SAIC MOTOR MG3 2011 - Page 113

StartingandDriving
GearSelectorLeverPosition
•NNeutral
Whentheenginehasbeenstartedandthevehicleis
idlingforalongtime(i.e.,whenthevehicleiswaiting
fortrafcsignallamps),selectthisgear.
•RReverse
Itcanbeselectedonlywhenthevehicleisstationary
andthebrakepedalhasbeendepressed.Iftherequest
forreversegearisnotmet,thebuzzerwillsoundfor
4times,andthegearindicatorsonthemessagecentre
willash.
•GDriving
Thegearselectorlever'sresetpositioniscentral
between'+'and'-',andwhenthevehicleisinnormal
driving,thegearselectorleverisinthisposition.
•+Upshift
Movethetransmissionuptotheadjacenthighergear .
•-Downshift
Movethetransmissionuptotheadjacentlowergear.
•M/AManual/AutomaticMode
Shiftthegearofthetransmissionmanuallyor
automatically.
MovingtheGearSelectorLevertotheNeutral
PositionWhentheVehicleIsRunning
Toensureyourdrivingsafety,itisNOT
recommendedtoputthegearselectorlever
totheneutralpositionwhenthevehicleis
normallydriving.
Whenthevehiclespeedislowerthan80km/h,ifthe
driverreleasestheaccelerationpedal,DONOTdepress
thebrakepedalandmovethegearselectorlevertothe
neutralposition.Thenthetransmissionwillbeallowedto
movetotheneutralposition,andafteritismovedtothe
neutralposition,themessagecentrewilldisplay'N'.
Whenthevehiclespeedishigherthan80km/h,ifthe
driverDONOTdepressthebrakepedalandmovethe
gearselectorlevertotheneutralposition,thebuzzer
willproducewarningsoundsandthetransmissionwillstill
maintainitsformergearposition.
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