2003 Toyota MR2 Spyder Owners Manual - Page 113

03 07.07 CAUTION NOTICE z The system will not allow shifting up or down to a gear that would cause engine over-revving or under-revving. When engine over-revving occurs, a warning buzzer (short pulse sound) will sound. In either case, the demand will be cancelled. z If frequently driving at low speed using a high gear position, a warning buzzer (long pulse sound) will sound. Such driving will cause the reduction of clutch life. z Frequent downshifting (more than 3 positions continuously) causes the reduction of transmission life. z Do not drive with your foot on the brake pedal. Otherwise, it will cause the "Sequential manual transmission" warning light to come on. (e) Starting off 1. Start the engine as instructed in "How to start the engine" on page 154 in Section 3. D Be careful when accelerating, upshifting, downshifting or braking on a slippery surface. Sudden acceleration or engine braking could cause the vehicle to spin or skid. D To drive down a long or steep hill, reduce your speed and downshift. Remember, if you ride the brakes excessively, they may overheat and fail. D Do not place the selector lever in the "N" position while driving. Otherwise the engine brake may not work, and you may get involved in an unexpected accident. 2. With your foot holding down the brake pedal, shift the selector lever to the "S" position properly. When the selector lever is shifted to "S" position, the gear will be shifted to 1st. On a slippery surface, it is possible to start off with the gear in 2nd. To start off with the gear in 2nd, shift the selector lever from "N" to "S" position, then operate the lever to "+" direction. The gear will be shifted to 2nd. Before starting off, always make sure that the gear is engaged by the gear position indicator, then depress the accelerator pedal. If the gear cannot be engaged to 1st when the selector lever is shifted from the "N" to "S" position, the "N" indicator will flash and a warning buzzer (long pulse sound) will sound. In this case, the system will re-try shifting or the driver can operate the selector lever to shift, as follows. D Do not apply the parking brake while driving. Otherwise, it could cause a skid and you may get involved in an unexpected accident. D The system will re-try shifting automatically. This will take some time, noise may be heard from the gears, and shift shock may occur. However, they do not indicate malfunction. D The driver may shift the selector lever to the "N" position once, then shift to the "S" position. 2003 MR2 from Aug. '03 Prod. (OM17511U) 89