Automatic gearbox, electronic lever

On the instrument panel, the following symbols inform you:

Symbols 5 or 6 are displayed to indicate the gears that can be selected. If these symbols are absent this indicates that the gears cannot be selected from the current position.

The triangle 7 is displayed when manual mode is activated.

Move the selector lever 1 one or two notches forwards or backwards to engage the desired position (R, N, D or B), depending on the vehicle, then release the lever and it will return to its stable position.

The selected position is displayed on the instrument panel along with the indicator light 4 in front of the position.

If certain conditions prevent shifting from one position to another, the requested position flashes on the instrument panel.

With the vehicle at a standstill and the engine or the ignition on, press the button 2 to engage the position P. The warning light on button 2 lights up orange once the park position P on the gearbox is engaged.

With the vehicle stationary and the engine on, press the brake pedal and, move the 1 selector lever forwards or backwards according to the position desired. The 2 button warning light switches off.

If the brake pedal is not fully depressed, the message "Press brake" and the warning light are displayed on the instrument panel.

With the vehicle stopped and the engine on, to select N position, move the 1 selector lever one notch forwards or backwards according to the gear engaged.

With the vehicle stationary and the engine on, move the selector lever 1 two notches backwards to engage position D.

If one of the conditions is not applied, D flashes for around 5 seconds and the message "Apply brake" is displayed on the instrument panel for approximately 15 seconds.

In the majority of driving conditions, you will no longer have to use your gear lever: the gears change "automatically", at the right time, to a suitable engine speed because the automated system takes the vehicle's load, road profile and the selected driving style into account.

Note: with the engine running and the vehicle travelling at between 0 and 5 mph (0 and 8 km/h), in position N or R, it is necessary to depress the brake pedal to engage position D. This is useful during parking manoeuvres requiring a number of alternate forward and reverse movements.

When driving, always leave the lever in position D, keeping the accelerator pedal lightly depressed to ensure automatic gear changes at a lower engine speed.

Depress the accelerator pedal briskly and fully (so that it goes beyond the kickdown point).

It is also possible to shift down at any time for overtaking purposes, by pressing the left-hand paddle.

With the vehicle stationary and the engine on, move the selector lever 1 two notches forwards to engage position R.

If the brake pedal is not depressed, a beep will sound, the display of position R flashes for around 5 seconds in the grid shown on the instrument panel, and a message "Press brake" is displayed for around 15 seconds.

Note: with the engine running and the vehicle moving at between approximately 0 and 5 mph (8 km/h) position N, or D, you need not press the brake pedal in order to engage R. This is useful during parking manoeuvres requiring a number of alternate forward and reverse movements.

Depending on the vehicle, paddles 8 and 9 can be used to change gear when the lever is in D position.

8: change to a lower gear.

9: change to a higher gear.

The P, N and R positions cannot be accessed using paddles.

When driving in D position you can switch to manual driving mode by selecting paddles 8 and 9 on the steering wheel. Depending on the vehicle, two manual driving modes are available:

Note: the gearbox adjusts itself to automatic mode D if the gear engaged is no longer optimal to vehicle performance or if no action has been taken on a paddle for a certain amount of time.

Note: depending on the vehicle, the return to automatic mode is carried out by pressing and holding the right-hand paddle or by moving the one-touch lever 1 one or two notches backwards.

In all situations:

Note: depending on the display, the + and - or and indicator lights will suggest shifting up or down a gear.

In certain driving conditions (resulting in, for example, engine protection, operation of the Electronic Stability Control programme: ESC, etc.) "the automated system" may change the gear automatically.

Likewise, to prevent incorrect manoeuvres, a gear change may be refused by the automatic system: in this case the gear display flashes for a few seconds as a warning.

On vehicles equipped with lever 1, position P is automatically engaged as well as the electronic parking brake (on vehicles equipped) when:

P is displayed on the instrument panel and the P button warning light is on.

As position P is automatically engaged when the engine is stopped, it is sometimes necessary to place the vehicle in position N for some car washes, for example:

The next time the engine is restarted, position P is engaged automatically according to the cases described earlier.

Refer to the maintenance document for your vehicle or consult an Approved Dealer to check whether the automatic gearbox requires scheduled maintenance.

If it does not need to be serviced, there is no need to top up the oil.

Contact an approved dealer as soon as possible;

In the event of engine failure or an electrical fault (battery fault) affecting operation of the automatic gearbox, ensure that the vehicle is properly immobilised.