Honda 1990 Accord Sedan Owner's Manual page 69

Shifting the Automatic (cont'd)
Driving Technique
D -4th
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Use the D range for normal in-town and highway driving. The
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car will start off in 1st and shift automatically to 2nd, 3rd, and
4th. The further down you push the accelerator, the later the
transmission will shift and the faster the car will accelerate.
D -3rd
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Use of D3 will allow the transmission to start off in 1st and
shift automatically to 2nd and 3rd. Use D
grades to prevent the transmission from "hunting" between
3rd and 4th gear; or when increased braking is needed.
NOTE:
If rapid acceleration is necessary, depress the accelerator to
the floor; the transmission will automatically shift down
according to load and engine speed. This applies to both D
and D ranges.
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S Mode
Pushing the Sport (
range will change the shift points under part throttle accelera-
tion, allowing the transmission to stay in each lower gear for a
longer period before automatically upshifting. With the Sport
switch on, the Sport indicator light in the instrument panel will
come on. To take the transmission out of S mode, push the
Sport switch again. The Sport indicator light will go out.
SPORT SWITCH
NOTE: Although the S indicator light in the instrument panel
will come on in any gear range when the Sport switch is push-
ed, this mode is selectable only in the D
) switch while driving in the D
when climbing
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and D range.
3 4
4
or D
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