1990 Honda Accord Owner's Manual - Page 69

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Shifting the Automatic (cont'd) Driving Technique D4-4th Use the D4 range for normal in-town and highway driving. The car will start off in 1st and shift automatically to 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. The further down you push the accelerator, the later the transmission will shift and the faster the car will accelerate. D3-3rd Use of D3 will allow the transmission to start off in 1st and shift automatically to 2nd and 3rd. Use D3 when climbing grades to prevent the transmission from "hunting" between 3rd and 4th gear; or when increased braking is needed. NOTE: If rapid acceleration is necessary, depress the accelerator to the floor; the transmission will automatically shift down according to load and engine speed. This applies to both D4 and D3 ranges. S Mode Pushing the Sport ( ) switch while driving in the D4 or D3 range will change the shift points under part throttle acceleration, allowing the transmission to stay in each lower gear for a longer period before automatically upshifting. With the Sport switch on, the Sport indicator light in the instrument panel will come on. To take the transmission out of S mode, push the Sport switch again. The Sport indicator light will go out. SPORT SWITCH NOTE: Although the S indicator light in the instrument panel will come on in any gear range when the Sport switch is pushed, this mode is selectable only in the D3 and D4 range.

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Shifting the Automatic (cont'd)
Driving Technique
D
4
-4th
Use the D
4
range for normal in-town and highway driving. The
car will start off in 1st and shift automatically to 2nd, 3rd, and
4th. The further down you push the accelerator, the later the
transmission will shift and the faster the car will accelerate.
D
3
-3rd
Use of D3 will allow the transmission to start off in 1st and
shift automatically to 2nd and 3rd. Use D
3
when climbing
grades to prevent the transmission from "hunting" between
3rd and 4th gear; or when increased braking is needed.
NOTE:
If rapid acceleration is necessary, depress the accelerator to
the floor; the transmission will automatically shift down
according to load and engine speed. This applies to both D
4
and D
3
ranges.
S Mode
Pushing the Sport (
) switch while driving in the D
4
or D
3
range will change the shift points under part throttle accelera-
tion, allowing the transmission to stay in each lower gear for a
longer period before automatically upshifting. With the Sport
switch on, the Sport indicator light in the instrument panel will
come on. To take the transmission out of S mode, push the
Sport switch again. The Sport indicator light will go out.
NOTE: Although the S indicator light in the instrument panel
will come on in any gear range when the Sport switch is push-
ed, this mode is selectable only in the D
3
and D
4
range.
SPORT SWITCH