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Creep function
(depending on equipment)
This function allows the vehicle to be
manoeuvred more e asily a t l ow s peeds ( when pa
rking,
i
n
t
raffic
j
ams...).
With
t
he
g
ear
s
elector
i
n
p
osition
A,
M or R,
the vehicle moves as soon as you take your
foot off the brake pedal , at low speed and
with
t
he
e
ngine
a
t
i
dle.
Automated mode
AUTO and the g ear e ngaged a ppear in t
he i nstrument p anel.
The
g
earbox
t
hen
o
perates
i
n
a
uto-adaptive
mo
de, without any action on the part of the
driver.
I
t
c
ontinuously
s
elects
t
he
m
ost
s
uitable
ge
ar
t
aking
a
ccount
o
f:
-
op
timisation of fuel consumption,
-
dr
iving
s
tyle,
-
ro
ad conditions,
-
ve
hicle
l
oad.
For
o
ptimum
a
cceleration,
w
hen
ov
ertaking
an
other
v
ehicle
f
or
e
xample,
p
ress
t
he
ac
celerator pedal fully down, beyond the point
of
r
esistance. You
c
an
c
hange
m
ode
a
t
a
ny
t
ime
b
y
mov
ing
t
he
g
ear
s
elector
f
rom
A
to M or
the
o
ther
w
ay
r
ound.
The creep function may be temporarily
unavailable if the clutch temperature is
too
h
igh
o
r
t
he
s
lope
t
oo
s
teep.
Do not leave children unsupervised
inside
t
he
v
ehicle
w
hen
t
he
e
ngine
i
s
ru
nning. F
Selec
t position A
.
Never
s
elect
n
eutral
(
position
n
) w
hen
mov
ing.
Temporary control of gear
changing
You can temporarily take over control of gear ch anges u sing t he s teering m ounted " +" and "-
"
control
p
addles:
i
f
t
he
e
ngine
s
peed
a
llows,
t
he
ge
ar
c
hange
i
s
c
arried
o
ut.
This function allows you to anticipate certain
situations
su
ch
as ove
rtaking
an
other
ve
hicle
or ap
proaching
a b
end.
After a few moments without any action on the
paddles,
t
he
g
earbox
r
esumes
c
ontrol
o
f
g
ear
chan
ging
au
tomatically.
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going into engine START mode
The "ECO" warning l amp g oes o ff an
d t he e ngine s tarts:
-
wi
th a manual gearbox , when you
depress the clutch pedal,
-
wi
th an electronic or automatic
gearbox :
●
ge
ar
s
elector
i
n
p
osition
A
/ D or M,
when
y
ou
r
elease
t
he
b
rake
p
edal,
●
or g
ear
s
elector
i
n
p
osition
n
a
nd the
brake
p
edal
r
eleased,
w
hen
y
ou
m
ove
th
e
g
ear
s
elector
t
o
p
osition
A / D
or M,
●
or w
hen
y
ou
e
ngage
r
everse
g
ear.
Special cases: START invoked
automatically
For reasons of safety and for your comfort,
START mode i s i nvoked a utomatically w hen:
-
yo
u
o
pen
t
he
d
river's
d
oor,
-
yo
u
u
nfasten
t
he
d
river's
s
eat
b
elt,
-
th
e
s
peed
o
f
t
he
v
ehicle
e
xceeds
7 m
ph
(
11
k
m/h)
w
ith
t
he
e
lectronic
g
earbox
sy
stem,
-
so
me
s
pecial
c
onditions
(
battery
c
harge,
en
gine
t
emperature,
b
raking
a
ssistance,
am
bient
t
emperature...)
w
here
t
he
e
ngine
i
s
ne
eded
f
or
c
ontrol
o
f
a s
ystem.
The "ECO"
w
arning
l
amp
f
lashes
f
or
a f
ew
s
econds,
t
hen
g
oes
o
ff.
This operation is perfectly normal.
With
a m
anual
g
earbox
i
n
S
TOP
mo
de,
i
f
y
ou
e
ngage
a g
ear
w
ithout
fu
lly
d
epressing
t
he
c
lutch
p
edal,
a me
ssage
i
s
d
isplayed
a
sking
y
ou
t
o
fu
lly depress the clutch pedal so that
the
e
ngine
c
an
r
estart.
STOP m
ode i
s n
ot i
nvoked w
hen:
- th
e d
river's d
oor i
s o
pen,
-
th
e
d
river's
s
eat
b
elt
i
s
n
ot
f
astened,
-
th
e
v
ehicle
h
as
n
ot
e
xceeded
6 m
ph
(
10
k
m/h)
s
ince
t
he
l
ast
e
ngine
s
tart
u
sing
th
e
k
ey,
-
th
e
e
ngine
i
s
n
eeded
t
o
m
aintain
a co
mfortable
t
emperature
i
n
t
he
p
assenger
co
mpartment,
-
de
misting
i
s
a
ctive,
-
so
me
s
pecial
c
onditions
(
battery
c
harge,
en
gine
t
emperature,
b
raking
a
ssistance,
am
bient
t
emperature...)
w
here
t
he
e
ngine
i
s
ne
eded
t
o
a
ssure
c
ontrol
o
f
a s
ystem.
Special cases: STOP mode not
available
The "ECO" w arning l amp f lashes f or a f
ew s econds t hen g oes o ff.
This operation is perfectly normal.
Driving
