Renault CLIO 2019 Vehicle User Manual page 252

aUTomaTic Transmission
special cases
In certain driving conditions (result-
ing in, for example, engine protection,
operation of the Electronic Stability
Control programme: Esc etc.) the au-
tomated system may change the gear
automatically.
Likewise, to prevent incorrect manoeu-
vres, a gear change may be refused by
the automatic system: in this case the
gear display flashes for a few seconds
as a warning.
When facing uphill, to remain
stopped, do not keep your foot on
the accelerator.
risk of overheating the automatic
gearbox.
Check that the indicator
light P on the instrument
panel is activated before
leaving the vehicle.
risk of loss of immobilisation of
the vehicle.
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special circumstances
if the road type or weather condi-
tions
(steep uphill slopes, sudden
downhill slopes, deep snow, sand or
mud) make it difficult to stay in auto-
matic mode, depending on the vehicle,
it is advisable:
– on vehicles equipped with paddles
on the steering wheel:
– to change to manual mode using
the paddles. This will prevent the
automatic gearbox from changing
gears repeatedly when climbing, and
permit engine braking on long de-
scents.
– on vehicles not equipped with pad-
dles on the steering wheel:
– to use "Low" mode enabling, at
low speed below 31 mph (50 km/h),
driving on surfaces with low grip
(snow, mud etc.), climbing a slope or
engine braking during a hill descent.
To do this, set the lever to position l.
note: in "Low" mode, the variations
in engine speed are continuous and
the accelerations are more linear.
To avoid the engine stalling in very
cold weather, wait a few seconds
before disengaging position P or n and
engaging the lever in position D, r or l.