Chery B11. Manual - part 28

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D position:

Manual Mode:

In manual mode, current gear level is

displayed in Arabic number,  see

following figure for the example of gear 2.

Gear Lock

Before shifting from position “P” to “R”,

from “N” to “R” or “R” to “P”, gear lock

button, which is on the shift gear lever

must be pressed to release the lock. For

other position shift, this is not necessary.

Start Driving

Press on the foot brake pedal while the

engine is running at idle speed, shift to one

of the driving gear. Slowly release the

brake pedal and the vehicle will begin to

move. Press on the accelerator to pick up

the speed.

Engine of auto-shift model

vehicle can not be started by pulling

of towing-vehicle. Use an additional

battery to jump-start instead.

Under certain circumstances, such as

driving on a snow cover road, shift to gear

2 in manual-shift mode to drive the

vehicle.

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Driving out of Slushy Roads
and Snow

When the driving wheels are stuck into

slushy roads or roads covered by snow, try

to switch between driving and reverse to

“shake” the vehicle out of them. Switch

between “D” and “R” and press slightly on

the accelerator. You can shift the gear to

“R” when the vehicle is still moving

forward or vice versa to improve the

effect.

Avoid switching between driving and

reverse (shake the vehicle) for a long time.

This will wear out the transmission. Do

not “shake” the vehicle for more than one

minute.

When “shaking” the vehicle, minimize the

engine speed.

Force to Lower Gear

When driving uphill or overtaking other

vehicles, auto-shift transmission will

provide higher driving strength. To obtain

the higher driving strength, press the

accelerator all the way down and hold it.

When reaching the maximum speed,

auto-shift transmission will switch the

gear to the next lower gear.

Stopping the Vehicle

Release the accelerator pedal and press on

the brake pedal. Remain the shift gear. To

drive again, release the brake pedal.

Driving Note for Different
Road Condition

Ÿ

In flat road or low-grade slope

condition, driving in gear “D” is

recommended. Pressing on

accelerator harder will pick up the

speed.

  * Pressing on accelerator pedal

harder: Pressing on the accelerator

pedal hard and all the way down. The

purpose for doing so is to shift the

gear to the next lower level and

increase the driving strength, and

then to increase the engine speed and

pick up the speed.

Notice:

The vehicle will shake slightly, when the

gear is forced to lower level. This is not

because of the increased engine speed.

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This situation is related to pressing hard

on the brake pedal.

If pressing on the accelerator pedal half or

two third of the way down, speed can be

picked up but  is not picked up fast

enough. This is why some customer

complain about the acceleration.

Additionally, you’ll feel some vibration

when you press on the accelerator pedal

half way down and therefore avoid doing

that.

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For medium grade slope, 3 or 2 gear

in Manual-shift is recommended.

Pressing hard on accelerator pedal

provides the prompt speed

acceleration.

Ÿ

For steep slope, please shift to gear 1

in the manual-shift mode instead of

“D”. Press hard on the accelerator

pedal to accelerate vehicle speed.

* Do not always use a same  gear

during driving, instead shift between

gear 2 and “D”  depending on the

steepness of the slope. Driving in

gear 1 instead of  “D” long, the

transmission will be damaged faster.

Ÿ

When driving downhill, using the

brake long might overheat the brake

system and reduce its performance

quality. For this reason, shift to lower

gear and take advantage of

“engine-brake” to decrease vehicle

speed.

“Engine-brake” is achieved by releasing

accelerator pedal and shifting to lower

gear level,you will get braking effect

through deceleration of engine and low

gear of transmission.

The lower gear shifted to, the better brake

effect it would be.

Shifting to low gear when

vehicle is running at high speed

would greatly impact on the engine

and transmission system and wear

them out. Shift only when the vehicle

speed has decrease to certain range.

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When driving down very steep

slopes, shift to lowest gear level in

manual mode to achieve best brake

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effectiveness.

Drive through Water

When there’s water on the roads, drive

carefully and slowly, especially when you

do not know how deep the water is.

If the wheels has been

immerged in the water, do not

continue to drive.

When driving through water, the

performance of vehicle’s engine and brake

system decreases,there is possibility for

the engine to be off.

Your vehicle can sustain damage to the

transmission system ,if the water is deep

enough that it goes into transmission

system via ventilation holes.

When driving through water, drive slow

and press on the brake pedal several times,

which remove the water on the brake.

Water on the brake decrease its

performance quality.

Catalytic Converter

The catalytic converter reduces harmful

exhaust emissions

Your vehicle is designed for

use with unleaded fuel only. Minute

quantities of lead would be enough

to permanently damage both the

catalytic converter and the system's

oxygen sensor. Chery is not

responsible to any damages caused

by using of lead gasoline. If you

incautiously use lead gasoline, please

contact nearest Chery Special

Service Center.

Vehicles with gasoline engine are

equipped with a narrow filler pipe that can

only fits with unleaded gasoline nozzles.

Unleaded gas