Lexus 2003 SC430, Owner'S Manual

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STARTING AND DRIVING
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2003 SC430 from May ’03 Prod. (OM24449U)
3 Shift into the ”2” position. The transmission will downshift
to second gear when the vehicle speed is or becomes
lower than 82 km/h (51 mph) and more powerful engine
braking than that of ”3” position will be obtained.
4 Shift into the ”L” position. The transmission will downshift
to first gear when the vehicle speed is or becomes lower
than 39 km/h (24 mph) and maximum engine braking will
be applied.
CAUTION
Be careful when downshifting on a slippery surface.
The abrupt change in engine speed could cause the
vehicle to spin or skid.
(c) Using the ”3”, ”2” and ”L” positions
The ”3”, ”2” and ”L” positions are used for strong engine
braking as described previously.
With the selector lever in ”3”, ”2” or ”L”, you can start the vehicle
in motion as with the lever in ”D”.
With the selector lever in ”3” or ”2”, the vehicle will start in first
gear and automatically shift to third or second gear.
With the selector lever in ”L”, the transmission is engaged in
first gear.
NOTICE
Be careful not to over–rev the engine. Watch the
tachometer to keep engine rpm from going into the
red zone. The approximate maximum allowable
speed for each position is given below for your
reference:
”3” 147 km/h (92 mph) . . .
”2” 96 km/h (60 mph) . . . .
”L” 62 km/h (39 mph) . . . .
Do not continue hill climbing or hard towing for a long
time in the ”3”, ”2” or ”L” position. This may cause
severe automatic transmission damage from
overheating. To prevent such damage, ”4” position
should be used in hill climbing or hard towing.