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.
Therefore, four driving modes are offered:
- automaticoperation 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, - manualoperation for sequential changing
of the gears by the driver.
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 brake on.
- Starting the engine. D.
Automatic operation.
M +/-. Manual operation with sequentialchanging of the four gears. )Push forwards to change up through the gears. or )Pull backwards to change down through
the gears.
Gear lever
Automatic operation
)Select position Dfor automaticchanging
of the four gears.
The gearbox then operates in auto-adaptive mode, without any inter vention 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 lever, press the accelerator pedal down fully (kick down). The gearbox changes down automatically or maintains the gear selected
until the maximum engine speed is reached. On braking, the gearbox changes downautomatically to provide efficient enginebraking.
If you release the accelerator sharply, thegearbox will not change to a higher gear for safety reasons.
Never select position N while the vehicle is moving.
Never select positions Por R
unless the vehicle is completely stationary.
Sport and snow
programmes
These two special programmes supplement the
automatic operation in very specific conditionsof use.
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.
7appears on the instrument panel.
Return to automatic
o
peration
)At any time, press the button selectedagain to quit the programme engaged andreturn to auto-adaptive mode.
