Operation Manual

Driving and o peration 111
Driving and operation
Automatic transmission 3
The automatic transmission permits
manual gearshifting (Manual mode) or
autom atic gearshifting (Automa tic mod e)
with fully autom atic clutch control.
The engine can only be started when the
selector lever is in position P or N. When
startin g in P, turn key in starter switch to
ACC or ON, depress footbrake and p ress
selector lever b utton before selecting a
gear.
Do not a ccelerate w hilst gearshifting. If a
gear has been selected and the footbrake
is released without a ccelerating, the
vehicle will "creep".
Never operate the brake pedal and
accelerator sim ultaneously.
Selec ting D puts the transmission in
Automatic mode.
If the selector lever is moved to the left from
position D, Manual mode is activated.
Forward gear changes only can then be
ma de m anually by moving the selector
lever towa rd s + or -.
Autom atic transm ission 3 .... .... .... ..... 111
All Wheel Driv e ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 117
Driving hints ......... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 123
Save fuel, protect the environment... 125
Fue ls, refuelling .... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 127
Catalytic converter, exhaust
emissions... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... .....
12 9
Drive control system s ....... ..... .... .... ..... 132
Brake syste m ... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 141
Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) u....... 144
Wheels, ty res ........ .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 145
Roof racks 3 .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 149
Flex-Fix system 3 . .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 150
Towin g eq uipm ent 3 .... .... ..... .... .... ..... 160
Towing ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 163
9 Warnin g
Disre gard of these instruc tions may
cause damage to the vehicle and lead to
injuries or e n danger life.