T ra nsmission -
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Your vehicle is equipped with a starting assist that allows for easier
starting on inclines. The system is activated when the brake pedal is
depressed for a few second s. After releasing the brake pedal, the
brake power is held for a moment to prevent the vehicle from rol ling
back when starting .
The selector lever must be in N or
P. If one of the driv ing positions
is engaged a safety switch will prevent the eng ine from being
star t ed. See also =>
pag e 120.
Before you move the selector lever from the P position, you must
always apply the brake peda l before and while depressing the
button in the handle of the selecto r lever.
& WARNING
• Unint ended vehicle movement can cause serious injury.
- When the selector lever is in a driving position , th e vehi cle
may creep, even at idle speed. Therefore do not release the
parking brake or foot brake until you are ready to move,
because powe r is tran smitted to the wheel s as soon as a
driving position is engaged.
- Do not accelerate w hile selecting a driving position. At thi s
time th e engine must be at idle speed so th at undu e stre ss is
not placed on the clutches in the transmis sion.
- Remember : - even when stopp ed briefly w ith the automatic
tran smi ssion in "D", "S" or "R", engine power is being tran s-
mitted to the wheel s. Your vehicle could "creep" forw ard or
backw ard . Wh en stopped , keep the brake pedal fully depre ssed
and use the parking brake if necessary to keep the vehicle from
rolling.
- If the selector lever is unintentionally moved into N while you
are dr iving, take your foot off the accelerator pedal and wait for
the engine to return to idle speed before selecting a driving
position .
- Never shift into "R" or ''P" when the vehicle is in motion .
- Never get out of the driver 's seat when the engine is running.
Controls and equip -
ment
& WARNING (conti nued)
- If you mu st get out of the vehicle, move the selector lever
securely into the P posit ion a nd apply the parking brake firmly.
- If the engine mu st remain running, never have any driving
position engaged w hen checking under the hood. M ake sure
t he selector lever has securely engaged and is locked in "P"
w ith the parkin g brake firmly set =>
page 242, "Engine
compartment ". Otherwise , any increase in engine speed may
set the vehicle in motion , even with the parking brake
applied. •
Ap pli es to vehicles: wit h mu ltitro nic® Conti nuous ly Variable Transmissi on (CVT)
Selector lever positions
This section describes the selector lever positi ons and
drivi ng ranges.
Fig. 146 Display in th e
instrum ent cluster:
selector lever in posi-
tion P
The selector lever posit ion engaged appears next to the selector
lever as w ell as in the instrum ent clust er display .
P - Pa rk
In this selector lever position the transmission is mechanica lly
locked .
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