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iy VW (GOOD auTamaric Front Tire i i Fronk lires 17 Operating Instructions Reac Tres Ab Spare Tire B43 At the first glance the In 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 confi The 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

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