Toyota RAV4 EE Owner's Manual page 264

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ENGINE (IGNITION) SWITCH, TRANSMISSION AND PARKING BRAKE
Gear step functions
"D7" (Seventh gear step):
D
The gear step is fixed at seventh gear
step.
"D6" (Sixth gear step):
D
The gear step is fixed at sixth gear
step.
"D5" (Fifth gear step):
D
The gear step is fixed at fifth gear
step.
"D4" (Fourth gear step):
D
The gear step is fixed at fourth gear
step.
"D3" (Third gear step):
D
The gear step is fixed at third gear
step.
"D2" (Second gear step):
D
The gear step is fixed at second gear
step.
"D1" (First gear step):
D
The gear step is fixed at first gear
step.
Downshift restriction warning buzzer
To help ensure safety and driving perfor-
mance, downshifting operation may some-
times be restricted. In some circum-
stances, downshifting may not be possible
even when the shift lever is operated.
(The buzzer will sound twice.)
Maximum allowable speeds
If the vehicle speed exceeds the following
speeds in each gear step, the transmis-
sion will automatically upshift to prevent
the engine from over−revving.
gear step
6
5
4
3
2
1
RAV4_EE
(e) Using engine braking
To use engine braking, you can downshift
the transmission as follows:
Using engine braking in the "M" position—
Shift the shift lever to the "M" position.
D
When driving in the "M7" gear step—
Move the shift lever down to the "–"
side or operate the "–" paddle shift
switch to select the "M6" gear step.
The transmission will downshift to sixth
gear step and engine braking will be
enabled.
Vehicles with cruise control—when the
cruise control is being used, even if
you downshift the transmission, 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
277 in this Section.
Move the shift lever down to the "–"
D
side or operate the "–" paddle shift
switch to select the "M5" gear step.
The transmission will downshift to fifth
gear step when the vehicle speed
drops down to or lower than 166 km/h
(103 mph), and stronger engine braking
will be enabled.
Vehicles with cruise control—when the
cruise control is being used, even if you
downshift the transmission, 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 277 in this
km/h (mph)
Section.
195 (121)
167 (103)
140 (87)
112 (70)
85 (53)
64 (40)
Finish