Holden Equinox Owner Manual (Holden-Localizing-Holden-12561772) -
2019 - crc - 6/26/18
Driving and Operating
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The manual transmission has six
forward gears and a reverse gear.
Operating Notes
Caution
It is not advisable to drive with the
hand resting on the shift lever.
Caution
Do not hold the shift lever with
exception of shifting & selecting.
Unnecessary shift lever
movement can cause damage
inside the transmission.
.
When shifting gears always
push the clutch pedal to the
floor.
.
An upshift light in the Driver
Information Centre (DIC)
indicates when to shift to the
next higher gear for the best fuel
economy.
.
To select R (Reverse), pull up on
the reverse ring surrounding the
shift lever and then shift into R.
If the gear does not engage,
shift the transmission to Neutral,
release the clutch pedal for
3 seconds and then press the
clutch pedal. Repeat the gear
selection.
.
Do not engage R (Reverse)
while the vehicle is still moving.
.
Whenever R (Reverse) is
selected, the reverse lamps
illuminate.
.
When stopped on an incline, do
not hold the vehicle stationary
with the clutch. Use the brake
pedal or parking brake.
.
Shift to a lower gear when
climbing steep gradients, before
the engine starts to labour.
.
Shift to a lower gear before
descending steep gradients.
.
Do not over-rev the engine when
shifting to a lower gear.
