<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by ckonarske:
When shifting from Park, as long as you pull the lever toward the steering wheel, it's designed to prevent travel past D4. To shift to D3 or lower, release the lever toward the dashboard and pull straight down.
Not realizing that Honda's design was different, some people naturally released the lever too soon, allowing an easy shift all the way to D3. This caused a lot of reviewers and owners to report that the shift detents are weak. They're not, it's just that Honda used an unusual design.
Once you get used to it, it works very well -- it's just different than other manufacturers.
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