Driving
Donotdrivewithyourfootrestingontheclutchpedalorusethe
clutchpedaltoholdyourvehicleatastandstillwhilewaitingona
hill.Theseactionswillseverelyreducethelifeoftheclutchand
couldnullifyaclutchwarrantyclaim.
Recommended shift speeds
Upshiftaccordingtothefollowingchartsforbestfueleconomy:
Upshiftsduringlighttomoderateaccelerationsandcruises(for
bestfueleconomy)
Shiftfrom:
1-2
2-3
3-4
4-5
10mph(16km/h)
20mph(32km/h)
32mph(52km/h)
37mph(60km/h)
Reverse
Makesurethatyourvehicleisatacompletestopbeforeyoushift
intoR(Reverse).Failuretodosomaydamagethetransmission.
1.
Holdtheclutchpedaldownand
movethegearshiftleverintothe
neutralposition.
2.
Fromtheneutralposition,move
thegearshiftleverallthewaytothe
right,thenmoveitdownintotheR
(Reverse)position.
Note:Thegearshiftlevercanonly
bemovedintoR(Reverse)bymovingitfromleftof3(Third)and4
(Fourth)beforeshiftingintoR(Reverse).Thisisalockoutfeaturethat
protectsthetransmissionfromaccidentallybeingshiftedintoR
(Reverse)from5(Fifth).
IfR(Reverse)isnotfullyengaged,presstheclutchpedaldownand
returnthegearshifttotheneutralposition.Releasetheclutchpedalfor
amoment,thenpressitdownandshifttoR(Reverse)again.
Parking your vehicle
1.
2.
3.
Applythebrakeandshiftintotheneutralposition.
Fullyapplytheparkingbrake,thenshiftinto1(First).
Turntheignitionoff.
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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