Acura 2001 TL - Owner's Manual - Manual (Page 172)

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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.
Use this position for
your normal driving. The
transmission automatically selects a
suitable gear for your speed and
acceleration. You may notice the
transmission shifting up at higher
speeds when the engine is cold. This
helps the engine warm up faster.
With
the shift lever in ‘‘D ’’ position, you
can select the Sequential SportShift
mode to shift gears; much like a
manual transmission, but without a
clutch pedal.
To enter the Sequential SportShift
mode, move the shift lever to the left.
To return to ‘‘D ’’, move the shift
lever to the right.
When you move the shift lever from
‘‘D ’’ to the Sequential SportShift
mode, the display shows the selected
gear.
In the Sequential SportShift mode,
each time you push forward on the
shift lever, the transmission shifts to
a higher gear. Pull back on the lever
to downshift. The number of the
gear selected is displayed next to the
‘‘D ’’ indicator (see page
).
Even with the Sequential SportShift
Mode selected, the transmission will
automatically upshift and downshift
between first and second gear.
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