Selector-Lever Positions - Porsche 911 Turbo 2014 Owner's Manual

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Selector-lever Positions

P – Parking lock
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Engage parking lock only when the vehicle is
stationary.
If selector-lever position P is flashing in the
instrument panel, the parking lock is not
engaged. The vehicle can roll away.
Shift again from selector-lever position R to P.
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Activate the electric parking brake and then
engage the parking lock.
If selector-lever position P is flashing in the
instrument panel, the parking lock is not
engaged. The vehicle can roll away.
Shift again from selector-lever position R to P.
Vehicles without Porsche Entry & Drive:
The ignition key can only be removed in selector-
lever position P.
R – Reverse gear
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Select only if the vehicle is stationary and the
brake is applied.
N – Neutral
Selector-lever position N must be selected for
towing or in car washes, for example.
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Only select the desired position for driving off
(D, M or R) when the engine is idling and the
brake pedal is pressed.
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Driving and Driving Safety
D – Automatic selection mode
Select position D for "normal" driving. The gears
are shifted automatically according to the
accelerator position and speed.
Depending on the way the vehicle is driven
(economical, comfortable or sporty driving style)
and on the resistance (e.g. uphill), the gear-
changing points are shifted towards higher or
lower engine-speed ranges.
The accelerator position, driving speed, engine
speed, longitudinal and lateral acceleration and
the road profile all have an influence on the gear-
changing characteristic.
Unwanted upshifts, e.g. when entering bends, are
prevented by swiftly releasing the accelerator
pedal.
Depending on lateral acceleration, upshifts on
bends are not made until the engine-speed limit is
reached.
When you brake, and depending on the amount of
deceleration, the PDK transmission changes down
earlier.
For subsequent cornering, the correct gear is
engaged when pressure is applied to the brakes
before the bend. The bend is taken in the right
gear, and when you accelerate out of the bend you
do not have to change down.
With a sporty driving style, downshifts are already
initiated when the brake pedal is touched lightly.
This further enhances a dynamic driving style.
The PDK transmission temporarily changes to the
sportiest gear-changing map, i.e. to the highest
possible gear-changing points, if the accelerator
pedal is pressed quickly. The transmission
accordingly shifts down immediately by one or two
gears (temporary downshift).
The transmission no longer selects 7th gear at
very high driving speeds.
However, if necessary, the gear can be selected
manually.
Upshifts and downshifts are avoided as far as
possible when PSM is active. In the case of high
wheel slip when PSM is switched off, upshifts are
prevented until slip is no longer detected.
Driving in coasting mode
Through attentive driving, fuel can be saved in
coasting mode. The vehicle rolls with the engine
disengaged and at idle speed without engine
braking effect.
Preconditions for automatic coasting mode
– Driving in selector lever position D
– Coasting mode is switched on.
Indicator light on the button
– Sport and Sport Plus modes are switched off
– PSM is active
– Cruise control is not active
– Engine, transmission and battery are at
operating temperature
– Calm/economic driving style
– Slight uphill or slight downhill gradients
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Slowly take your foot off the accelerator.
The engine is disengaged and runs at idle speed.
The vehicle rolls with no engine braking effect.
Coasting mode is recognizable by the idle speed
indicated on the tachometer.
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In the case of a sporty driving or when swiftly
releasing the accelerator pedal, coasting mode is
suppressed to allow targeted use of the engine
braking effect. On more pronounced uphill
gradients, "coasting" is also prevented as the
coasting phases are very short due to the gradient
and no significant fuel savings can be achieved.
On more pronounced downhill gradients, coasting
is off.