Lada GRANTA, User Manual

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Starting off the vehicle in reverse
gear on the descent
Actuate the parking brake on the
vehicle and shift the gear change
lever to position
Р .
Press the brake pedal, start up the
engine. Shift the gear change lever
to position
R , after a while transmis-
sion will come to operation, and the
vehicle will be retained on a grade,
releasing the parking brake, press
the accelerator pedal, start driving.
The vehicle should start moving
smoothly, without rolling.
Warning
On high grade when driving for-
ward (the gear change lever in
position D) and on rapid descent
driving in reverse (the gear change
lever in position R) efficiency of
the engine torque transmitted to
the wheels will not be enough,
that's why you will be able to hold
on the vehicle with the foot or
parking brake. Conversely, on high
grade when driving in reverse (the
gear change lever in position R)
and on rapid descent when driving
forward (the gear change lever in
position D) the torque transmitted
to the wheels would be redundant,
and the use of the foot or parking
brake is necessary.
Emergency mode of automatic
transmission
Automatic transmission can
change to emergency operation
mode (in this case the third gear is
switched on) if the vehicle drives
under very difficult conditions. For
example, when intensive slipping is
combined with emergency braking.
This can take place even with a fully
operational system of the automatic
transmission. In this case, it is nec-
essary to switch off the ignition and
wait for 3 seconds. Then switch on
the ignition again: the vehicle must
return to standard operation mode.
If the automatic transmission con-
tinues to stay in the emergency
mode, contact SSNE certified by the
manufacturer.
Unlocking the gear change lever
in the gearbox
When the storage battery is dis-
charged the gear change lever can-
not be shifted from position
Р , even if
the lever button is pressed with the
brake pedal depressed.
To shift the gear change lever you
should press the unlocking button,
located under the decorative cover
of the lever on the actuator drive
housing in front to the right of the
lever, with left hand thumb.
Now you can switch the gear
change lever from position Р to posi-
tion N .
In order to ensure safety during
the operation, actuate the parking
brake and hold down the brake
pedal.
If you face the problems when
changing the gear change lever of
the automatic transmission from
position
Р (parking), having fulfilled
all these operations, address the
certified SSNE.
Recommended methods of tow-
ing a vehicle equipped with auto-
matic transmission
The manufacturer recommends to
tow the vehicle equipped with the
automatic transmission, without
tracking wheels bearing by the
method of complete loading on a
vehicle carrier with a platform.
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