Toyota Tacoma 2006 Operating Manual page 167

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Shift into the "L" position. The trans-
mission will downshift to first gear
when the vehicle speed drops down to
or lower than the following speed, and
maximum engine braking will be en-
abled.
PreRunner . . . . . . . . . 42 km/h (26 mph)
Four- wheel drive models
Front drive control switch knob at
"H2" or "H4"
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 km/h (26 mph)
Front drive control switch knob at
"L4"
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 km/h (10 mph)
Vehicles with cruise control—When the
cruise control is being used, even if you
downshift from "D" to "4", engine braking
will not be enabled because the cruise
control is not cancelled.
For ways to decrease the vehicle speed,
see "Cruise control" on page 199 in this
Section.
CAUTION
Be careful when downshifting on a
slippery surface. Abrupt shifting
could cause the vehicle to skid or
spin.
(d) Using "3", "2" and "L" positions
The "3", "2" and "L" positions are used for
strong engine braking as described pre-
viously.
With the selector lever in "3", "2" or "L",
you can start the vehicle in motion as
with the lever in "D".
With the selector lever in "3" or "2", the
vehicle will start in first gear and automat-
ically shift to third gear or second gear.
With the selector lever in "L", the trans-
mission is engaged in first gear.
2006 TACOMA from Jan.'06 Prod. (OM35865U)
NOTICE
z Be careful not to over- rev 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:
PreRunner
"3" . . . . . . . 138 km/h (86 mph)
"2" . . . . . . . . 95 km/h (59 mph)
"L" . . . . . . . . 55 km/h (34 mph)
Four- wheel drive models
Front drive control switch knob at
"H2" or "H4"—
"3" . . . . . . . 138 km/h (86 mph)
"2" . . . . . . . . 95 km/h (59 mph)
"L" . . . . . . . . 55 km/h (34 mph)
Front drive control switch knob at
"L4"—
"3" . . . . . . . . 54 km/h (33 mph)
"2" . . . . . . . . 37 km/h (23 mph)
"L" . . . . . . . . 21 km/h (13 mph)
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