Driving
N(Neutral)
WiththegearshiftleverinN(Neutral),thevehiclecanbestartedandis
freetoroll.Holdthebrakepedaldownwhileinthisposition.
D(Drive)withOverdrive
Thenormaldrivingpositionforthebestfueleconomy.Transmission
operatesingearsonethroughfour.
D(Drive)withoutOverdrive
Overdrivecanbedeactivatedby
pressingthetransmissioncontrol
switchonthesideofthegearshift
lever.
•
Thispositionallowsforall
forwardgears(1–3)except
overdrive.
•
•
Providesenginebraking.
Usewhendrivingconditions
causeexcessiveshiftingfromO/D
toothergears.Examples:heavy
citytrafficwherecontinuous
shiftinginandoutofoverdrive
occurs,hillyterrain,heavyloads,
trailertowingandwhenengine
brakingisrequired.
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•
O/DOFFlampintheinstrument
clusterisilluminated.
O/D
OFF
ToreturntoO/D(overdrive
mode),pressthetransmission
controlswitch.TheO/DOFFlampintheinstrumentclusterwillnot
beilluminated.
•
O/D(overdrive)isautomaticallyreturnedeachtimethekeyisturned
off.
L(Low)
Thisposition:
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•
Providesincreasedenginebrakingduringdownhill/mountaindriving.
Providesextendedshiftscheduling,allowingbothupshiftsand
downshifts,atahigheroverallRPMtoprovideoptimumengine
braking.
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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