Alfa Romeo Alfa 147 GTA, Owner'S Manual

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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR
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fig. 105
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fig. 104
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fig. 106
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OPERATION
The gearbox can work in two operating
modes:
– the first is semiautomatic ( MANUAL ),
in which the driver directly decides when to
shift gear.
– the second is completely automatic
( CITY ), in which the system decides di-
rectly when to shift gear according to the
type of driving.
The CITY mode can be selected by press-
ing the specific button CITY on the gearbox
lever knob; when this mode is selected, the
CITY sign appears on the display.
SEMIAUTOMATIC OPERATION
(
MANUAL
)
In the operating mode, the reconfigurable
multifunction display on the cluster shows
the gear engaged.
In this operating mode, the decision to
change gear is left to the driver who decides
the most appropriate moment.
The requests to change gear may take
place through:
– the control lever on the centre console
( A-fig. 104 );
– steering wheel stalks ( fig. 105 ),
which can be operated only when the car
speed exceeds 2 km/h.
The
MANUAL
operating mode is set
when, with the
CITY
mode selected, the
CITY
button(
A-fig. 106
) is pressed
again, excluding the previously selected
mode.
When changing gear it is not necessary
to release the accelerator pedal because the
Selespeed system directly controls the en-
gine in such a way as to:
– reduce and then increase engine torque;
– adapt the engine speed to the latest
gear engaged.
When downshifting, the engine is accel-
erated automatically to bring it to the speed
necessary with the new gear ratio.
The neutral command ( N ) is accepted un-
til the vehicle speed exceeds 40 km/h. The
reverse gear engagement command (
R ) is
accepted only if the vehicle is stationary.