Porsche Cayenne S owners manual page 223

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D - Automatic selection mode (in the road The corner is taken in the right gear, and when you The system leaves manual selection mode: driving program) accelerate out of the corner you do not have to – automatically after around 8 seconds change down. (unless car is cornering, overrunning or The functions of selector lever positions D and M stationary), differ in the on-road program, High Range, and in Moving off the off-road program, Low Range.In 2nd gear, the vehicle moves off with the throttle – if you depress the accelerator to kickdown. f Use selector lever position D for “normal” driv-only slightly open. Move off in 1st gear with the Temporary change-down ing. throttle open wider or when the engine is cold. The gears are shifted automatically according When PSM is switched off, the car generally Precondition to the accelerator position and speed.moves off in 1st gear.– Speed is higher than approx. 33 mph Depending on the way the vehicle is driven and on Shifting gear on the steering wheel(54 km/h). the resistance (e.g. uphill), the gear-changing By shifting gear with the rocker switches on the f Depress accelerator quickly. points are shifted towards higher or lower engine-steering wheel, you can temporarily change from The Tiptronic changes temporarily to the sport- speed ranges. Movement of the accelerator, automatic selection mode D to manual selection iest gear-changing map, i.e. to the highest pos- driving speed, longitudinal and lateral acceleration mode M.sible gear-changing points. Correspondingly, and the road profile all have an influence on the the transmission shifts down immediately by gear-changing characteristic.Advantages one, two or three gears. When PSM is switched off, transmission gear – Shifting down before corners and on entering changes are done at higher engine speeds. built-up areas.Ending the function Unwanted upward shifts, e.g. before corners, are – Shifting down on downward slopes (engine f Release the accelerator markedly (by approx. prevented by swiftly releasing the accelerator ped-braking).25%). al. f f f Depending on lateral acceleration, upward chang-– Shifting down for brief spurts of acceleration. es on corners are not made until the engine-speed – Selecting 1st or 2nd gear for moving off. limit is reached. The manual selection mode remains engaged: During braking, and depending on the amount of – For cornering (depending on the lateral accel- deceleration, the Tiptronic changes down earlier. eration) and overrunning, For subsequent cornering, the right gear is en- gaged when pressure is applied to the brakes be-– When the vehicle is stationary (e.g. at a junc- fore the corner. tion). Shifting Gear, Traction Systems 223

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