Familiarisation
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Automatic gearbox
Starting and moving off
)Apply the parking brake. )Select position P
or N
. )Start the engine. )Apply the foot brake. )Release the parking brake. )Then select position R , D
or M . )Progressively take your foot off the brake pedal: the vehicle moves off on its own. This 4-speed
gearbox offers the choice of thecomfor t of automatic operation or the pleasure
of manual gear changing.1. Gear lever.2.
"S" (sport) switch. 3." 7" (snow) switch.
Display in the instrument panel
The driving mode selected and/or the gear engaged appear in the instrument panelscreen.
P.Park.
R. Reverse.
N.Neutral.D.Drive (Automatic operation).
S.Sportprogramme. 7Snow programme.
1 to 4. Gears engaged.-.
Invalid value in manual operation.
Driving safely
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Driving
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Automatic gearbox
1.
Gear lever. 2.Button "S"(sport) . 3.Button " 7"(snow).
Gear selection gate
P.Park.
- Immobilisation of the vehicle, parking brakeon or off.
- Starting the engine.R.
Reverse.
- Reversing manoeuvres, vehicle stationary, engine at idle.
N.Neutral.
- Immobilisation of the vehicle, parking brakeon.
- Star ting the engine.D.
Automatic operation.
M + / - . Manual operation with sequentialchanging of the four gears. )
Push for wards to change up through the gears. or )
Pull backwards to change down through
the gears.
Gear lever
When you move the lever in the gate to select
a position, the corresponding indicator isdisplayed in the instrument panel. P. ParkR.ReverseN.
NeutralD.Drive (Automatic driving)
S.Sport programme
7.Snowprogramme
1 2 3 4. Gears engaged during manual
operation
-. Invalid value during manual operation
Displays in the instrument panel
Foot on brake
)Press the brake pedal when this
indicator lamp is displayed in the
instrument panel (e.g.: star ting
the engine). Four-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.
There are there
fore four driving modes:-automatic
operation for electronic management of the gears by the gearbox,
-
sport
programme for a more dynamic style
of driving,
- snowprogramme to improve driving when
traction is poor,
-sequentialoperation for manual changing
of the gears by the driver.
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Moving off
)Apply the parking brake. )Select position Por N. )Star t the engine.
If this procedure is not followed, there is anaudible signal, accompanied by the display of an warning message. )With the engine running, press the brakepedal. )Release the parking brake. )Select position R, D
or M . )Gradually release the brake pedal.
The vehicle moves off immediately.
Automatic operation
)
Select position D
for automatic
changingof the four gears.
The gearbox then operates in auto-adaptive
mode, without any intervention on the par t
of the driver. It continuously selects the most
suitable gear according to the style of driving,
the profile of the road and the load in the
vehicle.
For maximum acceleration without touching the gear lever, press the accelerator pedal down
fully (kick down). The gearbox changes down
automatically or maintains the gear selecteduntil the maximum engine speed is reached.
On braking, the gearbox changes down
automatically to provide efficient engine braking.
If you release the accelerator sharply, the gearbox will not change to a higher gear for
safety reasons.
Sport and snow programmes
These two special programmes supplement the
automatic operation in very specific conditions of use.
Sport programme "S"
)Press button "S"
, after star ting the engine.
The gearbox automatically favours a dynamicstyle of driving.
Snow programme " 7"
)Press button " 7", after star ting the engine.
The gearbox adapts to driving on slipperyroads.
This programme improves star ting and drive
when traction is poor.
Return to automatic
o
peration
)At any time, press the button selectedagain to quit the programme engaged and
return to auto-adaptive mode.
S
appears in the instrument panel.
7
appears in the instrument panel.
Never select position N
while the vehicle is moving.Never select positions P
or Runless the vehicle is completely stationary.
If position N
is selected inadver tentlywhile driving, allow the engine toreturn to idle then select position Dto accelerate.
When the engine is running at idle, with the brakes released, if position R , D
or M
is selected, the vehicle moves evenwithout the accelerator being pressed. When the engine is running, never leave children in the vehicle without supervision.
When carrying out maintenance with the engine running, apply the parkingbrake and select position P.P
