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DRIVING
Automatic operation
) Move the gear lever to position D .
The gearbox constantly selects
the gear that is best suited to the
following parameters:
- driving style,
- road profi le
- vehicle load.
The gearbox operates without requiring
any intervention on your part.
For certain manoeuvres (for ex-
ample overtaking), you can obtain
maximum acceleration by pressing
the accelerator pedal hard down
past the point of resistance, which
then produces an automatic change
down to a lower gear.
When braking, the gearbox may
change down automatically in order
to provide effective engine braking.
If you lift your foot off the accelera-
tor abruptly, the gearbox will not en-
gage a higher gear.
Manual operation
Position of the gear lever for manual
gear changing.
) Move the gear lever to position M .
) Push the gear lever towards the
" + " sign to change up a gear.
) Pull the gear lever towards the " - "
sign to change down a gear.
- If the vehicle stops or reduces
speed (for example when ap-
proaching a stop sign), the gear-
box changes down automatically
to fi rst gear.
- In sequential mode, it is not nec-
essary to release the accelerator
during gear changes.
- A request to change gear is ac-
cepted only if the engine speed
permits it.
- The SPORT and SNOW modes
do not operate in sequential
mode.
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