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YOUR 206 AT A GLANCE
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"PORSCHE TIPTRONIC SYSTEM"
AUTOMATIC GEARBOX
The four speed automatic gearbox offers a choice between the comfort
of integral automatic operation, enhanced by a sport and a snow pro-
gramme, or manual gear changing.
Gear selection gate
☞ Move the lever in the gate to select a position.
The indicator light for the position selected illuminates on the instrument
panel display.
Park: to immobilise the vehicle and start the
engine, handbrake on or off.
Reverse: to reverse (select this function with the
vehicle stationary, engine at idle).
Neutral: to start the engine and to park, hand-
brake on.
Note: if position N is engaged inadvertently while
driving, allow the engine to return to idle before
engaging function D to accelerate.
Drive: to drive, in automatic mode.
Manual: for manual gear changing.
S: sport programme.
: snow programme.
Manual changing of the four gears:
☞ Push the lever to the + sign to change to a higher gear and pull the
lever to the – sign to change to a lower gear.
Note: programmes S (sport) and (snow) do not operate in manual
mode.
Starting the engine
☞ with the handbrake applied,
select function N or P in the
gate,
☞ turn the key to the starting
position.
Moving off
With the engine running, to start
the vehicle from position P:
☞ it is essential to press the
brake pedal to exit
position P,
☞ select function R, D or M, then
gradually release the pressure
on the break pedal; the vehicle
moves off immediately.
You can also move off from
position N:
☞ release the handbrake, with
your foot on the brake,
☞ select function R, D or M,
then gradually release the
pressure on the break pedal;
the vehicle moves off immediately.
When the engine is at
idle, brakes not applied, if
function R, D or M is
selected the vehicle
moves even without the accelerator pedal being pressed.
For this reason, do not
leave children unsupervised inside the vehicle,
with the engine running.
01-12-2003