Alpine A110 2023 - Page 101

GEAR CONTROL
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Driving - 99
– to move up through the gears, press
the right-hand paddle.
The gear selected is displayed on the
instrument panel.
Note: the gearbox returns to automatic
driving mode:
– if no action has been taken on either
of the paddles for more than five
seconds;
– ifyoupresstheDswitchagain;
– If you press and hold the right-hand
paddle.
Special cases
In certain driving conditions (e.g.
engine protection mode, operation of
the electronic stability control: ESC,
etc.), the automatic system may
change the gear automatically.
The requested gear will be maintained
for a period set by the system, based
on the gradient and the driving style.
The automatic system will take over
once this period has elapsed and
may then trigger an automatic gear
change.
Likewise, to prevent incorrect
manoeuvres, a gear change may be
refused by the automatic system: in
this case the engaged gear flashes
on the instrument panel for a few
seconds as a warning.
When facing uphill, to
remain stopped, do not
keep your foot on the
accelerator.
Risk of overheating the
automatic gearbox.
Driving in manual mode: (M)
position
With the vehicle stationary, the engine
running and position (P), (N) or (R)
engaged, press the brake pedal and
briefly press the D switch (the
indicator light built into the D switch
lights up in white and D is displayed
on the instrument panel). To switch
to ( M ) position, briefly press again
on the D switch (the indicator light built
into the D switch lights up in blue and
M is displayed on the instrument
panel).
Repeatedly shifting the paddles allows
you to change gears manually:
– to shift down through the gears,
press the left-hand paddle;
– to move up through the gears, press
the right-hand paddle.
The gear selected is displayed on the
instrument panel.
Note: with the engine running, the
vehicle moving and (M) position
engaged, you can switch to automatic
mode (D) simply by pressing the D
switch once (the indicator light built
into the D switch lights up in white and
D is displayed on the instrument
panel).
Gear changing threshold indicator
When the indicator light 6 is displayed
on the instrument panel:
– in white with a dash, this indicates
that the gear engaged complies with
the engine speed;