Manual Transaxle; Manual Transaxle Operation - Hyundai Elantra Owner's Manual

MANUAL TRANSAXLE

The shift lever can be moved without
pressing the button (1).
The button (1) must be pressed while
moving the shift lever.

Manual 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 1st gear when the vehicle
is parked on a uphill and in R
(Reverse) on a downhill, set the
parking brake, and place the
ignition switch in the LOCK/OFF
position. Unexpected vehicle
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movement may occur if these
precautions are not followed.
Driving your vehicle
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 1st gear
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) gear.
✽ NOTICE
During cold weather, shifting may
be difficult until the transaxle lubri-
cant has warmed up.
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