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Controls in detail
Automatic transmission
Maneuvering
When you maneuver in tight areas, e.g.
when pulling into a parking space:
왘 Control the vehicle speed by
gradually releasing the brakes.
왘 Accelerate gently.
왘 Never abruptly step on the accelera-
tor.
Working on the vehicle
With the gear selector lever in drive
position D, you can select a gear range
for the automatic transmission to
operate within.
You can limit the gear range by pressing
the gear selector lever to the left (D-),
and reverse the gear range limit by
pressing the gear selector lever to the
right (D+) (
컄 page 184).
The selected gear range appears in the
tachometer display.
1 Current gear range
Warning! G
When working on the vehicle, set the park-
ing brake and move gear selector lever to
park position P. Otherwise the vehicle
could roll away.
Gear ranges
Effect
é The transmission shifts through
fourth gear only.
è The transmission shifts through
third gear only.
With this selection you can use
the braking effect of the en-
gine.
ç The transmission shifts through
second gear only.
Allows the use of engine’s
braking power when driving
앫 on steep downgrades
앫 in mountainous regions
앫 under extreme operating
conditions
æ The transmission operates in
first gear only.
For maximum use of engine’s
braking effect on very steep or
lengthy downgrades.
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