Autostart AS-2500 TW Owner's Manual download pdf (Page 185)

Only shift from DRIVE to PARK or REVERSE when the

accelerator pedal is released and the vehicle is stopped.

Be sure to keep your foot on the brake pedal when

shifting between these gears.

The transmission shift lever has only PARK, REVERSE,

NEUTRAL, and DRIVE shift positions. Manual down-

shifts can be made using the Electronic Range Select

(ERS) shift control (refer to ⬙Electronic Range Select (ERS)

Operation⬙ in this section). Pressing the ERS (-/+)

switches (on the shift lever) while in the DRIVE position

will select the highest available transmission gear, and

will display that gear in the instrument cluster as 6, 5, 4,

3, 2, 1.

Gear Ranges

DO NOT race the engine when shifting from PARK or

NEUTRAL into another gear range.

NOTE: After selecting any gear range, wait a moment to

allow the selected gear to engage before accelerating.

This is especially important when the engine is cold.

PARK

This range supplements the parking brake by locking the

transmission. The engine can be started in this range.

Never attempt to use PARK while the vehicle is in

motion. Apply the parking brake when leaving the

vehicle in this range.

When parking on a level surface, you may shift the

transmission into PARK first, and then apply the parking

brake.

When parking on a hill, apply the parking brake before

shifting the transmission to PARK, otherwise the load on

the transmission locking mechanism may make it diffi-

cult to move the shift lever out of PARK. As an added

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Autostart AS-2500 TW Owner's Manual Page 185