Driving
D(Overdrive)
Thenormaldrivingpositionforthebestfueleconomy.transaxleoperates
ingearsonethroughfour.D(Overdrive)canbedeactivatedbypressing
thetransaxlecontrolswitchontheendofthegearshiftlever.Thiswill
illuminatetheO/DOFFlampandactivateDrive.
Drive(notshown)
Driveisactivatedwhenthetransaxlecontrolswitchispressed.
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Thispositionallowsforallforwardgearsexceptoverdrive.
O/DOFFlampisilluminated.
Providesenginebraking.
UsewhendrivingconditionscauseexcessiveshiftingfromO/Dto
othergears.Examples:citytraffic,hillyterrain,heavyloads,trailer
towingandwhenenginebrakingisrequired.
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ToreturntoO/D(overdrivemode),pressthetransaxlecontrolswitch.
TheO/DOFFlampwillnotbeilluminated.
O/D(Overdrive)isautomaticallyreturnedeachtimethekeyisturned
off.
(Second)
Thispositionallowsforsecondgearonly.
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Providesenginebraking.
Usetostart-uponslipperyroads.
ToreturntoD(Overdrive),movethegearshiftleverintotheD
(Overdrive)position.
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Selecting2(Second)athigherspeedswillcausethetransaxleto
downshifttosecondgearattheappropriatevehiclespeed.
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(First)
Providesmaximumenginebraking.
Allowsupshiftsbymovinggearshiftlever.
Willnotdownshiftinto1(First)athighspeeds;allowsfor1(First)
whenvehiclereachesslowerspeeds.
If your vehicle gets stuck in mud or snow
Ifyourvehiclegetsstuckinmudorsnow,itmayberockedoutby
shiftingfromforwardandreversegears,stoppingbetweenshiftsina
steadypattern.Presslightlyontheacceleratorineachgear.
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| Model Year | 2003 |
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