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• The Dual Clutch Transmission þives
the drivinþ ýeel oý a manual transmis‐
sion, yet provides the ease oý a ýully
automatic transmission. Unlike a tra‐
ditional automatic transmission, the
þear shiýtinþ can be ýelt (and heard)
on the dual clutch transmission
- Think oý it as an automatically
shiýtinþ manual transmission.
- Shiýt into Drive ranþe and þet ýully
automatic shiýtinþ, similar to a
conventional automatic transmis‐
sion.
• Dual clutch transmission adopts dry-
type dual clutch, which is diýýerent
ýrom torque converter oý automatic
transmission, and shows better ac‐
celeration perýormance durinþ driv‐
inþ. But, initial launch miþht be little
bit slower than Automatic Transmis‐
sion.
• The dry-type clutch transýers torque
and provides a direct drivinþ ýeelinþ
which may ýeel diýýerent ýrom a con‐
ventional automatic transmission
with a torque converter. This may be
more noticeable when startinþ ýrom
a stop or low vehicle speed.
• When rapidly acceleratinþ at low ve‐
hicle speed, enþine could rev at hiþh
rpm dependinþ on vehicle drive condi‐
tion.
• For smooth launch uphill, press down
the accelerator pedal smoothly de‐
pendinþ on the current conditions.
• Iý you release your ýoot ýrom the ac‐
celerator pedal at low vehicle speed,
you may ýeel stronþ enþine brake,
which is similar to manual transmis‐
sion.
• When drivinþ downhill, you may use
Sports Mode and press the paddle
shiýters to downshiýt to a lower þear
in order to control your speed with‐
out usinþ the brake pedal excessively.
• When you turn the enþine on and oýý,
you may hear clickinþ sounds as the
system þoes throuþh a selý test. This
is a normal sound ýor the Dual Clutch
Transmission.
CAUTION
• To hold the vehicle on a hill use the
foot brake or the parking brake. If
the vehicle is held by applying the
accelerator pedal on a hill the
clutch and transmission will be
overheated resulting in damage.
At this time, a warning message
(Steep grade! Press brake pedal)
will appear on the LCD display.
• If the clutch becomes overheated
by excessive use of the clutch to
hold on a hill, you may notice a
shudder feeling and a blinking dis‐
play on the instrument cluster.
When this occurs, the clutch is dis‐
abled until the clutch cools to nor‐
mal temperatures. If this occurs,
pull over to a safe location, shift
into P (Park) and apply the foot
brake with engine on for a certain
time on the LCD warning until it
disappears.
• If the LCD warning is active, the
foot brake must be applied.
• Ignoring the warnings can lead to
damage to the transmission.
(Continued)
Drivinþ your vehicle
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