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  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.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
"Porsche Tiptronic System" automatic gearbox 
 
 
 
1. 
 Gear lever. 
   
2. 
 Button " S 
"  (spor t) 
. 
   
3. 
 Button "  7 
"  (snow) 
.  
 
 
 
Gear selection gate    
Gear lever 
 
 
P. 
 Park. 
   
 
-   Immobilisation of the vehicle, parking brake 
on or off. 
   
-  Starting the engine.  
   
R. 
 Reverse. 
   
 
-   Reversing manoeuvres, vehicle stationary, 
engine at idle.  
   
N. 
 Neutral. 
   
 
-   Immobilisation of the vehicle, parking brake 
on. 
   
-  Starting the engine.  
   
D. 
 Automatic operation. 
   
M.+/- 
  Manual operation with sequential 
changing of the six gears. 
   
 
 ) 
  Pull backwards to change up through the 
gears.  
  or 
   
 
 ) 
  Push for wards to change down through the 
gears.  
 
 
 
Steering mounted controls 
 
 
+. 
  Control paddle to change up, to the right of 
the steering wheel. 
   
 
 ) 
  Press the back of  "+" 
 steering mounted 
paddle to change up.  
   
-. 
  Control paddle to change down, to the left of 
the steering wheel. 
   
 
 ) 
  Press the back of the  "-" 
 steering mounted 
paddle to change down.  
   
The steering mounted control paddles 
cannot be used to select neutral or to 
select or come out of reverse.