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HILL START ASSIST
System which keeps your vehicle
immobilised
temporarily
mately 2 seconds) when starting on
a gradient, the time it takes to move
your foot from the brake pedal to the
accelerator pedal.
This function is only active when:
-
the vehicle is completely station-
ary, with your foot on the brake
pedal,
-
in particular conditions on a
slope,
-
with the driver's door closed.
The hill start assist function cannot
be deactivated.
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Operation
(approxi-
On an ascending slope, with the
vehicle stationary, the vehicle is
held for a brief moment when you
release the brake pedal:
-
provided you are in fi rst gear or
neutral on a manual gearbox,
-
provided you are in D or M on an
automatic gearbox.
Do not exit the vehicle
while it is being held in the
hill start assist phase.
If you need to exit the vehicle with
the engine running, manually apply
the parking brake and ensure that
the parking brake warning lamp (on
the instrument panel) and the warn-
ing lamp P (on the control lever A )
are permanently on.
D R I V I N G
On a descending slope, with the
vehicle stationary and reverse
gear engaged, the vehicle is held
for a brief moment when you re-
lease the brake pedal.
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