Driving In Manual Mode - Honda legend Owner's Manual

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i-SHIFT (Automated Manual Transmission)

Driving in Manual Mode

You can shift up or down manually
with the shift lever or the paddle
shifters. To enter the manual mode,
move the shift lever to the A/M
position, push the shift lever forward
or backward from the driving
position, or pull either paddle shifter
with the shift lever in the driving
position.
To shift up, push the shift lever
forward. To shift down, pull the shift
lever backward.
You can also shift up or down with
the (right side) or
＋ −
paddle shifters on each side of the
steering wheel. To shift up, pull the
right side paddle shifter ( ). To
shift down, pull the left side paddle
shifter ( ).
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Driving
Each time you push or pull the shift
lever, or pull either paddle shifter,
the transmission shifts one gear up
or down. According to the driving
conditions, you can shift up or down
more than two gears at a time.
When you select the manual mode,
the automatic mode indicator ''A'' in
the upper display goes out, and the
currently selected gear position
number remains. The REV indicator
also comes on if the setting is on. To
return to the automatic mode, push
the shift lever to the left side from
the driving position. You will see ''A''
(left side) along with the selected gear position
number in the upper display.
In the manual mode, the
＋
transmission keeps the selected gear
in normal driving. There is no
automatic downshift when you push
the accelerator pedal to the floor.
But if you press the brake and the
vehicle slows down to a certain
speed, the transmission downshifts
automatically and selects the suitable
gear to prevent the engine from
stalling.
If you try to downshift at a speed
that would cause the engine to
exceed the redline in a lower gear,
the transmission does not downshift.
When the vehicle speed slows to
below the redline of the selected
lower gear position, the transmission
downshifts, and the display shows
the selected lower gear position
number.
Also, if you try to shift up before the
engine speed has reached the
allowable engine speed in the
selected higher gear, the
transmission will not shift up.