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Operation
Revolution counter
The rev counter indicates the number of en-
gine re
volutions per minute.
Together with the gear-change indicator, the
rev counter offers you the possibility of using
the engine of your vehicle at a suitable
speed.
The beginning of the red zone of the rev
counter indicates the maximum speed in any
gear after running-in and with the engine hot.
However, it is advisable to change up a gear
or move the selector lever to D (or lift your
foot off the accelerator) before the needle
reaches the red zone
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.
W
e r
ecommend that you avoid high revs and
that you follow the recommendations on the
gear-change indicator. Consult the addition-
al information in
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page 205, Selecting the
optimal gear.
CAUTION
●
To pr
event damage to the engine, the rev
counter needle should only remain in the
red zone for a short period of time.
●
When the engine is cold, avoid high revs
and heavy acceleration and do not make
the engine work hard.
For the sake of the environment
Changing up a gear early will help you to
save fuel and minimise emissions and en-
gine noise
.
Fuel gauge
Fig. 68 Analogue instrument panel: fuel
gauge
Fig. 69 Digital instrument panel: fuel gauge.
Control lamps
It lights up, and in addition, the
lo
wer diode lights up in red
Fuel tank almost empty. The fuel reserve level has
been reached
›
››
. Refuel as soon as you have the
opportunity.
When the fuel level is very low, the lower diode flash-
es red.
It lights up yellow
Presence of water in diesel.
Turn off the engine and seek pr
ofessional assistance.
The display only works when the ignition is
s
wit
ched on.
The fuel range is displayed on the instrument
panel.
You can consult the tank capacity of your ve-
hicle in the
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page 302 section.
WARNING
When driving with low fuel, the vehicle may
stall in tr
affic and cause accidents and se-
vere injuries.
●
If the fuel tank level is too low, fuel could
reach the engine irregularly, particularly
when driving up or down slopes.
●
The steering system and the driver assis-
tance systems and brakes do not work
when the engine is running irregularly or
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