SSANGYONG 2005 MUSSO SPORT, Owner'S Manual

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STARTING AND OPERATING 2–7
Starting the Car
• After starting the engine, fully depress
the foot brake pedal before shifting the
selector lever to the “R”, “D”, “3”, “2” or
“1” position. Be sure the vehicle has
completely stopped before attempting to
shift the selector lever into “R” or “P”.
1. Keep the foot brake pedal depressed
and shift into a driving gear.
2. Release the parking brake and foot
brake. Depressing the accelerator pedal
slowly will gradually set the vehicle in
motion.
CAUTION
Always use the parking brake.
Do not depend on “P” position to
keep the vehicle from moving.
WARNING
To help prevent transmission damage;
•
Do not depress the accelerator
pedal while shifting from “P” or
“N” to “R”, “D”, “3”, “2”, or “1”.
Always depress the brake pedal
until shifting is completed.
• Never shift to “P (Park)” or “R (Re-
verse)” while the vehicle is in mo-
tion.
Shift to “P” or “R” only after ve-
hicle is stopped completely.
• When stopping the vehicle on an
uphill gradient, do not hold the
vehicle by depressing the accelera-
tor pedal. The foot brake should
be used for this purpose.
• To drive on a slope, set the lever
to “3”, “2” or “1” position accord-
ing to road condition.
Selector Lever Positions P, R and N
P = Park. The rear wheels locked. To be se-
lected only with the vehicle stationary
and the parking brake on.
R = Reverse. To be engaged only with the
vehicle stationary.
N = Neutral.
NOTE
Fuel is automatically cut off when
the engine is “racing” (running at
high speed) with selector lever posi-
tion “P” or “N”.
WARNING
The vehicle can move suddenly when
unattended.
•
Turn off the engine, apply the park-
ing brake fully and remove the ig-
nition key when leaving the
vehicle.
• Do not use “P” (Park) position in
place of the parking brake.
• Never leave the vehicle unattended
while the engine is running.
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