Acura 2000 TL - Owner's Manual - Manual (Page 170)

Automatic Transmission
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 9 mph (15 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 car 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.
If the transmission temperature is
below 14 °F (-10 °C), you may not
be able to use the Sequential
SportShift mode.
The table shows the speed ranges
for upshifting and downshifting.
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Driving
To shift from
2
3
3
4
4
5
Speed range
over 9 mph
(15 km/h)
over 18 mph
(29 km/h)
over 31 mph
(50 km/h)
To shift from
3
2
4
3
5
4
Speed range
under 60 mph
(96 km/h)
under 93 mph
(150 km/h)
under 140 mph
(225 km/h)
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