D position D3 Driving Mode Control

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This automatic transmission is equipped with the D3 driving mode in D. 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 the mode when the D3 switch on the end of the shift lever knob is pressed with the transmission in D.

Fig 1: Identifying D3 Switch And Shift Lever Knob

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When the transmission is switched into the D3 driving mode, the D3 indicator next to the D indicator in the gauge assembly comes on. In the D3 driving mode, the D3 driving mode is canceled by pressing the D3 switch, 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 is returned to D, and the D3 indicator comes on again.

Fig 2: Identifying D And D3 Indicator In Gauge Assembly

Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.