AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE
(0):
This position is
for normal driving.
If
you need more power for passing,
and you’re:
Going less than about
35
mph
(56
kmh), push your
accelerator pedal about halfway down.
Going about
35
mph
(56
km/h)
or more, push the
accelerator all the way down.
You’ll shift down to
the
next gear and have
more power.
AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE
(a)
can be used when
towing a trailer, carrying a heavy load, driving on steep
hills
or
for
off-road driving.
You
may want to shift the
transmission to THIRD
(3)
or, if necessary, a lower gear
selection if the transmission shifts too often.
THIRD
(3):
This position is also used for normal
driving, however, it offers more power and lower fuel
economy than AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE
(0).
SECOND
(2):
This position gives you more power but
lower fuel economy.
You
can use SECOND
(2)
on hills.
It can help control your speed as you go down steep
mountain roads, but then
you
would also want to
use
your brakes off and on.
If
you manually select
SECOND
(2),
the transmission will
drive
in second gear.
You
may use this feature for reducing
torque to the rear wheels when you are trying to start your
vehicle from
a
stop on slippery road surfaces.
FIRST
(1):
This position gives you even more power
(but lower fuel economy) than
SECOND
(2).
You
can
use it on very steep hills, or in deep snow or mud. If the
selector lever is put
in
FIRST
(1)
while the vehicle is
moving forward, the transmission won’t shift into first
gear until the vehicle is going slowly enough.
NOTICE:
If your rear wheels can’t rotate, don’t try to
drive. This might happen if you were stuck in
very deep sand or mud or were
up
against a solid
object.
You
could damage your transmission.
Also, if you stop when going uphill, don’t hold
your vehicle there with only the accelerator
pedal. This could overheat and damage the
transmission. Use your brakes or shift into
PARK (P) to hold your vehicle in position on
a hill.
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