Driving On Slippery Surfaces - Renault Clio 2007 Owner's Manual

QUICKSHIFT 5 GEARBOX
Accelerating and overtaking
You have two options:
– slowly depress the accelerator pedal
in order to accelerate gradually,
– to obtain maximum vehicle perform-
ance irrespective of the mode se-
lected (automatic or manual), quickly
depress the accelerator pedal fully
beyond the kickdown point.
The speed with which you de-
press the pedal will allow you to
downshift according to the vehi-
cle's capabilities.
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Parking
It is possible to park in gear (for exam-
ple, on a slope). To do this:
– with the ignition on, select a gear
with your foot on the brake.
– check that a gear other than N is dis-
played on the instrument panel, then
remove the ignition key.
To disengage the gear, repeat this op-
eration by switching on the ignition
without starting the engine and shift the
selector lever to neutral with your foot
on the brake.
Check that N is displayed on the instru-
ment panel.

Driving on slippery surfaces

(mud, snow etc.)
When the vehicle is being driven on
slippery surfaces (mud, snow, etc.), you
may start off in second gear.
To do this, move the gear selector lever
twice with your foot on the brake pedal.
The figure 2 appears on the dashboard
display. The system then switches to
semi-automatic mode (refer to the sec-
tion entitled "Semi-automatic").
To return to automatic mode, press the
mode change button.
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