Shift Control - D Position D3 Driving Mode Control
This automatic transmission is equipped with a D3 driving mode in D. D has two modes; general driving mode (shifts gears automatically 1st through 5th), and the D3 driving mode (shifts gears automatically 1st through 3rd). The transmission switches modes when you press the D3 button on the shift lever knob in D.
In D3 driving mode, the D3 indicator next to the D indicator in the gauge control module comes on. The D3 driving mode is canceled by pressing the D3 button, and the D3 indicator goes off. Also, the D3 driving mode is canceled when the ignition switch is turned to LOCK (0). When the shift lever is moved out of D in the D3 driving mode, the D3 indicator goes off, but the transmission returns to the D3 driving mode when the shift lever returned to D, and the D3 indicator comes on.