User Manual - Page 256

For LEON 2019.

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Driving
Manually connecting and discon-
necting the St
ar
t
-St
op syst
em
Fig. 257
Centre console: Start-stop system
butt
on.
If you do not wish to use the system, you can
s
wit
ch it off manually.
T
o manually s
wit
ch on/off the Start-Stop
system, press the button
››
Fig. 257.
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 voluntarily.
Manual gearbox
Changing gears
Fig. 258
Gear shift pattern of a 5 or 6-speed
manual gearbo
x.
The position of the gears is indicated on the
gearbo
x l
e
v
er
Fig. 258.
Press the clutch pedal and keep your foot
right down.
Move the gearbox lever to the required po-
sition.
Release the clutch.
Selecting reverse gear
Engage reverse gear only when the vehicle is
stopped.
Press the clutch pedal and keep your foot
right down.
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
››
Fig. 258
R
.
Release the clutch.
Changing do
wn gears
Whil
e driving, changing do
wn a gear must al
-
w
ays 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 gearbo
x, e
v
en if the clutch
pedal remains depressed
››
.
WARNING
When the engine is running, the vehicle will
start to mov
e as soon as a gear is engaged
and the clutch released. This also happens
if the electronic parking brake is switched
on.
Never engage reverse gear when the ve-
hicle is moving.
WARNING
If the gear is changed down inappropriate-
ly by selecting a gear that is too low
, you
may lose control of the vehicle, causing an
accident and serious injuries.
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