D position D3 Driving Mode Control

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This automatic transmission is provided with the D3 driving mode in the D position. The D position 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 by pushing the D3 switch on the shift lever knob in the D position.

Fig 1: Identifying D Position D3 Driving Mode Control

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The transmission switches into the D3 driving mode in the D position by pushing the D3 switch, the D3 indicator next to the D indicator in the gauge control module comes on. D3 driving mode is cancelled by pushing the D3 switch, and the D3 indicator goes off. Also, the D3 driving mode is cancelled when the ignition switch is turned off. When the shift lever is moved out of the D position in the D3 driving mode, the D3 indicator goes off, but the transmission returns into the D3 driving mode when returning the shift lever into the D position, and the D3 indicator comes on.

Fig 2: Identifying D3 Indicator Gauge Control Module

Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.