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Driving
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Manual mode
The gears engaged appear in
succession in the instrument
panel.
The
gear change requests are only carried out
if the engine speed permits.
It is not necessary to release the accelerator
pedal during gear changes.
When braking or slowing down, the gearbox changes down automatically so that the vehicle
picks up in the right gear.
Under
full acceleration, the change up will
not take place unless the driver operates the
gear lever or steering mounted control paddle(unless the engine is close to its maximumspeed).
Te m p o r a ry control of gear changing
You can temporarily take over control of gear changes using the steering mounted "+"and "-"control paddles: if the engine speed allows, the gear change is carried out.
This function allows you to anticipate cer tain
situations such as over taking another vehicle or approaching a bend.
After a few moments without any action on thepaddles, the gearbox resumes control of gear changing automatically.
Automated mode
AUTOand the gear engaged appear
in the instrument panel.
The
gearbox then operates in auto-adaptive mode, without any action on the par t of the
driver. It continuously selects the most suitable gear taking account of:
- optimisation of fuel consumption,
- driving style,
- road conditions,
- v
ehicle load.
For optimum acceleration, when over takinganother vehicle for example, press the
accelerator pedal fully down, beyond the point of resistance.
You can change mode at any time bymoving the gear lever from A
to Mor the other way round.
You can change mode at any time by moving the gear lever from A
to Mor the other way round.
Never select neutral (position N ) when moving.
Never select neutral (position N ) whenmoving.
)Select position A. )
Select position M.