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Electric parking brake
Manual application/release
The parking brake can be applied manu-
ally by pulling the control A .
When the ignition is on, the parking
brake can be released manually by
pressing the brake pedal and pulling
then releasing the control A . Automatic application/release
Press the accelerator and release the
clutch (manual gearbox), the parking
brake is released automatically and
progressively on acceleration.
With the vehicle stationary, 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 , located in the control A are lit
p e r m a n e n t l y ( n o t fl a s h i n g ) .
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If this warning lamp is lit on the
instrument panel, the automatic
application/release is
deac-
tivated , in this case use the
manual application/release.
When the door is opened with
the engine running an audible
signal is heard, apply the parking
brake manually.
Do not leave a child alone in the ve-
hicle with the ignition on, they could
release the parking brake. If you are towing a trailer or
a caravan or if the gradient is
likely to change (transport by
ship, lorry, towing, ...), apply
the parking brake manually to maxi-
mum force (long pull of control A ) to
immobilise the vehicle.
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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 com-pletely stopped 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-
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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.
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Distance alert
1. Distance alert on/off.
2. Alert value increase/decrease.
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Hill start assist
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Speed limiter "LIMIT"
1. Limiter mode Selection/Off.
2. Decrease the programmed value.
3. Increase 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. Programme a speed/Decrease the
programmed value.
3. Programme a speed/Increase 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).
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Display on the instrument panel
The cruise control or speed limiter mode
appears on the instrument panel when
it is selected. Cruise control
Speed limiter
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6-speed electronic gear control gearbox
This 6-speed electronic gear control
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) .
Automatic gearbox "Tiptronic - Porsche system"
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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INSTRUMENT PANELS
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 remaining 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 indi-
cator) or displays the service indicator
again.
7. Instrument panel lighting rheostat.
Adjusts the brightness of the lighting 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 as-
sociated display.
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