Sports mode
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Whether
the vehicle is stationary or in motion,
sports mode is selected by gently pushing the selec-
tor lever from the “D” (DRIVE) position into the
manual gate (A). To return to “D” range operation,
gently push the selector lever back into the main
gate (B).
In sports mode, gear ratio shifts can be made rapid-
ly simply by moving the selector lever backward
and forward. Shift paddles at the steering wheel
can also be used to shift the gear ratio. In contrast
to a manual transmission, the sports mode allows
gear shifts with the accelerator pedal depressed.
NOTE
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You can shift into sports mode with shift pad-
dles when the selector lever is in the main
gate as well. Also, you can return to the “D”
range operation in any of following ways.
When returning to “D” range operation, the
selector lever position display will change to
“D” (DRIVE) position.
• Pull the “+ (SHIFT UP)” side shift pad-
dle forward (towards the driver) for over
2 seconds.
• Stop the vehicle.
• Push the selector lever from the “D”
(DRIVE) position into the manual gate
(A) and push the selector lever back into
the main gate (B).
+ (SHIFT UP)
The
transmission shifts up once by each opera-
tion.
- (SHIFT DOWN)
The transmission shifts down once by each op-
eration.
CAUTION
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In
sports mode, the driver must execute
upward shifts in accordance with prevail-
ing road conditions, taking care to keep
the engine speed below the red zone.
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Repeated continuous operation of the se-
lector lever or the shift paddles will con-
tinuously switch shift position.
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Do not use the left- and right-hand shift
paddles at the same time. Doing so could
cause a shift of gear ratio that you do not
expect.
NOTE
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The
upward shift may be made automatically
in sports mode when the engine revolutions
rises and approaches the tachometer’s red
zone (the red-coloured part of the tachometer
dial).
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In sports mode, only the 6 forward gears can
be selected. To reverse or park the vehicle,
move the selector lever to the “R” (RE-
VERSE) or “P” (PARK) position as required.
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To maintain good running performance, the
transmission may refuse to perform an up-
shift when the selector lever is moved to the
“+ (SHIFT UP)” position at certain vehicle
speeds. Also, to prevent over-revving of the
engine, the transmission may refuse to per-
form a downshift when the lever is moved to
the “- (SHIFT DOWN)” position at certain
vehicle speeds. When this happens, a buzzer
sounds to indicate that a downshift is not go-
ing to take place.
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In sports mode, downward shifts are made au-
tomatically when the vehicle slows down.
When the vehicle stops, 1
st
gear is automati-
cally selected.
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