Porsche Cayenne Owner's Manual page 173

The manual selection mode remains engaged:
– For passing
– Depending on lateral acceleration
– When the vehicle is stationary (e.g. at a
junction).
The system leaves manual selection mode:
– Automatically after around 8 seconds
(unless car is subject to high lateral accelera-
tion, is passing or stationary),
– if you depress the accelerator to kickdown.
Kickdown
The kickdown function is active in selector lever
position D.
f For optimum acceleration, e.g. when overta-
king, depress the accelerator pedal beyond
the full-throttle point (kickdown).
The transmission shifts down depending on the
speed of travel and engine speed.
Upward shifts occur at the highest possible engine
speeds.
These gear-changing speeds remain active until
the accelerator is released to approx. 80% of the
full-throttle position.
Tip on driving
Unlike in the on-road driving program, an automa-
tic upshift is not performed in manual selection
mode M when the engine-speed limit is reached.
M - Manual selection mode (in the on-
road driving program)
Warning!
The kickdown function is not active in manual
selection mode "M".
The kickdown function cannot be used to
downshift in manual selection mode "M".
f Therefore shift down manually when accelera-
ting (e.g. to overtake).
Shifting up
f Press upper part (+) of a rocker switch A or
f Push selector lever B forward in the M gate.
Shifting down
f Press lower part (–) of a rocker switch A or
f Push selector lever B back in the M gate.
Depending on driving speed and engine speed,
you can shift up or down at any time. Gear
changes which would exceed the upper or lower
engine-speed limit are not executed by the control
unit.
You can change down two gears by quickly pres-
sing rocker switches A or selector lever B twice.
If PSM is active and the engine-speed limit is
reached, an automatic upward shift is performed
or, just before idling speed is reached, a down-
ward shift is performed.
f Select an appropriately low gear on upward
and downward slopes.
This will ensure optimum use of engine power
and engine braking.
If manual mode fails, the control electronics
switch to automatic mode.
In this event, the instrument panel will display
selector lever position D.
f To remedy the fault, please consult an
authorized Porsche dealer.
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