Get Ignition Switch, Transmission and Parking Brake -> Automatic transmission Guide for Toyota Celica 2 Door Seventh Generation (2000-2006)

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Automatic transmission

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Your automatic transmission has

a

shift

Overdrive switch

lock system to minimize the possibility of

incorrect operation. This means you can

only shift out of “P” position when the

brake pedal is depressed (with the ignition

switch in “ON” position and the lock re-

lease button depressed).

Lock release button

To prevent misshifting

Selector lever

(a) Selector lever

The shift position is also displayed on the

instrument cluster.

P: Parking, engine starting and key

removal

R: Reverse

N: Neutral

D: Normal driving (with overdrive on)

2: Stronger engine braking

L: Maximum engine braking

With the brake pedal depressed,

shift while holding the lock

release button in.

(The ignition switch must be in

“ON” position.)

Shift while holding the lock

release button in.

Shift normally.

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Vehicles with cruise control—When the

3. Release the parking brake and brake

pedal. Depress the accelerator pedal

slowly for smooth starting.

cruise control is being used, even if you

downshift the transmission by pushing and

releasing the overdrive switch, engine

braking will not be enabled because the

cruise control is not cancelled.

(d) Using engine braking

To use engine braking, you can downshift

the transmission as follows:

For ways to decrease the vehicle speed,

see “Cruise control” in this Section.

D Push the overdrive switch. The “O/D

OFF” indicator light will come on and

the transmission will downshift to third

gear.

(c) Normal driving

1. Start the engine as instructed in “How

to start the engine” in Section 3. The

transmission must be in “P” or “N”.

D Shift into the “2” position. The trans-

mission will downshift to second gear

when the vehicle speed drops down to

or lower than 101 km/h (63 mph), and

stronger engine braking will be en-

abled.

2. With your foot holding down the brake

pedal, shift the selector lever to “D”.

(b) Overdrive switch

You can select either third gear (with

overdrive off) or fourth gear (with over-

drive on) by pushing this switch.

When the lever is in the “D” position, the

automatic transmission system will select

the most suitable gear for running condi-

tions such as normal cruising, hill climb-

ing, hard towing, etc.

D Shift into the “L” position. The trans-

mission will downshift to first gear

when the vehicle speed drops down to

or lower than 50 km/h (31 mph), and

maximum engine braking will be en-

abled.

To turn the overdrive off, push the switch.

The “O/D OFF” indicator light should come

on. To turn the overdrive on again, push

the switch again. The “O/D OFF” indicator

light should go off.

Always turn the overdrive on for better

fuel economy and quieter driving. If the

engine coolant temperature is low, the

transmission will not shift into the over-

drive gear even with the overdrive on.

Vehicles with cruise control—When the

cruise control is being used, even if you

downshift the transmission by pushing and

releasing the overdrive switch, engine

braking will not be enabled because the

cruise control is not cancelled.

Always drive your vehicle with the over-

drive on for better fuel economy and

quieter driving.

CAUTION

If the engine is turned off when the over-

drive is off and restarted, the overdrive

will automatically be on.

Never put your foot on the accelera-

tor pedal while shifting.

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For ways to decrease the vehicle speed,

see “Cruise control” in this Section.

(g) Parking

NOTICE

1. Bring the vehicle to a complete stop.

z Be careful not to over−rev the en-

gine. Watch the tachometer to keep

engine rpm from going into the red

zone. The approximate maximum al-

lowable speed for each position is

given below for your reference:

2. Pull the parking brake lever up fully to

securely apply the parking brake.

CAUTION

3. With the brake pedal pressed down,

shift the selector lever to the “P” posi-

tion.

Be careful when downshifting on a

slippery

surface.

Abrupt

shifting

could cause the vehicle to spin or

skid.

“2” . . . . . . . . . . . 124 km/h (77 mph)

“L” . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 km/h (41 mph)

CAUTION

(e) Using the “2” and “L” positions

z Do not continue hill climbing or

hard towing for a long time in the

“2” or “L” position. This may cause

severe automatic transmission dam-

age from overheating. To prevent

such damage, “D” position should

be used in hill climbing or hard

towing.

Never attempt to move the selector

lever into “P” position under any cir-

cumstances while the vehicle is mov-

ing. Serious mechanical damage and

loss of vehicle control may result.

The “2” and “L” positions are used for

strong engine braking as described pre-

viously.

With the selector lever in “2” or “L”, you

can start the vehicle in motion as with the

lever in “D”.

(h) Good driving practice

With the selector lever in “2”, the vehicle

will start in first gear and automatically

shift to second gear.

D If the transmission repeatedly shifts up

and down between third gear and over-

drive when climbing a gentle slope, the

overdrive should be turned off. Be sure

to turn the switch on immediately after-

ward.

(f) Backing up

1. Bring the vehicle to a complete stop.

With the selector lever in “L”, the trans-

mission is engaged in first gear.

2. With the brake pedal held down with

your foot, shift the selector lever to the

“R” position.

D When towing a trailer, in order to main-

tain engine braking efficiency, do not

use overdrive.

NOTICE

Never shift into reverse while the ve-

hicle is moving.

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CAUTION

Always keep your foot on the brake

pedal while stopped with the engine

running. This prevents the vehicle

from creeping.

NOTICE

Always use the brake pedal or the

parking brake to hold the vehicle on

an upgrade. Do not attempt to hold

the vehicle using the accelerator ped-

al, as this can cause the transmission

to overheat.

(i) If you cannot shift the selector le-

ver out of “P” position

If you cannot shift the selector lever from

the “P” position even though the brake

pedal is depressed, use the shift lock

override button. For instructions, see “If

you cannot shift automatic transmission

selector lever” in Section 4.

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Your automatic transmission has

a

shift

Overdrive switch

lock system to minimize the possibility of

incorrect operation. This means you can

only shift out of “P” position when the

brake pedal is depressed (with the ignition

switch in “ON” position and the lock re-

lease button depressed).

Lock release button

To prevent misshifting

Selector lever

(a) Selector lever

The shift position is also displayed on the

instrument cluster.

P: Parking, engine starting and key

removal

R: Reverse

N: Neutral

With the brake pedal depressed,

shift while holding the lock

release button in.

D: Normal driving (with overdrive on)

M: “M” position

(The ignition switch must be in

“ON” position.)

2: Stronger engine braking

L: Maximum engine braking

Shift while holding the lock

release button in.

Shift normally.

To select “M”, lean the selector

lever leftward from “D”.

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When you are driving in M mode, over-

drive switch does not activate. (For de-

tails, see “(d) Driving in M mode” and “(e)

Using engine braking”.)

Vehicles with cruise control—When the

cruise control is being used, even if you

downshift the transmission by pushing and

releasing the overdrive switch, engine

braking will not be enabled because the

cruise control is not cancelled.

For ways to decrease the vehicle speed,

see “Cruise control” in this Section.

(b) Overdrive switch

(c) Normal driving

You can select either third gear (with

overdrive off) or fourth gear (with over-

drive on) by pushing this switch.

1. Start the engine as instructed in “How

to start the engine” in Section 3. The

transmission must be in “P” or “N”.

To turn the overdrive off, push the switch.

The “O/D OFF” indicator light should come

on. To turn the overdrive on again, push

the switch again. The “O/D OFF” indicator

light should go off.

2. With your foot holding down the brake

pedal, shift the selector lever to “D”.

When the lever is in the “D” position, the

automatic transmission system will select

the most suitable gear for running condi-

tions such as normal cruising, hill climb-

ing, hard towing, etc. The current gear

position is displayed on the instrument

cluster.

Always drive your vehicle with the over-

drive on for better fuel economy and

quieter driving.

If the engine is turned off when the over-

drive is off and restarted, the overdrive

will automatically be on.

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Always turn the overdrive on for better

fuel economy and quieter driving. If the

engine coolant temperature is low, the

transmission will not shift into the over-

drive gear even with the overdrive on.

When you push the transmission upshift

switch on the rear side of the steering

wheel, the transmission upshifts from “1”

to “2”, “3” and “4”.

Each time you push the transmission

downshift switch on the front side of the

steering wheel, the transmission down-

shifts from “4” to “3”, “2” and then to “1”.

CAUTION

Never put your foot on the accelera-

tor pedal while shifting.

The current gear position is displayed on

the instrument cluster.

Even if the lever is in the “M” position,

the transmission will downshift automati-

cally to first gear when you stop the ve-

hicle.

3. Release the parking brake and brake

pedal. Depress the accelerator pedal

slowly for smooth starting.

(d) Driving in M mode

You attempt to downshift the transmission

when it is not possible to downshift due

to the high vehicle speed. A buzzer will

sound when this happens.

When the selector lever is into the “M”

position, you can select the gear posi-

tion manually by pushing the transmis-

sion shift switches on the steering

wheel. The M mode indicator light will

be displayed on the instrument cluster.

You can start from second gear by setting

the shift switch while the vehicle is

stopped. This is useful for driving your

vehicle on slippery (rainy, icy or snow−

covered) roads.

1: Upshift switch (rear side)

2: Downshift switch (front side)

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Recommended shifting speeds

If the M mode indicator light flashes...

(e) Using engine braking

For the best compromise between fuel

economy and vehicle performance, you

should upshift or downshift at approxi-

mately the following speeds:

Put the selector lever in the “D” position

and drive for a short time.

To use engine braking, you can downshift

the transmission as follows:

If the M mode indicator light stops flash-

ing but remains on after the selector lever

is returned to the “M” position, you can

drive in M mode.

D When you are driving in the “D” posi-

tion, push the overdrive switch. The

“O/D OFF” indicator light will come on

and the transmission will downshift to

third gear, and engine braking will be

obtained. When you are driving in

fourth gear (“M” position), push the

transmission downshift switch to select

the “3” position. The transmission will

downshift to third gear and engine

braking will be obtained.

gear

km/h (mph)

24 (15)

1 to 2 or 2 to 1

2 to 3 or 3 to 2

3 to 4 or 4 to 3

40 (25)

65 (40)

If the M mode indicator light still flashes,

there is a problem somewhere in the sys-

tem. Put the selector lever in the “D”

position. Consult with your Toyota dealer

as soon as possible.

Downshift to the appropriate gear if accel-

eration is needed when you are cruising

below the above downshifting speeds.

Upshifting too soon or downshifting too

late will cause lugging, and possibly ping-

ing. Regularly revving the engine to maxi-

mum speed in each gear will cause ex-

cessive engine wear and high fuel

consumption.

The M mode indicator light flashes under

the following conditions:

D Shift the selector lever into the “2”

position or push the transmission shift

switch to the “2” position in M mode.

The transmission will downshift to sec-

ond gear when the vehicle speed drops

down to or lower than 115 km/h (71

mph), and stronger engine braking will

be enabled.

D The temperature of the automatic trans-

mission oil is low. The transmission

works exactly in the same way as

when you put the selector lever in the

“D” position.

NOTICE

D The temperature of the automatic trans-

mission oil is high. You can still oper-

ate the transmission shift switches.

Be careful not to over−rev the engine.

Watch the tachometer to keep engine

rpm from going into the red zone.

The approximate maximum allowable

speed for each position is given be-

low for your reference:

D Shift the selector lever into the “L”

position or push the transmission shift

switch to the “1” position in M mode.

The transmission will downshift to first

gear when the vehicle speed drops

down to or lower than 54 km/h (34

mph), and maximum engine braking will

be enabled.

D There is a problem somewhere in the

system.

“2” . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 km/h (77 mph)

“1” . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 km/h (43 mph)

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Vehicles with cruise control—When the

cruise control is being used, even if you

downshift the transmission by pushing and

releasing the overdrive switch, engine

braking will not be enabled because the

cruise control is not cancelled.

(h) Parking

NOTICE

1. Bring the vehicle to a complete stop.

z Be careful not to over−rev the en-

gine. Watch the tachometer to keep

engine rpm from going into the red

zone. The approximate maximum al-

lowable speed for each position is

given below for your reference:

2. Pull the parking brake lever up fully to

securely apply the parking brake.

3. With the brake pedal pressed down,

shift the selector lever to the “P” posi-

tion.

For ways to decrease the vehicle speed,

see “Cruise control” in this Section.

“2” . . . . . . . . . . . 125 km/h (77 mph)

“L” . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 km/h (43 mph)

CAUTION

z Do not continue hill climbing or

hard towing for a long time in the

“2” or “L” position. This may cause

severe automatic transmission dam-

age from overheating. To prevent

such damage, “D” position should

be used in hill climbing or hard

towing.

Never attempt to move the selector

lever into “P” position under any cir-

cumstances while the vehicle is mov-

ing. Serious mechanical damage and

loss of vehicle control may result.

Be careful when downshifting on a

slippery

surface.

Abrupt

shifting

could cause the vehicle to spin or

skid.

(f) Using the “2” and “L” positions

(i) Good driving practice

The “2” and “L” positions are used for

strong engine braking as described pre-

viously.

D If the transmission repeatedly shifts up

and down between third gear and over-

drive when climbing a gentle slope, the

overdrive should be turned off. Be sure

to turn the switch on immediately after-

ward.

(g) Backing up

1. Bring the vehicle to a complete stop.

With the selector lever in “2” or “L”, you

can start the vehicle in motion as with the

lever in “D”.

2. With the brake pedal held down with

your foot, shift the selector lever to the

“R” position.

With the selector lever in “2”, the vehicle

will start in first gear and automatically

shift to second gear.

D When towing a trailer, in order to main-

tain engine braking efficiency, do not

use overdrive.

NOTICE

Never shift into reverse while the ve-

hicle is moving.

With the selector lever in “L”, the trans-

mission is engaged in first gear.

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