/library/BOOKS/CAR/SsangYong/C145/C145_OML_06.pdf\nSHIFT LEVER IN MANUAL TRANSMISSION
The manual transmission in your vehicle has forward gears and reverse gear. To change gears, fully depress the clutch
pedal. Then, move the gearshift lever into a desire gear. After shifting, release the clutch slowly.
CAUTION
th Gear
rd Gear Position for very high speed driving • You should stop your vehicle and fully depress the
For low- or mid-speed driving. on a highway clutch pedal before you shift into the reverse position.
• If the clutch pedal is frequently half-depressed, the clutch
Be careful to avoid any un- Be careful to avoid any unwanted
shift from the 5th gear into the 2nd disk will be easily worn out. Use only as needed.
wanted shift from the 2nd
gear into the 5th gear, rather gear, rather than the 4th gear. • Do not put your foot on the clutch pedal if not shifting
than the 3rd gear. gears.
Reverse Gear • When shifting from a high gear into a lower gear, en-
Position for reverse driving sure that the RPM gauge pointer does not go into the
red zone on the gauge. Especially, when shifting from
th the 5th to the 4th gear, moving the gear shift lever to
st Gear the left too much may result in shifting into the 2nd
Position for driving off and
gear. This will cause a sudden increase of the en-
st gine speed and may damage the engine and the
high traction force
transmission.
Depress the clutch pedal to • When the temperature of the transmission oil is very
its deepest point and move Reverse low on a cold day, you may have some difficulty for
the shift lever to “1”. Then, th shifting gears. This is a normal phenomenon.
slowly release the clutch Neutral nd • When you have difficulty for shifting into the 1st or
pedal while gently depress- reserve gear, put the gear shift lever into the neural
ing the accelerator pedal to position and release the clutch pedal. Then, depress
drive off. the pedal again and shift into the intended gear.
• While your vehicle is moving, do not put your hand
Neutral Position on the shift lever except to shift gears. Otherwise,
the gear may be disengaged from the transmission
Position for engine start, ve- and the internal transmission components may be
hicle stop, and parking damaged.
nd Gear th Gear • Do not shift into the second next higher gear from a
Position for low Position for normal lower gear. Also, while the engine is rotating fast, do
speed driving and high speed driving not shift into a lower gear.
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