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Driving Learning

  1. Drive the vehicle through all gears at D range. Drive from stop to 1st to 2nd to 3rd to 4th to 5th to 6th with keeping fixed throttle open.
  2. Down shift from 6th to 5th, 5th to 4th, 4th to 3rd, 3rd to 2nd, 2nd to 1st.
  3. Repeat the driving pattern four times or more.

    Upshift throttle open: 10 ~ 15%

    Fig 1: Driving Learning Shift Pattern
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