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Driving your vehicle
DCT Warning Messages
Steep Grade
This warning message is displayed when
vehicle is driven slowly on a grade and
the vehicle detects that the brake pedal is
not applied.
Driving up hills or on steep grades:
• To hold the vehicle on an incline use
the foot brake or the parking brake.
• When in stop-and-go traffic on an
incline, allow a gap to form ahead of
you before moving the vehicle forward.
Then hold the vehicle on the incline
with the foot brake.
• If the vehicle is held or creeping for-
ward on an incline by applying the
accelerator pedal, the clutch and trans-
mission may overheat which can result
in damage. At this time, a warning
message will appear on the LCD dis-
play.
• If the LCD display warning is active,
the foot brake must be applied.
• Ignoring the warnings can lead to dam-
age to the transmission.
Transmission High Temperature
• Under certain conditions, such as
repeated stop-and-go launches on
steep grades, sudden take off or accel-
eration, or other harsh driving condi-
tions, the transmission clutch tempera-
tures will increase excessively.
• When the clutch temperatures are too
high, the "Transmission temp is high!"
warning message will appear on the
LCD display, a chime will sound, and
the transmission shifting may not be
smooth.
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