Driving and Driving Safety
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Upshift prompt for fuel-economy-
optimised driving
The consumption-oriented upshift indicator
A
in
the tachometer at the right beside the digital
speed display helps you to develop a fuel-saving
driving style.
The upshift indicator lights up – prompting you to
shift up to the next-higher gear – depending on the
selected gear, engine speed and accelerator
pedal position.
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Change to the next-higher gear when the
upshift indicator lights up.
Gear display
The gear display
B
in the tachometer indicates the
currently engaged gear.
Permitted engine speed
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You should change into a higher gear or ease
off the accelerator before the needle reaches
the red mark on the tachometer.
If the red zone is reached during acceleration,
fuel feed is interrupted.
Risk of engine damage (overrevving) when shifting
down to a lower gear.
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Take care not to exceed the maximum
permitted engine speed when shifting down.
Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK)
Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) is a seven-speed
transmission with an automatic and a manual
selection mode.
In
automatic selection mode
(selector-lever
position
D
), gear changing is automatic.
You can change temporarily from automatic
to manual mode using the shift buttons on the
steering wheel.
In
manual selection mode
(selector-lever
position
M
), you change gear using the shift
buttons or shift paddles on the steering wheel
or with the PDK selector lever.
You can change between selector-lever
positions
D
and
M
as you wish while driving.
Information
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Take care not to operate the shift buttons on
the steering wheel inadvertently in either
automatic or manual mode, thereby triggering
undesired gear changes.
NOTICE
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