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Parking brake Manual transmission

excessive pressure. Keep your thumb

pressed against the release button

while carefully pulling up the lever to

apply moderate pressure.

Excessive pressure can lead to over-

braking and loss of traction (fishtailing)

at the rear axle.

The brake lamps do not come on when

the parking brake is engaged.

Set the parking brake when parking on

steep hills, because under certain

conditions, putting the vehicle into first

or reverse gear may not be enough to

prevent it from rolling away.<

To avoid corrosion and one-sided

braking, apply the parking brake lightly

from time to time when coasting to a

standstill (at a traffic signal, for

instance), provided that it is safe to do

so.

The shift lever's neutral plane is located

between 3rd and 4th gears.

When shifting from each gear into

"Neutral," the shift lever automatically

springs back to the gear lever's home

position.

When shifting gears in the 5th/6th-

gear plane, be sure to press the

gear lever to the right in order to

prevent inadvertent selection of a gear

in the 3rd/4th-gear plane.

Do not hold the vehicle in place on

slopes by slipping or "riding" the clutch.

Use the parking brake instead. Other-

wise, riding the clutch will cause

tremendous wear and tear to the

clutch.<

Reverse

Select only when the vehicle is

stationary. Press the shift lever to the

left to overcome the slight resistance.

As you do this, the backup lamps will

turn on automatically when the ignition

key is in position 2.

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