2009 Lexus IS F Owners Manual - Page 123

2-1. Driving procedures n Gear functions Meter cluster display* 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Function The gear is fixed at 8th gear The gear is fixed at 7th gear The gear is fixed at 6th gear The gear is fixed at 5th gear The gear is fixed at 4th gear When driving 2 The gear is fixed at 3rd gear The gear is fixed at 2nd gear The gear is fixed at 1st gear *: "M" is also displayed to indicate the shift position. n When the "-" paddle shift switch is operated in the D position l When the "-" paddle shift switch is operated in the D position, a shift range will be automatically selected. The highest gear of the first shift range will be one gear lower than the gear in use during normal D position driving. l If the "-" paddle shift switch is operated when in range 6 or above, the shift range may be lowered by two ranges or more in accordance with the driving conditions. n Automatic deactivated of shift range selection in the D position Shift range selection in the D position will be deactivated in the following situations: l When the vehicle comes to a stop l If the accelerator pedal is depressed for more than a certain period of time in one shift range n Rev buzzer If the engine speed approaches the red zone, a buzzer will sound once to encourage the driver to upshift. 125