Subaru Impreza II 2 GD owners manual page 214

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A1900BE-A.book Page 17 Friday, June 17, 2005 5:40 PM Starting and operating 7-17 sure safe starting of the vehicle. NOTE To shift the selector lever from the “P” to the any other position, you have to de-If you stop the engine with the selector press the brake pedal fully when the igni-lever in the “N” position, move the se- lector lever to the “P” position immedi- tion switch is in the “ON” position. This prevents the vehicle from lurching when itately. Otherwise, you may find that the is started. selector lever soon cannot be moved to the “P” position. If you find that the selector lever cannot be moved from If the shift lever does not move from the the “N” position to the “P” position, “P” position with the brake pedal de- pressed, refer to the “Shift lock release”turn the ignition swit ch to the “ON” po- section in this chapter. sition and try again. 700332 TR (Reverse) : With the brake pedal depressed, This position is for backing the vehicle. move the lever along the gate. To shift from the “N” to “R” position, first Do not drive the vehicle with the se- : Move the lever along the gate. lector lever in the “N” (neutral) posi- 7 The selector lever has seven positions. stop the vehicle completely then move thetion. Engine braking has no effect in lever to the “R” position. this condition and the risk of an ac- TP (Park) TN (Neutral) cident is consequently increased. This position is for parking the vehicle andThis position is for restarting a stalled en-TD (Drive) starting the engine. gine. This position is for normal driving. In this position the wheels and transmis- In this position, the transmission is me- The transmission automatically shifts into sion are not locked. In this position, the a suitable gear from 1st to 4th according to chanically locked to prevent the vehicle from rolling freely. transmission is neutral; the vehicle will rollthe vehicle speed and the acceleration freely, even on the slightest incline unlessyou require. When you park the vehicle, first set thethe parking brake or foot brake is on. parking brake fully, then shift into the “P” Avoid coasting with the transmission neu-When more acceleration is required in this position. Do not hold the vehicle with onlytral. position, press the accelerator pedal fully the transmission. During coasting, there is no engine brak-to the floor and hold that position. The A shift interlock function is employed ining effect. transmission will automatically downshift the automatic transmission system to en- to 3rd, 2nd or 1st gear. When you release the pedal, the transmission will return to – CONTINUED –

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