D-Paddle Shift Mode
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2011 Honda Insight and 2010 Honda Insight. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
To engage the D-paddle shift mode, press back on either of the steering wheel mounted paddle shifters while driving in the D position. In this mode, the transmission can downshift by pressing the (-) paddle shifter (downshift switch), or upshift by pressing the (+) paddle shifter (upshift switch). There are seven speeds, so each time the transmission is shifted using the paddles, the shift indicator in the gauge control module displays the current position. The display turns off when the transmission upshifts or downshifts automatically.