In brief
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Manual transmission:
When shifting up from 4th to 5th gear,
pressure must be exerted towards the right
at the beg inning of the shift operation.
When shifting from 5th to 4th gea r, do not
exert a ny forc e towards the left.
Reverse gear: with vehicle sta tionary,
depress clutch p edal, pull up collar and
move gearshift lev er to the left aga inst
resista nce.
If the gear does not engage: w ith lever in
neutral, release clutc h pedal and depress
again, then repeat gear selection.
Easytronic
3
:
The selector lever must be moved in the
appropriate d irection as far as it will go.
Upon relea se, it automatically returns to
the centre position. Pay heed to the
gear / mode indicator in the tra nsmission
display.
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Further information - see pag e 91.
Before starting-off, check:
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Tyre pressures and condition.
z
Engine oil level a nd fluid levels in engine
compartment (see pa ges 150 to 153).
z
All windows, mirrors, exterior lig hting
and number plates are free from dirt,
snow and ice a nd are operationa l.
z
Objects are securely located and will not
be thrown forwards in the event of
sudden braking.
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Seats, seat belts and mirrors are
correctly a djusted .
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Brake operation.
o
=
Neutral
1 to 5/6 =
1st to 5th or 6th
3
gear
R
=
Reverse gear
N
=
Neutral
o
=
Centre position
-
=
Shift to lower gear
+
=
Shift to higher gear
A/M
=
Switch between
Automatic and
Manual m ode
R
=
Reverse