Automatic Gearbox; Economical Driving - Renault Latitude User Manual

AUTOMATIC GEARBOX

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Operation
With gear lever 1 in position P, switch
on the ignition.
With your foot on the brake pedal
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(warning light on display 3 goes
out), move the lever out of position P.
To move out of position P, you must
apply the brake before pressing un-
locking button 2.
Only engage D or R when the vehi-
cle is stopped, with your foot on the
brake and the accelerator pedal re-
leased.
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Display 3 on the instrument panel
shows the mode and gear selected.
4 : P: park
5 : R: reverse gear
6 : N: neutral
7 : D: automatic mode
8 : manual mode
9 : zone displaying gearbox mode or
gear engaged in manual mode
Driving in automatic mode
Select position D. In the majority of
traffic conditions, you will not have to
touch the gear selector lever again: the
gear will be changed automatically at
the right time and at the most suitable
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engine speed because the automatic
system takes into account the vehicle
load and road contour and adjusts itself
to the particular driving style you have
chosen.

Economical driving

When driving, leave the lever in posi-
tion D, keeping the accelerator pedal
lightly depressed to ensure automatic
gear changes at comparatively low
engine speeds.
Accelerating and overtaking
Depress the accelerator pedal firmly
and fully (so that it goes beyond the
kickdown point).
This will enable you to change down
to the optimum gear within the
engine range.