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08 Starting and driving
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* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
Reverse gear inhibitor
The reverse gear inhibitor hinders the possi-
bility of mistakenly attempting to engage
reverse gear during normal forward travel.
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Follow the gearing pattern printed on the
gear lever and start from neutral position,
N before moving it to R position.
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Engage reverse gear only when the car is
stationary.
NOTE
With the upper variant of the shifting pat-
tern for 6-speed gearbox (see previous
illustration) - first press down the gear
lever in the N position in order to engage
reverse gear.
Related information
•
Gearboxes (p. 281)
•
Transmission fluid - grade and volume
(p. 430)
Gear shift indicator*
The gear shift indicator notifies the driver
when it is appropriate to engage the next
higher or lower gear.
An essential detail in connection with environ-
mental driving is to drive in the right gear and
to change gear in good time.
An indicator is available as an aid on certain
variants - GSI (Gear Shift Indicator) - which
notifies the driver when it is appropriate to
engage the next higher or lower gear in order
to obtain the lowest possible fuel consump-
tion.
However, taking into consideration characte-
ristics such as performance and vibration-free
running, it may be advantageous to change
gear at a higher engine speed. The framed
number indicates the current gear.
Manual gearbox
Gear shift indicator for man-
ual gearbox. Only one
marker is illuminated at a
time - during normal driving
it is only illuminated in the
centre.
At the recommended upshift the cursor illumi-
nates "+", and at the recommended down-
shift the cursor illuminates "-" (marked red in
the illustration).
Automatic gearbox
Combined instrument panel "Digital" with
gear shift indicator.
The framed number indicates the current
gear.
With "Analogue" combined
instrument panel, the gear
positions and indicator
arrows are displayed in its
centre.
Related information
•
Manual gearbox (p. 281)
•
Automatic gearbox -- Geartronic*
(p. 283)
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