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STARTING AND DRIVING
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Press the gear selector to the right to "+"
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(plus) to change up one step and release
it.
Press the gear selector to the left to "–"
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(minus) to change down one step and
release it.
Press the gear selector backwards to
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return to the D position.
The gearbox automatically shifts down if the
speed decreases to a level lower than appro-
priate for the selected gear, in order to avoid
jerking and stalling.
Related information
Automatic gearbox (p. 444)
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Gear selector inhibitor (p. 450)
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Changing gear with steering wheel pad-
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dles* (p. 448)
Kick-down function (p. 451)
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448
Changing gear with steering wheel
paddles*
The steering wheel paddles are a comple-
ment to the gear selector and make it possi-
ble to change gear manually without releas-
ing hands from the steering wheel.
The function is available in position D or M.
"-": Selects the next lower gear.
"+": Selects the next higher gear.
Switch
To change gear:
Pull one of the paddles backwards -
–
towards the steering wheel - and release.
A gear change occurs at each pull of the pad-
dle, provided that the engine speed does not
leave the permitted range. The driver display
shows the current gear.
In M position the steering wheel paddles are
automatically activated.
Driver display when changing gear with steering
wheel paddles in manual gearshift mode, large gear
lever.
Driver display when changing gear with steering
wheel paddles in manual gearshift mode, small gear
lever.
* Option/accessory.
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