Driving
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Allowsupshiftsbymovinggearshiftlever.
Willnotdownshiftinto1(First)athighspeeds;allowsfor1(First)
whenvehiclereachesslowerspeeds.
Forceddownshifts
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AllowedinD(Drive)only.
Presstheacceleratortothefloor.
Allowstransmissiontoselectanappropriategear.
If your vehicle gets stuck in mud or snow
Ifyourvehiclegetsstuckinmudorsnow,itmayberockedoutby
shiftingbetweenforwardandreversegears,stoppingbetweenshiftsina
steadypattern.Presslightlyontheacceleratorineachgear.
Donotrockthevehicleiftheengineisnotatnormaloperating
temperatureordamagetothetransmissionmayoccur.
Donotrockthevehicleformorethanaminuteordamagetothe
transmissionandtiresmayoccur,ortheenginemayoverheat.
REVERSE SENSING SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
Thereversesensingsystemsoundsatonetowarnthedriverofobstacles
neartherearbumperwhentheR(Reverse)gearisselected.
WARNING:Tohelpavoidpersonalinjury,pleasereadand
understandthelimitationsofthereversesensingsystemas
containedinthissection.Theparkassistisonlyanaidforsome
(generallylargeandfixed)objectswhenmovinginreverseonaflat
surfaceat“parkingspeeds”.Inclementweathermayalsoaffectthe
functionoftheRSS;thismayincludereducedperformanceorafalse
activation.
WARNING:Tohelpavoidpersonalinjury,alwaysusecaution
wheninR(Reverse)andwhenusingthereversesensingsystem.
WARNING:Thissystemisnotdesignedtopreventcontactwith
smallormovingobjects.Thesystemisdesignedtoprovidea
warningtoassistthedriverindetectingobjectstoavoiddamagingthe
vehicle.Thesystemmaynotdetectsmallerobjects,particularlythose
closetotheground.
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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