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Situations
Consequences
Displaying of the message " Park-
ing brake control fault - automatic
mode activated " and of the following
warning lights:
- Only the automatic application on switching off the engine and automatic
release on acceleration functions are available.
- The manual application/release of the electronic parking brake and the emer-
gency braking are not available.
and possibly
fl a s h i n g
Battery fault
- If the battery warning light comes on you must stop immedi ately as soon as
t h e t r a f fi c a l l o w s . S t o p a n d i m m o b i l i s e y o u r v e h i c l e ( i f n e c e s s a r y , p l a c e t h e t w o
chocks under the wheels).
- Apply the electronic parking brake before switching off the engine.
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Particular situations
In certain situations (e.g. star-
ting the engine), the parking brake
can automatically alter its force. This
is normal operation.
Emergency braking
In the event of a failure of the braking by
means of the brake pedal or in an ex-
ceptional situation (e.g. driver taken ill,
under instruction, etc) a continuous pull
on control A will stop the vehicle.
The electronic stability programme
(ESP) provides stability during emer-
gency braking.
If the emergency braking malfunctions,
one of the following messages will be
displayed:
- "Parking brake faulty".
- "Parking brake control faulty".
To advance your vehicle a few cen-
timetres without starting the engine,
but with the ignition on, press on the
brake pedal and release the parking
brake
by pulling then releasing con-
trol A . The full release of the parking
b r a k e i s c o n fi r m e d b y t h e e x t i n c t i o n
of warning lamp on control A and of
the warning lamp on the instrument
panel and the displaying of the mes-
sage "Parking brake released".
If the parking brake malfunctions
while applied or if the battery runs
fl a t , a n e m e r g e n c y r e l e a s e i a a l w a y s
possible. If a failure of the ESP system
is signalled by the lighting of
this warning lamp, then brak-
ing stability is not guaranteed.
In this event, stability must be
assured by the driver by repeating alter-
nate "pull release" actions on control A .
The emergency braking must
only be used in exceptional
circumstances.
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Displays on the instrument panel
Gear lever positions
N. Neutral
R. Reverse
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Gears in sequential mode
AUTO. This comes on when the au-
tomatic mode is selected. It
switches off on changing to se-
quential mode.
S. Sport (Sport function)
Place your foot on the
brake when this warning
l i g h t fl a s h e s ( e . g . : w h e n
starting the engine).
Select position N .
Press the brake pedal down fully.
Start the engine.
S e l e c t fi r s t g e a r ( p o s i t i o n M or A ) or
reverse (position R ).
Release the handbrake unless it is
programmed to automatic mode.
Take your foot off the brake pedal,
then accelerate.
AUTO and 1 or R appear on
the instrument panel display.
N fl a s h e s o n t h e i n s t r u m e n t
panel, accompanied by an au-
dible signal and a message on
the multifunction display, if the gear
lever is not in position N on starting.
Foot on brake fl a s h e s o n t h e i n s t r u -
ment panel, accompanied by an au-
dible signal and a message on the
multifunction display, if the brake
pedal is not pressed on starting.
An audible signal is heard when
reverse gear is engaged.
N appears on the instrument
panel display.
Sequential mode
When the vehicle has moved off, se-
lect position M to change to sequen-
tial mode.
AUTO disappears and the
gears engaged appear in suc-
cession on the instrument
panel display.
The gear change requests are only car-
ried out if the engine speed permits.
It is not necessary to release the acce-
lerator during gear changes.
When braking or slowing down, the
gearbox changes down automatically to
permit reacceleration of the vehicle in
the correct gear.
At very low speed, if reverse
gear is requested, this will only
be taken into account when
the vehicle is immobilised. The Foot
on brake w a r n i n g l i g h t m a y fl a s h o n
the instrument panel to prompt you
to brake.
At high speed, if reverse gear is re-
quested, the N indicator light will
fl a s h a n d t h e g e a r b o x w i l l c h a n g e t o
neutral automatically. To engage a
gear again, return the lever to posi-
tion A or M .