CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION
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120 - Driving
Depending on the vehicle, the vehicle
is either fitted with a continuously vari-
able transmission.
Selector lever 2
Display
A
on the instrument panel
shows the mode and gear selected.
P : park
R : reverse gear
N : neutral
D : automatic mode
L : Low gear mode
: zone displaying gearbox mode.
Operation
With gear lever
2
in position P or N,
switch on the ignition.
With the foot on the brake pedal (warn-
ing light on the display
A
goes
out), move the lever out of position P.
Only engage D or R when the vehi
cle is stopped, with your foot on the
brake and the accelerator pedal re
leased.
To move out of position P, you must
depress the brake pedal before
pressing the release button
1
.
Creeping
It is a function that enables the vehicle
to move slowly without pressing accel-
erator pedal. Follow the steps:
– Start the engine as instructed in
🡺 90;
– With brake pedal pressed, shift the
lever to D position;
– Release the parking brake and re-
lease the brake pedal gradually to acti-
vate creeping..
Press brake pedal completely if any
obstacles found.
Once the vehicle is
switched to ignition ON po-
sition, the gearbox initial-
izes. This produces a light sound.
This is normal. Crank the engine
after three seconds.
Driving in automatic mode
Select position D. In the majority of
traffic conditions, you will not have to
touch the gear selector lever again :
the gear will be changed automatically
at the right time and at the most suit-
able engine speed because the auto-
matic system takes into account the
vehicle load and road contour and ad-
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