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ENG_UD77255_4
Boîte de vitesses automatique (BJA - Renault)
Special cases
In certain driving conditions (result-
ing in, for example, engine protection,
operation of the Electronic Stability
Control programme: ESC etc.) the au-
tomated system may change the gear
automatically.
Likewise, to prevent incorrect manoeu-
vres, a gear change may be refused by
the automatic system: in this case the
gear display flashes for a few seconds
as a warning.
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (3/4)
Special circumstances
If the road type or weather condi-
tions (steep uphill slopes, sudden
downhill slopes, deep snow, sand or
mud) make it difficult to stay in auto-
matic mode, depending on the vehicle,
it is advisable:
– on vehicles equipped with steering
wheel paddles: switch to manual
mode using the paddles. This will
prevent the automatic gearbox from
changing gears repeatedly when
climbing, and permit engine braking
on long descents.
– on vehicles not equipped with steer-
ing wheel paddles: use “Low” mode
to enable, at low speed below
31 mph (50 km/h), driving on sur-
faces with low grip (snow, mud, etc.),
climbing a slope or engine braking
during a hill descent. To do this, set
the lever to position L.
When facing uphill, to remain
stopped, do not keep your foot on
the accelerator.
Risk of overheating the automatic
gearbox.
Check that the indicator
light P on the instrument
panel is activated before
leaving the vehicle.
Risk of loss of immobilisation of
the vehicle.
Note: in “Low” mode, the variations
in engine speed are continuous and
the accelerations are more linear.
To avoid the engine stalling in very
cold weather, wait a few seconds
before disengaging position P or N and
engaging the lever in position D, R or L.
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