Subaru WRX & WRX STI Manuals 2016 WRX & WRX STI Owner’s Manual | Page 415

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Starting and operating/Continuously variable transmission

! D (Drive)
This position is for normal driving. The
transmission shifts automatically and continuously into a suitable gear according to
the vehicle speed and the acceleration
you require. Also, while driving up and
down a hill, the transmission assists and
controls the driving performance and
engine braking while corresponding to
the road grade.
When more acceleration is required in the
“D” position, depress the accelerator
pedal fully to the floor and hold that
position. The transmission will automatically downshift. If the Intelligent (I) mode
or the Sport (S) mode has been selected,
the transmission will operate like a conventional automatic transmission. When
you release the pedal, the transmission
will return to the original gear position.
If one of the shift paddles behind the
steering wheel is operated while driving in
the “D” position, the transmission will
temporarily switch to the manual mode.
In this mode, you can shift into any gear
position using the shift paddles. For details about the manual mode, refer to
“Selection of manual mode” F7-26. Once
the vehicle speed stabilizes, the transmission will switch from the manual mode
back to the “D” position for normal driving.

& Selection of manual mode

With the vehicle either moving or stationary, move the select lever from the “D”
position to the “M” position to select the
manual mode.

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Upshift indicator
Downshift indicator
Gear position indicator

When the manual mode is selected, the
gear position indicator and upshift indicator and/or downshift indicator on the
combination meter appear.
The gear position indicator shows the
currently selected gear in the following
range.
. 1st-to-8th-gear range (when the Sport
Sharp (S#) mode is selected)
. 1st-to-6th-gear range (in other situations)
The upshift and downshift indicators show
when a gear shift is possible. When the
upshift indicator “ ” appears, upshifting is
possible. When the downshift indicator