Toyota Land Cruiser 2000 Operating Manual page 107

CAUTION
Never put your foot on the accelera-
tor pedal while shifting.
3. Release the parking brake and brake
pedal. Depress the accelerator pedal
slowly for smooth starting.
(c) Using engine braking
To use engine braking, you can downshift
the transmission as follows:
D
Turn off the overdrive switch. The "O/D
OFF" indicator light will come on and
the transmission will downshift to the
third gear.
D
Shift into the "2" position. The trans-
mission will downshift to the second
gear when the vehicle speed drops
down to or lower than following speed
for second gear, and more powerful
engine braking will be obtained.
–
Four wheel drive control lever
in "H" . . . . . . . . . . . 112 km/h (70 mph)
–
Four wheel drive control lever
in "L" . . . . . . . . . . . 39 km/h (24 mph)
L/C 100_U
D
Shift into the "L" position. The trans-
mission will downshift to the first gear
when the vehicle speed drops down to
or lower than following speed for "L"
position and maximum engine braking
will be applied.
–
Four wheel drive control lever
in "H" . . . . . . . . . . . 57 km/h (35 mph)
–
Four wheel drive control lever
in "L" . . . . . . . . . . . 12 km/h (7 mph)
When the cruise control is being used,
even if you downshift the transmission by
turning off the overdrive switch, engine
braking will not be applied because the
cruise control is not cancelled.
For ways to decrease the vehicle speed,
see "Cruise control" in this section.
CAUTION
Be careful when downshifting on a
slippery surface. Abrupt shifting
could cause the vehicle to spin or
skid.
(d) Using "2" and "L" positions
The "2" and "L" positions are used for
strong engine braking as described pre-
viously.
2000 L/C 100 (OM60866U)
With the selector lever in "2" or "L", you
can start the vehicle in motion as with the
lever in "D".
With the selector lever in "2", the vehicle
will start in the first gear and automatical-
ly shift to the second gear.
With the selector lever in "L", the trans-
mission is engaged in the first gear.
NOTICE
z Be careful not to overrev the en-
gine. Watch the tachometer to keep
engine rpm from going into the red
zone. The approximate maximum al-
lowable speed for each position is
given below for your reference:
km/h (mph)
Transmission Transfer
L
2 . . . . . . . 42 (26) 104 (65)
L . . . . . . . 23 (14) 57 (35)
z Do not continue hill climbing or
hard towing for a long time in the
"2" or "L" position. This may cause
severe automatic transmission dam-
age from overheating. To prevent
such damage, "D" position should
be used in hill climbing or hard
towing.
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