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Driving programmes
The gearbox control unit is equipped with two driving programmes:
• Sport programme
• Economy programme
The programme is selected automatically depending on operation of the accel
erator pedal.
The sport programme is selected if the
accelerator pedal is operated rapidly. In this
case the accelerator pedal need not be de
pressed to the point of kick-down (see
Page 33). In the sport programme, full use is made of the engine's power reserves
through delayed change to higher gear
The
economy programme is selected
when the acce lerator, pedal is operated
s lowly or normally. Fuel consumption is reduced by changing early into higher gear and later into lower.
Selector lever lock
In positions "P" and " N" with the ignition
s wi tc h on the selector lever is locked . To move the selector lever out of these posi
t ions the brake pedal must be depressed and the selector lever button pushed in .
This prevents a gear being engaged inadver
tently
and the vehicle unintentional ly mov
ing off .
A de l
ay circuit prevents the selector lever
f rom locking when it is moved quickly past the" N" position (for Instan ce from" R" to "
D " ) This enables for examp
le the vehicle
to be " rocked" out of a "bogged down "
position The shift lock only locks the selec
tor
leve r if it is left in the " N" position for
more than about 1 second without the
brake pedal being depressed.
At speeds above 5 km/h the selector lever
is automatically switched-off in position "N".
Selector lever positions
P -Parking lock
The driving wheels are lock ed mechanically
The parking lock may only be engaged
when the vehicle is stationary. Before mov
ing the lever in or out of the" P" position the
lock button in the selector lever handle
must be pressed. Before moving the selec
tor lever out of
the" P" pOSition, the brake
pedal must also be depressed w hen the
ignition is switched on .
R -Reverse gear
The reverse gear should only be engaged
when the vehicle is station ary and with the
eng ine id ling. Before engaging the position
"R " from the positions "P" or "N " the
brake pedal must be d epr essed and the lock
b u tton in the selecto r lever handle must
also be p re ssed .
The
reversing lights come on then the se
l e cto r leve r is in the "R" position with the
ignition switched on.
N -Neutral (idling position)
To move the leve r out of neutral when sta
tionary or at speeds below 5 km/h and with
ignit ion switc hed on depress the brake
ped al and press the lock button in the selec
t or lever handle .
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