Operation Manual

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II
AU
T
O
MATI
C
G
EARB
OX
A
UTOMATIC FORWARD DRIVE
The
g
earbox alwa
y
s selects the
g
ear best adapted to the
f
ollowin
g
parameters
:
S
t
y
le of drivin
g.
R
oad
p
rofi le
.
Ve
hi
c
l
e
l
oad.
In this way the gearbox operates without the need
f
or your intervention.
For certain manoeuvres
(f
or example overtakin
g)
, it is possible to obtain
max
i
mum acce
l
erat
i
on
by
press
i
n
g
h
ar
d
d
own on t
h
e acce
l
erator pe
d
a
l
,
which may trigger automatic changedown to a lower gear.
N
otes
:
D
ur
i
n
g
b
ra
ki
n
g
, t
h
e
g
ear
b
ox ma
y
ki
c
k
d
own automat
i
ca
lly
i
n or
d
er to
o
ff
er an e
ff
ective en
g
ine brake.
If
y
ou suddenl
y
lift
y
our foot off the accelerator, the
g
earbox will
g
uard
y
our sa
f
et
y
b
y
not chan
g
in
g
up a
g
ain.
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SEQUENTIAL FORWARD DRIVE
Selector position for manual
g
ear chan
g
in
g
S
elector on
M
.
P
us
h th
e
se
l
ec
t
o
r t
o
w
a
r
ds
"
+" to chan
g
e up a
g
ear
.
P
u
ll th
e
se
l
ec
t
o
r t
o
w
a
r
ds
"
-" to chan
g
e down a
g
ear.
N
ote
:
P
assage
f
rom one gear to another is onl
y
possible when vehicle speed
a
nd en
g
ine speed permit.
The "
S
P
O
RT" and "
S
N
O
W" modes are not available in sequential
o
p
eration.
If
the engine speed is too high, the gearbox automaticall
y
selects a
h
igher gear.
If
the engine speed is too low, the gearbox automatically selects a lower
gear
.
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.
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