ESP FIAT DUCATO 250 2008 3.G Comfort Matic Manual

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AUTOMATIC MODE
IMPORTANT For correct use of the sys-
tem, it is advisable to use your right foot
only to operate the pedal.
❒Press the brake pedal.
❒Start the engine.
❒Push the gear lever to A/M fig. 3, to
engage automatic mode +(higher gear)
fig. 1to engage the first gear, if start-
ing from Nor Rmove the lever to cen-
tral position R fig. 2to engage reverse.
❒Release the brake pedal and press the
accelerator pedal.
OPERATING MODE
The gearbox can operate in two operat-
ing modes:
❒the first is manual (MANUAL), where
the driver decides directly when to shift
gear;
❒the second fully automatic (AUTO),
where the system decides when to shift
gear. This mode allows you to use the
UPfunction (steep road function),
which allows you to shift gears at high-
er speeds to allow you to drive up very
steep roads easily with any load. To en-
gage this function, press the UPbut-
ton - fig. 4between the controls on the
dashboard. Select the gear and the op-
erating mode MANUALor AUTO)
by operating the control lever at any
speed.
fig. 3F0N0352mfig. 4F0N0353m
CONTROL LEVER
Control lever A-fig. 1, on the central
tunnel is a floating multistable lever, i.e. it
can take up three stable positions and
three unstable positions.
The three stable positions correspond to
neutral N-fig. 2, reverse R-fig. 2and the
central position between the unstable po-
sitions (–) and (+)fig. 1.
The unstable positions, i.e. positions left
by the lever as soon as it is released, are
upshift request (+), downshift request (–)
and automatic mode request (A/M)
fig. 3.
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Avoid keeping your hand on
the lever when you are not re-
questing a gear shift or an
Auto/Manual mode change.Automatic operation
(AUTO with UP function engaged)
The UPcan only be activated with auto-
matic mode engaged.
The UPfunction is turned on by press-
ing the UP button fig. 4 located between
the controls in the dashboard. After this
function is activated the (green) warning
light
0in the instrument panel comes
on together with a confirmation message
in the reconfigurable multifunction display
(see next paragraph).
With the UPactive, the system will select
the most appropriate gear on the basis of
vehicle speed, engine rpm and pressure on
the accelerator pedal, with the aim of
overcoming steep gradients in the easiest,
most comfortable manner.
Where necessary (e.g. overtaking), the
system will react to the accelerator be-
ing pressed to the floor by shifting down
through one or more gears in order to de-
liver the power and torque required to
give the vehicle the acceleration required
by the driver (all this takes place in auto-
matic mode, irrespective of whether the
UPfunction is on or off).
In AUTO mode, the system will shift
gears on the basis of vehicle speed, engine
rpm and the pressure applied to the ac-
celerator pedal. A gear shift may be re-
quested by operating the gear lever, but
without necessarily disengaging this mode:
this function, known as ‘gear suggestion’,
suspends automatic mode for the time re-
quired to select the ratio requested by the
driver.INFORMATION ON DISPLAY
When the ignition key is turned to MAR,
after one second, the reconfigurable mul-
tifunction display shows the gear engaged
and the last mode used (AUTOor
MANUAL):
N= neutral;
1= first gear;
2= second gear;
3= third gear;
4= fourth gear;
5= fifth gear;
6= sixth gear;
R= reverse.
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