Owner's Manual & Service Book - Tata Motors Customer Care
Owner's Manual & Service Book - Tata Motors Customer Care
Owner's Manual & Service Book - Tata Motors Customer Care
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DRIVING<br />
Gear Shifting :<br />
The gearshift pattern is shown on the<br />
gear shift lever knob. All forward<br />
gears being synchronized, provide<br />
easy and effortless gear shifting.<br />
Always remember to press the clutch<br />
pedal fully while shifting the gears<br />
and also to release the clutch pedal<br />
gently.<br />
Avoid sudden clutching i.e. abrupt<br />
release of depressed clutch pedal.<br />
NOTICE<br />
The reverse gear should be<br />
engaged only when the car is<br />
stationary. Wait for 5 seconds after<br />
de clutching to ensure smooth<br />
engagement of the reverse gear.<br />
Braking<br />
The distance required to bring a car<br />
to a halt increase with the speed of<br />
the vehicle. The braking distance<br />
needed for vehicle at 60 kmph will be<br />
approximately 4 times greater than the<br />
braking distance needed at 30 kmph.<br />
Anticipate your stop, slowdown<br />
gradually and apply brake.<br />
If water gets into the brake drums,<br />
brake performance may become poor<br />
and unpredictable. After driving through<br />
water or washing the underside of the<br />
vehicle, test the brake while driving at<br />
slow speed to see if they have<br />
maintained there normal<br />
effectiveness. If the brakes are less<br />
effective than normal, dry them by<br />
repeatedly applying the brake while<br />
driving slowly until the brakes have<br />
regained their normal effectiveness.<br />
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GEAR SHIFTING, BRAKING & PARKING<br />
The non-booster type braking<br />
system may not be fitted in the<br />
Standard model, while the CX and<br />
LX models are provided with<br />
booster-assisted braking system.<br />
The booster and non-booster<br />
versions provide similar braking<br />
performance for the vehicle.<br />
However, the amount of braking effort<br />
required by the driver to activate the<br />
brakes would be lesser in the brakebooster<br />
models.<br />
Parking<br />
Park the car in a safe place.<br />
Apply the parking brake.<br />
Ensure that all window glasses are<br />
closed & all lamps are turned ‘OFF’<br />
At night, put on the parking lights if<br />
required.<br />
WARNING<br />
Do not leave the key inside the car.<br />
Do not leave children unattended<br />
in the car.<br />
Avoid parking the car over<br />
inflammable materials, such as dry<br />
leaves, grass etc., as the exhaust<br />
system is hot enough to initiate<br />
‘FIRE’.<br />
NOTICE<br />
When parking on a steep slope,<br />
do not rely on the parking brake<br />
alone to hold the vehicle. Leave<br />
the vehicle parked with gear box<br />
in low forward gear when facing<br />
uphill and reverse gear when<br />
facing downhill.
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