Honda 1995 Civic Owner's Manual page 105

Automatic Transmission
Drive (D ) — Use this position for
4
your normal driving. The transmis-
sion automatically selects a suitable
gear for your speed and acceleration.
Drive (D ) — This position is similar
3
to D , except only the first three
4
gears are selected. Use D
engine braking when going down a
steep hill. D can also keep the
3
transmission from cycling between
third and fourth gears in stop-and-go
driving.
For faster acceleration when in D
D , you can get the transmission to
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automatically downshift by pushing
the accelerator pedal to the floor.
The transmission will shift down one
or two gears, depending on your
speed.
Driving
Second (2) — To shift to Second,
press the release button on the side
of the shift lever. This position locks
the transmission in second gear. It
does not downshift to first gear
when you come to a stop. Second
gives you more power when climbing,
to provide and increased engine braking when
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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 the shift lever
or
to a lower gear, the transmission
3
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
side of the shift lever. With the lever
in this position, the transmission
locks in First gear. By upshifting and
downshifting through 1, 2, D3 and D4,
you can operate this transmission
much like a manual transmission
without a clutch pedal.