Operation Manual

Driving and o peration 113
When upshifting in Manual mode, take
heed of prevailing road conditions,
keeping engine speed b elow the red zone.
Downshifts must be m ade in accordance
with vehic le speed.
Ge ars ca n be skipp ed b y moving the
selector lever repeatedly at short intervals.
When starting on slippery surfaces, move
selector lever forwards to engage 2nd
gear.
The se lected gea r is display ed in the
transm is sion display .
For safety reasons, kickdown is also
available in Ma nual mode - see page 114.
To move back to D, push selector lever
back to the right.
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In position P or N, control indicator j
illuminates in the selector lever indicator
strip if the selector lever is blocked.
To engage P or R, press se lector le ver
button.
The engine can only be started with lever in
position P or N. When position N is sele cted,
depress footbrake or apply handbrake
before starting.
Do not accelerate during the selection
proc edure.
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Winter programme
In the event of difficulties starting-off on icy
and slippery surfaces, press button n;
control indicator 0 is illuminated in the
instrument cluster and the vehicle sets off
in 3rd gear, to reduce slipping and loss of
traction.
Winter programm e is switched off by :
z pressing button n again
(control indicator 0 will extinguish in
instrument cluster),
z turning off the ignition.
If the vehicle is switched to Manual mode
while Winter programme is active, the
Winter programm e is switched off.