Acura 2004 TSX - Owner's Manual - Manual (Page 209)

To shift to Reverse
from Park, see the explanation under
Park. To shift to Reverse from
Neutral, come to a complete stop and
then shift.
Your car has a reverse lockout so
you cannot accidentally shift to
Reverse from Neutral or any other
driving position when the car speed
exceeds 5
6 mph (8 10 km/h).
If you cannot shift to Reverse when
the car is stopped, press the brake
pedal and slowly shift to Neutral, and
then to Reverse.
If there is a problem in the reverse
lockout system, or your car’s battery
is disconnected or goes dead, you
cannot shift to Reverse. (Refer to
Shift Lock Release on page
).
Use Neutral if you
need to restart a stalled engine, or if
it is necessary to stop briefly with
the engine idling. Shift to Park posi-
tion if you need to leave the car for
any reason. Press on the brake pedal
when you are moving the shift lever
from Neutral to another gear.
This position is simi-
lar to D, except only the first three
gears are selected. Use D when
towing a trailer in hilly terrain, or to
provide engine braking when going
down a steep hill. D can also keep
the transmission from cycling third,
fourth and fifth gears in stop-and-go
driving.
For faster acceleration when in D
or D, you can get the transmission
to automatically downshift by push-
ing the accelerator pedal to the
floor. The transmission will shift
down one, two or three gears,
depending on your speed.
Use this position for
your normal driving. The transmis-
sion automatically selects a suitable
gear for your speed and acceleration.
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Automatic Transmission
Driving
Reverse (R) Neutral (N) Drive (D )
Drive (D)
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