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Selecting a driving position
~WARNING
• When the selector lever is in a
driving position, the vehicle may
creep even at idle
speed. There-
fore, do not release the parking
brake or foot brake until you are
ready to move, because power is
transmitted to the wheels as soon
as a driving position is engaged.
• If the engine must be running,
never have any driving position en-
gaged when checking under the
hood.
Make sure the selector lever
is securely locked into the P posi-
tion with the parking brake firmly
set. Otherwise, any increase in en-
gine speed may set the vehicle in
motion, even with the parking
brake applied.
• Do not accelerate while select-
ing a driving position. At this time
the engine must run at idle speed
so that no undue stress will be
placed on the automatic clutches
in the
transmission.
• If the selector lever is uninten-
tionally moved into N (Neutral)
while you are driving, take your
foot off the
acce
lerator pedal and
wait to idle speed before selecting
a driving
position.
• Never shift into R (Reverse) or P
(Park)
whe
n the vehicle is in mo-
tion.
CONTROLS
AND
EQUIPMENT
Starting off
Select a
gear.
Wait for the
transmis-
sion to engage the gear
(a slight
move-
ment
can be
felt)
.
Then press the accelera-
tor pedal.
Maneuvering
When
alternating
between
forward
(D
)
and
reverse
(R)-
for
instance,
w hile
maneuver-
ing
the vehicle
into a
tight parking
space
-
shift
only when
t
he vehicle has come
to
a
fu
ll
stop
and
the
engine
is
running
at
idle
speed.
Stuck in snow, mud or sand
When alternating between forward and re-
verse
in
an
effort to free the
vehicle.
de-
press the
accelerator
pedal slightly
while
the transmission
is
in
gear, and release the
accelerator pedal
while
shifting.
Do
not race
the engine and
avoid
spinning the wheels.
~WARNING
Wheel spinning in snow, mud, sand
or on ice, for example, can cause
tires to overheat and explode injur-
ing you or others nearby. Always
avoid spinning wheels trying to
free a stuck
vehicle.
Do not repeat "rocking" back and
forth
wit
h wheels spinning at high
engine speed and heavy throttle,
a
s
serious damage may be caused to
the
automatic
transmission
and
other critical
parts.
ONTHEROAD
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