JAC A-CLASS, Manual

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Drive the vehicle
Note
To shift the gear lever from 5th
gear to 4th gear, note not to
engage 2nd gear by mistake.
As the sudden lower gear
engagement will increase the
engine speed, it will cause
excessive
acceleration of
engine and result in damage to
the engine.
Tips
◎ Stop your vehicle completely
before shifting between drive gear
and reverse gear.
◎ Stop your vehicle completely and
depress the clutch to the end before
shifting drive gear to reverse gear.
◎ After depressing the clutch com
-pletely, wait for a moment and
then engage the reverse gear.
◎ Shifting between drive gear and
reverse gear during vehicle running
may damage the transmission.
◎ Correct operation may prevent
gear abrasion and prolong the
lifetime of transmission.
◎ If gear shifting is not required
during driving, do not put your feet
on the clutch pedal. Otherwise, it
will accelerate clutch abrasion.
Car equipped with integrated
automatic/manual transmission
1. Steps of engine start
a. Plug key into ignition switch and
turn it to "ON".
b. Tread brake pedal
c. Move shift lever to neutral gear
d. Start engine.
Tips
◎ Under both manual transmission
and automatic transmission, the
engine can not be started if the
driver has not treaded brake pedal
and the shift lever is not shifted to
neutral gear.
◎ As ignition key is turned to "ON",
the integrated instrument works for
about 1 second and displays working
mode (manual or automatic) during
last engine miss and gear indication.
At this time, gear shift is allowed. If
Use of clutch (for MT vehicle)
To shift the gear, please depress the
clutch pedal completely, turn the
gear shift lever to required gear and
release the clutch slowly. To shift to
reverse gear, you must stop your
vehicle, depress the clutch and shift
the gear shift lever from neutral gear
to reverse gear (R).