STARTING AND DRIVINGSTARTING AND DRIVING
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Releasing
• With the ignition on, apply the brake pedal and press
down on the EPB switch.
• If the vehicle is stationary with the EPB applied and
either transmission D or R is selected, pressing the
accelerator will automatically release the EPB.
Cruise control over-ride
Cruise control disengages when the brakes are
applied or when the vehicle’s speed is below 18 mph
(30 km/h). Cruise control will cancel if the accelerator
is used for more than 5 minutes.
Cruise control and Automatic
speed limiter (ASL)
See page 2, item 39
Setting the Cruise control speed
1.
Acceler
ate to the desired speed, then press to set
and maintain the speed.
Can also be used to
increase speed while Cr
uise control is operating.
2.
Resumes the set speed after Cr
uise control has been
suspended.
3.
Press to decrease the set speed.
4
.
Suspends Cr
uise control but retains the current set
speed in the memor
y.
5
.
Press to s
witch between Cruise control and ASL.
Intelligent stop/start See page 2, item 26
Intelligent stop/start is automatically activated when the
ignition is turned on. If the vehicle is stopped and the
brake pedal is applied, the engine will turn off (unless it
is required to support other vehicle systems). When the
brake pedal is released and a drive gear is selected, the
engine will restart.A lamp in the Instrument panel will illuminate
while the engine is switched off by Intelligent
stop/start. Press the Intelligent stop/start switch to turn off or on.
Note: The engine will restart automatically if the switch is
pressed while an automatic engine stop is in progress.
When the ignition is turned off and on again, Intelligent
stop/start will be reinstated.
Setting an ASL speed limit
With ASL selected, a maximum speed can be set while
the vehicle is stationary or on the move. The engine
will respond normally up to the set speed but further
accelerator pressure will not allow the ASL setting to
be exceeded. Accelerator kickdown use will over-ride
the ASL setting, allowing a higher speed to be reached.
When kickdown is used, ASL is suspended.
1.
With ASL selected, press to set a maxim
um speed.
A higher maxim
um speed can be set at any time.
The set speed is displa
yed in the Message center.
2.
Resumes ASL assistance after a suspension, if the
v
ehicle’s speed is less than the set speed.
3.
Press to decrease the speed limit.
4
.
Suspends ASL assistance
.
5
.
Press to s
witch between ASL and Cruise control.
Deployable rear spoiler (DRS) See page 2, item 27
The DRS will raise automatically when the vehicle’s
speed reaches 60 mph (96 km/h) and will retract when
the speed drops below 40 mph (64 km/h).
1.
Press the s
witch to raise the DRS at vehicle speeds of
belo
w 60 mph (96 km/h).
2.
Press again to retur
n to automatic mode.
Note: Coupe switch graphic is similar.
The gear shift paddles can be used while in transmission
D or S positions.
1. To shift down a gear, briefly pull the left paddle.
2. To shift up a gear, briefly pull the right paddle.
3. To return to the previously selected mode, pull and
hold the right paddle for 1 second.
With transmission D selected, if use of the paddles is not
maintained, gear selection will revert to fully automatic
mode. With transmission S selected, permanent manual
mode is initiated if the paddles are used. To return to
fully automatic mode, move the gear selector back to
transmission D position.
If Dynamic mode is selected while in transmission
S, upshifts are fully controlled by the driver. The
transmission will not automatically change up to the next
gear, even if the engine’s rev limit is reached.
A gear position indicator, in the Message centre, will glow
amber when an upshift is required.
