automatic transmission FIAT IDEA 2008 1.G Dualogic Transmission Manual

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HOW TO MOVE OFF
MANUAL MODE
IMPORTANT For the correct use of the
system, only use your right foot to oper-
ate the pedals.
❒Press the brake pedal
❒Start the engine
❒Move the gear lever A-fig. 1to +UP
fig. 2to engage the first gear or to R
to engage reverse
❒Release the brake pedal and press the
accelerator pedal
❒When running move the gear lever A-
fig. 1to + UP fig. 2for upshifting or
to – DOWNfor downshifting.
AUTOMATIC MODE
IMPORTANT For the correct use of the
system, only use your right foot to oper-
ate the pedals.
❒Press the brake pedal
❒Start the engine
❒Move the gear lever A-fig. 1to A/M
to engage the automatic mode or to R
to engage reverse
❒Release the brake pedal and press the
accelerator pedal.
USING THE
DUALOGIC GEARBOX
The car is fitted with a mechanical gear-
box with electronic control called “Dua-
logic” that can work in two operating
modes: MANUALand AUTO.
This gearbox includes a conventional me-
chanical transmission to which an elec-
tronically-operated electrohydraulic de-
vice has been added which controls au-
tomatically the clutch and gear engage-
ment.
fig. 1F0H0731m
fig. 2F0H0333m
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MANUAL OPERATION
(MANUAL)
In this operating mode, the decision to
change gear is left to the driver who de-
cides the most appropriate moment.
To change gears in MANUAL operating
mode proceed as follows:
❒move lever to +(UP) to engage high-
er gear;
or
❒move lever to –(DOWN) to engage
lower gear.
The system will cut in automatically pre-
venting gearshifting only if the request to
change gear will impair regular engine and
transmission operation; the system will al-
so shift down gears automatically when
the engine (e.g.: at slowing down).
The system will warn the driver that the
required gear will not be engaged through
the sound of the buzzer and a dedicated
message on the reconfigurable multifunc-
tion display (see paragraph “Warning lights
and messages”).AUTOMATIC OPERATION
(AUTO)
For engaging/disengaging the automatic
operating mode (AUTO), move lever
A-fig. 1 to A/M: automatic mode activa-
tion is indicated by message AUTOand
gear engaged on the reconfigurable multi-
function display fig. 4.
fig. 4F0H1243g
With AUTOmode active, the system de-
cides to change gear depending on car
speed, engine rpm and how the accelera-
tor pedal is pressed. It is however possi-
ble to change gears with the control lever
without deactivating the automatic mode:
this function called “gear advice” suspends
the automatic mode for the time required
to change gear.
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IMPORTANT NOTES
❒With the car stopped and a gear en-
gaged always keep the brake pedal
pressed until deciding to move off, then
release the brake pedal and accelerate
gradually;
❒during prolonged halts with the engine
running it is advisable to keep the gear-
box in neutral (N);
❒when the car is parked facing uphill, to
safeguard clutch efficiency do not use
the accelerator to keep the car still
since clutch overheating could damage
it. Use the brake pedal and press the ac-
celerator pedal only when deciding to
move off;
❒use second gear only when more con-
trol is needed for moving off manoeu-
vres with poor grip;
❒if, in reverse gear (R), first gear is to
be engaged or vice versa, shift gear on-
ly when the car is stopped completely
and with the brake pedal pressed;
❒though highly inadvisable, if when trav-
elling downhill for some unexpected
reason the car is set to neutral (N),
when the engagement of a gear is re-
quested, the system automatically en-
gages the best gear in relation to the
speed of the car to allow the correct
transmission of torque to the wheels;
❒when travelling downhill with a gear en-
gaged and the accelerator released (if
the car is moving), beyond a pre-es-
tablished speed, the system engages the
clutch automatically to give the car ad-
equate engine braking.
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