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Driving your vehicle
Downshifting
Down shift to a lower gear when slowing
down in heavy traffic or driving up a
steep hill to prevent high engine loads.
Also, downshifting reduces the chance of
stalling and helps reaccelerate the vehi-
cle when you need to increase your
speed.
When the vehicle is going downhill,
downshifting helps maintain safe speed
by providing engine braking (brake power
from the engine) and results in less wear
on the brakes.
To prevent damage to the engine,
clutch and transmission:
• When downshifting from 5
th
gear to
4
th
gear, be careful not to inadver-
tently push the shift lever sideways
engaging the 2
nd
gear. A drastic
downshift may cause the engine
speed to increase to the point the
tachometer will enter the red-zone
and may cause engine damage.
• Do not downshift more than two
gear at a time or downshift the gear
when the engine is running at high
speed (5,000 RPM or higher).
Such down shifting may damage the
engine, clutch and the transmission.
NOTICE
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To prevent unnecessary wear or
damage to the clutch:
• Do not rest your foot on the
clutch pedal while driving.
• Do not hold the vehicle with the
clutch on an incline, while waiting
for the traffic light, etc.
• Always depress the clutch pedal
down fully to prevent noise or
damage.
• Do not depress the clutch pedal
again until it is fully released.
• Do not start with the 2
nd
(second)
gear engaged except when you
start on a slippery road.
• Do not drive with cargo loaded
more than required loading
capacity.
CAUTION
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