Driving Downhill - Mitsubishi MIRAGE Service Manual

Continuously variable transmission (CVT) (if so equipped)

DRIVING DOWNHILL

According to the conditions, the transmission
will automatically shift to a lower gear ratio
to achieve stronger engine braking. This may
help reduce your need to use the service
brake.
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Selector lever operation
As an additional safety precaution, models
equipped with a continuously variable trans-
mission have a shift-lock device that holds
the selector lever in the "P" (PARK) position.
To move the selector lever from the "P"
(PARK) position to another position, follow
the steps below.
1. Press and hold the brake pedal down.
2. Move the selector lever to the desired
position.
NOTE
 The selector lever cannot be moved from "P"
(PARK) to another position if the ignition
switch is set to the "OFF" or "ACC" posi-
tion, or if the key has been removed, or oper-
ation mode is in "OFF" or "ACC", or if the
brake pedal is not pressed and held down.
5-40 Features and controls
The CVT selects an optimum ratio automati-
cally when the selector lever is in the "D"
(DRIVE) position, depending on the speed of
the vehicle and the position of the accelerator
pedal.
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Set the selector lever in the gate to
operate while the brake pedal is
depressed.
I n f o r ma t i o n P r o v i d e d b y :
Set the selector lever in the gate to
operate.
WARNING
 Always press the brake pedal when shift-
ing the selector lever into a selector posi-
tion from the "N" (NEUTRAL) position.
When beginning to drive, do not shift the
selector lever from the "N" (NEUTRAL)
position while pressing the accelerator
pedal. This will cause the vehicle to
"jump" forward or backward.
NOTE
 To prevent mistakes in operating the lever,
make sure you stop briefly at each position.
After operating, check the position in the
multi-information display.
 If the brake pedal is not depressed and held,
the shift-lock device activates to prevent the
selector lever from being moved from the
"P" (PARK) position.
 For a shift indicated by in the illustra-
tion, depress the brake pedal before moving
the selector lever. If you attempt to move the
selector lever before depressing the brake
pedal, the selector lever may not move.