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Driving
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Thissymbolisdisplayedifagearis
notengagedcorrectly(gearselector
betweentwopositions).
Youcantemporarilytakecontrolofgear
changesusingthe"+"and"-"steering
mountedcontrolpaddles.Iftheenginespeed
allows,theinstructiontochangegearisacted
on.
This function allows you to anticipate certain
situationssuchasovertakinganothervehicleor
approachingabend.
Afterafewmomentswithnoactiononthe
controlpaddles,thegearboxmanagesthe
gearsautomaticallyagain.
Temporary manual control of the
gears
Manual mode
Dandthegearengagedaredisplayedinthe
instrumentpanel.
Thegearboxoperatesinauto-active
mode,withoutanyactionfromthedriver.It
continuouslyselectsthemostappropriategear
accordingtothefollowingconditions:
- optimisationoffuelconsumption,
- drivingstyle,
- reliefoftheroad,
- vehicleload.
Automated mode
F Select position D.
Formaximumacceleration,withouttouching
thegearselector,presstheacceleratorfully
down(kickdown).Thegearboxchangesdown
automaticallyandmaintainsthegearselected
untilthemaximumenginespeedisreached.
Whenbraking,thegearboxchangesdown
automaticallyformoreeffectiveenginebraking.
Whenyoutakeyourfootoftheaccelerator
pedalsuddenly,thegearboxdoesnotchange
up,soastoimprovesafety.
F Select position M.
F Use the "+"and"-"steeringmounted
controlpaddlestochangegear.
Thegearsengagedaredisplayedsuccessively
intheinstrumentpanel.
Whenstationaryoratverylowspeed,the
gearboxautomaticallyengages1stgear.
Inmanualmode,itisnotnecessarytorelease
theacceleratorpedalwhenchanginggear.
Thechangefromonegeartoanotherisonly
effectediftheconditionsofvehiclespeedand
enginespeedallow;otherwisetheautomatic
lawsofoperationareimposedtemporarily.
Iftheenginespeedistoohighortoolow,
thedisplayofthegearselectedflashesfora
fewseconds,thenthenewgearengagedis
displayed.
Itispossibletochangemodeatany
time,bymovingthegearselector
fromD to Mortheotherwayround.