Sport Mode

Sport mode can be selected by pressing the mode button whenever high range is engaged. Once sport mode has been selected, an instrument cluster lamp will illuminate the letter "S". See Figure. Although automatic gear shifts continue to be controlled by the Electronic Automatic Transmission Electronic Control Unit (EAT ECU), they will be made using a different strategy (i.e. remaining in a given gear longer when accelerating, and changing down to a lower gear earlier when decelerating). The characteristics of the transmission while in sport mode help make optimum use of the engine's power. Pressing the mode button for a second time returns the transmission system to its normal operation within the high range.