Economical Driving - Renault CLIO Driver's Handbook Manual

AUTOMATIC GEARBOX
1
Driving in automatic mode
Move lever 1 to position D.
In most traffic conditions, you will not
have to touch the gear selector lever
again: the gears will change automati-
cally at the right time and at the most
suitable engine speed because the au-
tomatic system takes into account the
vehicle load and road contour and ad-
justs itself to the particular driving style
you have chosen.
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4
You can change the gear selected by
the automatic system at any point by
using the paddles 4. The instrument
panel display will show the new gear
engaged for several seconds, before
displaying D again.
If the gear is not authorised, it will
flash.

Economical driving

When driving, leave the lever in posi-
4
tion D, keeping the accelerator pedal
lightly depressed to ensure automatic
gear changes at comparatively low
engine speeds.
Accelerating and overtaking
Depress the accelerator pedal firmly
and fully (so that it goes beyond the
kickdown point).
This will enable you to change down
to the optimum gear within the
engine range.