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Driving and operation
Winter progr amme
T
In the event of diffic ulties starting off on
slip pery roads, p ress the
T
button ("A" and
T
a ppear in the transm ission d isplay).
Ea sytronic switches to automatic m od e
and the vehicle sets off in second gea r.
The Winter p rogram me is switched off by:
z
pressing the
T
button again,
z
turning off the ignition,
z
switching to Manual mode,
z
when clutch temp erature is too high.
Kickdown
If the accelerator peda l is pressed pa st the
pressure point, the transmission shifts to a
low er gear depending on engine speed.
During kickdown no manual gear shifting is
possible.
When the engine speed approaches its
up per limit, the transm ission shifts to a
higher gea r during kickdown even in
Manua l mode.
Without kickdown this automatic shift is
not effected in Manual mode.
Engine braking
Automatic mode
When driving d ow nhill, Ea sytronic does not
shift into higher g ears until a fairly high
eng ine speed has been rea ched. When
brak ing, the transmission shifts down in
good tim e.
Manual m od e
To utilise the engine braking effect, selec t a
lower gear in good time when driving
downhill.
"Rocking the vehicle"
To rock a vehicle that is stuck in sand, mud,
snow or a rut only, a lternate the selector
lever b etween
o
(centre p osition) and
R
positions and depress the a ccelerator
pedal slightly. Keep the engine speed as
low as possib le and avoid rapid
acc eleration.
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