Manual Gearbox; Gearbox - Renault Premium DXi 11 Service Manual

Driving
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Manual gearbox

Depending on your vehicle's equipment
The gearboxes are fitted with an oil pump for lubrication, therefore coasting
downhill in neutral (free-wheeling) will cause rapid damage to the gearbox (for
towing, see page F-8).
Always move away in first gear, then change
through the gears in a regular sequence to
prevent premature wear of the clutch.
Changing gear
Gear pattern

Gearbox

Driving
Since the gearbox is synchronized, gear chang-
es should be made without double-declutching
or double-pedalling.
The gear pattern is a single superimposed H.
The "high range" plane is superimposed on the "low range" plane. There is one
single neutral position which is automatically situated in the 3rd/4th gear plane
of the low range or in the 7th/8th gear plane of the high range.
The range is selected by the selector (2), position A low range, position B high range, as
follows:
– If the gear lever is in neutral, with the vehicle at a standstill, the splitter shifts immedi-
ately.
– If a gear is engaged, the splitter moves to neutral before engaging a gear.
To change down from 5th gear to 4th gear, the vehicle speed must be lower than 30 km/h
(forbidden by safety device)
To change down from 3rd gear to 2nd gear, the vehicle speed must be lower than 15 km/h.
For safety reasons, the manoeuvre is nevertheless possible, but requires great force to be
exerted on the gear lever (Warning: risk of damage to gearbox, engine and clutch).
When you are in splitter high range and you inadvertently or accidentally select low range,
the splitter will not shift if the vehicle speed is higher than 30 km/h.