Acura 2001 TL - Owner's Manual - Manual (Page 173)

When you accelerate away from a
stop, the transmission will start in
first gear and then automatically
upshift to second gear. You have to
manually upshift between second
and fifth gears. Make sure you
upshift before the engine speed
reaches the tachometer’s red zone.
The transmission remains in the
selected gear (5, 4, 3). There is no
automatic downshift when you push
the accelerator pedal to the floor.
The transmission may automatically
downshift from the higher gear to
the lower gear under the following
conditions:
To shift from
4 3
5 4
Speed range
under 18 mph
(29 km/h)
under 34 mph
(55 km/h)
To shift from
4 3
5 4
Speed range
under 34 mph
(55 km/h)
under 47 mph
(75 km/h)
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 9 mph (15 km/h).
Downshifting gives you more power
when climbing or provides engine
braking when going down a steep hill.
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.
Driving on level roads and downhill
Driving uphill
Automatic Transmission
Driving 170
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