SUPRA (U)19
1. Open the back door and set up therear holders as shown above.
Before stowing the roof in the luggage
compartment, be sure to remove the lug-
gage cover. (See ºLuggage coverº in
Chapter 1- 8.)
2. Put in the roof from the left side as shown. Then insert the front edge of
the roof in the front holders, and
engage the rear edge with the rear
holders.
Put the front edge on the triangle marks
of the front holders.
To engage the rear edge of the roof with
the rear holders, put the rear edge on
the holders while pushing the front edge
fully forward against the front holders.
CAUTION
To minimize the risk of personal inju-
ry, make sure all four corners of the
roof are securely locked in the hold-
ers after installation.
NOTICE
To avoid damage the roof panel, do not press on the center of the stowedroof panel and do not put anyting on the stowed roof panel.
ÐStowing in luggage
compartment
SUPRA (U)69
Your automatic transmission has a shift
lock system to minimize the possibility of
incorrect operation. This means you can
only shift out of ºPº position when the
brake pedal is depressed (with the ignition
switch in ºONº position and the lock re-
lease button depressed).
(a) Normal driving
1. Start the engine as instructed in ºHow to start the engineº in Part 3. The
transmission must be in ºPº or ºNº.
2. With your foot holding down the brake pedal, shift the selector lever to ºDº.
In ºDº position, the automatic transmission
system will select the most suitable gear
for running conditions such as normal
cruising, hill climbing, hard towing, etc.
Always turn the overdrive switch on for
better fuel economy and quieter driving. If
the engine coolant temperature is low, the
transmission will not shift into the over-
drive gear even with the overdrive switch on.
CAUTION
Never put your foot on the accelera-
tor pedal while shifting.
3. Release the parking brake and brake pedal. Depress the accelerator pedal
slowly for smooth starting.
(b) Using engine braking
To use engine braking, you can downshift
the transmission as follows: Turn off the overdrive switch. The ºO/D
OFFº indicator light will come on and
the transmission will downshift to the
third gear.
Shift into the º2º position. The trans-
mission will downshift to the second
gear when the vehicle speed drops
down to or lower than the following
speed, and more powerful engine brak-
ing will be obtained.
2JZ- GE engine 105 km/h (66 mph)
2JZ- GTE engine 130 km/h (81 mph)
Shift into the ºLº position. The trans-
mission will downshift to the first gear
when the vehicle speed drops down to
or lower than the following speed, and
maximum engine braking will be ap-
plied.
2JZ- GE engine 58 km/h (36 mph)
2JZ- GTE engine 60 km/h (37 mph) When the cruise control is being used,
even if you downshift the transmission by
turning off the overdrive switch, engine
braking will not be applied because the
cruise control is not cancelled. For ways
to decrease the vehicle speed, see
ºCruise controlº in this chapter.
CAUTION
Be careful when downshifting on a
slippery surface. Abrupt shifting
could cause the vehicle to spin or
skid.
(c) Using the º2º and ºLº positions
The º2º and ºLº positions are used for
strong engine braking as described pre-
viously.
With the selector lever in º2º or ºLº, you
can start the vehicle in motion as with the
lever in ºDº.
With the selector lever in º2º, the vehicle
will start in the first gear and automatical-
ly shift to the second gear.
With the selector lever in ºLº, the trans-
mission is engaged in the first gear.