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"PORSCHE TIPTRONIC

SYSTEM" AUTOMATIC

GEARBOX

Gear lever

Displays on the instrument panel

Four or six speed automatic gearbox

which offers a choice between the com-

fort of fully automatic operation, en-

hanced by sport and snow programmes,

or manual gear changing.

Therefore, four driving modes are of-

fered:

automatic operation for electronic

management of the gears by the

gearbox,

sport programme for

dynamic style of driving,

snow programme to improve driving

P. Park.

When you move the lever in the gate

to select a position, the corresponding

indicator light is displayed on the instru-

ment panel.

Immobilisation of the vehicle,

handbrake on or off.

Starting the engine.

when traction is poor,

manual operation for sequential

changing of the gears by the driver.

Park

Reverse

Neutral

R. Reverse.

Reversing manoeuvres, vehicle

stationary, engine at idle.

N. Neutral.

.

Drive (Automatic driving)

Sport programme

Snow programme

Gear selection gate

Immobilisation of the vehicle,

handbrake on.

- Starting the engine.

D. Automatic operation.

1 to 4. Gear engaged during

1 to 6. manual operation

M.+/ꢀ Manual operation with sequential ꢀ.

changing of the four or six gears.

Invalid value during manual

operation

 Press forwards to change up through

the gears.

Foot on brake

 Press rearwards to change down

through the gears.

 Press the brake pedal when

this indicator light ﬂashes

(e.g.: starting the engine).

1. Gear lever.

2. Button "S" (sport).

3. Button "" (snow).

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Moving off

Automatic operation

Sport and snow programmes

 Apply the handbrake.

 Select position P or N.

 Start the engine.

 Select position D for automatic These two special programmes supple-

changing of the four or six gears.

ment the automatic operation in very

speciﬁc conditions of use.

If this procedure is not followed, an au-

dible signal is heard, accompanied by a

message on the multifunction display.

 With the engine running, press the

brake pedal.

 Release the handbrake.

 Select position R, D or M,

 Gradually release the brake pedal.

The vehicle moves off immediately.

The gearbox then operates in auto-

adaptive mode, without any intervention

on the part of the driver. It continuously

selects the most suitable gear accord-

ing to the style of driving, the proﬁle of

the road and the load in the vehicle.

For maximum acceleration without

touching the lever, press the accelera-

tor pedal down fully (kick down). The

gearbox changes down automatically

or maintains the gear selected until the

maximum engine speed is reached.

Sport programme "S"

 Press button "S", after starting the

engine.

The gearbox automatically favours a

dynamic style of driving.

S appears on the instrument

panel.

Snow programme ""

 Press button "", after starting the

engine.

The gearbox adapts to driving on slip-

pery roads.

This programme improves starting and

drive when traction is poor.

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.

If position N is engaged inadvert-

ently while driving, allow the engine

to return to idle then engage posi-

tion D to accelerate.

When the engine is running at idle,

 appears on the instrument

panel.

with the brakes released, if position

R, D or M is selected, the vehicle

moves even without the accelera-

tor being pressed.

Never select position N while the Return to automatic operation

vehicle is moving.

When the engine is running, never

leave children in the vehicle with-

out supervision.

When carrying out maintenance

with the engine running, apply the

handbrake and select position P.

 At any time, press the button

Never select positions P or R unless

selectedagaintoquittheprogramme

the vehicle is completely stationary.

engaged and return to auto-adaptive

mode.

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Invalid value during manual

operation

Manual operation

Operating fault

 Select position M for sequential

changing of the four or six gears.

 Push the lever towards the + sign to

change up a gear.

 Pull the lever towards the ꢀ sign to

change down a gear.

This symbol is displayed if a

When the ignition is on, the

lighting of this warning light, ac-

companied by an audible signal

and a message on the multi-

function display, indicates a gearbox

malfunction.

gear is not engaged correctly

(selector between two posi-

tions).

In this case, the gearbox switches to

emergency mode and is locked in 3rd

gear. You may feel a substantial knock

when changing from P to R and from N

to R. This will not cause any damage to

the gearbox.

Do not exceed 60 mph (100 km/h), local

speed restrictions permitting.

Have it checked by a PEUGEOT dealer.

It is only possible to change from one

gear to another if the vehicle speed and

engine speed permit; otherwise, the

gearbox will operate temporarily in au-

tomatic mode.

Stopping the vehicle

Before switching off the engine, you

can engage position P or N to place the

gearbox in neutral.

In both cases, apply the handbrake to

immobilise the vehicle.

D disappears and the gears

engaged appear in succes-

sion on the instrument panel.

In the event of under-revving

or over-revving, the gear se-

If the lever is not in position P,

lected ﬂashes for a few seconds, then

the actual gear engaged is displayed.

If the battery is ﬂat and the lever is

in position P, it will not be possible

to change to another position.

Above all, do not force the lever as

this could damage the gearbox.

when the driver’s door is opened or

approximately 45 seconds after the

ignition is switched off, an audible

signal is heard and a message ap-

pears.

It is possible to change from position D

(automatic) to position M (manual) at

any time.

When the vehicle is stationary or mov-

ing very slowly, the gearbox selects

gear M1 automatically.

 Return the lever to position P;

the audible signal stops and the

message disappears.

The sport and snow programmes do not

operate in manual mode.

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