Mitsubishi ASX 2016 Owner's Manual page 197

Automatic transmission INVECS-II Sports Mode 6A/T (Intelligent & Innovative Vehicle Electronic Control System II)*
Sports mode
Whether the vehicle is stationary or in mo-
tion, sports mode is selected by gently push-
ing the selector lever from the "D" (DRIVE)
position into the manual gate (A). To return
to "D" range operation, gently push the selec-
tor lever back into the main gate (B).
In sports mode, gear shifts can be made rap-
idly simply by moving the selector lever
backward and forward. Shift paddles at the
steering wheel can also be used to perform
gearshifts. In contrast to a manual transmis-
sion, the sports mode allows gear shifts with
the accelerator pedal depressed.
NOTE
l You can shift into sports mode with shift
paddles when the selector lever is in the
main gate as well. Also, you can return to
the "D" range operation in any of following
ways.
When returning to "D" range operation, the
selector lever position display will change to
"D" (DRIVE) position.
• Pull the "+ (SHIFT UP)" side shift paddle
forward (towards the driver) for over 2
seconds.
• Stop the vehicle.
NOTE
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• Push the selector lever from the "D"
(DRIVE) position into the manual gate
(A) and push the selector lever back into
the main gate (B).
SHIFT
UP
SHIFT
DOWN
+ (SHIFT UP)
The transmission shifts up by one gear
with each operation.
- (SHIFT DOWN)
The transmission shifts down by one gear
with each operation.
CAUTION
l In sports mode, the driver must execute up-
ward shifts in accordance with prevailing
road conditions, taking care to keep the en-
gine speed below the red zone.
l Repeated continuous operation of the selec-
tor lever or the shift paddles will continuous-
ly switch shift position.
l
l
SHIFT
UP
l
SHIFT
DOWN
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CAUTION
Do not use the left- and right-hand shift pad-
dles at the same time. Doing so could cause
a shift of gear ratio that you do not expect.
NOTE
The upward shift may be made automatical-
ly in sports mode when the engine revolu-
tions rises and approaches the tachometer's
red zone (the red-coloured part of the tach-
ometer dial).
In sports mode, only the 6 forward gears can
be selected. To reverse or park the vehicle,
move the selector lever to the "R" (RE-
VERSE) or "P" (PARK) position as re-
quired.
To maintain good running performance, the
transmission may refuse to perform an up-
shift when the selector lever is moved to the
"+ (SHIFT UP)" position at certain vehicle
speeds. Also, to prevent over-revving of the
engine, the transmission may refuse to per-
form a downshift when the lever is moved to
the "- (SHIFT DOWN)" position at certain
vehicle speeds. When this happens, a buzzer
sounds to indicate that a downshift is not go-
ing to take place.
In sports mode, downward shifts are made
automatically when the vehicle slows down.
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When the vehicle stops, 1 gear is automati-
cally selected.
Starting and driving
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