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Starting&Driving
•RReverse
Selectthisgearonlywhenthevehicleisstationary.
•NNeutral
Selectthisgearwhenthevehicleisstationaryandthe
engineisrunningatidlespeedforashorttime(for
example,waitingfortrafclights).
•DDrive
Thisisusedfornormaldrivingandwillallowautomatic
selectionofDrivegeardependingonvehiclespeedand
acceleratorpedalposition.
•EECO
Thecarisinlowenergyconsumptionstate.Selectthis
modewheneco-drivingisrequired.
•+Upshift
Undermanualmode,upshiftthetransmissiontothe
nextavailablehighgear .
•-Downshift
Undermanualmode,downshiftthetransmissiontothe
nextavailablelowgear.
GearshiftSpeed
WithDorEgearselected,thespeedatonegearvaries
dependingontheacceleratorpedalposition:asmaller
throttleopeningwillresultinthegearshiftatalower
speed,andalargerthrottleopeningwillrenderthe
transmissiontodelaythegearshiftaction,untilthegear
shiftiscompletedwhenthevehiclereachesahigherspeed.
Kick-down
Thedrivewheelsmayskidwhenkick-downis
activatedonroadsurfaceswithlowadhesion,
thismayleadtothevehicleslidingoutof
control.
WithDorEgearselected,pressingtheaccelerator
pedalallthewaydowninonemotion(alsoknownas
kick-down)willprovidebetteraccelerationperformance
duringovertaking.Undercertainconditions,itwillallow
thetransmissiontoshifttoalowergearimmediately,and
providefastacceleration.Oncetheacceleratorpedalis
released,itwillresumeasuitablehighergear(basedonthe
vehiclespeedandthepositionoftheacceleratorpedal).
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