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Three-spoke sports steering wheel with gearshift paddles
Three-spoke sports steering
the index finger and the PDK
wheel with gearshift paddles.
shifts down. Either the right or left
hand can be used.
In conjunction with the optional
Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK),
Gear selector for PDK.
the standard three-spoke sports
steering wheel features two er-
The gear selector for PDK im-
gonomic gearshift paddles.
presses not only with its unique
design, but above all with its
One press with the thumb and
superior functionality enabling
the PDK shifts up. One pull with
you to change gear manually.
The control concept mirrors the
logic of the paddles on the three-
spoke sports steering wheel –
press forwards to shift up, pull
backwards to shift down.
Even if the gear selector is set
to automatic mode, you can still
change gear manually using the
paddles on the steering wheel.
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Gear selector for PDK
Six-speed manual gearbox.
Hill-start assist.
Fitted as standard is a six-speed
Hill-start assist comes as standard
manual gearbox which is perfectly
for manual and Porsche Doppel-
matched to the characteristics
kupplung (PDK) transmissions.
of the engine. The shift throw
It assists the driver in making a
is short and precise, the tuning is
comfortable, smooth and roll-free
sporty – as befits the character
start on an incline. The system
of the new Boxster models. The
automatically detects that the
dual-mass flywheel minimises
vehicle has been braked to a halt
engine noise and the control cable
on an incline. Provided a gear
mechanism prevents vibrations
is engaged, the brake pressure is
from being transmitted to the gear
maintained at all four wheels for
lever.
approximately two seconds once
Boxster |
Gear lever for six-speed gearbox
the footbrake is released. The
vehicle is therefore temporarily
prevented from rolling backwards.
Brake pressure is reduced if,
within two seconds, sufficient revs
have been generated by the driver
depressing the accelerator pedal
(or, in the case of manual transmis-
sion, the accelerator pedal is de-
pressed and the clutch engaged).
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