6-Speed Manual Gearbox; Automatic Gearbox (Eat6) - PEUGEOT e-2008 Handbook

Driving

Automatic gearbox (EAT6)

between the comfort of automatic operation or
manual gear changing.
Two driving modes are available:
– Automatic operation for electronic
management of the gears by the gearbox.
– Manual operation for sequential changing of
the gears by the driver.
Gear selector module
P. Park
– Vehicle immobilised, parking brake
applied or released.
– Engine starting.
R. Reverse
– Reversing manoeuvres, vehicle
stationary, engine at idle.
N. Neutral
– Vehicle immobilised, parking brake
applied.
– Engine starting.
D. Automatic operation
M. + / -
Manual operation
► To shift up/down through the gears,
push the control backwards/forwards.
Information displayed on
the instrument panel
When a position is selected in the grate with the
gear selector, the corresponding indicator lamp
lights up on the instrument panel.
P. Park
R. Reverse
N. Neutral
D. Drive (automatic operation)
1...6. Gear engaged during manual operation
-. Instruction not processed in manual
operation
Starting the vehicle
► With your foot on the brake pedal,
select position P or N.
► Start the engine.
If the conditions are not met, you will hear an
audible signal, accompanied by the display of a
message.
► With the engine running, press the brake
pedal.
► Release the parking brake, unless it is
programmed to automatic mode.
► Select position R, D or M.
► Gradually release the brake pedal.
If position N is selected inadvertently
while driving, allow the engine to return
to idle, then select position D to accelerate.
When the engine is running at idle with
the brakes released, if position R, D or
is selected, the vehicle moves even without
the accelerator being pressed.
Never leave children unattended in the
vehicle when the engine is running.
When carrying out maintenance with the
engine running, apply the parking brake and
select position P.
Automatic operation
► Select position D for automatic changing of
the six gears.
The gearbox then operates in auto-adaptive
mode, without any intervention on the part of the
driver. It continuously selects the most suitable
gear according to the driving style, the road
For maximum acceleration without touching the
selector, press the accelerator fully down (kick-
down). The gearbox changes down automatically
or holds the gear selected until the maximum
engine speed is reached.
When braking, the gearbox changes down
If you release the accelerator sharply, the
gearbox will not shift to a higher gear for safety
reasons.
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