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Starting o n inclines
For vehicles with m anual transmission, the
most favourable engine speed when
starting off on an incline is b etween 2500
and 3000 rpm for petrol engines and
between 2000 and 2500 rpm for diesel
engines. Hold engine speed constant,
enga ge c lutch grad ually (let slip), release
hand brake and op en throttle. If p ossible,
the engine speed should not drop during
this procedure.
For vehicles with automatic transmission 3
or Ea s ytr o n ic 3 in automatic mode, apply
full throttle.
Before starting off under extreme
conditions (high c om bination w eight,
mountainous terrain with steep inclines),
switch off all unnecessary electrical loads
such as hea ted rear window, air
conditioning system 3 and heated front
se ats 3.
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