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Automatic Transmission
System Description (cont'd)
General Operation (cont'd)
G e a r S e l e c t i o n
T h e s h i f t l e v e r h a s s e v e n p o s i t i o n s ; P: P A R K , R: R E V E R S E , N : N E U T R A L , D: D R I V E 1st t h r o u g h 5 t h g e a r r a n g e , D 3 :
D R I V E 1st t h r o u g h 3 r d g e a r r a n g e , 2 : S E C O N D , a n d 1 : F I R S T .
P o s i t i o n
D e s c r i p t i o n
P: P A R K
F r o n t w h e e l s l o c k e d ; t h e p a r k p a w l e n g a g e d w i t h t h e p a r k g e a r o n t h e s e c o n d a r y s h a f t .
A l l c l u t c h e s a r e r e l e a s e d .
R: R E V E R S E
R e v e r s e ; t h e r e v e r s e s e l e c t o r e n g a g e d w i t h t h e c o u n t e r s h a f t r e v e r s e g e a r a n d t h e 5 t h
c l u t c h e n g a g e d .
N : N E U T R A L
A l l c l u t c h e s a r e r e l e a s e d .
D: D R I V E
(1st t h r o u g h 5 t h )
G e n e r a l d r i v i n g ; s t a r t s o f f i n 1st, s h i f t s a u t o m a t i c a l l y t o 2 n d , 3 r d , 4 t h , t h e n 5 t h ,
d e p e n d i n g o n t h e v e h i c l e s p e e d a n d t h e a c c e l e r a t o r p e d a l p o s i t i o n . D o w n s h i f t s
t h r o u g h 4 t h , 3 r d , 2 n d , a n d 1st o n d e c e l e r a t i o n t o s t o p . T h e l o c k - u p m e c h a n i s m
o p e r a t e s i n 2 n d , 3 r d , 4 t h , a n d 5 t h g e a r s .
D 3 : D R I V E
(1st t h r o u g h 3 r d )
U s e d f o r r a p i d a c c e l e r a t i o n a t h i g h w a y s p e e d s a n d g e n e r a l d r i v i n g , u p - h i l l a n d d o w n -
h i l l d r i v i n g ; s t a r t s o f f i n 1st, s h i f t s a u t o m a t i c a l l y t o 2 n d , t h e n 3 r d , d e p e n d i n g o n t h e
v e h i c l e s p e e d a n d t h e a c c e l e r a t o r p e d a l p o s i t i o n . D o w n s h i f t s t h r o u g h 2 n d a n d 1st o n
d e c e l e r a t i o n t o s t o p . T h e l o c k - u p m e c h a n i s m o p e r a t e s i n 2 n d a n d 3 r d g e a r s .
2: S E C O N D
U s e d f o r e n g i n e b r a k i n g o r b e t t e r t r a c t i o n s t a r t i n g o f f o n l o o s e o r s l i p p e r y s u r f a c e s ;
s t a y s i n 2 n d g e a r , d o e s n o t s h i f t u p a n d d o w n .
1: F I R S T
U s e d f o r e n g i n e b r a k i n g ; s t a y s i n 1st g e a r , d o e s n o t s h i f t u p .
S t a r t i n g is p o s s i b l e o n l y i n P a n d N b e c a u s e o f a s l i d e - t y p e n e u t r a l - s a f e t y s w i t c h .
A u t o m a t i c T r a n s m i s s i o n ( A / T ) G e a r P o s i t i o n I n d i c a t o r
T h e A / T g e a r p o s i t i o n i n d i c a t o r i n t h e g a u g e c o n t r o l m o d u l e s h o w s w h i c h s h i f t l e v e r p o s i t i o n h a s b e e n s e l e c t e d
w i t h o u t h a v i n g l o o k d o w n a t t h e c o n s o l e .
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