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Fronk lires 17 Operating Instructions
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At the first glance
theIn Operation
thore are only a few points you should know in order to enjoy all the benefits ef the automatic transmission and make full
ese of them. It is in your interests te road these short insirwetions carofully betere you drive the ear for
the frst time.
First of all thote are threo hasic rulas to get used to:
1.—With your VW 1600 Automatic there is a torque converter belween the engine and the automatic transmission and this
alsa functions a a clutch for maving off, Because af this youlshould apply tho foatbraka or handbrake whon you seloct
a driving range while the vehicle ie stationary. This ig racessary becauen tranamission of power is not somplately inter
upled even whan the engine is just ialing. In consequence the vehicle tends to move slowly |, e. to “creep. This
tendency is increased the higher the engine speed,
2—Whon selecting a driving range while the vehicle is stationary de not deprese the accelerator. Curing the selection
‘poration the engine must be running at idling speed as otherwise the load on the automatic clutches in the transmizsion
is very graal. If the salector Inver is accidentally Knocked inte the neutral pesition N while you are driving, li your foot
off the aceolorator and wait until the engine spaed hae dropped ta idling bafare you selact a riving range agai.
8—When you select a driving range while you are driving you should gat rid of your former kal
decluten lest you accidentally push down the brake pedal.
Remember, your VW 1600 Automatic has no cluleh pedal. Instead, the broke pedal is much broader than it used to be
so thal you ean ‘b ied space,
f thinking you have to
with the lal foot whea necessary, such as when parking in a confiThe seloctar lover
At the ace of the selector lever you
will sce the symbols indicating the
various positions an a metal plate.
= Parking lock
Reverse drive
= Noutral
(cee
‘The driving ranges
Your Vi 1600 has 3 forward dt
ranges and ong revarye, Tho figures 3,
2 and 1 indicate how many goars aie
‘automatically engaged aad used in each
position of the selector lever.
In position 3 all Uivoe gears are engage
ed automatically aecording t