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Kickdown
Use kickdown for maximum acceleration. Vehicles for USA: fully depress the accelerator pedal. The transmission shifts to a lower gear depending on the engine speed. Vehicles for Canada: depre ...

Shifting to transmission position D
- When the vehicle is stationary, depress the brake pedal. - Push the DIRECT SELECT lever down past the first point of resistance. ...

Changing gear
The automatic transmission shifts to the individual gears automatically when it is in transmission position D. This automatic gearshifting behavior is determined by: • a shift range restricti ...