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or road conditions. You might lose control of the

vehicle and have a collision.

Towing the vehicle, coasting, or driving for any other

reason with the transmission in NEUTRAL can cause

severe transmission damage. Refer to "Recreational

Towing" in "Starting And Operating" and "Towing A

Disabled Vehicle" in "In Case Of Emergency" for

further information.

This range should be used for most city and highway

driving. It provides the smoothest upshifts and down-

shifts, and the best fuel economy. The transmission

automatically upshifts through all forward gears. The

DRIVE position provides optimum driving characteris-

tics under all normal operating conditions.

When frequent transmission shifting occurs (such as

when operating the vehicle under heavy loading condi-

tions, in hilly terrain or traveling into strong head winds),

use the AutoStick shift control (refer to "AutoStick" in

this section for further information) to select a lower gear.

Under these conditions, using a lower gear will improve

performance and extend transmission life by reducing

excessive shifting and heat buildup.

If the transmission temperature exceeds normal operat-

ing limits, the transmission controller may modify the

transmission shift schedule, reduce engine torque,

and/or expand the range of torque converter clutch

engagement. This is done to prevent transmission dam-

age due to overheating.

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