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DRIVING OFF IN THE VEHICLE
Driving off in the vehicle, take-off, is per-
mitted in 1
st
gear, 2
nd
gear (recommend-
ed on road surfaces with poor grip) and
reverse (
R
).
To engage 1
st
gear
❒
press the brake pedal;
❒
with the lever in (
N
) or (
R
) shift the
lever to central position;
❒
with the lever already in central posi-
tion, move the lever toward
+
(higher
gear)
fig. 1
;
❒
release the brake pedal and press the
accelerator pedal.
To engage 2
nd
gear
❒
press the brake pedal;
❒
with the lever in (
N
) or (
R
)
fig. 2
move the lever to central position and
then towards
+
(higher gear)
fig. 1
;
❒
with the lever already in central posi-
tion, move the lever twice toward
+
(higher gear)
fig. 1
;
❒
release the brake pedal and press the
accelerator pedal.
To engage reverse (R)
❒
press the brake pedal;
IMPORTANT If the vehicle is moving, the
request is accepted and carried out if the
vehicle speed is less than 3 km/h within 1.5
seconds of the request: if the request is
not implemented, the system will maintain
the gear engaged or if vehicle speed drops
below 10 km/h it will put the gearbox in
neutral (
N
) and the manoeuvre must then
be repeated.
❒
Shift the lever to (
R
)
fig. 2
;
❒
release the brake pedal and press the
accelerator pedal.
BUZZER WARNINGS
For safety reasons, a buzzer warning
sounds when the vehicle is parked with
the gearbox in neutral (
N
) (the warning
sounds when the ignition key is turned to
STOP
).
With the vehicle at a standstill, engine run-
ning and (
1
), (
2
) or (
R
) gear engaged, the
system turns on the buzzer and automat-
ically shifts the gearbox to neutral (
N
)
when:
❒
the accelerator and/or brake pedals are
not operated for at least 3 minutes;
❒
the brake pedal is pressed for longer
than 10 minutes;
❒
the driver’s door is opened and the ac-
celerator and brake are not operated
for at least 1.5 seconds;
❒
a fault has been detected in the gear-
box.
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