YOUR 607 IN DETAIL
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PORSCHE TIPTRONIC system' AUTOMATIC GEARBOX
The four speed automatic gearbox offers a choice between the comfort of inte-
gral automatic operation, enhanced by a sport and a snow programme, or the
pleasure of manual gear changing.
Gear selection gate
☞
Move the lever in the gate to select a function.
Once the function is selected, the corresponding indicator light appears on the
instrument panel screen.
S
: sport programme.
: snow programme.
P
ark: to immobilise the vehicle and to start the
engine, with the handbrake on or off.
Reverse: to reverse (select this function with the vehi-
cle stationary, engine at idle).
Neutral: to start the engine and to park, with the hand-
brake on.
Note: if position N is inadvertently engaged while dri-
ving, allow the engine to return to idle before engaging
function D to accelerate.
D
rive: for driving in automatic mode.
M
anual: for driving in manual mode.
Moving Off
With the engine running, to move off
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 brake 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 brake pedal; the vehicle
moves off immediately.
WARNING
When the engine is at idle, brakes not
applied, if function R, D or M is select-
ed, the vehicle moves even without
the accelerator being pressed.
For this reason, do not leave
children unsupervised inside the
vehicle, with the engine running.
When maintenance operations need
to be carried out with the engine run-
ning, apply the handbrake and select
position P.
15-07-2002
