Gear Selection
Position
Description
Automatic Transmission (A/T) Gear Position Indicator
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The shift lever has five positions: P: PARK, R: REVERSE, N: NEUTRAL, D: DRIVE 1st through 5th gear range with
automatic shift and sequential sportshift in M (sequential sportshift mode) position, and D3: DRIVE 1st through 3rd
gear range with automatic shift.
P: PARK
Front wheels locked; park pawl engaged with park gear on countershaft. All
clutches are released.
R: REVERSE
Reverse; reverse selector engaged with countershaft reverse gear and 4th
clutch engaged.
N: NEUTRAL
All clutches are released.
D: DRIVE (1st
through 5th)
Automatic shift
General driving; starts off in 1st, shifts automatically to 2nd, 3rd, 4th, then
5th, depending on vehicle speed and throttle position. Downshifts through
4th, 3rd, 2nd, and 1st on deceleration to stop. The lock-up mechanism
operates in 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th gears.
M position
Sequential
sportshift mode
Manual gear shift driving; vehicle starts off in 1st gear and will shift into
2nd gear automatically, but does not up shift after 2nd gear. The lock-up
mechanism operates in 3rd, 4th, and 5th gears.
D3: DRIVE
(1st through 3rd)
For rapid acceleration at highway speeds and general driving, up-hill and
down-hill driving; starts off in 1st, shifts automatically to 2nd, then 3rd,
depending on vehicle speed and throttle position. Downshifts through 2nd
to 1st on deceleration to stop. The lock-up mechanism operates in 2nd and
3rd gears.
Starting is possible only in the P and N positions because of a slide-type neutral-safety switch.
The A/T gear position indicator in the instrument panel shows which shift lever position has been selected without
having to look down at the shift lever. With the shift lever in the M (sequential sportshift mode) position, the shift
indicator between the speedometer and tachometer in the instrument panel will display the gear selected.
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