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Start and driving
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If the engine “stall
s” with a manual gear-
box, it can be directly started up again by
immediately pressing the clutch pedal.
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With an automatic gearbox, if the lever is
placed in position D, N or S after engaging
reverse gear, 10 km/h (6 mph) in a forwards
direction must be reached for the system to
be in a status to stop the engine.
Manually connecting and discon-
necting the Star
t-Stop system
Fig. 138 Centre console: Start-stop system
butt
on.
If you do not wish to use the system, you can
s
wit
ch it off manually.
●
To manually switch on/off the Start-Stop
system, press the
button
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Fig. 138.
The button symbol
remains lit up yellow
when the system is switched off.
Note
The system switches on every time the en-
gine is turned off v
oluntarily.
Manual gearbox
Changing gears
Fig. 139 Gear shift pattern of a 5 or 6-speed
manual gearbo
x.
The position of the gears is indicated on the
gearbo
x l
ever
›››
Fig. 139.
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Press the clutch pedal and keep your foot
right down.
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Move the gearbox lever to the required po-
sition.
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Release the clutch.
Selecting reverse gear
Engage reverse gear only when the vehicle is
stopped.
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Press the clutch pedal and keep your foot
right down.
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With the gearbox lever in neutral, push it
downwards, move it to the left as far as it will
go and then forwards to select reverse
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Fig. 139
R
.
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Release the clutch.
Changing do
wn gears
Whil
e driving, changing down a gear must al-
ways be done gradually, i.e. to the gear di-
rectly below and when the engine speed is
not too high
›››
. Changing down while by-
passing one or v
arious gears at high speeds
or at high engine speeds can damage the
clut
ch and the gearbox, even if the clutch
pedal remains depressed
›››
.
WARNING
When the engine is running, the vehicle will
star
t to move as soon as a gear is engaged
and the clutch released. This also happens
if the electronic parking brake is switched
on.
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Never engage reverse gear when the ve-
hicle is moving.
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