gear.
(39)
(44)
and high fuel
km/h (mph)
57 (35)
95 (59)
139 (86)
180 (111)
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