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Starting and Shifting G ears
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The a u to m a tic tra n s m is s io n fa c ilita te s
and sim p lifie s th e handling o f the
vehicle. The individual ge ars are
s h ifte d a u to m a tica lly d e p e n d e n t upon
s e le c to r lever p o s itio n , veh icle spe ed
and a c c e le ra to r p o sitio n .
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W hen pa rkin g th e v e h ic le o r if w o rk in g
on th e veh icle w ith th e engine
ru n ning, d e p re s s p a rkin g brake pedal
and m ove s e le c to r le ver to p o s itio n
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Do n o t s to re any o b je c ts in the
d riv e r's fo o tw e ll area b e ca u se th e y
c o u ld b e c o m e lo d g e d u n d e r th e
o p e ra to r's pedals th u s re n d e rin g
th e s e c o n tro ls partially o r to ta lly
inop erative .
S ta rtin g
S hift s e le c to r lever to th e d e sire d
driv in g p o s itio n o n ly w h en th e engine
is idling and the service bra ke is
ap plied . Do n o t release th e brake
b e fo re m oving off. The v e h icle m ay
o th e rw is e s ta rt c re e p in g w h en the
s e le c to r lever is in a d rivin g p o sitio n .
T est th e service bra ke s h o rtly after
driving off.
W arm up th e en gine sm o o th ly. Do not
place full load on th e e n gine until the
o p e ra tin g te m p e ra tu re has been
reached.
A c c e le ra to r po sitio n
Partial th ro ttle = early u p s h iftin g =
norm al acce le ration .
Full th ro ttle = la te r u p s h iftin g =
m axim um acce le ration .
D e p re ssin g th e a c c e le ra to r beyond
full th ro ttle to k ic k d o w n p o s itio n
m eans d o w n s h iftin g to th e n e xt lo w er
gear and th u s m axim um a cce le ration .
If you ease up on the a c c e le ra to r after
having attained th e d e s ire d speed,
the tra n sm issio n w ill s h ift up again.
G e a rsh iftin g is c o n tro lle d by the
veh icle speed.
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