207Driving
Automatic gearbox
Gear selection gate
Six speed automatic gearbox which offers a
choice between the comfor t of fully automatic
operation, enhanced by spor t and snow
programmes, or manual gear changing.
Four driving modes are offered:
- automatic
operation for electronic
management of the gears by the gearbox,
- sport
programme for a more dynamic style
of driving,
- snow
programme to improve driving when
traction is poor,
- manual
operation for sequential changing
of the gears by the driver.
1.
Gear lever.
2.
Button "S"
(spor t)
.
3.
Button " 7
" (snow)
.
Gear lever
P.
Park.
- Immobilisation of the vehicle, parking brake
on or off.
- Star ting the engine.
R.
Reverse.
- Reversing manoeuvres, vehicle stationary,
engine at idle.
N.
Neutral.
- Immobilisation of the vehicle, parking brake
on.
- Star ting the engine.
D.
Automatic operation.
M +/-
. Manual operation with sequential
changing of the six gears.
)
Press for wards to change up through the
gears.
or
)
Press rear wards to change down through
the gears.
Displays in the instrument panel
When you move the lever in the gate to select
a position, the corresponding indicator is
displayed in the instrument panel.
P.
Park
R.
Reverse
N.
Neutral
D.
Drive (Automatic driving)
S.
Sport
programme
7
. Snow
programme
1 to 6.
Gear engaged during manual operation
-.
Invalid value during manual operation
209Driving
Manual operation
)
Select position M
for sequential
changing
of the six gears.
)
Push the lever towards the +
sign to
change up a gear.
)
Pull the lever towards the -
sign to change
down a gear.
It is only possible to change from one gear to
another if the vehicle speed and engine speed
permit; other wise, the gearbox will operate
temporarily in automatic mode.
D
disappears and the gears
engaged appear in succession in the
instrument panel.
If the engine speed is too low or too high, the
gear selected flashes for a few seconds, then
the actual gear engaged is displayed.
It is possible to change from position D
(automatic) to position M
(manual) at any time.
When the vehicle is stationary or moving
very slowly, the gearbox selects gear M1
automatically.
The spor t and snow programmes do not
operate in manual mode.
Sport and snow programmes
Sport programme "S"
)
Press button "S"
, after star ting the engine.
The gearbox automatically favours a dynamic
style of driving.
S
appears on the instrument panel.
Snow programme " 7
"
)
Press button " 7
", after star ting the engine.
The gearbox adapts to driving on slippery
roads.
This programme improves star ting and drive
when traction is poor.
7
appears on the instrument panel.
Return to automatic
operation
)
At any time, press the button selected
again to quit the programme engaged and
return to auto-adaptive mode.
These two special programmes supplement the
automatic operation in very specific conditions
of use.
