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Au t om a ti c tran s mis s ion
could "creep" forward or backward.
When st opped, keep the brake pedal
fully depressed and use the parking
brake if necessary to keep the vehicle
from rolling.
- If the selector lever is unintentionally
moved
into N wh ile you are driving, take
your foot off the accelerator pedal and
wait for the engine to return to idle
speed before selecting a driving position.
- Never shift into "R" or "P" when the vehi-
cle is in mot ion.
- Never get out of the driver's seat when
the engine is runn ing.
- If you must get out of the vehicle,
move
the selector lever securely into the P po-
sit ion a nd apply the park ing brake fi rm ly.
- If
the eng ine must remain running,
never
have any driv ing pos ition engaged when
che cking under the hood. Make sure the
sele ctor lever has securely engaged and
is locke d in "P" with the par king brake
firmly set ¢
page 226, Engine compart -
ment .
Otherw ise, any increase in eng ine
speed may set the vehicle in motion,
even
with the parking brake applied.
Selector lever positions
This section describes the selector lever posi-
tions and driving ranges.
Fig. 144
Display in the inst rume nt cluster: selector
lever in posit ion P
The instrument cluste r display shows the cur -
rent selector lever pos ition .
P - Park
In this se lector lever position the t ransm is-
sion is mechanica lly locked. Engage
P
only
when the vehicle is
completely stopped ¢ .&
in Driving the automatic transmission on
page 123.
To shift in or out of positio n P, you must
first
press and ho ld the brake pedal
and then
press
the release button in the selector leve r handle
whi le moving the selector lever to or from
P.
You can shift out of th is position only with the
ignition o n.
R - Reverse
The transm issio n will automatically select the
lowest gear ratio when you shift into
reverse.
Select
R
o nly when t he vehi cle is at a
full stop
and the engine is running at idle speed ¢
A
in
Driving the automatic transmission on
page 123.
Before you
move
t he selector lever t o
R,
press
both
the button in the hand le of the selector
lever
and
the brake pedal at the same t ime.
When t he ignition is on, t he backup lights illu-
minate w hen the selec t or lever is
moved
into
R.
N - Neutral
The transm iss ion is in neut ral in this pos ition .
Shift to t his position fo r standing with t he
brakes appl ied
¢ page 125.
When t he vehicle is stat ionary or at speeds
below 3 mph (5 km/h) , you must always app ly
the foo t brake before and wh ile mov ing t he
lever out of
N.
D - Normal position for driving forward
Pos ition
D is
fo r normal city and highway d riv-
ing . It ranges from zero to top speed and all
gears shift automatically , depend ing on en-
gine load , d riving speed and a utomat ically se-
lected shift p rograms.
When the vehicle is stat iona ry or at speeds
below 3 mph (5 km/h), you must always app ly
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