STARTING AND DRIVING
5–16
Changing gears
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Always use care to change the gear with the
vehicle speed matched to the engine speed.
Proper shifting will improve fuel economy
and prolong engine life.
Avoid shifting down at high speed, as this
may cause excessive engine speed (on ve-
hicles with a tachometer, the tachometer
needle into the red zone) and damage the
engine.
Economical driving speed
The following shift points are recommended
to assist fuel economy. The driver may vary
these points to suit driving conditions and
load.
km/h
Petrol-powered
vehicles
Diesel-powered
vehicles
Drive
range
1300
1600
1800
(GDI)
Medium
perfor-
mance
engine
High
perfor-
mance
engine
1st to 2nd 30 35 25 25 20
2nd to
3rd
50 65 50 50 35
3rd to 4th 80 90 80 80 60
4th to 5th 110 125 105 110 85
Possible driving speed
km/h
Petrol-powered vehicles
Diesel-
range
1300 1600
1800
(GDI)
powered
vehicles
1st 40 50 50 35
2nd 75 95 90 70
3rd 120 135 140 110
4th 160 185 185 150
5th gear is an overdrive ratio and its use re-
duces engine speed below that of the 4th
gear. Use 5th gear whenever vehicle speed
allows, for maximum fuel economy.
Automatic transmission
INVECS–II 4A/T, Sports Mode
4A/T
(Intelligent & Innovative
Vehicle Electronic Control
System II)
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Designed for optimum control and equipped
with adaptive control capabilities, the elec-
tronically controlled transmission optimally
matches gear shifts to almost all driving and
road conditions.
CAUTION
This system is strictly intended to
provide supplementary functions.
When travelling downhill under cer-
tain conditions or immediately after
starting off when the automatic trans-
mission is cold, no automatic shift-
down may be made. The driver should
shiftdown to a lower gear to use en-
gine braking. Try to drive safely at all
time.
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