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Originally Posted by Rich k

P.S. most cars with an auto trans lockout the highest gear and hold the lower gears longer when the engine is cold, like another member said, its to heat the engine up quicker by forcing it to work under a greater load untill it is warm. Every car that i've owned with a fuel injector system has been like this. Its not a safety concern, the car will go just as fast as it would with the top gear its just going to rev a lot higher to get there and may seem like it doesn't want to, though thats simply the car and the mfr telling you not to really push it with a cold engine. Buying any other car on the market in the US with an Auto trans will get you the same feature you complain about on the Yaris, do your homework before you put yourself thru a lot of wasted time and money getting a new car just because of this.

Yeah I agree...BUT most lock out OVERDRIVE on a 5 or 6 speed auto...NOT a 4 speed where you are driving in 3rd gear with the engine screaming at 40 mph...I never said anything about getting rid of this car. It's simply a safety concern that I have with this car.(And thats MY opinion) And for the so called HOMEWORK...Where is it stated anywhere that the car will not shift when the light is on ?...REMEMBER: I did not have the owners manual before I bought the car...so please tell me where it is stated? I also bought the car in JUNE in the summer when it was hot outside.
TELL ME WHERE TOYOTA SAYS ANYTHING ABOUT IT!