Gear Lever/Handbrake - Renault 2009 CLIO Handbook

GEAR LEVER/HANDBRAkE

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Gear lever
Selecting reverse gear
Vehicles with manual gearbox: refer
to the grid on the gear lever knob 1.
Vehicles with automatic gear-
box: refer to the information on the
"Automatic gearbox" in Section 2.
The reversing lights will come on as
soon as reverse gear is selected with
the ignition on.
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Handbrake
To release:
Pull lever 2 up slightly, press button 3
and then lower the lever to the floor.
The red warning light on the instrument
panel will light up if you are driving with
an incorrectly released handbrake.
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To apply:
Pull lever 2 upwards. Check that the
vehicle is immobilised. The red indica-
tor light on the instrument panel goes
out.
An impact to the under-
side of the vehicle while
manoeuvring (e.g.: strik-
ing a post, raised kerb or
other street furniture) may result in
damage to the vehicle (e.g.: defor-
mation of an axle).
To avoid any risk of accident, have
your vehicle checked by an ap-
proved Dealer.
Make sure that the hand-
brake is properly released
when driving (red indicator
light off), otherwise over-
heating may occur.
When stationary, and de-
pending on the slope and/or
vehicle load, it may be nec-
essary to pull up the hand-
brake at least two extra notches and
engage a gear (1 or reverse gear)
st
for vehicles with a manual gearbox
or position P for vehicles with an au-
tomatic gearbox.