Acura 2005 RSX - Owner's Manual - Manual (Page 143)

The transmission may automatically
downshift from the higher gear to
the lower gear under the following
conditions:
The vehicle speeds drops below
5 4: 33 mph (52 km/h)
4 3: 20 mph (32 km/h)
If you drive uphill between
5 4: 45 33 mph
(72 52 km/h)
4 3: 33 20 mph
(52 32 km/h)
If you press the brake pedal as you
drive downhill.
Downshifting gives you more power
when climbing or provides engine
braking when going down a steep hill.
The transmission will also shift
automatically as the vehicle comes to
a complete stop. It will downshift to
first gear when the vehicle speed is
under 6 mph (10 km/h).
If you try to manually downshift at a
speed that would cause the engine to
exceed the redline in a lower gear,
the transmission will not downshift.
The gear indicator will flash the
number of the lower gear several
times, then return to the higher gear.
If the vehicle speed slows to below
the redline of the selected lower gear
position while the indicator is
flashing, the transmission will
downshift and the display will show
the selected lower gear.
The table shows the speed ranges
for upshifting and downshifting.
To shift from
1 2
2 3
3 4
4 5
Speed range
over 0 mph
(0 km/h)
over 6 mph
(10 km/h)
over 20 mph
(32 km/h)
over 33 mph
(52 km/h)
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