4 - Gearshift lever
The Manual Transmission is fully
syn-
chronized.
The four forward gears and a
reverse gear are arranged as
illustrated
The shift pattern is also shown on the
face
ol
the ashtray below the dashboard
(Convertible
on the instrument panel
below the speedometer).
Resting your hand on the shift lever knob
while driving will cause premature wear
to the transmission.
Speed ranges
You can drive your Volkswagen at full
speed from the first day; there is no
break-in
schedule. There are. however,
certain recommended speed ranges for
the various gears:
1st gear 0-16
mph
2nd gear 11-34 mph
3rd gear 22-56 mph
4th gear from 31 mph up
It you have a traffic situation where It is
necessary for you to overtake rapidly,
you can accelerate, for a brief period
only, up to
37 mph in 2nd gear
22 62 mph in 3rd gear
Reverse
Only shift into Reverse when the car Is
not moving. To engage the reverse gear,
press the lever
down,
move It to the left
and pull back.
The back-up lights go on automatically
when you engage the reverse gear (with
the ignition on).
5 - Parking brake lever
To set the parking brake, press in the
release button at the end of the lever as
you pull up the lever. The parking brake
is engaged as soon as you release the
button on the raised lever.
With the ignition switched on, the brake
warning light in the instrument panel
lights up and goes out as soon as the
parking brake Is released (see page
16).
To release the parking brake, pull the
lever slightly up as you depress the
release button. Then push the lever all
the way down.
Be sure it is fully released, because a
partially engaged parking brake pro-
motes wear of the brake linings.
Do not remove the key from the steering
lock while the car Is rolling to a stop.
The steering column is locked as soon as
you remove the key. Take out the key
only after the car Is parked.
Always set the parking brake when park-
ing your
car
On steep hills also turn the
wheels toward the curb.
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