How To Drive Economically; Parking The Vehicle; Automatic Gearbox Operating Faults - Renault Kangoo 1998 Manual

PROACTIVE AUTOMATIC GEARBOX
A
I
J

How to drive economically

Leave the selector in position D on
the open road, depress
accelerator pedal slightly to ensure
that automatic gear changes are
made at low engine speeds.
Do not use positions D3, 2, 1 or the
winter position for normal driving
conditions.
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(continued)

Parking the vehicle

When the vehicle is stopped, move
the lever to position P while
keeping your foot on the brake
pedal: the gearbox is in neutral and
the drive wheels are mechanically
locked by the driveshaft.
Apply the handbrake.
Operating faults
• If the lever becomes jammed in P
position, even though you are
depressing the brake pedal, the
lever can be released manually.
To do this, unclip cover I then
simultaneously press on raised
part J (located under cover I) and
unlocking button A to move the
the
lever from position P.
Contact your RENAULT Dealer.
• If this warning
comes on when driving,
it indicates
Contact your RENAULT Dealer
as soon as possible.
• and : if these
warning lights come on at the
same time while driving, avoid
leaving the gear lever in position
D (or R) when stopping in
traffic: always return to position
N when you have to stop.
Contact a RENAULT Dealer as
soon as possible.
• If a vehicle with an automatic
gearbox breaks down, refer to the
information on towing in Section 5.
light
a fault.