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Transmission
NOTE
When you select position S, a gear
change may occur depending on the
accelerator pedal position in relation to
actual vehicle speed.
Manual shifting
NOTE
A shift will occur only when the vehicle
speed and the engine speed are
appropriate.
Manual shifting can be done only when
the selector lever is in position S. Move
the selector lever forward to downshift
and backward to upshift.
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WARNING
Do not hold the selector lever
permanently in
When the vehicle is stationary, only the
1st and 2nd gears can be selected.
Manual shifting is sequential, therefore
gears cannot be skipped.
The transmission will remain in the
selected gear. When the engine speed is
too low or idle, it will downshift to 2nd
gear. The selected gear is indicated in the
instrument cluster. See General
Information (page 83).
qActive Adaptive Shift (AAS)
The transmission will select the
appropriate gear for optimum
performance based on ambient
temperature, road gradient, vehicle load
and driver input.
qHints on driving with an
automatic transmission
Moving off
WARNING
It is not possible to tow-start or push-
start a vehicle fitted with an automatic
transmission. See Jump-Starting the
Vehicle (page 190).
1. Release the parking brake.
2. Release the brake pedal and press the
accelerator pedal.
or
.
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