Bentley R Type - Page 21

(T'o
be inserted in
Bentley
Handbook
No. XIV,
to
face
page
4.)
COASTING.
owners are advised
that
coasting
or
"freewheeling"
down hills
uith
the
engine
switched
off must
definitely
be avoided,
as
this
is likely
to
cause
severe
damage to
the
Automatic
Gearbox
mechanism.
This damage
can
occur
with
the manual
control
lever
in
anv
of
the five
positions,
including
position
"N".
Similarly, if,
in
the
unfortunate
event
of an accident,
it
should
be necessary
to give
instructions
for
the car
to be
towed,
owners
are
requested
to instruct
that the
following
procedure
should
be carried
out
before
the car is
moved,
to
safeguard
the gearbox
frcm
further
damage.
.(i)
The car
should
not
be
towed if
there is
any
sign
of mechanical
failure
or breakage
in
the
gearbox.
In
this case
the
car
must
be
transported.
(ii)
when
satisfied
that
the gearbox
is
undamaged,
remove
the
front
interior
carpet
to
obtain
access
to the inspection
cover
in
the
floor (see
5,
Fig. 21),
page
63.
Remove
the
six
screws
and
the cover.
(iii)
Release
the locknut
and
slacken
off the rear
band
adjusting
screw
(5,
Fig. 21)
+t
complete
turns.
Re-tighten
the rbcknui
and
replace
the inspection
cover,
screws,
and
front
carpet.
(irr)
Keep
the control
lever
at
r(N"
throughout,
and
maintain
when p_ossible
a
towing speed
between
15
and
z5
miles
per
hour.
Distances
must
at
all
times
be kept
to a minimum.
IMPORTANT.
At no
time must
a
speed
of
z5
miles
per
hour
be exceeded
whilst
towing.
BBNrrny
Morons
(tgSr)
Lrn.,
LoNnoN.
Leaflet
S.B./rb/Se.