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Driving
C-elysee_en_Chap05_conduite_ed01-2016
F Applytheparkingbrake.
F Select position P or N.
F Starttheengine.
Ifthisprocedureisnotfollowed,thereisan
audiblesignal,accompaniedbythedisplayof
anwarningmessage.
F Withtheenginerunning,pressthebrake
pedal.
F Releasetheparkingbrake.
F Select position R, D or M.
F Graduallyreleasethebrakepedal.
Thevehiclemovesoffimmediately.
Moving off
Whentheengineisrunningatidle,with
thebrakesreleased,ifpositionR, D or
Misselected,thevehiclemoveseven
withouttheacceleratorbeingpressed.
Whentheengineisrunning,never
leavechildreninthevehiclewithout
supervision.
Whencarryingoutmaintenancewith
theenginerunning,applytheparking
brakeandselectpositionP.
If position Nisselectedinadvertently
whiledriving,allowtheengineto
returntoidlethenselectpositionD to
accelerate.
Never select position N while the
vehicleismoving.
Never select positions P or R unless the
vehicleiscompletelystationary.
Automatic operation
F Select position D for automaticchanging
ofthefour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styleofdriving,
theprofileoftheroadandtheloadinthe
vehicle.
Formaximumaccelerationwithouttouching
theselector,presstheacceleratorpedaldown
fully(kickdown).Thegearboxchangesdown
automaticallyormaintainsthegearselected
untilthemaximumenginespeedisreached.
Onbraking,thegearboxchangesdown
automaticallytoprovideefficientengine
braking.
If you release the accelerator sharply, the
gearboxwillnotchangetoahighergearfor
safetyreasons.
Iftheambienttemperatureisbelow
-23°C,theengineshouldbeleftatidle
forfourminutes,toensurethecorrect
operationandlifeoftheengineand
gearbox.
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