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C4-24
Driving
Manual gearbox
Depending on your vehicle's equipment
The gearboxes are fitted with an oil pump for lubrication, therefore coasting
downhill in neutral (free-wheeling) will cause rapid damage to the gearbox (for
towing, see page F-8).
Always move away in first gear, then change
through the gears in a regular sequence to
prevent premature wear of the clutch.
Changing gear
Gear pattern
Gearbox
Driving
Since the gearbox is synchronized, gear chang-
es should be made without double-declutching
or double-pedalling.
The gear pattern is a single superimposed H.
The "high range" plane is superimposed on the "low range" plane. There is one
single neutral position which is automatically situated in the 3rd/4th gear plane
of the low range or in the 7th/8th gear plane of the high range.
The range is selected by the selector (2), position A low range, position B high range, as
follows:
– If the gear lever is in neutral, with the vehicle at a standstill, the splitter shifts immedi-
ately.
– If a gear is engaged, the splitter moves to neutral before engaging a gear.
To change down from 5th gear to 4th gear, the vehicle speed must be lower than 30 km/h
(forbidden by safety device)
To change down from 3rd gear to 2nd gear, the vehicle speed must be lower than 15 km/h.
For safety reasons, the manoeuvre is nevertheless possible, but requires great force to be
exerted on the gear lever (Warning: risk of damage to gearbox, engine and clutch).
When you are in splitter high range and you inadvertently or accidentally select low range ,
the splitter will not shift if the vehicle speed is higher than 30 km/h.