Operation Manual

6
6
II
AU
T
O
MATI
C
G
EARB
OX
Th
e en
gi
ne can on
ly
b
e starte
d
w
h
en t
h
e
l
ever
i
s at pos
i
t
i
on
P
or
N.
A
safet
y
device ensures that startin
g
is impossible in the other positions.
A
fter startin
g
the en
g
ine, with selector on
P
,
de
p
ress the brake
p
edal then
s
hift th
e
se
l
ec
t
o
r t
o
D
,
R
or
M
:
D
f
o
r
au
t
o
m
a
ti
c
m
ode.
R for reverse
g
ear
.
M
to chan
g
e to manual mode.
The chan
g
e
f
rom position
D
(
drivin
g
in automatic mode
)
to position
M
(
drivin
g
in sequential mode
)
or vice versa can be made at an
y
time.
•
•
•
U
SING THE AUTOMATIC GEARBO
X
D
o not select position N if the vehicle is movin
g
(
except in
a
bsolute necessit
y).
Never select
p
ositions P or R if the vehicle is not
c
ompletel
y
stationar
y.
If while the vehicle is movin
g
y
ou inadvertentl
y
select position N,
l
eave the engine to idle before engaging position D or M
.
•
•
P
ar
ki
n
g
To avoid an
y
movement o
f
the vehicle when parked, select position
P
.
O
nl
y
en
g
a
g
e it when the vehicle is
c
ompletel
y
stationar
y
. In this position the drivin
g
wheels are locked.
C
heck that the selector is in the correct
p
osition. Appl
y
the electric parkin
g
brake fi rml
y.
Reverse
g
ea
r
Do not en
g
a
g
e until the vehicle is stationar
y
, foot on brake. To avoid
g
earbox snatchin
g
, do not accelerate
immediatel
y
a
f
ter the selection.
N
eutra
l
D
o not select position N i
f
th
e
vehicle is movin
g
(
except in
absolute necessit
y)
.