Honda 2002 NSX Owner's Manual page 157

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Automatic Transmission
SportShift (3/M) With the
console shift lever in this position,
you can use the SportShift lever on
the right pod to shift gears; much
like a manual transmission without a
clutch pedal. Each time you push up
on the SportShift lever, the
transmission will shift up to the next
higher gear. Push down on the lever
to downshift. The number of the
selected gear is displayed next to the
''M'' indicator (See page 151
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Driving
If you move the console shift lever
from ''D'' to ''3/M'' while the car is
moving, the transmission remains in
the gear it was in. If you do this
while stopped, the transmission
selects first gear.
When you accelerate away from a
stop, the transmission will be in first
gear. If you do not manually upshift
to second gear, the transmission will
automatically upshift when the
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engine reaches redline, or when you
reduce pressure on the accelerator
pedal. It will remain in second gear
until you either upshift manually or
come to a stop.
The transmission remains in the
selected gear (4, 3, or 2). There is no
automatic downshift when you push
the accelerator pedal to the floor.
The only time it will shift
automatically is when the car comes
to almost a complete stop. It will then
downshift to first gear.
If you try to manually downshift at a
speed that would cause the engine to
exceed the redline in the lower gear,
the transmission will not downshift.
If that downshift is from second gear
to first gear, the gear indicator will
flash ''1'' several times, then return
to ''2''.
When manually downshifting from
second gear to first gear below
redline, you must depress the
accelerator pedal to get the
transmission to downshift. If you do
not, the gear indicator will flash as
described. This is not necessary
when downshifting in any of the
other gears.