22Drivingtips
Avoidup-shifts
Toavoidup-shifting(forexample,when
climbingahill)the-buttonshouldbeheld
downuntilthevehiclestartstobrake(hill
climbing).
Thefunctioncanalsobeusedjustbefore
anuphillslopetogetahigherspeedinto
theuphillslope.Down-changingfunctions
normallyinthesecases.
Greatestpossibledown-change
Tooptimizedownshifting,forexample,after
asteepclimb:
•Holdtheminusbuttonpressedin
•ChangetheI-shiftgearselectorpadfrom
DtotheM
•Releasetheminusbutton
Thisallowsforbetterdownshifting,since
immediatelyafterreleasingthe(-)buttonthe
enginespeedsup.KeeptheMprogramwhen
youwanttoavoidanothershiftingears.
Savebrakes
Preferablyusetheenginebraketobrake
towardsastoptosavetheservicebrakes.
Whenbrakinghard,brakeprogramBcanbe
used.Down-changingwillthenoccurwhich
contributestoanincreasedbrakingeffect
fromtheenginebrake.
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