Automatic Transmission - Aston Martin DB 9 2010 Manual

Stopping the Engine
Press the vehicle key fully in and
release. The engine will stop as the
key returns to position 'I'. Withdraw
the vehicle key from the Ignition
Control.
5.4

Automatic Transmission

The Automatic transmission has two drive modes.
Auto Drive Mode
In Auto Drive mode gearshifts are made using the Park, Reverse,
Neutral and Drive (PRND) buttons mounted on the Centre Stack.
While driving forward gearshifts are made automatically according to
various driving parameters, i.e. road speed, current selected gear and
accelerator demands. When the vehicle is stationary the transmission
will select first gear, ready to move off immediately when the
accelerator is pressed.
While in Auto Drive mode move to Touchtronic mode at any time by
pulling back on either the upshift or downshift gearshift paddles
mounted behind the steering wheel (Refer to 'Touchtronic Controls',
page 5.6). As a paddle is pulled back a gearshift will occur, this will
be an upshift or downshift according to which paddle is pulled.
Kick-Down
In Auto Drive mode Kick-down is used in circumstances where rapid
acceleration is required, i.e. when overtaking. Kick-down is when the
accelerator pedal is quickly and fully depressed, causing the
transmission to change down to the lowest gear possible to achieve
maximum acceleration. The gear engaged depends on the road
speed at the time of kick-down.
Touchtronic Mode
In Touchtronic mode forward gears and Neutral are selected by using
the paddles located behind the steering wheel. Reverse and Park
selected by using the PRND buttons.
While in Touchtronic mode move to Auto Drive mode at any time by
pressing the DRIVE button.
Neutral can also be selected by pressing the NEUTRAL button.