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Starting and Shifting Gears
The autom atic transm ission simplifies
the handling of the vehicle. The
individual gears are shifted autom ati
cally dependent upon selector lever
position, vehicle speed and accelera
to r position.
Hints
When parking the vehicle or if working
on the vehicle with the engine
running, depress parking brake pedal
and move selector lever to position
" P".
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W arning:
Keep driver's foot area clear at all
tim es. O bjects stored in this area may
cause im pairment of pedal m ove
ment.
Driving
Shift selector lever to the desired
driving position only when the engine
is idling and the service brake is
applied. Do not release the brake until
ready to drive. The vehicle may
otherwise start creeping when the
selector lever is in a driving position.
Test the service brake shortly after
driving off.
Warm up the engine smoothly. Do not
place full load on the engine until the
operating tem perature has been
reached.
When taking off on a slippery surface,
do not allow one driving wheel to spin
fo r an extended period.
A ccelerator position
Partial th rottle = early upshifting =
normal acceleration.
Full throttle = later upshifting =
maximum acceleration.
Depressing the accelerator beyond
full th rottle to kickdown position
means dow nshifting to the next lower
gear and thus maximum acceleration.
If you ease up on the accelerator after
having attained the desired speed,
the transm ission will shift up again.
S elector lever positions
The autom atic gear shifting process
can be adapted to specific operating
conditions by means of the selector
lever.
" P" Parking lock.
The parking lock is an additional
safeguard when parking the
vehicle. Engage only with the car
stopped.
" R" Reverse gear.
Shift reverse gear only with the
car stopped.
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