Automatic Gearbox - Renault Clio User Manual

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 steering
wheel paddles: switch to manual
mode using the paddles. This will
prevent the automatic gearbox from
changing gears repeatedly when
climbing, and permit engine braking
on long descents.
– on vehicles not equipped with steer-
ing wheel paddles: use "Low" mode
to enable, at low speed below
31 mph (50 km/h), driving on sur-
faces 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.