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7-7 . Continuously variable transmission
WARNING
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Do not shift from the “ P ” or “ N ” position into the “ D ” or “ R ” position while depressing the accelerator pedal . This may cause the vehicle to jump forward or backward .
CAUTION
. Observe the following precautions . Otherwise , the transmission could be damaged .
– Shift into the “ P ” or “ R ” position only after the vehicle has completely stopped .
– Do not shift from the “ D ” position into the “ R ” position or vice versa until the vehicle has completely stopped .
. Do not race the engine for more than 5 seconds in any position except the “ N ” or “ P ” position when the brake is applied or when chocks are used in the wheels . This may cause the transmission fluid to overheat .
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. Never move the vehicle as follows . Doing so may result in an unexpected accident or malfunction .
– Moving rearward by inertia with the select lever set in a forward driving position .
– Moving forward by inertia with the select lever set in the “ R ” position .
. When parking the vehicle , first securely apply the parking brake and then place the select lever in the “ P ” position . Do not park for a long time with the select lever in any other position as doing so could result in a dead battery .
& Continuously variable transmission features
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The continuously variable transmission is electronically controlled and provides an infinite number of forward speeds and 1 reverse speed . It also has a manual mode .
NOTE
. When the engine coolant temperature is still low , the transmission will shift at higher engine speeds than when the coolant temperature is
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sufficiently high in order to shorten the warm-up time and improve driveability . The gearshift timing will automatically shift to the normal timing after the engine has warmed up .
. Immediately after transmission fluid is replaced , you may feel that the transmission operation is somewhat unusual . This results from invalidation of data which the on-board computer has collected and stored in memory to allow the transmission to shift at the most appropriate times for the current condition of your vehicle . Optimized shifting will be restored as the vehicle continues to be driven for a while .
. When driving under continuous heavy load conditions such as when towing a camper or climbing a long , steep hill , the engine speed or the vehicle speed may automatically be reduced . This is not a malfunction . This results from the engine control function maintaining the cooling performance of the vehicle . The engine and vehicle speed will return to a normal speed when the engine is able to maintain the optimum cooling performance after the heavy load decreases . Driving under a heavy load must be performed with ex-
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