2003 Toyota MR2 Spyder Owners Manual - Page 116

03 07.07 If you stop for more than 90 seconds with the selector lever in the "S" position without holding down the brake pedal while the engine is running, a warning buzzer (long pulse sound) will sound, and the "N" indicator in the instrument cluster will flash, and the system will automatically shift the transmission gear to the neutral gear position. If the driver's door is opened with the selector lever in the "S" position without depressing the brake pedal, warning buzzer (long pulse sound) will also sound. 10 seconds later, the "N" indicator in the instrument cluster will also flash, and the system will automatically shift the transmission gear to the neutral gear position. The gear will resume to 1st or 2nd when the system is operated as follows: D Push downshift switch on the steering wheel.: Resume to 1st gear. D When you stop the vehicle, hold the brake pedal down or shift the selector lever to the "N" position. If the selector lever is left in the "S" position without depressing the brake pedal for more than 90 seconds while stopping, a warning buzzer (long pulse sound) will sound, and the "N" position indicator in the instrument cluster will flash, and the system will automatically shift the transmission gear to the neutral gear position. If this happens on a hill, when starting off the vehicle, the vehicle may move unexpectedly and cause an accident. D "S"³"N"³"S": Resume to 1st gear. When starting off again, always confirm the gear position by the gear position indicator. CAUTION D Unlike automatic transmission models, the sequential manual transmission models do not creep. D When racing the engine, make sure that the gear position is in the "N" position by the gear position indicator. In case the accelerator is operated with the gear in any other position, the vehicle may move resulting in an unexpected accident. D Do not leave your vehicle unattended while the engine is running. D Brake pedal "ON": The gear position before the system selected the "N" position is resumed. D Operate the selector lever to the "+" direction: Resume to 2nd gear. D Operate the selector lever to the "-" direction: Resume to 1st gear. D Push upshift switch on the steering wheel: Resume to 2nd gear. 92 2003 MR2 from Aug. '03 Prod. (OM17511U)