AutomaticTransmission(CVT)
Reverse(R)－Pressthebrake
pedalandthereleasebuttononthe
frontoftheshiftlevertoshiftfrom
Parktoreverse.Toshiftfrom
reversetoneutral,cometoa
completestop,andthenshift.Press
thereleasebuttonbeforeshifting
intoreversefromneutral.
allowtheenginetorunathigher
speedswhenitiscold.
afullstateofcharge.
ForfasteraccelerationwheninD,S,
orL,thetransmissionwill
automatically‘‘kickdown’’toalower
rangeofratiosbypushingthe
acceleratorpedaltothefloor.
Second(S)－SelectingSecond
shiftsthetransmissionintoalower
rangeofratiosforbetter
accelerationandincreasedengine
braking.UseSecondwhenyouare
goingdownasteephill.
EngineSpeedLimiter
Neutral(N)－Useneutralifyou
needtorestartastalledengine,orif
itisnecessarytostopbrieflywith
theengineidling.ShifttothePark
positionifyouneedtoleaveyour
vehicleforanyreason.Pressonthe
brakepedalwhenyouaremoving
theshiftleverfromneutralto
anothergear.
Whenthevehiclereachesthe
maximumspeedinanyshiftposition,
youmayfeeltheenginecutinand
out.Thisiscausedbyalimiter(112
mph,180km/h)intheengine’s
computercontrols.Theenginewill
runnormallywhenyoureducethe
speedtobelowthemaximum.
Low(L)－ToshifttoLow,press
thereleasebuttononthefrontofthe
shiftlever.UseLowtogetmore
powerwhenclimbing,andfor
maximumenginebrakingwhen
goingdownsteephills.
InL,theIMAchargeanddischarge
characteristicswillbedifferentthan
whenthevehicleisinDorS.InL,
thebatteryischargedatahigher
ratebothwhiledrivingandwhenthe
engineisidlingatastop.Theengine
willidleathigherspeedswhenthe
IMAbatterystateofchargeislow
anddecreaseasthebatteryreaches
Drive(D)－Usethispositionfor
yournormaldriving.The
transmissionautomaticallyadjuststo
keeptheengineatthebestspeedfor
drivingconditions.Tohelpthe
enginewarmupfaster,the
transmissionwillselectratiosthat
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| Categories | Honda Civic Manuals, Honda Manuals |
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| Tags | Hybrid |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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