Driving your vehicle
Good Driving Practices
• When driving in Manual Shift
Mode, slow down before shifting to
a lower gear. Otherwise, the lower
i Information - Kickdown
•
Never move the shift lever from P
(Park) or N (Neutral) to any other
position with the accelerator pedal
depressed.
Mechanism
gear may not be engaged if the Use the kickdown mechanism for
engine rpms are outside of the maximum acceleration. Depress the
accelerator pedal beyond the pressure
point. The automatic transmission will
shift to a lower gear depending on the
engine speed.
allowable range.
•
Never move the shift lever into P
(Park) when the vehicle is in
motion.
•
•
Always apply the parking brake
when leaving the vehicle. Do not
depend on placing the transmis-
sion in P (Park) to keep the vehicle
from moving.
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.
Be sure the vehicle is completely
stopped before you attempt to shift
into R (Reverse) or D (Drive).
•
•
Do not move the shift lever to N
(Neutral) when driving. Doing so
may result in an accident because
of a loss of engine braking and the
transmission could be damaged.
Do not drive with your foot resting
on the brake pedal. Even light, but
consistent pedal pressure can
result in the brakes overheating,
brake wear and possibly even
brake failure.
•
Optimum vehicle performance and
economy is obtained by smoothly
depressing
accelerator.
and releasing the
•
Depressing both accelerator and
brake pedals at the same time can
trigger logic for engine power
reduction to assure vehicle decel-
eration. Vehicle acceleration will
resume after the brake pedal is
released.
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| Language | English |
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