Renault Trafic Handbook page 130

SEQUENTIAL GEARBOx
Special circumstances
Snow mode
When the vehicle is driven on a sur-
face where you are likely to wheelspin
(snow, mud, etc.) press the
on the dashboard. The indicator light on
the instrument panel will light up.
Once these driving conditions no
longer apply, exit this position by
pressing switch again; the operating
tell-tale goes out.
Switching to snow mode selects the
gearbox automatic mode (switching to
manual deselects snow mode until au-
tomatic mode is selected again).
Snow mode is deselected every time
the engine is switched off. It will be nec-
essary to select it again.
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Load position
If you are driving with the vehicle
loaded, press the
dashboard.
t
Load mode is deselected every time
switch
the engine is switched off. It will be nec-
essary to select it again.
Load mode may be used to equal effect
in both automatic and manual modes.
Accelerating and overtaking
– slowly depress the accelerator pedal
to accelerate gradually,
– to obtain maximum vehicle per-
formance regardless of the mode
selected (automatic or manual),
quickly depress the accelerator
pedal beyond the kickdown point.
The speed with which you depress
the pedal will allow you to downshift
according to the vehicle's capabili-
ties.
Parking
It is possible to park in gear (for exam-
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switch on the
ple, on a slope).
– with the ignition on, select a gear
– check that a gear other than N is dis-
To disengage the gear, switch on the
ignition without starting the engine and
shift the selector lever to neutral with
the brake pedal depressed. Check
that N is displayed on the instrument
panel.
with the brake pedal depressed,
played on the instrument panel, then
remove the ignition key.