manual Infiniti FX I owners manual page 243

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stopped or while driving, the transmission for extended periods of time in lower hicle damageorlossofcontrol. enters the manual shift mode. Shift range than M5 range. This reduces fuel Accelerator downshift can be selected manually. economy. —In D position — In the manual shift mode, the shift range O When shifting up, move the selector is displayed on the position indicator in lever to the + (up) side. (Shifts to For passing or hill climbing, fully depress the meter. higher range.) the accelerator pedal to the floor. This Shift ranges up or down one by one as shifts the transmission down into the follows: O When shifting down, move the se- lower gear, depending on the vehicle lector lever to the − (down) side. speed. 1 → 2 → 3 → 4 → 5 (Shifts to lower range.) M ← M ← M ← M ← M Fail-safe 5 (5th): O Moving the selector lever to the same M side twice will shift the ranges in suc- When fail-safe operation occurs, the auto- Use this position for all normal forward cession. However, if this motion is matic transmission will be locked in 4th driving at highway speeds. rapidly done, the second shifting may gear. 4 (4th): not be completed properly. If the vehicle is driven under extreme con- M O Inthemanualshiftmode,thetransmis- ditions, such as excessive wheel spinning Use this position when driving up long sion automatically shifts down to 1st andsubsequenthardbraking,thefail-safe slopes, or for engine braking when gear before the vehicle comes to a system may be activated. This will occur driving down long slopes. stop. When accelerating again, it is evenifallelectricalcircuitsarefunctioning 3 (3rd) and 2 (2nd): necessary to shift up to the desired properly. In this case, turn the ignition M M range. switch to the OFF position and wait for 3 Use for hill climbing or engine braking on seconds. Then turn the switch back to the downhill grades. O When canceling the manual shift ONposition. The vehicle should return to 1 (1st): mode, return the selector lever to the its normal operating condition. If it does M D position. The transmission returns Use this position when climbing steep to the normal driving mode. not return to its normal operating condi- hills slowly or driving slowly through tion, have an INFINITI dealer check the deep snow, sand or mud, or for maximum O Inthemanualshiftmode,thetransmis- transmissionandrepairifnecessary. engine braking on steep downhill grades. sion maynotshifttotheselectedgear. This helps maintain driving perfor- O Remember not to drive at high speeds mance and reduces the chance of ve- Starting and driving 5-17 w07.3.7/S50-D/V5.0X

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