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Electric parking brake
Manual application/release
The parking brake can be applied manu-
ally by pulling the control lever A .
When the ignition is on, the parking
brake can be released manually by
pressing the brake pedal and pulling
then releasing the control lever A . Automatic application/release
Press the accelerator and release the
clutch, the parking brake is released
automatically and progressively on ac-
celeration.
When the
engine is switched off , the
parking brake is applied automatically.
Before getting out of the
vehicle, check that the
braking warning lamp
( red ! ) and the warning
lamp P in the control lever A , are on
( n o t fl a s h i n g )
If you get out of your vehicle
with the engine running, apply
the parking brake manually. Before getting out of the
vehicle, check that the
braking warning lamp
(
red ! ) and the warning
lamp P in the control lever A are on (not
fl a s h i n g ) .
Do not leave a child alone in
the vehicle with the ignition on;
they could release the parking
brake.
132 Your vehicle is equipped with a system
which keeps it immobile for a short time
(approximately 2 seconds) to assist you
when starting on a hill, the time required
for you to move your foot from the brake
pedal to the accelerator pedal.
This function is only active:
- when the vehicle has been immobi-
lised completely with your foot on
the brake pedal,
- on certain gradients,
- when the driver's door is closed.
Do not get out of the vehicle
during the hill start assist tem-
porary hold phase. 137
If this warning lamp is on in the
instrument panel, the automatic
application/release function is
deactivated .
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Head-up display
1. Head-up display on/off.
2. Brightness adjustment.
3. Display height adjustment.
The adjustments must be
made with the engine running
and the vehicle stationary.
140
Distance alert
1. Distance alert on/off.
2. Alert value increase/decrease.
142
Grip control
ESP (normal mode).
123
Snow.
All terrain.
Sand.
ESP OFF.
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Speed limiter "LIMIT"
1. Limiter mode Selection/Off.
2. Decreasing the programmed value.
3. Increasing the programmed value.
4. Speed limiter On/Off.
The values must be set with
the engine running.
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Cruise control "CRUISE"
1. Cruise control mode Selection/Off.
2. Programming a speed/Decreasing
the programmed value.
3. Programming a speed/Increasing
the programmed value.
4. Cruise control Off/Resume.
In order to be programmed or
activated, the vehicle speed
must be higher than 25 mph
(40 km/h), with at least fourth gear
engaged on the manual gearbox
(second gear for the 6-speed elec-
tronic gear control gearbox or auto-
matic gearbox).
146
Display in the instrument panel
The cruise control or speed limiter mode
appears in the instrument panel when it
is selected. Cruise control
Speed limiter
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6-speed electronic gear control gearbox
This 6-speed gearbox offers a choice
between the comfort of fully automatic
operation or the pleasure of manual
gear changing.
1. Gear lever.
2. Button "S" (sport) .
"Tiptronic - Porsche system" gearbox
This six-speed gearbox offers a choice
between the comfort of fully automatic
operation or the pleasure of manual
gear changing.
1. Gear lever.
2. Button "S" (sport) .
3. Button " " (snow) .
Moving off
Select position N and press the
b r a k e p e d a l fi r m l y w h i l e s t a r t i n g t h e
engine.
E n g a g e fi r s t g e a r ( p o s i t i o n A or M )
or reverse (position R ) using the
gear lever 1 .
Take your foot off the brake pedal
then accelerate.
Select position P or N and press the
b r a k e p e d a l fi r m l y w h i l e s t a r t i n g t h e
engine.
Select position R , D or M .
Take your foot off the brake pedal,
then accelerate.
3. Steering mounted "-" paddle.
4. Steering mounted "+" paddle.
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Moving off
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Panel grouping together the vehicle operation indication dials and warning lamps.
Dials
1. Rev counter.
Indicates the engine speed (x 1 000 rpm).
2. Coolant temperature.
Indicates the temperature of the engine coolant (° Celsius).
3. Fuel level.
Indicates the quantity of fuel remain- ing in the tank.
4. Speedometer.
Indicates the current speed of the moving vehicle (mph or km/h).
5. Screen.
6. Display zero reset or service indi-
cator re-display button.
Resets the selected function to zero (trip distance recorder or service in-
dicator) or displays the service indi-
cator again.
7. Instrument panel lighting
dimmer
.
Adjusts the brightness of the light- ing of the instruments and controls,
if the vehicle lighting is on.
For more information, refer
to the paragraph relating to
the button or function and its
associated display.
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