DRIVING
"Normal" automatic mode
"Sport" automatic mode
Stopping the vehicle
Select position D.
"D" appears in the instrument panel
screen.
From automatic mode, you can engage Before switching off the engine, you
"Sport" mode.
With the vehicle moving or stationary,
must engage position P or N to place
the gearbox in neutral.
push the thumb wheel A forward.
"SPORT" appears in the instrument
panel screen.
You must apply the parking brake to im-
mobilise the vehicle.
The gear lever must be in position P to
The gearbox then operates in automatic
mode, without any action on the part of
the driver.
To optimise driving comfort and obtain
the most suitable gear, avoid sharp vari-
ations in the pressure on the accelerator
pedal.
remove the ignition key.
Hill start assist
To assist you when starting on a gradi-
ent, your vehicle is fitted with a system
which immobilises it briefly (approxi-
mately 2 seconds), the time required to
move your foot from the brake pedal to
the accelerator pedal. This function is
only active when the vehicle has been
completely immobilised with your foot
on the brake pedal and on certain gra-
dients.
Do not get out of the vehicle during
the hill start assist temporary immo-
bilisation phase.
To immobilise the vehicle on a gradient
for a longer period, you must use the
parking brake, not the accelerator.
"Temporary" manual mode
In automatic mode, you can take control
Switching off "Sport" automatic
mode
temporarily at any time using the steer- You can return to "Normal" automatic
ing mounted controls.
mode at any time:
The use of these controls permits manual Push the thumbwheel A rearward once.
selection of the gears in situations which
require a faster change down than that
offered in automatic mode (arrival at a
roundabout, exit from a car park with a
steep gradient, overtaking...).
The gearbox engages the gear re-
quested if the engine speed permits it.
The gear engaged appears.
To return to the automatic mode, press
the back of the "+/OFF" control for at
least 2 seconds.
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When starting on a gradient, accelerate
gradually while releasing the parking
brake.
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