Mitsubishi ASX 2016 Owner's Manual page 204

Automatic transmission INVECS-III Sports Mode 6CVT (Intelligent & Innovative Vehicle Electronic Control System III)*
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).
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In sports mode, gear ratio shifts can be made
rapidly simply by moving the selector lever
backward and forward. Shift paddles at the
steering wheel can also be used to shift the
gear ratio. 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.
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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 once by each
operation.
- (SHIFT DOWN)
The transmission shifts down once by
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.
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CAUTION
l 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.
l The upward shift may be made automatical-
ly in sports mode when the engine revolu-
SHIFT
tions rises and approaches the tachometer's
UP
red zone (the red-coloured part of the tach-
ometer dial).
l In sports mode, only the 6 forward gears can
be selected. To reverse or park the vehicle,
SHIFT
move the selector lever to the "R" (RE-
DOWN
VERSE) or "P" (PARK) position as re-
quired.
l 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.
l In sports mode, downward shifts are made
automatically when the vehicle slows down.
When the vehicle stops, 1
cally selected.
NOTE
st
gear is automati-