Starting and operating
“R” position or vice versa until
the vehicle has completely
stopped. Such shifting may
cause damage to the transmission.
. When parking the vehicle, first
securely apply the parking brake
and then place the selector lever
in the “P” position. Avoid parking
for a long time with the selector
lever in any other position as
doing so could result in a dead
battery.
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.
& Selector lever
NOTE
. When the engine coolant temperature is still low, the automatic transmission will upshift to higher engine
speeds than when the coolant temperature is 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 ATF (automatic
transmission fluid) is replaced, you
may feel that the automatic transmission operation is somewhat unusual.
This results from invalidation of data
which the on-board computer has
collected and stored in memory to
: Shift possible with brake pedal depressed
: Shift possible with brake pedal not
depressed
The selector lever has four positions, “P”,
“R”, “N”, “D” and also has manual gate for
using “SPORT” mode or manual mode.
! P (Park)
This position is for parking the vehicle and
starting the engine.
In this position, the transmission is me-
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chanically locked to prevent the vehicle
from rolling freely.
When you park the vehicle, first set the
parking brake fully, then shift into the “P”
position. Do not hold the vehicle with only
the transmission.
To shift the selector lever from the “P” to
any other position, you should depress the
brake pedal fully then move the selector
lever. This prevents the vehicle from
lurching when it is started.
! R (Reverse)
This position is for backing the vehicle.
To shift from the “N” to “R” position, stop
the vehicle completely then move the
lever to the “R” position.
When the ignition switch has been turned
to the “LOCK” position, movement of the
selector lever from the “N” position to the
“R” position is possible for a limited time
period by depressing the brake pedal, and
then it becomes impossible. For details,
refer to “Selector lever reverse inhibiting
function” F7-18.
! N (Neutral)
This position is for restarting a stalled
engine.
In this position the wheels and transmission are not locked. In this position, the
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