Driving and operation
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Easytronic oper ation
The selector lev er m ust be moved in the
appropriate direction as far as it will g o. It
then returns to the centre position.
Observe the gear / mode ind icator in the
transm ission display.
Selecting neutra l
Move the selector lev er towards
N
.
Automatic mod e
When the engine is started, Ea sytronic is in
Automatic mode and "A" is shown in the
tra nsmission display.
To engage 1st g ear, depress footbrake
and move selector lever towards
+
.
The vehic le will b egin to "c reep " when the
footbrake is released w ithout accelerating.
It is possible to start-off quickly by
relea sing the footbrak e and accelerating .
In Automa tic mode the transmission shifts
to other g ears automatically dependent on
driving conditions.
Ma nua l mode
Manual gearshifting is possible in Manual
mode. If the vehicle is in Autom atic mode,
Manual m od e ca n be selected by moving
the selector lever towards
A/M
. The current
gear will app ear in the transmission
display.
To engage 1st g ear dep ress footb ra ke and
mov e selector lever towards
+
or
-
and
1
will
app ear in the transmission display.
Moving selector lev er toward:
If the engine speed is too low , Ea sytronic
will autom atically shift to a lower gear even
in Manual m od e. This prev ents the eng ine
from stalling .
If a hig her gear is selected when the
running speed is too low, or a lower gear
when the speed is too high, no shift is
effected. This p revents the engine from
running at too low or too hig h revs.
Gears can be sk ip ped by m ov ing the
selector lever rep eatedly at short intervals.
+
Shifts to a higher gear.
-
Shifts to a lower gear.