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STARTING AND DRIVING
Manual gearbox
With a manual gearbox, the driver selects a suit-
able gear manually, according to speed and
power requirements at the time.
Changing gear
The manual gearbox has six gears, the shifting
pattern is imprinted on the gear lever.
Gearing pattern.
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Depress the clutch pedal fully during each
gear change.
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Take your foot off the clutch pedal between
gear changes.
Reverse gear inhibitor
The reverse gear inhibitor hinders the possibility
of mistakenly attempting to engage reverse gear
during normal forward travel.
392
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Follow the gearing pattern printed on the
gear lever and start from neutral position, N
before moving it to R position.
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Engage reverse gear only when the car is
stationary.
During parking
WARNING
Always apply the parking brake when parking
on a slope - leaving the car in gear is not suf-
ficient to hold the car in all situations.
Related information
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Gearbox (p. 389)
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Gear shift indicator* (p. 392)
Gear shift indicator*
The gear shift indicator in the driver display
shows the current gear during manual gearshift-
ing and when it is appropriate to engage the
next gear for optimum fuel economy.
For eco-driving during manual gear changing, it is
important to drive in the right gear and to change
gear in good time.
* Option/accessory.
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