Acura 2008 TSX - Owner's Manual - Manual (Page 258)

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If the vehicle speed slows to below
the redline of the selected lower gear
position while the indicator is
flashing, the transmission will
downshift and the display will show
the selected lower gear.
If you try to manually downshift at a
speed that would cause the engine to
exceed the redline in a lower gear,
the transmission will not downshift.
The gear indicator will flash the
number of the lower gear several
times, then return to the higher gear.
The transmission will also shift
automatically as the vehicle comes to
a complete stop. It will downshift to
first gear when the vehicle speed is
under 6 mph (10 km/h).
Downshifting gives you more power
when climbing, and provides engine
braking when going down a steep hill. The transmission may automatically
downshift from the higher gear to
the lower gear under the following
conditions:
The vehicle speeds drops below
5 4: 33 mph (52 km/h)
4 3: 20 mph (32 km/h)
When you accelerate away from a
stop, the transmission will be in first
gear. The transmission will not
automatically upshift. Watch the
tachometer and upshift manually
before the engine reaches the
redline.
The transmission remains in the
selected gear (5, 4, 3, 2, or 1). There
is no automatic downshift when you
push the accelerator pedal to the
floor.
If you press the brake pedal as you
drive downhill.
If you drive uphill between
5 4: 45 33 mph
(72 52 km/h)
4 3: 33 20 mph
(52 32 km/h)
3 2: 20 10 mph
(32 16 km/h)
Automatic Transmission
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Up shift
Down shift
2008 TSX
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