Black plate (268,1)
北
米
Model "A2440BE-B" EDITED: 2007/ 5/ 7
7-20
Starting and operating
!
While climbing a grade
When driving up a hill, undesired upshift to
4th gear is prevented from taking place
when the accelerator is released. This
minimizes the chance of subsequent
downshifting to a lower gear when accel-
erating again. This prevents repeated
upshifting and downshifting resulting in a
smoother operation of the vehicle.
NOTE
The transmission may downshift to 2nd
or 1st gear, depending on the way the
accelerator pedal is pressed to accel-
erate the vehicle again.
!
While going down a hill
When you are descending a hill or any
other slope while braking with the
“
SPORT
”
mode selected, the transmission
may downshift to 3rd or 2nd gear depend-
ing on how hard you depress the brake
pedal, causing engine braking to work.
Reacceleration for a short time will cause
the transmission to upshift normally.
NOTE
.
A 4th-to-3rd automatic downshift
will not occur at speeds above 50
mph (80 km/h) and a 3rd-to-2nd auto-
matic downshift will not occur at
speeds above 24 mph (38 km/h).
.
Automatic downshifts to 3rd or 2nd
may occur even when driving on a level
road depending on conditions, such as
how hard you depress the brake pedal.
&
Selector lever reverse inhi-
biting function
This function prevents accidental move-
ment of the selector lever to the
“
R
”
position while the vehicle is moving.
The function becomes operational when
the vehicle reaches a speed of approxi-
mately 6 mph (10 km/h). Once opera-
tional, it prevents the selector lever from
being moved from the
“
N
”
position to the
“
R
”
position. When the vehicle speed
drops below 6 mph (10 km/h), the function
is canceled. The selector lever can then
be moved to the
“
R
”
and
“
P
”
positions.
When the ignition switch has been turned
to the
“
LOCK
”
position, movement of the
selector lever from the
“
N
”
position to the
“
R
”
position is possible for a limited time
period by depressing the brake pedal and
then becomes impossible. Also, the se-
lector lever cannot be moved to the
“
R
”
position after it has been placed in the
“
P
”
position and then placed again in the
“
N
”
position.
When the movement of the selector lever
from the
“
N
”
position to the
“
R
”
position
has become impossible, turn the ignition
switch back to the
“
ON
”
position then
move the selector lever to the
“
P
”
position.
Pressing the selector lever release button
also makes it possible to move the
selector lever to the
“
P
”
position at this
time.
!
Selector lever release button
If you inadvertently have turned the igni-
tion switch to the
“
LOCK
”
position with the
selector lever in the
“
N
”
position, proceed
as follows. By referring to the
“
Shift lock
release
”
section in this chapter, remove
the shift lock release cover. Then, with the
screwdriver inserted into the hole, move
the selector lever to the
“
P
”
position. If the
selector lever reverse inhibiting function
fails, have the vehicle inspected by the
nearest SUBARU dealer.
