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Driving Your Vehicle

Steering wheel paddle switch

In this manual: Driving Your Vehicle
Your Vehicle at a Glance — 6Safety Features of Your Vehicle — 58Vehicle Specifications — 387Driving Your Vehicle — 142What to Do in an Emergency — 34Maintenance — 106Specifications and Consumer Information — 16
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The paddle shift is available when the shift lever is in D (Drive) or Sport mode.

With the shift lever in D

The paddle shifters will operate when the vehicle speed is above 10 km/h.

Pull the paddle shift [+] or [-] once to upshift or downshift by one gear. The system changes from automatic mode to manual mode.

When vehicle speed is below 10 km/h, if you press the accelerator pedal for more than 5 seconds, or if you move the shift lever from the D (Drive) position to the Sport mode position and back to D (Drive), the system changes from manual mode to automatic mode.

With the shift lever in Sport mode

Pull the paddle shifter [+] or [-] once to shift up or down one gear.

✽ NOTICE

If the paddle shift [+] and [-] are pulled at the same time, the gear cannot be changed.

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