parking brake FIAT IDEA 2009 1.G Dualogic Transmission Manual

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DRIVING OFF IN THE CAR
Driving off in the car is permitted in both
1
stgear and 2ndgear (advisable on road sur-
faces with poor grip) and also in reverse
gear (R).
To engage 1
stgear
❒press the brake pedal;
❒with the lever in (N) or (R), move the
lever to the middle position;
❒with the lever already in the middle,
move the lever towards + fig. 1;
❒release the brake pedal and press the
accelerator pedal (fully depressing the
pedal quickly to the end of travel posi-
tion and switching off the ASR, if fitted,
with a “lively” departure).When setting off on a medium-steep in-
cline, it is advisable to use the handbrake.
To engage 2
ndgear
❒press the brake pedal;
❒with the lever in (N) or (R) move the
lever to the middle position or to-
wards + fig. 1;
❒with the lever already in the middle,
move the lever twice towards + fig.
1;
❒release the brake pedal and press the
accelerator pedal.
To engage reverse (R)
❒press the brake pedal (car completely
stationary);
IMPORTANT If the vehicle is moving, the
request is accepted and carried out if the
vehicle speed is less than 3 km/h within 1.5
seconds of the request: if the request is
not implemented, the system will maintain
the gear engaged or, if the speed of the car
goes below 10 km/h, it will place the gear-
box in neutral (N) and the manoeuvre will
have to be repeated.
❒place the lever in (R);
❒release the brake pedal and press the
accelerator pedal.BUZZER WARNINGS
For safety reasons, there is a buzzer warn-
ing when parking the vehicle with the gear-
box in neutral (N) (the warning is heard
when the ignition key is turned to the
STOPposition).
With the vehicle stationary, the engine
started and (1), (2) or (R) engaged, the
system activates the buzzer and automat-
ically places the gearbox in neutral (N)
when:
❒the accelerator and/or the brake ped-
al are not operated for at least 3 min-
utes;
❒the brake pedal is pressed for longer
than 10 minutes;
❒the driver’s door is opened and the ac-
celerator pedal or the brake pedal are
not operated for at least 1.5 seconds;
❒a fault is detected in the gearbox.
fig. 7F0H0733m
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PARKING THE CAR
To park safely it is vital to engage 1st gear
or reverse (R), with your foot on the
brake pedal and, if the road is on a gradi-
ent, to operate the handbrake; it is also vi-
tal to wait for the display of the gear en-
gaged to disappear from the reconfig-
urable multifunction display before re-
leasing the brake pedal.
IMPORTANT NEVERleave the car with
the gearbox in neutral (N).GENERAL WARNINGS
❒With the car stationary and a gear en-
gaged, always keep the brake pedal
pressed until you decide to set off, then
release the brake and accelerate gently;
❒during prolonged stops with the engine
running, it is advisable to keep the gear-
box in neutral (N);
❒in order to safeguard the efficiency of
the clutch, do not use the accelerator
to keep the car stationary (e.g. when
stopped on an incline); if the clutch
overheats it could damage it, use the
brake pedal and only use the accelera-
tor pedal when you decide to set off;
❒only use second gear when you need
greater control at take off for ma-
noeuvres on surfaces with poor grip;
❒if, with reverse gear (R) engaged, you
need to engage first gear or vice ver-
sa, only do this when the car is com-
pletely stationary and with the brake
pedal pressed;
❒although it is strongly discouraged, if
you are going downhill and for un-
known reasons you let the car move
forward with the gearbox in neutral
(N), when there is a request to engage
a gear the system will automatically en-
gage the best gear in relation to the
speed of the actual to allow the correct
transmission of the drive torque to the
wheels;
❒when necessary, with the engine
switched off it is possible to engage 1st
gear or reverse (R) with the ignition in
the MARposition and the brake
pressed. In this case, gear shifts must be
made allowing at least 5 minutes to
elapse between one gear shift and the
next to safeguard the operation of the
hydraulic system and the pump in par-
ticular;
❒fully depressing the accelerator pedal
quickly and turning the ASR button in
the dashboard, if present, off, activates
a “lively” departure;
❒for departures on a hill, accelerating
gently but fully straight after having re-
leased the handbrake or the brake ped-
al allows the engine to greatly increase
the number of revs and tackle the
steepest gradients with more torque at
the wheels.
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