NISSAN 2012 GT R - Owner's Manual User Manual

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R35-D EDITED: 2011/ 2/ 4

5-22

Starting and driving

When driving the vehicle

WARNING

Do not move the shift lever to the

position while driving. Doing so may
result in an accident due to loss of
engine braking. It may also damage the
transmission.

Normal driving:

Drive with the shift lever in the

position.

The appropriate gear will be automatically
shifted according to the position of the accel-
erator pedal, the driving speed and driving
conditions.

Passing:
.

position:

Fully depress the accelerator pedal to the floor.
This shifts the transmission down into a lower
gear depending on the vehicle speed. Then
depress the accelerator pedal as needed to
adjust vehicle speed.
.

position:

Use the paddle shifter to down shift, then fully
depress the accelerator pedal to the floor. Then
depress the accelerator pedal as needed to

adjust vehicle speed.

Hill climbing:
. When the vehicle speed decreases, de-

press the accelerator pedal to the floor with
the shift lever in the

position. This

automatically shifts the transmission into a
lower gear and maintains this position
depending on the gradient of the hill.

. The system may down shift according to the

accelerator pedal position and the vehicle
speed.

. If the transmission is frequently changing

gears while driving, switch to the

position

and select the appropriate gear for the
driving conditions.

Driving on a downhill:
.

position:

The system shifts down according to the degree
of downhills to increase the effectiveness of the
engine brake.
.

position:

When driving on a long slope, selecting the

position and 4th or 3rd gear will provide gentle
engine braking.
When driving on a steep downhill, selecting the

position and 2nd or 1st gear will provide

powerful engine braking.

WARNING

. When the shift lever is in the

position, the adaptive shift control
system will stay in a low gear in
order to maintain the effectiveness
of the engine brake. However if the
vehicle is traveling too fast depend-
ing on the degree of the slope, you
should shift to the

position and

use the paddle shifter to shift down.
If you continue to use only the foot
brake, a high load will be applied to
the brake, which may overheat,
reducing its effectiveness. Be sure
to use the engine brake together
with the foot brake. (

“Adaptive

shift control” page 5-19)

. When driving in the

position,

gear-shifting will be performed
automatically with the adaptive shift
control system (

“Adaptive shift

control” page 5-19) even on road
conditions with continuous and sud-
den hills or curves. However, when
the transmission fluid temperature
is low immediately after starting the
vehicle or high when engaging in
high performance driving, there may