Cruise Test - Part 1

1. Drive vehicle for approx. 10 minutes to warm engine oil and ATF up to operating temperature.
   1. ATF operating temperature: 50 - 80°C (122 - 176°F) 
2. Park vehicle on flat surface.
3. Set overdrive control switch to "ON" position.
4. Move A/T selector lever to "P" position.
5. Start engine.
   Fig 1: Moving A/T Selector Lever To "P" Position

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6. Move A/T selector lever to "D" position.
   Fig 2: Moving A/T Selector Lever To "D" Position

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7. Accelerate vehicle by constantly depressing accelerator pedal halfway.
8. Does vehicle start from D1?

   Read gear position. 

Yes or No 

1. Yes: GO TO 2.
2. No: Go to "8. VEHICLE CANNOT BE STARTED FROM D1 ". Continue ROAD TEST.

Fig 3: Accelerating Vehicle By Constantly Depressing Accelerator Pedal Halfway

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Does A/T shift from D1 to D2 at the specified speed?

Fig 4: Checking Shift Up (D1 To D2)

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Read gear position, throttle opening and vehicle speed. 

1. Specified speed when shifting from D1 to D2:  Refer to "SHIFT SCHEDULE ".

Yes or No 

1. Yes: GO TO 3.
2. No: Go to "9. A/T DOES NOT SHIFT: D1 --> D2 OR DOES NOT KICKDOWN: D4 --> D2 ". Continue ROAD TEST.

Does A/T shift from D2 to D3 at the specified speed?

Read gear position, throttle position and vehicle speed. 

1. Specified speed when shifting from D2 to D3:  Refer to "SHIFT SCHEDULE ".

Yes or No 

1. Yes: GO TO 4.
2. No: Go to "10. A/T DOES NOT SHIFT: D2 --> D3 ". Continue ROAD TEST.

Fig 5: Checking Shift Up (D2 TO D3)

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Does A/T shift from D3 to D4 at the specified speed?

Read gear position, throttle position and vehicle speed. 

1. Specified speed when shifting from D3 to D4:  Refer to "SHIFT SCHEDULE ".

Yes or No 

1. Yes: GO TO 5.
2. No: Go to . "11. A/T DOES NOT SHIFT: D3 --> D4 ". Continue ROAD TEST.

Fig 6: Checking Shift Up (D3 TO D4)

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Does A/T perform lock-up at the specified speed?

Read vehicle speed, throttle position when lock-up duty becomes 94%. 

1. Specified speed when lock-up occurs:  Refer to "SHIFT SCHEDULE ".

Yes or No 

1. Yes: GO TO 6.
2. No: Go to "12. A/T DOES NOT PERFORM LOCK-UP ". Continue ROAD TEST.

Fig 7: Checking Lock-Up (D4 To D4 L/U)

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Does A/T hold lock-up condition for more than 30 seconds?

Yes or No 

1. Yes: GO TO 7.
2. No: Go to "13. A/T DOES NOT HOLD LOCK-UP CONDITION ".

1. Release accelerator pedal.
2. Is lock-up released when accelerator pedal is released?

Yes or No 

1. Yes: GO TO 8.
2. No: Go to "14. LOCK-UP IS NOT RELEASED ". Continue ROAD TEST.

Fig 8: Checking Shift Down (D4 L/U To D4)

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1. Decelerate vehicle by applying foot brake lightly.
2. Does engine speed return to idle smoothly when A/T is shifted from D4 to D3?

Read gear position and engine speed. 

Yes or No 

1. Yes:
   1. Stop vehicle.
   2. Go to "CRUISE TEST - PART 2 ".
2. No: Go to "15. ENGINE SPEED DOES NOT RETURN TO IDLE (LIGHT BRAKING D4 --> D3) ". Continue ROAD TEST.