- Never take the vehicle out of gear and coast down a hill. This is extremely
hazardous. Always leave the vehicle in gear.
- Do not "ride" the brakes. This can cause them to overheat and malfunction.
Instead, when you are driving down a long hill, shift to a lower gear. When
you do this, engine braking will help slow down the vehicle.
- Slow down before shifting to a lower gear. This will help avoid over-revving
the engine, which can cause damage.
- Slow down when you encounter cross winds. This gives you much better control
of your vehicle.
- Be sure the vehicle is completely stopped before you attempt to shift
into R (Reverse). The transaxle can be damaged if you do not. To shift into
R (Reverse), depress the clutch, move the shift lever to neutral, wait three
seconds, then shift to the R (Reverse) position.
- Exercise extreme caution when driving on a slippery surface. Be especially
careful when braking, accelerating or shifting gears. On a slippery surface,
an abrupt change in vehicle speed can cause the drive wheels to lose traction
and the vehicle to go out of control.
WARNING
- • Always buckle-up! In a collision, an unbelted occupant is significantly
more likely to be seriously injured or killed than a properly belted occupant.
- • Avoid high speeds when cornering or turning.
- • Do not make quick steering wheel movements, such as sharp lane changes
or fast, sharp turns.
- • The risk of rollover is greatly increased if you lose control of your
vehicle at highway speeds.
- • Loss of control often occurs if two or more wheels drop off the roadway
and the driver oversteers to reenter the roadway.
- • In the event your vehicle leaves the roadway, do not steer sharply.
Instead, slow down before pulling back into the travel lanes.
- • Never exceed posted speed limits.
The manual transaxle has 6 forward gears.
This shift pattern is imprinted on the shift knob. The transaxle is fully synchronized
in all forward gears so shifting to either a higher or a lower gea ...