STARTING AND DRIVING
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STARTING AND DRIVING
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 with either transmission D or R selected, pressing the accelerator automatically releases the EPB.
Electric parking brake (EPB) See page 2, item 35
Applying
• With the vehicle stationary, lift up the EPB switch and then release it. A red warning lamp in the Instrument panel illuminates.
Auto headlamps and
High beam assist
See page 2, item 5
1. When the lighting control’s AUTO position is selected, the side lamps and headlamps s witch on automatically as ambient light falls below a preset level. With the lighting control in the low beam position, High beam assist activates automatically in the absence of other vehicle lights ahead. The vehicle’s speed must be above 25 mph (40 km/h). To over-ride High beam assist and select low beam, pull the lighting control backwards to the flash position, and release. To reinstate High beam assist, push the lighting control forwards to the high beam position, then back to the low beam position. High beam assist can be enab led/disabled via the Vehicle Settings option in the Instrument panel menu.
Exit delay
2. 3. 4. The headlamps can temporarily illuminate the way ahead when exiting the vehicle at night. Rotate the control for delay periods of 30, 60, or 120 seconds.
Cruise control and Automatic speed limiter (ASL) See page 2, item 39
Setting the Cruise control speed
1. Accelerate to the desired speed, then press to set and maintain the speed. Can also be used to increase speed while Cruise control is operating.
2. Resumes the set speed after Cruise control has been suspended.
3. Press to decrease the set speed.
4. Suspends Cruise control but retains the current set speed in the memory.
5. Press to switch between Cruise control and ASL.
Intelligent stop/start See page 2, item 34
Intelligent stop/start automatically activates when the
ignition is switched on. If the vehicle is stopped and the
brake pedal is applied, the engine switches off (unless it
is required to support other vehicle systems).
Note: The engine will not stop automatically if a gear shift
paddle has been used to select a gear.
When the brake pedal is released and a drive gear is
selected, the engine restarts. A green stop/start lamp
illuminates in the Instrument panel while the engine is
switched off by Intelligent stop/start.
Gear shift paddles See page 2, items 6 and 10The gear shift paddles can be used while in transmission
D or S.
1. To shift down a gear, briefly pull the left paddle.
2. To shift up a gear, briefly pull the right paddle.
3. To exit manual mode and return to the previously selected automatic mode , pull and hold the right paddle for 1 second.
While transmission D is 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.
When Dynamic mode is selected while in transmission
S, up-shifts 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 center, glows
amber when an up-shift is required.
Deployable rear spoiler (DRS) See page 2, item 33
The DRS will raise automatically when the vehicle
reaches a predetermined speed:
Convertible - 60 mph (96 km/h) and will retract when the
speed drops below 40 mph (64 km/h).
Coupe - 70 mph (113 km/h) and will retract when the
speed drops below 50 mph (80 km/h).
Manual operation
1. Press to raise the DRS at vehicle speeds of below 60 mph (96 km/h) for the Convertible and 70 mph (113 km/h) for the Coupe.
2. Press again to return to automatic mode.
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