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electronic gearbox

electronically controlled gearbox which offers

a choice between the comfort of fully automatic

operation and manual gear changing.

There are two driving modes:

Gear selector

Steering mounted control paddles

-

automatic operation for automatic control

of the gears by the gearbox, without any

action on the part of the driver,

-

manual operation for sequential gear

changing by the driver using the steering

mounted paddles.

With automatic operation, you can temporarily

take over control of gear changing at any time.

R. Reverse

F

Pull the right hand "+" control paddle

towards you to change up.

Pull the left hand "-" control paddle towards

you to change down.

F

Turn the selector to this position.

N. Neutral.

With your foot on the brake, turn the

selector to this position for starting.

A. Automatic operation.

Turn the selector to this position.

F

M. Manual operation with sequential gear

changing.

F

Turn the selector to this position, then use

the steering mounted control paddles to

change gear.

To turn the gear selector in complete

safety, it is recommended that you keep

your foot on the brake.

The steering mounted paddles cannot

be used to select neutral or to select or

come out of reverse gear.

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Display in the instrument panel Moving off

Automatic operation

F

Select position N.

Press the brake pedal down fully.

Start the engine.

F

After starting the engine, select position A

for automatic gear changes

N appears in the instrument panel

screen.

AUTO and the gear engaged are

displayed in the instrument panel.

If the engine does not start:

If N flashes in the instrument panel,

accompanied by an audible signal

and a message, move the selector to

position A then to position N.

The gearbox operates in auto-active mode,

without any action on the part of the driver. It

continuously selects the most suitable gear for:

When you move the gear selector, the symbol

corresponding to its position is displayed in the

instrument panel.

-

the style of driving,

the profile of the road.

If the Foot on brake warning

lamp comes on the instrument

panel, accompanied by an

audible signal and a message

"Foot on brake", press the brake pedal

firmly.

R.

N.

Reverse

Neutral

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AUTO or A. Automatic operation.

M. Manual operation

1 to 6. gear engaged

Invalid value

For optimum acceleration, for

example when overtaking another

vehicle, press the accelerator pedal

firmly past the point of resistance.

-

F

Select automatic operation (position A),

manual operation (position M), or reverse

(position R).

F

Release the parking brake.

Progressively take your foot off the brake

pedal; the vehicle then moves off.

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Temporary manual control of

gear changes

Manual operation

It is not necessary to release the

accelerator during gear changes.

When braking or slowing down, the

gearbox changes down automatically

to allow the vehicle to accelerate in the

correct gear.

on sharp acceleration, the gearbox will

not change up unless the driver acts on

the steering mounted paddles.

Never select neutral N when driving.

only engage reverse R with the vehicle

stationary and your foot on the brake.

You can temporarily take control of gear

changes using the "+" and "-" steering mounted

control paddles. The gear change instruction is

acted on if the engine speed permits.

This function allows you to anticipate certain

situations, such as overtaking another vehicle

or approaching a bend in the road.

Following a few moments with no action on

the control paddles, the gearbox returns to

automatic operation.

F

After starting the engine, select position M

for sequential gear changing

operate the "+" or "-" steering mounted

control paddle.

AUTO disappears and the gears

engaged are displayed successively

in the instrument panel.

The change from one gear to another

takes place only if the conditions of

vehicles speed and engine speed

permit; if not, the automatic operation

laws are applied temporarily.

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Reverse

Stopping the vehicle

Operating fault

To engage reverse gear R, the vehicle must be

immobilised with your foot on the brake pedal.

With the ignition on, the flashing of A or

AUTO, accompanied by an audible signal and

a message, indicates a malfunction of the

gearbox.

Have it checked by a PeugeoT dealer or a

qualified workshop.

Always press the brake pedal when

starting the engine.

In all parking situations, you must apply

the parking brake to immobilise the

vehicle.

Before switching off the engine, you can:

-

move to position N to engage neutral,

or

-

leave the gear engaged; in this case, it will

not be possible to move the vehicle.

F

Select position R.

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engagement of reverse gear is accompanied

by an audible signal.

In both cases, you must apply the parking

brake to immobilise the vehicle.

At low speed, if reverse gear is

requested, the N indicator flashes

and the gearbox goes into neutral

automatically. To engage reverse,

move the selector to position N, then

position R.

When immobilising the vehicle, with

the engine running, you must move the

selector to neutral N.

Before doing anything under the bonnet

ensure that the selector is in neutral N

and that the parking brake is applied.

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