7-16 Starting and operating
Automatic transmission
The automatic transmission is electroni-
cally controlled with 4-forward speeds and
1-reverse speed.
NOTE
When the engine coolant tempera-
ture is still low, your vehicle!s automat-
ic transmission will up-shift at higher
engine speeds than when the coolant
temperature is sufficiently high in or-
der to shorten the warm-up time and
improve driveability. The gearshift tim-
ing will automatically shift to the nor-
mal timing after the engine has warmed
up.
Immediately after ATF (automatic
transmission fluid) is replaced, you
may feel that the automatic transmis-
sion operation is somewhat unusual.
This results from invalidation of data
the on-board computer has collected
and stored in memory to allow the
transmission to shift at the most ap-
propriate times for the current condi-
tion of your vehicle. Optimized shifting
will be restored as the vehicle contin-
ues to be driven for a while.
Selector lever for automatic
transmission
Do not shift from the #P$ or #N$ po-
sition into the #D$, #3$, #2$, #1$ or
#R$ position while depressing the
accelerator pedal. This may cause
the vehicle to jump forward or back-
ward.
Shift into the #P$ or #R$ position
only after the vehicle is complete-
ly stopped. Shifting while the ve-
hicle is moving may cause dam-
age to the transmission.
Do not race the engine for more
than five seconds in any position
except the #N$ or #P$ position
when the brake is set or when
chocks are used in the wheels.
This may cause the automatic
transmission fluid to overheat.
Avoid shifting from one of the for-
ward driving positions into the
#R$ position or vice versa until the
vehicle has completely stopped.
Such shifting may cause damage
to the transmission.
When parking the vehicle, first se-
curely apply the parking brake
and then place the selector lever
in the #P$ position. Avoid parking
for a long time with the selector le-
ver in any other position as doing
so could result in a dead battery.
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