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Driving your vehicle
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Manual transaxle operation
The manual transaxle has 5 (or 6)
forward gears.
This shift pattern is imprinted on the
shift knob. The transaxle is fully syn-
chronized in all forward gears so
shifting to either a higher or a lower
gear is easily accomplished.
Depress the clutch pedal down fully
whilst shifting, then release it slowly.
If your vehicle is equipped with an
ignition lock switch, the engine will
not start when starting the engine
without depressing the clutch pedal.
(if equipped)
The shift lever must be returned to
the neutral position before shifting
into R (Reverse).
Push the button located immediately
below the shift knob and pull the
gearshift lever to the left sufficiently,
and then shift into reverse (R) gear
position.
Make sure the vehicle is completely
stopped before shifting into R
(Reverse).
Never operate the engine with the
tachometer (rpm) in the red zone.
MANUAL TRANSAXLE (IF EQUIPPED)
CAUTION
• When downshifting from fifth
gear to fourth gear, caution
should be taken not to inad-
vertently press the shift lever
sideways in such a manner
that the second gear is
engaged.
Such a drastic
downshift may cause the
engine speed to increase to
the point that the tachometer
will enter the red-zone. Such
over-revving of the engine and
transaxle may possibly cause
engine damage.
• Do not downshift more than 2
gears or downshift the gear
when the engine is running at
high speed (5,000 RPM or
higher). Such a downshifting
may damage the engine,
clutch and the transaxle.
The button (1) should be pressed when
moving the shift lever into reverse.
The shift lever can be moved without
pulling the button (1).
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Type A
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