CITROEN 2012 C-ELYSEE - Automatic Gearbox Operation

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Driving
A
utomated mode
AUT
O
and the
g
ear en
g
a
g
ed appear
i
n t
h
e
i
nstrument pane
l
.
Manual mode
The
g
ears en
g
a
g
ed appear in
s
uccess
i
on
i
n t
h
e
i
nstrument pane
l
.
The
g
earbox then operates in auto-adaptive
m
ode, without an
y
action on the part of the
d
r
i
ver.
I
t cont
i
nuous
ly
se
l
ects t
h
e most su
i
ta
bl
e
g
ear takin
g
account o
f
:
- o
p
timisation o
f
f
uel consum
p
tion,
- driving style,
- road conditions,
- v
e
hi
c
l
e
l
oad
.
For optimum acceleration, when overtakin
g
a
nother vehicle for example, press the
a
ccelerator pedal full
y
down, be
y
ond the point
of
r
es
i
s
t
a
n
ce
.
The
g
ear chan
g
e requests are onl
y
carried out
i
f
the en
g
ine speed permits.
I
t
i
s not necessar
y
to re
l
ease t
h
e acce
l
erator
pe
d
a
l
d
ur
i
n
g
g
ear c
h
an
g
es.
When brakin
g
or slowin
g
down, the
g
earbox
c
han
g
es down automaticall
y
so that the vehicle
picks up in the ri
g
ht
g
ear.
Under full acceleration, the chan
g
e up will not
take place unless the driver operates the
g
ea
r
l
ever
(
unless the en
g
ine is close to its maximum
speed
)
.
Never select neutral
(
position
N
)
when
m
ovin
g
.
You can chan
g
e mode at an
y
time b
y
m
ovin
g
the
g
ear lever from
A
to
M
or
the other wa
y
round.
Never select neutral
(
position N
)
when
m
ovin
g
.
You can chan
g
e mode at an
y
time b
y
m
ovin
g
the
g
ear lever from
A
to
M
o
r
the other wa
y
round.
)
S
elect position
A
.
)
S
elect position
M
.
Reverse
T
o en
g
a
g
e reverse, t
h
e ve
hi
c
l
e must
b
e
immobilised with
y
our
f
oot on the brake.
)
Select position R.
A
t low speed, i
f
reverse
g
ear is requested, the
N
warnin
g
lamp
f
lashes and the
g
earbox
g
oes
into neutral automatically.
To en
g
a
g
e reverse, put the
g
ear lever into
p
osition N, then to position R .
There is an audible signal on
e
n
g
a
g
ement o
f
reverse.