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Starting and operating
pery surface can lead to wheel locking; as a
consequence, control of the vehicle may be lost
and the risk of an accident increased.
The following table shows the maximum speeds that
are possible with each different gear.
Never exceed the speed limit below for each gear po-
sition except for brief acceleration in an emergency.
The tachometer's needle will enter the red area if
these speeds are exceeded. Failure to observe this
precaution can lead to excessive engine wear and
poor fuel economy.
Gear
Non-turbo models
1st
31 (50)
2nd
52 (84)
3rd
74 (119)
Never exceed posted speed limits.
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Do not drive with your foot resting on the clutch pedal
and do not use the clutch to hold your vehicle at a
standstill on an upgrade. Either of those actions may
cause clutch damage.
Do not drive with your hand resting on the shift lever.
This may cause wear on the transmission compo-
nents.
When it is necessary to reduce vehicle speed due to
slow traffic, turning corners, or driving up steep hills,
downshift to a lower gear before the engine starts to
labor.
On steep downgrades, downshift the transmission to
mph (km/h)
4th, 3rd or 2nd gear as necessary; this helps to main-
Turbo models
tain a safe speed and to extend brake pad life.
In this way, the engine provides a braking effect. Re-
29 (47)
member, if you "ride" (over use) the brakes while de-
48 (78)
scending a hill, they may overheat and not work prop-
erly.
71 (114)
The engine may, on rare occasions, knock when the
vehicle rapidly accelerates or rapidly pulls away from
a standstill. This phenomenon does not indicate a
fault.
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