DRIVING68 -
'PORSCHE TIPTRONIC SYSTEM' AUTOMATIC GEARBOX
The four speed automatic gearbox
offers a choice between the comfort
of integral automatic operation , en-
hanced by a sport and a snow pro-
gramme, or manual gear changing . Gear selection gate
Move the lever in the gate to se-
lect a position.
The indicator light corresponding to the position selected appears
on the instrument panel screen.
P ark: to immobilise the vehicle and
to start the engine , with the hand-
brake on or off.
R everse: to reverse (select this
position with the vehicle stationary,
engine at idle).
N eutral: to start the engine and to
park , with the handbrake on.
If position N is inadvertently engaged
while driving, allow the engine to re-
turn to idle before engaging position
D to accelerate.
D rive: for driving in automatic mode.
M anual: for selection of gears.
S : sport programme.
: snow programme. Moving Off
With the engine running, to move off
from position
P :
it is essential to press the brake
pedal to exit position P ,
select position R, D or M , then
gradually release the pressure
on the brake pedal; the vehicle
moves off immediately.
You can also move off from position N :
release the handbrake, with your
foot on the brake,
select position R, D or M , then
gradually release the pressure
on the brake pedal; the vehicle
moves off immediately.
Starting the engine
with the handbrake on, select po-
sition P or N in the gate,
turn the ignition key to the Start
position.
WARNING
When the engine is at idle, brakes not
applied, if position R, D or M is se-
lected, the vehicle moves even with-
out the accelerator being pressed.
For this reason, do not leave chil-
dren unsupervised inside the
vehicle, with the engine running.
When maintenance operations need
to be carried out with the engine run-
ning, apply the handbrake and select
position P .
PRACTICAL INFORMATION94 - - C l e a n o f f b i r d d r o p p i n g s , r e s i n o u s d e p o s i t s , t a r
s t a i n s a n d g r e a s e m a r k s
a s s o o n a s p o s s i b l e ;
( t h e s e a l l c o n t a i n s u b s -
t a n c e s w h i c h c a n c a u s e
s e r i o u s d a m a g e t o t h e
p a i n t w o r k ) .
- D o n o t u s e a d r y o r a b r a s i v e c l o t h o r d e t e r g e n t o r s o l v e n t
p r o d u c t s t o c l e a n t h e d o u b l e
l e n s , c o m p l e x s u r f a c e h e a d -
l a m p s a s t h e y a r e fi t t e d w i t h
p o l y c a r b o n a t e g l a s s c o v e r e d
i n a p r o t e c t i v e fi n i s h .
- D o n o t u s e p e t r o l , o i l o r c l o t h s t a i n r e m o v e r s t o c l e a n t h e
b o d y w o r k a n d p l a s t i c p a r t s o f
y o u r v e h i c l e .
- T o p r e v e n t t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f b o d y w o r k c o r r o s i o n a s a r e s u l t
o f a c c i d e n t a l d a m a g e ( s t o n e
c h i p s , s c r a t c h e s , e t c . ) h a v e
t h e m r e p a i r e d s w i f t l y .
BODYWORK MAINTENANCE
T o p r e s e r v e t h e p a i n t w o r k a n d t h e
p l a s t i c t r i m o n y o u r v e h i c l e , w e r e c o m -
m e n d t h a t y o u w a s h t h e m r e g u l a r l y .
- b y h a n d : t h e r e a r e n o s p e c i fi c p r e c a u t i o n s t o t a k e ;
- u s i n g a n a u t o m a t i c c a r w a s h : r e - p e a t e d u s e o f p o o r l y m a i n t a i n e d
a u t o m a t i c c a r w a s h e s c a n l e a d
t o t h e a p p e a r a n c e o f m i c r o s c o p i c
s c r a t c h e s w h i c h g i v e t h e p a i n t -
w o r k a m a t t a p p e a r a n c e ( e s p e -
c i a l l y v i s i b l e o n d a r k c o l o u r s ) ;
- u s i n g a h i g h p r e s s u r e w a s h e r : a l w a y s f o l l o w t h e r e c o m m e n d a -
t i o n s o n t h e e q u i p m e n t ( p r e s s u r e
a n d s p r a y i n g d i s t a n c e ) .
I f t h e r e a r e d a m a g e d a r e a s o n t h e v e h i c l e ( p a i n t e d b u m p e r s o r
h e a d l a m p s ) , i t i s n o t r e c o m m e n d -
e d t o d i r e c t t h e h i g h p r e s s u r e j e t
o n t o t h e m . W a s h t h e s e a r e a s b y
h a n d .
A l s o a v o i d t h e e n t r y o f w a t e r i n t o t h e l o c k s .
F o r a l l q u e s t i o n s r e l a t i n g t o t h e m a i n -
t e n a n c e o f y o u r v e h i c l e , c o n t a c t a n
a p p r o v e d d e a l e r w h o c a n a d v i s e y o u
o n q u a l i t y p r o d u c t s s e l e c t e d b y o u r
d e p a r t m e n t s .
