Abarth 595, Owner'S Handbook Manual

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the accelerator and/or brake pedal
are not operated for at least 3 minutes;
the brake pedal is pressed for longer
than 10 minutes;
the driver's door is opened and the
accelerator pedal or the brake pedal
are not operated for at least 1.5
seconds;
a fault has been detected in the
transmission.
PARKING THE CAR
The 1st or reverse gear must be
engaged with the foot on the brake
pedal and, if on a slope, the handbrake
must be operated in order to park
safely. Wait until the indication of the
gear engaged disappears on the
display before releasing the brake
pedal.
IMPORTANT NEVER leave the car with
the gearbox in neutral (N).
IMPORTANT NOTES
With car stationary and gear
engaged, always keep the brake pedal
pressed until you decide to set off,
then release the brake and accelerate
gradually.
During prolonged stops with the
engine running, it is advisable to keep
the gearbox 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 be damaged.
Use the brake pedal or the handbrake
instead and use the accelerator pedal
only when you decide to set off.
Only use 2nd gear when you need
greater control when setting off for
manoeuvres on surfaces with poor grip.
If, with reverse gear (R) engaged,
you have to engage 1st gear or vice
versa, only do this when the car is
completely stationary and with
the brake pedal pressed.
Although it is strongly unadvisable, if
you are driving downhill and, for
unexpected reasons, you let the car
move forward with the transmission in
neutral (N), when there is a request
to engage a gear, depending on the
actual speed of the car, the system will
automatically engage the best gear
for the correct transmission of drive
torque to the wheels.
When necessary, it is possible to
engage 1st gear, reverse (R) or neutral
(N) with the engine off, the key at
MAR-ON and the brake pressed. In this
case, it is advisable to change allowing
at least 5 seconds to elapse between
one gear change and the next to
safeguard the operation of the hydraulic
system and the pump in particular.
Fully and quickly depressing the
accelerator pedal activates a function
that allows a "lively" departure.
For departures on a hill, accelerating
gradually but fully immediately after
having released the handbrake or the
brake pedal allows the engine to greatly
increase the rpm and tackle the
steepest gradients with more torque to
the wheels.
WARNING
20) Using the levers incorrectly (levers
pushed towards the dashboard) could
break them.
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