Accelerator Pedal - Porsche 928 1980 Owner's Manual

Moving off
With the parking brake or foot brake set,
shift into the range you wish to use, usually
position D. To move off, release the brake
and accelerate.
Do not release the brake before you are pre-
pared to move, because power is transmitt-
ed to the wheels as soon as a driving range
is engaged.
Selecting a driving range while driving
is easy. Simply release the accelerator pe-
dal and move the selector lever from the
range you are into the range you want. Then
step on the accelerator again.
Stopping
When stopping temporarily, at traffic lights
for example, it is not necessary to move the
selector lever to Neutral. Simply apply the
brakes. To start again release the brake and
accelerate.
Parking
When parking your car, apply the parking
brake first, and then move the selector lever
to position P. To do this, depress the button
and push the lever through R to P. The trans-
mission is then mechanically locked.
Park may only be engaged when the car is
stationary. At driving speeds above 10 mph
or 15 km/h, a hydraulic lock prevents the
driver from unintentionally moving the selec-
tor lever into position R or P.
Shift out of the Park position, before releas-
ing the park brake.
When the car is parked on a steep hill, shift-
ing out of Park may be a little harder. This
is due to the weight the car exerts on the
transmission.
Mountain driving
When driving on long, steep and winding
mountain roads select range 2 or 1.
Emergency starting
Your Porsche with Automatic Transmission
cannot be started by pushing or towing.
Should the engine fail to start consult your
nearest authorized Porsche dealer.
DO NOT START OR TOW the car without
ATF in the transmission, as this will result in
serious damage to transmission and torque
converter.

Accelerator Pedal

For good fuel economy we recommend
smooth and even acceleration. Very fast,
racy driving, alternating between full throttle
and hard braking, raises the fuel consump-
tion considerably. Also, tires and brake lin-
ings wear faster. It is more economical to
drive smoothly and at fairly constant speed.
Accelerator "Kickdown"
If you need quick acceleration to pass mov-
ing vehicles or to climb steep grades, make
use of the accelerator "kickdown" in your
Porsche with Automatic Transmission.
It gives you the possibility to shift into a
lower gear without moving the selector lever.
The accelerator kickdown can only be ap-
plied with the selector lever in the driving
ranges D and " 2 " .
When depressing the accelerator pedal you
will find resistance at the throttle position.
By applying greater pressure the pedal can
be pushed beyond this point to the kick-
down position. The transmission will now
shift automatically into the next lower gear
to give you maximum acceleration, and only
shift up again after the engine has reached
maximum speed in that particular gear.
Be careful when using the kickdown on
slippery roads. Rapid acceleration may
cause skidding.
Please observe the following when applying
the accelerator kickdown:
With the selector lever in D, you can apply
the kickdown to make the transmission shift
down into second gear when driving below
80 mph or 130 km/h and down to first gear
when driving below 45 mph or 75 km/h.
With the selector lever in " 2 " , you can apply
the kickdown to make the transmission shift
down into first gear when driving below
45 mph or 75 km/h.
As soon as you release the pedal from the
kickdown position the next higher gear is
automatically engaged.
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