Driving
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Depress the clutch and keep your foot as far
Troubleshooting
Manual gearbox
as it will go.
Indications for the driver on the instrument
cluster screen
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With the gear lever in neutral, push it down,
Changing gears
move it all the way to the left and then forwards
R
to select reverse gear ››› Fig. 86
.
Start-Stop system deactivated.
Start the engine manually
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Release the clutch.
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This indication shows that the Start-Stop sys-
Changing to lower gears
tem cannot restart the engine.
When driving, you should always change down
through the gears progressively, i.e. to the gear
immediately below when engine RPM is not
tool high ››› . Skipping one or several gears
when changing down through the gears at high
speed or high RPM can cause damage to the
clutch and gearbox, even if the clutch is de-
This happens for 2 reasons: if the driver's door
has been opened or if the driver has unbuckled
the seat belt.
Start-Stop system: Fault! Function
not available
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There is a fault in the Start-Stop system. Take
Fig. 86 Gear shift pattern of a 5 or 6-speed
manual gearbox.
the vehicle to a workshop to have the fault re-
paired.
pressed ›››
.
Gear positions are indicated on the gear lever
››› Fig. 86.
WARNING
If the engine is running, the vehicle starts
moving as soon as a gear is engaged and the
clutch pedal is released. This also happens if
the electronic parking brake is switched on.
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Depress the clutch and keep your foot as far
as it will go.
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Move the gear lever to the desired position.
Release the clutch.
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Never engage reverse gear while the vehi-
cle is in motion.
Engaging reverse gear
Only engage reverse gear when the vehicle is
stopped.
WARNING
Changing down through the gears incor-
rectly by selecting a gear that is too low
can lead to loss of control of the vehicle and
cause accidents and serious injuries.
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