Renault Clio 2004 Owner's Manual page 77

PROACTIVE AUTOMATIC GEARBOX
Driving forwards
Select position D. In the majority of
traffic conditions, you will not have
to touch the gear selector lever
again: the gear changing will take
place automatically at the right time
and at the most suitable engine
speed because the automatic system
takes into account the vehicle load
and road surface and adjusts itself
to the particular driving style you
have chosen.
Accelerating and overtaking
Fully and firmly depress
accelerator pedal (or even take your
foot off the accelerator and depress
it again firmly as far as it will go).
The speed that you depress the
pedal will activate the "kickdown"
switch to obtain
performance.
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Special circumstances
• Snow position: If you are starting
off on ground where you are
likely to skid (snow, mud, etc.),
press switch C. Indicator light F
will come on.
maximum
Once these driving conditions no
longer apply, press switch C
again to deselect the position, the
operating indicator light will go
out.
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• In hilly or mountainous areas: If
you cannot remain in 4th gear
because of the road surface and
the number of bends, we would
advise you to select D3 (by
pressing button B, with the gear
lever in position D), or even 2
(2nd gear hold), which will
prevent shifting to higher gears
than the one selected. Likewise, if
position 1 is selected, the vehicle
will remain in 1st gear and a high
level of engine braking
retained.
If you are travelling downhill for a
long way, we would advise you to
place the lever in D3 or 2 (or
even 1) to obtain
efficient engine braking and to
relieve the brakes.
• In very cold weather, start the
engine and wait a few seconds
before moving the selector lever
from position P or N and selecting
D or R to prevent the engine
stalling.
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