Good driving practices
• Exercise extreme caution when
driving on a slippery surface. Be
especially careful when braking,
accelerating or shifting gears. On a
slippery surface, an abrupt change
in vehicle speed can cause the
drive wheels to lose traction and
may cause loss of vehicle control
resulting in an accident
NOTICE
•
Never take the vehicle out of gear
and coast down a hill. This is
extremely dangerous.
To prevent damage to the engine,
clutch and transaxle:
•
When downshifting from 5th gear
to 4th gear, be careful not to inad-
vertently push the shift lever side-
ways engaging the 2nd gear. A
drastic downshift may cause the
engine speed to increase to the
point the tachometer will enter the
red-zone.
•
Don't "ride" the brakes. This can
cause the brakes and related parts
to overheat and malfunction.
When you are driving down a long
hill, slow down and shift to a lower
gear. Engine braking will help slow
down the vehicle.
WARNING
•
Do not downshift more than two • Slow down before shifting to a
Do not use the engine brake (shift-
ing from a higher gear to lower
gear) rapidly on slippery roads.
The vehicle may slip causing an
accident.
gear at a time or downshift the
gear when the engine is running at
high speed (5,000 RPM or higher).
Such a downshifting may damage
lower gear. This will help avoid
over-revving the engine, which can
cause damage.
5
•
•
Slow down when you encounter
cross winds. This gives you much
better control of your vehicle.
the engine,
transaxle.
clutch
and
the
Be sure the vehicle is completely
stopped before you shift into R
(Reverse) to prevent damage to
the transaxle.
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