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Automatic gearbox
Six speed automatic gearbox which offers a
choice between the comfort of fully automatic
operation, enhanced by sport and snow
programmes, or manual gear changing.
two d
riving modes are offered:
-
au

tomatic operation for electronic
management of the gears by the gearbox,
●
wi

th the sport programme for a more
dynamic style of driving,
●
or t

he snow programme to improve
driving when traction is poor,
-
man

ual operation for sequential changing
of the gears by the driver.
Gear selector
1. " S " (spor t) programme switch.
2. " T " (s
now) programme switch.
Gear selection gate
P. Park.
- Im
mobilisation of the vehicle, parking brake
on or off.
-
St

arting the engine.
R.
Re

verse.
-
Re

versing manoeuvres, vehicle stationary,
engine at idle.
N.
Ne

utral.
-
Im

mobilisation of the vehicle, parking brake
on.
-
St

arting the engine.
D.
Au

tomatic operation.
M.+ / - Manual operation
Sequential changing of the six gears.
F
Pu

ll towards the + sign and release to
change up through the gears.
or
F
Pu

sh towards the - sign and release to
change down through the gears.
Steering mounted controls*
Pull on the right hand steering mounted
control paddle to change up.
Pull on the left hand steering mounted control
paddle to change down.
the s

teering mounted control paddles
cannot be used to select neutral or to
select or come out of reverse.
* Depending on version.
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Automatic operation
Never select position N while the
vehicle is moving.
Never select positions P or R unless the
vehicle is completely stationary.
Sport and snow programmes
these two special programmes supplement the
a utomatic operation in very specific conditions
of use.
S appears in the instrument panel.
Snow "T"
F Press the " T" s witch, after starting the
engine.
the g

earbox adapts to driving on slippery
roads.
thi

s programme improves starting and drive
when traction is poor. T appears in the instrument panel.
Return to automatic operation
F At any time, press the button selected
(
S or " T") again at any time to quit the
programme engaged and return to auto-
adaptive mode.
Creep function (moving
without using the
accelerator)
this function provides great flexibility in
m anoeuvring the vehicle at low speed (when
parking, in traffic jams, …).
With the engine at idle, parking brake released
and position D , M or R selected, the vehicle
moves
a

s soon as you take your foot off
the brake pedal (even without pressing the
accelerator).
For your safety, this function will be activated
only if you press the brake pedal when
changing from forward drive to reverse.
It is deactivated on opening the driver's door.
Closing the door then pressing the brake or
accelerator pedal, reactivates the function.
Never leave children inside the vehicle
without supervision when the engine is
running.
If you vehicle is equipped with the "Dynamic
function", refer to the section covering this,
which is part of sport mode.
F
Selec

t position D for automatic
changing
of the six gears.the g
earbox then operates in auto-adaptive
mode, without any intervention on the part
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 selector press the accelerator pedal
down fully (kick-down).
the g

earbox changes
down automatically or maintains the gear
selected until 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 "S"
F Press the "S" s witch, after starting the engine.the g
earbox automatically favours a dynamic style
of driving.
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Dynamic (sport) .............................................16 9
Dynamic stability control (DSC)
...................................... 1

7, 21, 120, 12 2
DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) - Digital radio
......................................... 3

14, 3 6 8
Date (setting)
............................................. 4

4 - 47
Daytime running lamps
.......................... 10

9, 112, 256, 257, 259
Deactivating the passenger airbag
.................................................. 1 2

7, 1 3 3
Deactivation of DSC (
eS

C)
........................... 12

2
Deadlocking
...............................

............... 50, 58
Demisting/defrosting, front
........................... 10

1
Demisting/defrosting, rear
.................... 102

, 10 6
Denon (audio system)
............................ 8

8, 298
Dimensions
..............................

..................... 292
Dipstick
.................................................... 3

1, 2 29
Direction indicators
....... 1

11, 256, 259, 261, 263
Display of inter-vehicle time
.......................... 18

7
Display screen, instrument panel
................................... 12

, 16 4
Display screen, multifunction (with audio system)
................................. 4

5, 46
Display screen, multifunction (without audio system)
.................................. 47
D

riving economically ....................................... 10
Driving positions (storing)
............................... 74
eB

A
.............................................................
..120
eco

-driving (advice)
........................................ 10econ

omy mode
...............................
..............219
ele

ctronic brake force distribution
(
eBF

D)
...............................
.........................120
emer

gency call
..................................... 11 9

, 2 9 6
emer

gency
warning lamps
.................................... 11

9 , 2 4 3
emi

ssions control system, SCR
............. 2

7, 2 3 5
ene

rgy economy mode
................................. 2

19
engin

e compartment
............................ 2

27, 228
engin

e, Diesel
.........15

, 215, 228, 277, 284, 288
engin

e, petrol
................................ 2

15, 227, 278
envi

ronment
......................... 10

, 53, 62, 91, 102,
168, 232, 241, 274
eSC

/ASR
................................................. 1

7, 1 2 0
F
DE
G
Cruise control ................................173 , 17 7, 18 0
Cruise control, active .................................... 18
0
Cup holder
....................................................... 80
gau

ge, fuel.............................................. 12, 213
gea

rbox, automatic
.............................16

2, 165,
169 -171, 177, 181, 234, 274
gear

box, manual
..............................
...........162,
163, 170, 177, 181, 234
gear

lever, automatic gearbox
.....................165
F

illing the AdBlue tank ..................................2
42
Filling the fuel tank ................................ 213
, 215
Filter, air
........................................................ 23

3
Filter, oil
......................................................... 23

3
Filter, particle
........................................ 23

2, 233
Filter, passenger compartment
..................... 23

3
Fitting a wheel
............................................... 25

4
Fitting roof bars
............................................. 2

23
Fittings, boot
............................................. 86

, 87
Fittings, interior
............................................... 80
F

lap, fuel filler
................................................2

13
Flashing indicators
........................................ 111
F

oglamps, front
.............................1

10, 256, 260
Foglamps, rear
.............................. 1

10, 261, 263
Folding the rear seats
..................................... 78
F

requency (radio)
..................................3

12, 3 6 6
Fuel ................................................................ 215
Fuel consumption
............................................ 10
Fue

l tank.................................................. 2 2, 213
Fusebox, engine compartment
..................... 2

70
Fuses
................

.............................................266
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