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Driving
C4-Picasso-II_en_Chap04_conduite_ed01-2016
Invalid value in manual operation
Thissymbolisdisplayedifagearis
notengagedcorrectly(gearselector
betweentwopositions).
Youcantemporarilytakecontrolofgear
changesusingthe"+" and "-"steeringmounted
controlpaddles.Iftheenginespeedallows,the
instructiontochangegearisactedon.
This function allows you to anticipate certain
situationssuchasovertakinganothervehicleor
approachingabend.
After a few moments with no action on the
controlpaddles,thegearboxmanagesthe
gearsautomaticallyagain.
Temporary manual control of the
gears
Manual mode
Dandthegearengagedaredisplayedinthe
instrumentpanel.
Thegearboxoperatesinauto-active
mode,withoutanyactionfromthedriver.It
continuouslyselectsthemostappropriategear
accordingtothefollowingconditions:
- optimisation of fuel consumption,
- drivingstyle,
- relief of the road,
- vehicleload.
Automated mode
F Select position D.
Formaximumacceleration,withouttouching
thegearselector,presstheacceleratorfully
down(kickdown).Thegearboxchangesdown
automaticallyandmaintainsthegearselected
untilthemaximumenginespeedisreached.
Whenbraking,thegearboxchangesdown
automaticallyformoreeffectiveenginebraking.
Whenyoutakeyourfootofftheaccelerator
pedalsuddenly,thegearboxdoesnotchange
up,soastoimprovesafety.
F Select position M.
F Use the "+" and "-"steeringmounted
controlpaddlestochangegear.
Thegearsengagedaredisplayedsuccessively
intheinstrumentpanel.
When stationary or at very low speed, the
gearboxautomaticallyengages1stgear.
In manual mode, it is not necessary to release
theacceleratorpedalwhenchanginggear.
Thechangefromonegeartoanotherisonly
effected if the conditions of vehicle speed and
enginespeedallow;otherwisetheautomatic
lawsofoperationareimposedtemporarily.
Iftheenginespeedistoohighortoolow,
thedisplayofthegearselectedflashesfora
fewseconds,thenthenewgearengagedis
displayed.
Itispossibletochangemodeatany
time,bymovingthegearselector
from D to Mortheotherwayround.
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