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STARTING AND DRIVING
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Geartronic – Manual gear positions
(+S-)
With the gear selector in manual gear position
"+S-" the internal combustion engine is perma-
nently in operation. The driver must then change
manually and the car engine brakes when the
accelerator pedal is released.
The manual gear position is reached by
moving the lever to the side from posi-
tion D to the end position at "+S-". The
combined instrument panel's symbol
"+S-" changes colour from WHITE to ORANGE
and the digits
1, 2, 3 etc. are shown in a box, cor-
responding to the gear selected at the time.
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Move the lever forwards towards "+" (plus) to
change up a gear and release the lever,
which returns to its rest position between +
and –.
or
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Pull the lever back towards "–" (minus) to
change down a gear and release it.
The manual gearshift mode "+S–" can be
selected at any time while driving.
Geartronic automatically shifts down if the driver
allows the speed to decrease lower than a level
suitable for the selected gear, in order to avoid
jerking and stalling.
To return to automatic driving mode:
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Move the lever to the side to the end position
at D.
Geartronic - Winter mode
It can be easier to pull away on slippery roads if
3rd gear is engaged manually.
1. Depress the brake pedal and move the gear
selector from D position to the end position
at "+S–" - the combined instrument panel
changes indication from
D to the figure 1.
2. Scroll up to gear 3 by pushing the lever for-
ward towards "+" (plus) twice - the display
shifts the indication from
1 to 3.
3. Release the brake and accelerate carefully.
The gearbox "winter mode" means that the car
moves off with a lower engine speed and
reduced engine power on the drive wheels.
Kick-down
When the accelerator pedal is pressed all the
way to the floor (beyond the position normally
regarded as full acceleration) a lower gear is
immediately engaged. This is known as kick-
down.
If the accelerator is released from the kick-down
position, the gearbox automatically changes up.
Kick-down is used when maximum acceleration
is needed, such as for overtaking.
Safety function
To prevent over-revving the engine, the transmis-
sion's control program has a protective downshift
inhibitor, which prevents the kick-down function.
Geartronic does not permit downshifting/kick-
down which would result in an engine speed high
enough to damage the engine. Nothing happens
if the driver still tries to shift down in this way at
high engine speed – the original gear remains
engaged.
When kick-down is activated the car can change
one or more gears at a time depending on
engine speed. The car changes up when the
engine reaches its maximum speed in order to
prevent damage to the engine.
Towing
If the car has to be towed - see important infor-
mation in the section Towing (p. 319).
Related information
•
Transmission fluid - grade and volume
(p. 419)
•
Gearboxes (p. 276)
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