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Starting and Shifting G ears
M aneuvering
To m aneuver in re s tric te d area, e.g.
w h en pulling in to a pa rkin g space,
c o n tro l the car spe ed by gradually
releasing th e service brake. A c c e le r
ate g e n tly and do n o t pu m p the
acce le ra to r. To ro ck a c a r o u t o f s o ft
g ro u n d (m ud o r sno w ), alte rna te ly
s h ift one fo rw a rd gear range and the
reverse gear at partial th ro ttle .
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T railer op e ra tio n
Do n o t allow the en gine sp e e d to
d ro p to o lo w at uphill g ra d ie n ts to
pre ve n t the en gine fro m la b o rin g at
lo w RPM s. D e pe nding on th e degree
o f the incline, s h ift s e le c to r lever to
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p o s itio n s " S " o r " L " early en o u g h to
m aintain engine RPM s w ith in be st
to rq u e range.
S to p p in g
F or b rie f halts, e.g. at tra ffic lights,
leave the s e le c to r lever in a driving
p o s itio n and c o n tro l veh icle w ith the
service brake.
F or lo n g e r s to p s w ith th e engine
idling, s h ift s e le c to r lever to p o s itio n
" N " o r " P ".
W hen s to p p in g th e ca r on a slo pe , do
n o t ho ld it by m eans o f th e a c c e le ra
to r b u t use th e se rvice brake. This
a vo id s un n e c e s s a ry h e a t-u p o f the
tra n s m is sio n .
Safe Driving
P ow er assista nce :
Do n o t a tte m p t to m ove o r roll the
veh icle w ith th e en gine n o t in
o p e ra tio n , as e n g in e -d riv e n a c c e s s o
ries such as th e p o w e r s te e rin g
system o r p o w e r bra k e s are not
" p o w e re d " , th e re fo re , re q u irin g s u b
stan tially m ore e ffo rt fo r th e ir o p e ra
tio n even th o u g h the y alw ays rem ain
m ech an ically operative.
T ires:
Do n o t allow y o u r tire s to w e a r d o w n
to o far. W ith less than appr. 3 m m /
Vs in o f tre a d , th e a n tis k id p ro p e rtie s
on a w e t road fall o ff sharply.
D e pe nding u p on th e w e a th e r a n d /o r
road pavem ent, th e g rip o f the tire s
varies w idely.
The re te n tio n o f the s p e c ifie d tire
p re s s u re is esse ntia l. T his a p plies
pa rtic u la rly if th e tire s are s u b je c te d
to high loads (e.g. high spe ed s, heavy
loads, high o r lo w a m b ie n t te m p e ra
tu re s ).
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