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  • Vito
  • 03/2023
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Function of the DIRECT SELECT lever
WARNING Accident– and risk of injury with unsupervised children in the vehicle
If you leave children unattended in the vehicle, they can in particular
  • Open doors and thereby endanger other persons or road users.

  • get out of the car and are hit by traffic.

  • Operate vehicle equipment and become trapped, for example.

In addition, the children could also set the vehicle in motion, for example by:
  • releasing the parking brake.

  • change the gearbox setting.

  • start the vehicle.

Never leave children unattended in the vehicle.
When leaving the vehicle, always take the SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle.
Keep the key out of reach of children.
WARNING Risk of accident due to incorrect gearshifting

If the engine speed is higher than the idle speed and you engage the transmission position or , the vehicle may accelerate sharply.

If you engage the transmission position or when the vehicle is at a standstill, always depress the brake pedal firmly and do not accelerate at the same time.

Vehicles with 7-speed automatic transmission:

WARNING Risk of accident due to the vehicle rolling away

When the vehicle is switched off, the automatic transmission shifts into neutral position .

Always shift to park position after switching off the vehicle.
Secure against rolling away with the parking brake.
NOTE Transmission damage due to shifting at high engine speed or when the vehicle is rolling

You can damage the automatic transmission if you shift from to , from to or directly to when the engine speed is too high or the vehicle is rolling.

Only change the transmission position when the vehicle is stationary.

Depending on the transmission, the automatic transmission switches to transmission position (9-speed automatic transmission) or (7-speed automatic transmission) when switching off the vehicle. The power transmission between the engine and the transmission is interrupted in transmission position . In this case, shift the automatic transmission to transmission position before switching off the vehicle when the vehicle is stationary. Observe the messages in the display of the instrument cluster. Apply the parking brake to prevent the vehicle from rolling away.

Use the DIRECT SELECT lever to switch the transmission position. The current transmission position will appear on the display of the instrument cluster More.

Park position
Reverse gear
Neutral
Drive position