PEUGEOT Coupe 406 Handbook page 64

Gear lever
AUTOMATIC GEARBOX
Special operating features
- During prolonged braking, the gearbox
changes down automatically, so as to
provide efficient engine braking.
- If you take your foot off the accelerator sud-
denly (when you are taken by surprise, for
example), the gearbox will not change up,
so as to improve safety.
- In order to decrease pollution, a special
gearbox programme enables the engine to
reach its ideal temperature more quickly.
Kickdown
For immediate maximum acceleration without
touching the gear lever, press the accelerator
pedal down as far as it will go. The gearbox
will change down automatically or stay in the
gear selected, up to maximum engine speed.
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Any disruption of the system
• is signalled by the simultane-
ous flashing of the Sport and
Snow indicator lights
on
the fascia. In such a case, the gearbox
will operate in downgraded mode.
You may feel
a
substantial knock when
reverse is selected from P or N (without
any risk of damage to the gearbox).
Consult a PEUGEOT dealer without
delay.
- When the engine is idling with the
car in gear, the car will move even
without you accelerotine.
- Do not accelerate whi1e a gear is
being selected when the vehicle is
stationary.
- When stationary, have your foot on
the brake pedal when selecting
a
gear.
- Do not accelerate in gear with the
brakes hard on.
- If work needs to be done with the
engine running, apply the handbrake
and select position P
- Do not change down in order to
brake on slippery roads.
- Never select l?osition N when the
vehicle is movmg.
- Never engage
P
or R if the vehicle is
not stationary.
- Do not allow children inside the
vehicle unsupervised when the
engine is running.