Hobby FIAT Premium Drive, Manual

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Chassis
These three positions are not fixed, i.e. after the lever has been
moved it jumps back to the centre position.
Renault Quickshift
The gearshift lever has only one fixed gearshift position.
Starting from the centre position, the lever can be moved in
the following directions:
− to the left: for shifting between manual operation and auto-
matic
− to the right: neutral
− to the right and back: reverse gear
− forwards: to shift up to a higher gear (when in manual
operation)
− backwards: to shift down to a lower gear (when in manual
operation)
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Manual operation
This method of operation allows the driver to select a suitable
gear according to the conditions under which the vehicle is
being driven. Switch gears as follows:
• Move the lever in the direction of (+) to shift up or in the
direction of (-) to shift down. Do not let go of the gas pedal
while you are shifting gears.
The system will only allow you to shift when such an action
will not prevent the motor or the transmission from functioning
correctly. As soon as the motor reaches idle speed, the system
will automatically shift down (e.g. when braking).
Automatic operation
The lever must be pressed in the direction of A/M in order to
switch automatic operation on or off. The system automatical -
ly shifts gears on the basis of the vehicle‘s speed, the engine
rpm and the position of the gas pedal. If necessary, the sys-
tem will shift down one or more gears when you press the gas
pedal to the floorboard. This will provide you with the required
performance and torque to achieve the acceleration you re-
quire.
Parking the vehicle
To ensure that the vehicle is safely parked, step on the brake
pedal and then shift into either first gear or reverse (R). Further -
more, when parking on a slope, you must also pull the hand
brake.
Each time you move the gearshift, it automatically jumps
back to the centre position.