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In the event of failure of a brake circuit, the brake pedal must be pressed
harder than normal to brake the vehicle.
WARNING
Objects falling into the driver's footwell could prevent use of the pedals.
This could lead the driver to lose control of the vehicle, increasing the
risk of a serious accident.
● Make sure the pedals can be used at all times, with no objects rolling
underneath them.
● Always secure the mat in the footwell.
● Never place other mats or rugs on top of the original mat supplied by
the factory.
● Ensure that no objects can fall into the driver's footwell while the ve-
hicle is in motion.
CAUTION
The pedals must always have free and unobstructed passage to the floor.
For example, in case of a fault in the brake circuit, the brake pedal will need
to be pressed further to stop the vehicle. To press the brake pedal down fur-
ther will require more force than usual.
Safety
Operation
Manual gearbox: engaging gears
The position of each of the gears is shown on the gear stick
● Keep the clutch pedal pushed all the way down.
● Move the gearbox lever to the required position ⇒
● Release the clutch pedal to engage clutch.
In some countries, it is necessary to press the clutch pedal to the floor to
start the engine.
Selecting reverse gear
● Engage reverse gear only when the vehicle is stopped.
● Keep the clutch pedal pushed all the way down ⇒
● Place the gearbox lever into neutral and push the lever downwards.
● Slide the gear lever towards the right and then backwards, as shown on
the gear lever knob.
● Release the clutch pedal to engage clutch.
Shifting down a gear
Shifting down a gear while driving must be carried out gear by gear, i.e. to
the gear immediately preceding the current gear and at an engine speed
that is not excessive ⇒
. At high speeds, or high engine speeds, skipping
Advice
Driving
Fig. 87 Gear shift pat-
tern of a 5-speed manual
gearbox
⇒ F ig.
87.
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Technical specifications
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