Suzuki NEXA BALENO Owner's Manual & Service Booklet page 211

Downhill
1) Depress the brake pedal and shift the
gearshift lever to the "D" position. Make
sure that the gear is in 1st by checking
the gear position indicator.
2) Release the brake pedal and depress
the accelerator pedal slowly. Even if the
accelerator pedal is not depressed, the
clutch will be engaged when the vehicle
speed increases.
Using engine braking:
When driving on a downhill slope, down-
shifting is recommended. So you can use
engine braking.
By placing the gearshift lever in the "M"
position, the Manual (M) mode is selected,
and you can shift to a lower gear manually.
For details of downshift operation, refer to
"Upshift and downshift" in the "Manual (M)
mode".
Manual (M) mode
The gears are not shifted automatically. To
shift the transmission, the driver must
operate the gearshift lever to the "+" or "–"
direction.
As for conventional manual transmission
vehicles, releasing the accelerator pedal a
little may help the transmission to shift
smoothly.
Upshift and downshift:
Upshifting
Pull the gearshift lever to the "+" direction
and release it. Every time the lever is oper-
ated, the transmission is upshifting 1 step
in the order of 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 
5th gear.
OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE
Downshifting
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Push the gearshift lever to the "–" direction
and release it. Every time the lever is oper-
ated, the transmission is downshifted in
the order 5th  4th  3rd  2nd  1st
gear.
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The gear position is displayed on the gear
position indicator. The gear position indica-
tor shows the transmission gear position.
Before starting off, always make sure
transmission is engaged in 1st or reverse
gear and gear position indicator is showing
the intended gear, then depress the accel-
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