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06 Starting and driving
Automatic gearbox
Manual positions
To move from the automatic driving position
D to a manual position, move the gear selector
to position M. To go from position M to the
automatic driving position D, move the selector
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to position D.
On the 5-speed automatic gearbox, gears 3,
1
4 and 5
have the Lock-up function (locked
gears), which provides better engine braking
and lower fuel consumption.
1
2nd and 6th gear also have lock-up on the 6-speed automatic gearbox.
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While driving
The manual gearshift mode can be selected at
any time while driving. The engaged gear is
locked until you choose another gear.
If the gear selector is moved to – (minus) the
car changes down a gear and engine brakes at
the same time as the accelerator pedal is
released. If the gear selector is moved to +
(plus) the car changes up a gear.
Third gear 3 is the highest gear that can be
used when starting.
W – Winter
Press the W button to activate and
deactivate the winter program.
W
Display of the
symbol in the
combined instrument panel indi-
cates that the winter program is
active.
The winter programme starts the gearbox in
3rd gear to make it easier to pull off on slippery
roads. When the programme is engaged, lower
gears are activated only by kick-down.
The
W
program can be selected regardless of
the position of the gear selector, but is only
operational when the selector is in position D.
Cold start
When starting in low temperatures, the gear
changes can sometimes feel hard. This is due
to the gearbox oil's viscosity at low tempera-
tures. To reduce engine emissions, the gear-
box shifts up later than normal when the engine
is started at low temperatures.
NOTE
Depending on the engine temperature when
the engine is started, the idle speed after a
cold start may be higher than normal for
certain engine types.
Adaptive system
The gearbox is controlled by what is known as
an adaptive system. The system continually
monitors how the gearbox is behaving and
senses every gear change for optimum change
quality.
Lock-up function
The gears have a lock-up function (locked
gears), which gives better engine braking and
lower fuel consumption.
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