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DRIVING YOUR HYUNDAI
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Sports mode
Whether the vehicle is stationary or in
motion, sports mode is selected by
pushing the selector lever from the "D"
position into the manual gate. To re-
turn to "D" range operation, push the
selector lever back into the main gate.
In sports mode, moving the selector
lever backwards and forwards can
make gearshifts rapidly simply. In con-
trast to a manual transaxle, the sports
mode allows gearshifts with the
acceleator pedal depressed.
HXG200
+ (UP)
- (DOWN)
UP (+)
: Push the lever forward
once to shift up one gear.
DOWN (-) : Pull the lever backwards
once to shift down one
gear.
SKIP
: By rapidly moving the se-
lector forward or backward
twice, it is possible to skip
one gear, i.e. 1st to 3rd or
3rd to 1st .
NOTE:
o In sports mode, only the four/five
forward gears can be selected.
To reverse or park the vehicle,
move the selector lever to the "R"
or "P" position as required.
o In sports mode, downward shifts
are made automatically when the
vehicle slows down. When the
vehicle stops, 1st gear is auto-
matically selected.
o To maintain the required levels
of vehicle performance and
safety, the system may not ex-
ecute certain gearshifts when the
selector lever is operated.
o When driving away on a slippery
road, push the selector lever to-
ward into the +(UP) position. This
cause the transaxle to shift into
the 2nd gear which is better for
smooth driving away on a slip-
pery road. Push the selector le-
ver to the -(DOWN) side to shift
back to the 1st gear.
!
CAUTION:
o Upward shifts do not take place
automatically in sports mode. The
driver must execute upward shifts
in accordance with prevailing
road conditions, taking care to
keep the engine speed below the
red zone.
o By rapidly moving the selector
lever backwards (-) twice, it is
possible to skip one gear, i.e.,
3rd to 1st, 4th to 2nd or 5th to 3rd.
Since sudden engine braking
and/or rapid acceleration can
cause a loss of traction, how-
ever, downshifts must be made
carefully in accordance with the
vehicle's speed.