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Transmission
Drive
Select drive to shift automatically through
the forward gears.
2nd Gear
Select 2, the transmission will
automatically shift between 2nd and 1st
gears only.
1st Gear
Select 1, the transmission will select 1st
gear only.
Hints on driving with an
automatic transmission
Moving off
Release the parking brake.1.
Release the brake pedal and press 2.
the accelerator pedal.
Stopping
Release the accelerator pedal and 1.
press the brake pedal.
Apply the parking brake.2.
Kickdown
Press the accelerator pedal fully with
the selector lever in the drive position to
select the next highest gear for optimum
performance. Release the accelerator
pedal when you no longer require
kickdown.
Overdrive
Note: The transmission is normally in
overdrive when drive is selected.
When you are travelling in slow moving
trafc or climbing steep gradients there
may be a tendency for the transmission
to continually shift between 4th and 3rd
gears. If this condition should arise switch
the overdrive function off.
Note: When the overdrive function
has been switched off O/D OFF will be
shown in the information display.
Note: The transmission will only select
between 1st, 2nd and 3rd gears if the
overdrive function has been switched off.

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