Automatic Transmission
Starting and driving
On long inclines the gearbox will sometimes
change back and forth between gears. This
occurs because the transmission does not
include a ratio that is precisely right for the
particular incline and vehicle loading
circumstances. However, excessive gear
changing results in a loss of momentum and is
wasteful of fuel. It can be prevented by selecting
the ‘3’ or ‘2’ positions which limit the gearbox
to lower ratios.
Drivers unfamiliar with the performance
characteristics of an automatic gearbox should
thoroughly familiarise themselves with the
following instructions before driving.
•
Before starting the engine, ensure that both
foot brake and handbrake are applied.
•
After starting the engine, KEEP BOTH
BRAKES APPLIED before and whilst moving
the selector lever to the required drive
position.
‘Kick-down’
•
•
Keep the brakes applied until you are ready
to move - remember, once a drive position
is selected, an ‘automatic’ will tend to creep
forward (or backward) without throttle
application, as soon as the brakes are
released.
To provide rapid acceleration for overtaking,
push the accelerator pedal to the full extent of
its travel in a single quick movement (this is
known as ‘kick-down’). Up to a certain speed,
this will cause an immediate downshift into the
lowest appropriate gear, followed by rapid
acceleration. Once the pedal is relaxed, normal
gear change speeds will resume (dependent
upon road speed and accelerator pedal
position).
Never ‘rev’ the engine while selecting a
forward or reverse drive gear, or while the
vehicle is stationary with a drive gear
selected - remember, an ‘automatic’ will
move immediately the accelerator pedal is
pressed.
Gear change speeds
With ‘D’ selected, the road speeds at which gear
changes take place will vary according to the
position of the accelerator: minimum
acceleration will result in gear changes at low
road speed, while larger throttle openings will
cause the gearbox to delay gear changes until
faster road speeds have been reached (thereby
increasing acceleration).
With practice, gear changes can be made to
occur at a wide range of road speeds depending
on accelerator pedal pressure.
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| Categories | Land Rover, Land Rover Discovery Series II |
|---|---|
| Tags | Land Rover |
| Model Year | 2000 |
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| Language | English |
| Product Name | Dicovery Series II |
| Product Brand | Land Rover |
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| Publisher | landrover.com |
| Wikipedia's Page | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Rover |
| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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