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The shift lever can be moved without
pressing the button (1).
The button (1) must be pressed while
moving the shift lever.
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M M anual transaxle operation
The manual transaxle has 6 forward
gears. The transaxle is fully synchro-
nized in all forward gears so shifting
to either a higher or a lower gear is
easily accomplished.
WARNING
Before leaving the driver's seat,
always make sure the shift lever is
in 1
gear when the vehicle is
st
parked on a uphill and in
(Reverse) on a downhill, set the
parking brake, and place the igni-
tion switch in the LOCK/OFF posi-
tion. Unexpected vehicle move-
ment may occur if these precau-
tions are not followed.
To shift to R (Reverse), make sure
the vehicle has completely stopped,
and then move the shift lever to neu-
tral before moving into R (Reverse).
When you've come to a complete
stop and it's hard to shift into 1
or R (Reverse):
1. Put the shift lever in neutral and
release the clutch pedal.
2. Depress the clutch pedal, and
then shift into first or R (Reverse)
R
gear.
i
Information
During cold weather, shifting may be
difficult until the transaxle lubricant
has warmed up.
gear
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