Cruise Test - Part 1

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CHECK STARTING GEAR (D ₁ ) POSITION
1. Drive vehicle for approximately 10 minutes to warm engine oil and ATF up to operating temperature.
  ATF operating temperature : 50 - 80°C (122 - 176°F)
2. Park vehicle on flat surface.
3. Set gear selector lever to D position.
4. Move selector lever to P position.
5. Start engine.
  
  Fig 1: Moving Selector Lever To P Position
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6. Move selector lever to D position.
  
  Fig 2: Moving Selector Lever To D Position
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7. Accelerate vehicle by constantly depressing accelerator pedal half-way.
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: Depressing Accelerator Pedal
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CHECK SHIFT UP (D ₁ TO D ₂ )
Does A/T shift from D₁ to D₂ at the specified speed?

Read gear position, throttle opening and vehicle speed.

Specified speed when shifting from D ₁ to D ₂ : 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.
Fig 4: Checking Shift Up (D1 TO D₂ )
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CHECK SHIFT UP (D ₂ TO D ₃ )
Does A/T shift from D₂ to D₃ at the specified speed?

Read gear position, throttle opening and vehicle speed.

Specified speed when shifting from D ₂ to D ₃ : 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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CHECK SHIFT UP (D ₃ TO D ₄ )
Does A/T shift from D₃ to D₄ at the specified speed?

Read gear position, throttle opening and vehicle speed.

Specified speed when shifting from D ₃ to D ₄ : 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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CHECK LOCK-UP (D ₄ TO D ₄ L/U)
Does A/T perform lock-up at the specified speed?

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

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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CHECK HOLD LOCK-UP
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 ".
CHECK SHIFT DOWN (D ₄ L/U TO D ₄ )
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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CHECK SHIFT DOWN (D ₄ TO D ₃ )
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.
Fig 9: Checking Shift Down (D4 TO D₃ )
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