GEAR CONTROL
3
With your foot on the brake pedal
(warning light
3
disappears from the
display), disengage P.
Only engageDorRwhen the vehicle
is stopped, with your foot on the
brake and the accelerator pedal re-
leased.
Driving in automatic mode
Set the lever
1
to D position.
In the majority of driving conditions,
you will no longer have to use your
gear lever: the gears change automati-
cally, at the right time, to a suitable en-
gine speed because the automated
system takes the vehicle's load, road
profile and the selected driving style in-
to account.
Economical driving
When driving, always leave the lever in
position D, keeping the accelerator
pedal lightly depressed to ensure auto-
matic gear changes at a lower engine
speed.
Accelerating and overtaking
Depress the accelerator pedal briskly
and fully (so that it goes beyond the
kickdown point).
This will enable you to change down
to the optimum gear within the en-
gine range.
Special cases
In certain driving conditions (resulting
in, for example, engine protection, acti-
vation of the electronic stability control
(ESC), etc.), the automatic system
may change the gear automatically.
Likewise, to prevent incorrect manoeu-
vres, a gear change may be refused
by the automatic system: in this case
the gear display flashes for a few sec-
onds as a warning.
When facing uphill, to re-
main stopped, do not keep
your foot on the accelera-
tor.
Risk of overheating the auto-
matic gearbox.
Check that the P warn-
ing light is displayed on
the instrument panel be-
fore leaving the vehicle.
Risk of loss of immobilisation
of the vehicle.
Special circumstances
If the road type or weather condi-
tions (steep uphill slopes, steep de-
scents, deep snow, sand or mud)
make it difficult to stay in automatic
mode, depending on the vehicle, it is
advisable to switch to "Low" mode to
enable the vehicle to drive at low
speed below 30 mph (50 km/h) on sur-
faces with low grip (snow, mud etc.),
climbing a slope or engine braking dur-
ing a hill descent. To do this, set the
lever to position L.
Note: in "Low" mode, the variations in
engine speed are continuous and the
accelerations are more linear.
To avoid the engine stalling in very
cold weather, wait a few seconds be-
fore disengaging P or N position and
setting the lever to D, R or L.
Parking the vehicle
With the vehicle stationary, move the
lever to Ppositionwhilekeepingyour
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