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damage, the transm ission will engage Limp Home Mod e.
If vehicle acceleration worsens, or the transm ission no
longer shifts, the transm ission is most likely operating in
the Limp Home Mod e. In this mode, the transm ission
will rem ain in the current gear until the vehicle is
brou ght to a stop . After the vehicle has stop ped, “P”
(Park), “R” (Reverse), and “N” (Neutral) will continu e to
operate. Second gear will operate in the “D” (Drive)
shifter position. The Malfu nction Ind icator Light may be
illuminated .
5. Restart the engine.
Move the selector lever to the desired range. If the
problem is no longer detected , the transm ission will
retu rn to norm al operation.
6.
NOTE: Even if the transm ission can be reset, we recom -
mend that you visit a dealer at you r earliest possible
convenience. Your dealer has diagnostic equ ipment to
determ ine if the problem could recu r.
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Have the transm ission checked at you r authorized dealer
as soon as possible.
A reset featu re is available to allow the vehicle to be
driven to a dealer for service. To reset the transm ission,
use the follow ing proced ure:
If the problem has been momentary, the transm ission can
be reset to regain all forw ard gears.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Stop the vehicle.
Perm anent Transmission Limp Home Mode
Move the selector lever to the “P” (Park) position.
Turn off the engine.
Perm anent Limp Home Mod e will be activated if the
transm ission enters tem porary Limp Home Mod e three
times. Follow the reset proced ure described und er “Tem-
porary Transm ission Limp Home Mod e” in this section.
Wait approxim ately 10 second s.
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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