Engaging reverse (R)
Reverse (
R
) can only be engaged with ve-
hicle stationary and brake pedal depressed.
Proceed as follows:
❒
press the brake pedal (vehicle com-
pletely stationary);
❒
press button
R
on the transmission
panel;
❒
release the brake pedal and press the
accelerator pedal.
When reverse is engaged, the system
emits an acoustic signal.
If the brake pedal is not depressed (and
the vehicle is stationary), the display will
show a dedicated message (see paragraph
“Warning lights and messages”) and the
system will automatically engage neutral
(
N
).
ENGAGING NEUTRAL (N)
Neutral (
N
) can only be engaged with ac-
celerator pedal released, regardless of the
brake pedal condition (depressed or not)
(in any case, pressing the brake pedal is al-
ways recommended).
The display will show the letter
N
to-
gether with the active operating mode.
When trying to engage the neutral with
accelerator pedal depressed, the system
will not accept the request and maintain
the speed engaged. In this case the display
will show a dedicated message (see para-
graph “Warning lights and messages”) and
an acoustic signal is emitted.
To engage a speed from the neutral (
N
)
position, press button
1
on the transmis-
sion panel (it is not necessary to press the
brake pedal): the gearbox will immediate-
ly choose the correct gear according to
the vehicle’s speed.
IMPORTANT With the vehicle in motion,
the request is accepted and executed if the
vehicle speed drops below 3 km/h within
3 seconds from the request: if the request
is not executed, the system will keep the
speed engaged or, if the speed of the car
drops below 10 km/h, will put the gearbox
in neutral (
N
) and the manoeuvre will have
to be repeated.
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