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Automatic
transmi
ss io n
"'Wait briefly until the transmission has shifted
(you will feel a slight movement).
"' Remove your foot from the brake pedal and ac-
celerate.
Stopp ing tempora rily
"' Keep the vehicle stationary using the braking
peda l, for example at traffic lights.
"' Do not press the accelerator pedal when doing
this.
"'To prevent the vehicle from rolling when you
start driving, set the parking brake when stop-
ping on steep inclines o
,&..
"'The parking brake will release automatically
and the vehicle will start moving once you press
the accelerator pedal.
Stopp ing/ parking
If the selector lever is not in the P posit ion when
you open the driver's door, the vehicle could roll.
The message
Transmission: Car may roll! Shift
to park!
appears.
"' Press and hold the brake pedal until the vehicle
has come to a complete stop .
"'Apply t he parking brake
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Parking.
"' Select the P selector lever position
o
,&..
Stopp ing on an incline
"' Always
press the brake peda l to hold the vehi-
cle in place and prevent it from "rolling back"
o
,&..
Do
not
try to prevent the vehicle from
"rolling back" when a gear is engaged by in-
creasing the engine speed
o @.
Starting on an incline
"'Activate the parking brake.
"' With the driving gear selected, press the accel-
erator pedal carefully. The parking brake will
release automatically if your seat belt is fas-
tened.
Under certain circumstances, suc h as driving in
the mountains, it may be usef ul to switch tempo-
rarily to the manua l shift prog ram in orde r to ad-
just t he gea rs to the driving conditions by hand
opage 85.
On slopes, activate the parking brake first and
then move the selector lever to the P pos it ion.
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This prevents too much stress from being placed
on the locking mechanism .
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WARNING
- The vehicle can also roll when the engine is
stopped.
- Unintended vehicle movement can cause se-
rious injury.
- Never leave your vehicle with the engine
running while in gear. If you must leave
your vehicle when the engine is running, ac-
tivate the parking brake and move the selec-
tor lever to P.
- Power is still transmitted to the wheels
when the engine is runn ing at idle. To pre-
vent the vehicle from "creeping", you must
keep your foot on the brake when the en-
gine is running and the selector lever is in D/
Sor R or "tiptroni c" mode is selected.
- Do not press t he accelerat or pedal when
changing the se lect or lever posit ion while
the vehicle is st ationary and t he engine is
running .
- Never sh ift into R or P while driving.
- Before driving down a steep slope, reduce
your spee d and sh ift into a lower gea r with
"t i pt ronic".
- Do not ride the brakes or press the brake
pedal too oft en or too long when driving
down a hill. Const ant bra king causes t he
brakes to overhe at and substant ially re-
duces bra king performance, increases brak-
ing distance or causes comp lete failure of
the brake system.
- To prevent the vehicle from rolling back
when stopp ing on inclines, always hold it in
place with the brake peda l or parking brake.
- Never hold the vehicle on an incline with a
slipping clutch. The clutch opens automati-
cally when it becomes too hot from the
overload. An indicator lamp
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illuminates
and a driver message appears o
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when the clut ch is overloade d.
- If the engine must rema in running, never
have any driving posit ion engaged when
checking unde r the hood. Make sure these-
lecto r lever has securely engaged and is
locked in P with t he parking brake set
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