Automatic Gearbox; Gear Lever - PEUGEOT 508 Handbook

Driving
"Porsche tiptronic System" automatic gearbox
Six speed automatic gearbox which offers a
choice between the comfort of fully automatic
operation, enhanced by sport and snow
programmes, or manual gear changing.
Four driving modes are offered:
- automatic operation for electronic
management of the gears by the gearbox,
- sport programme for a more dynamic style
of driving,
- snow programme to improve driving when
traction is poor,
- manual operation for sequential changing
of the gears by the driver.

Gear lever

1. "S" (sport) programme switch.
2. "T" (snow) programme switch.
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Gear selection gate
P. Park.
- Immobilisation of the vehicle, parking brake
on or off.
- Starting the engine.
R. Reverse.
- Reversing manoeuvres, vehicle stationary,
engine at idle.
N. Neutral.
- Immobilisation of the vehicle, parking brake
on.
- Starting the engine.
D. Automatic operation.
M.+ / - Manual operation with sequential
changing of the six gears.
F Pull backwards to change up through the
gears.
or
F Push forwards to change down through the
gears.
Steering mounted controls
+. Control paddle to change up, to the right of
the steering wheel.
F Press the back of "+" steering mounted
paddle to change up.
-. Control paddle to change down, to the left of
the steering wheel.
F Press the back of the "-" steering mounted
paddle to change down.
the steering mounted control paddles
cannot be used to select neutral or to
select or come out of reverse.