2.45
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (2/3)
Driving in manual modeWith the selector lever in position D,
move the lever to the left into the M po-
sition. Shifting the lever or the paddles
repeatedly allows you to change gears
manually:
– to move down through the gears, push the lever forwards or press the
left-hand paddle;
– to move up through the gears, push the lever backwards or press the
right-hand paddle.
The gear selected is displayed on the
instrument panel.
Special casesIn certain driving conditions (for exam-
ple, engine protection, operation of the
Electronic Stability Programme: the au-
tomatic system may change gear auto-
matically. Likewise, to prevent incorrect
manoeuvres, a gear change may be re-
fused by the automatic system: in this
case the gear display flashes for a few
seconds as a warning.
Special circumstances
– If the bends and road surface do
not allow you to stay in automatic
mode (e.g. in the mountains), we
recommend that you change to
manual mode. This will prevent the
automatic gearbox from changing
gear repeatedly when climbing, and
permit engine braking on long de-
scents.
Driving in automatic mode
Put lever 1 into position D.
In most road conditions you will en-
counter, you will not need to touch your
lever again: the gears will change au-
tomatically at the right time and at the
most suitable engine speed because
the automatic system takes into ac-
count the vehicle load and road contour
and adjusts itself to the particular driv-
ing style you have chosen.
Economical driving
When driving, always leave the lever
in position D, keeping the accelerator
pedal lightly depressed to ensure auto-
matic gear changes at a lower engine
speed.
Accelerating and overtaking
Depress the accelerator pedal firmly
and fully (so that it goes beyond the
kickdown point).
This will enable you to change down
to the optimum gear within the
engine range.
When facing uphill, to remain
stopped, do not keep your foot on
the accelerator.
Risk of overheating the automatic
gearbox.
5.29
Number Allocation
21 Airbag,
electric locking of steering
column
22 Injection,
starting,
fuel pump
23 Brake switch,
rear screen wiper,
passenger compartment
ECU
24 Daytime running lights
25 Electric headlight beam
adjustment,
rear screen,
heating,
parking sensor,
cruise control,
radio,
heated seat,
seat belt warning
26 Automatic gearbox
FUSES (5/5)
Number Allocation
27 Reversing lights, rear wiper,
passenger compartment
ECU, automatic gearbox
28 Instrument panel
29 Steering column controls,
Alarm
30 Air conditioning,
steering column controls,
energy ECU
31 Wipers,
rear reversing lights,
energy ECU
32 Central locking of opening
elements
33 Direction indicator lights
34 Passenger compartment
ECU,
hands-free accessNumber Allocation
35 interior lighting, electric
windows, air conditioning,
electric door mirrors, brake
lights,
ABS,
passenger compartment
ECU
36 Towbar socket
37 Heated seats
38 Heated rear screen
39 Electric door mirror
