Ford TOURNEO CONNECT, Owner'S Manual

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Changing gear with an automatic
gearbox
Fig. 105 Steering wheel with paddles.
In vehicles with an automatic gearbox,
the gears can also be
shifted up and
down manually.
It is possible to switch from gear selector
positions
D and S to the manual shift pro-
gram by pulling a paddle
→
Fig. 105 .
The manual shift program is switched on
temporarily from gear selector position D .
The manual shift program is switched on
permanently from gear selector position
S .
The gear that is currently selected will be
maintained when the manual
shift program
is selected. This applies until the system
changes gear automatically when the limit
speed is reached.
As soon as the gearbox has switched to the
manual
shift program, this will be shown on
the instrument cluster display with M .
If the engine is switched off while the gear-
box is in the manual shift program, the
gearbox will activate the parking lock P .
The vehicle is then secured against rolling
away.
Operating the automatic gearbox with
the paddles
— Pull the right paddle towards the steering
wheel to change up a gear
→
Fig. 105 .
— Pull the left paddle towards the steering
wheel to change down a gear.
— Pull the left paddle towards the steering
wheel and hold to change to the lowest
gear. The gear selection display then
changes to D .
Exiting the manual shift program:
— Automatically after 5 seconds if the
manual shift program was activated
from gear selector position D .
— Or : push the selector lever to the rear
and release it again to activate gear se-
lector position
D .
— Or : pull the right-hand paddle towards
the steering wheel for about 3 seconds,
then release it again.
NOTICE
When accelerating, the gearbox automati-
cally
shifts up to the next gear shortly be-
fore the maximum permitted engine speed
is reached.
NOTICE
When shifting down a gear manually, the
gearbox will not change gear until the en-
gine can no longer be overrevved.
Driving with an automatic gear-
box
The gearbox changes the forward gears up
and down automatically.
Driving down hills
The steeper the downhill gradient, the low-
er the gear that must be selected. Lower
gears increase the braking
effect of the en-
gine. Never allow the vehicle to roll down
mountains or hills in the neutral position
N .
1. Reduce your speed.
2.
Shift down using the paddles on the
steering wheel
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page 151.
Stopping and pulling away on uphill
gradients
The steeper the incline, the lower the gear
that is required.
Automatic gearbox 151
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