Driving
Selecting reverse gear
Manually connecting and discon-
necting the Start-Stop system
Note
Engage reverse gear only when the vehicle is
stopped.
The system switches on every time the en-
gine is turned off voluntarily.
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Press the clutch pedal and keep your foot
right down.
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With the gearbox lever in neutral, push it
Manual gearbox
downwards, move it to the left as far as it will
go and then forwards to select reverse
Changing gears
R
Fig. 166
.
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Release the clutch.
Changing down gears
While driving, changing down a gear must al-
ways be done gradually, i.e. to the gear di-
rectly below and when the engine speed is
Fig. 165 On the Infotainment system screen.:
Start-Stop system connected. View in the
main menu. View with the Infotainment sys-
tem off.
not too high
. Changing down while by-
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passing one or various gears at high speeds
or at high engine speeds can damage the
clutch and the gearbox, even if the clutch
pedal remains depressed
.
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If you do not want to use the system, you can
disconnect it manually through the Infotain-
ment system:
Fig. 166 Gear shift pattern of a 6-speed man-
ual gearbox
WARNING
When the engine is running, the vehicle will
start to move as soon as a gear is engaged
and the clutch released. This also happens
if the electronic parking brake is switched
on.
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Select > Assistants > Smart Assistants.
The position of the gears is indicated on the
gearbox lever Fig. 166.
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When the symbol appears orange
Fig. 165 the system is activated and will
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Press the clutch pedal and keep your foot
stop and start. When the symbol appears
in white the system is disconnected.
right down.
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Never engage reverse gear when the ve-
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hicle is moving.
Move the gearbox lever to the required po-
sition.
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Release the clutch.
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