Renault Clio 2007 Owner's Manual page 91

QUICKSHIFT 5 GEARBOX
Operation in semiautomatic
mode (manual)
When in automatic mode, moving the
selector lever (up or down through the
gears) or moving the lever to the left will
switch the system to semi-automatic
mode. In the latter case, the system will
switch without a gear change.
You can initiate gear changes using the
selector lever.
To move up through the gears simply
push the selector lever forwards with-
out necessarily releasing the accelera-
tor.
To move down through the gears simply
push the selector lever backwards with-
out necessarily releasing the accelera-
tor.
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The system does not accept downshifts
which would generate a high engine
speed or upshifts which would cause
low engine speed.
By pushing the lever forwards twice
you can move up two gears at a time
(unless this causes low engine speeds).
By pushing the lever backwards twice
you can move down two gears at a
time (unless this causes high engine
speeds).
When decelerating with the foot off the
pedal, the gears will automatically drop
to the low engine speed limit to avoid
stalling. First gear automatically shifts
below a certain speed limit. It is possi-
ble to keep the vehicle stationary (stop,
red light, etc.) by depressing the brake
pedal and not shifting to neutral N.
The vehicle will move off again:
– either slowly, if you release the brake
without accelerating (e.g. when in a
traffic jam)
– or quickly, if you release the brake
and accelerate.
Note: neutral may only be selected
when the vehicle is being driven or is
stationary when the brake pedal is
depressed (if you forget, warning
light 4 will light up).
Push the gear selector lever to the right
to engage neutral.
Semi-automatic mode can be deacti-
vated and reactivated at any time when
the engine is running by pushing the
lever to the left.