ECO mode TOYOTA MR2 SPYDER 2002 W30 / 3.G Owners Manual
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3. Release the parking brake and brakepedal. Depress the accelerator pedal
slowly for smooth staring.
CAUTION
Unlike automatic transmission mod-
els, the sequential manual transmis-
sion models do not creep.
NOTICE
On a slippery surface, it is possible
to start off with the gear in 2nd,
but to protect the clutch, try to
start using the 1st gear whenever
possible.
If the gear cannot be engaged to
1st when the selector lever is
shifted from the “N” to “S” posi-
tion, try to shift the selector lever
to the “N” position once, then shift
it to “S” position a few seconds
later.
(f) Starting off on an uphill/downhill
—Uphill
1. Apply the parking brake firmly so that the vehicle does not roll backwards. 2. Shift the selector lever to the “S” posi-
tion while holding down the brake pe-
dal. Make sure that the gear position
indicator in the instrumental cluster dis-
plays 1st gear.
3. Release the brake pedal and depress the accelerator pedal gradually, and
when the vehicle starts to move, re-
lease the parking brake and depress
the accelerator pedal to start off.
—Downhill
1. Hold down the brake pedal and shift the selector lever to the “S” position.
Make sure by using the gear position
indicator that the gear is in 1st.
2. Release the brake pedal, and depress the accelerator pedal slowly. Even
though the accelerator pedal is not de-
pressed, when the vehicle speed in-
creases, the clutch will be engaged
and the engine brake will be applied.
CAUTION
Unlike automatic transmission mod-
els, the sequential manual transmis-
sion models will not creep.
NOTICE
Do not hold the vehicle on an uphill
with the accelerator pedal applied.
Doing so may damage the clutch. Al-
ways use the brake pedal or parking
brake.
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If you stop for more than 90 seconds with
the selector lever in the “S” position with-
out 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 buzz-
er (long pulse sound) will also sound. 10
seconds later, the “N” indicator in the in-
strument cluster will also flash, and the
system will automatically shift the trans-
mission gear to the neutral gear position.
The gear will resume to 1st or 2nd when
the system is operated as follows:
Brake pedal “ON”: The gear position
before the system selected the “N”
position is resumed.
Operate the selector lever to the “+”
direction: Resume to 2nd gear.
Operate the selector lever to the “ ”
direction: Resume to 1st gear.
Push upshift switch on the steering
wheel: Resume to 2nd gear.
Push downshift switch on the steering
wheel.: Resume to 1st gear.
“S”“N” “S”: Resume to 1st gear.
When starting off again, always confirm
the gear position by the gear position indi-
cator.
CAUTION
Unlike automatic transmission mod-
els, the sequential manual transmis-
sion models do not creep.
When racing the engine, make sure
that the gear position is in the “N”
position by the gear position indica-
tor. In case the accelerator is oper-
ated with the gear in any other
position, the vehicle may move re-
sulting in an unexpected accident.
When you stop the vehicle, hold the
brake pedal down or shift the selec-
tor lever to the “N” position. If the
selector lever is left in the “S”
position without depressing the
brake pedal for more than 90 sec-
onds while stopping, a warning
buzzer (long pulse sound) will
sound, and the “N” position indica-
tor in the instrument cluster will
flash, and the system will automati-
cally 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 acci-
dent.
Do not leave your vehicle unat-
tended while the engine is running.