Driving your vehicle
Good driving practices
• Exercise extreme caution when
driving on a slippery surface. Be
especially careful when braking,
accelerating or shifting gears. On a
slippery surface, an abrupt change
in vehicle speed can cause the
drive wheels to lose traction and
may cause loss of vehicle control
resulting in an accident
NOTICE
•
Never take the vehicle out of gear
and coast down a hill. This is
extremely dangerous.
To prevent damage to the engine,
clutch and transmission:
•
When downshifting from 5 gear
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•
Don't "ride" the brakes. This can
cause the brakes and related parts
to overheat and malfunction.
to 4 gear, be careful not to inad-
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vertently push the shift lever
sideways engaging the 2
gear.
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A drastic downshift may cause
the engine speed to increase to
the point the tachometer will
enter the red-zone and may
cause engine damage.
When you are driving down a long
hill, slow down and shift to a lower
gear. Engine braking will help slow
down the vehicle.
WARNING
•
Slow down before shifting to a
lower gear. This will help avoid
over-revving the engine, which can
cause damage.
Do not use the engine brake
(shifting from a higher gear to
lower gear) rapidly on slippery
roads. The vehicle may slip
causing an accident.
•
Do not downshift more than two
gear at a time or downshift the
gear when the engine is running
at high speed (5,000 RPM or
higher). Such downshifting may
damage the engine, clutch and
the transmission.
•
•
Slow down when you encounter
cross winds. This gives you much
better control of your vehicle.
Be sure the vehicle is completely
stopped before you shift into R
(Reverse) to prevent damage to
the transmission.
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| Language | English |
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