Specifications

GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR
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MOVING OFF THE CAR
With the engine on and the car stationary,
the gears that can be engaged for moving
off are only first (1), second (2) or reverse
(R).
To engage them it is possible, keeping the
brake pedal pressed, to use the gearshift
lever on the centre console as well as the
levers on the steering wheel.
IMPORTANT Reverse gear (R) can be
engaged from any of the following other ra-
tios: neutral (N), first (1) or second (2).
If the car is moving, the request will be ac-
cepted and carried out if, within 3 seconds
from the request, the car speed is below 3
Km/h: if the request is not accepted, the
system will engaged neutral (N) and the
manoeuvre will be repeated.
The driver is informed of the reverse gear
engaged condition by the display and the in-
termittent sound of a buzzer.
IMPORTANT If when shifting from re-
verse (R)/first (1) or neutral (N)/first (1)
sticking occurs on first gear, the system au-
tomatically engages second gear (2).
WARNINGS
– With the car stopped and a gear en-
gaged always keep the brake pedal pressed
until deciding to move off;
– during prolonged halts with the engine
running it is advisable to keep the gearbox
in neutral;
– when the car is parked facing uphill, do
not use the moving off manoeuvre to keep
the car still; use the brake pedal and press
the accelerator pedal only when deciding to
move off;
– use second gear only when more con-
trol is needed for moving off manoeuvres at
low speed;
– if, in reverse gear, first gear is engaged
or vice versa, shift gear only when the car
is stopped completely and with the brake
pedal pressed.
After a request to shift
gear with the car station-
ary, before pressing the accelera-
tor pedal to make the car move,
the driver must always check the
display to see that the gear en-
gaged is the onne required.
WARNING
This is not to be considered as a fault as
it is part of the operating logic. For the same
reason, in the case of sticking on reverse
gear, the system partially closes the clutch
to allow gear engagement; in this case the
engagement of reverse gear (R) will not be
as smooth as usual.
Moving off the car is obtained:
1) releasing the brake pedal;
2) gradually pressing the accelerator ped-
al.
The more the accelerator is pressed the
higher the pickup torque.
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