Acura 2004 TSX - Owner's Manual - Manual (Page 211)

The car speeds drops below
5 4 : 33 mph (52 km/h)
4 3 : 20 mph (32 km/h)
The transmission will also shift
automatically as the car comes to a
complete stop. It will downshift to
first gear when the car speed is
under 6 mph (10 km/h).
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.
If the car 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.
The table shows the speed ranges
for upshifting and downshifting.
Speed range
over 0 mph
(0 km/h)
over 6 mph
(10 km/h)
over 20 mph
(32 km/h)
over 33 mph
(52 km/h)
The transmission may automatically
downshift from the higher gear to a
lower gear under the following
conditions:
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)
If you press the brake pedal as you
drive downhill.
Downshifting gives you more power
when climbing, and provides engine
braking when going down a steep hill.
To shift from
1 2
2 3
3 4
4 5
Automatic Transmission
Driving 208
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