Hobby Vantana 2018, Manual

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3. Chassis 24
3.6 Automatic transmission
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As an option, your van can be equipped with an automatic
transmission (Comfort-Matic) which has two methods of ope -
ration: MANUAL/gearshift and AUTO(MATIC). Since the clutch
is engaged and released by means of an electro-hydraulic unit
that is controlled by the transmission‘s control unit, the clutch
pedal is superfluous and, therefore, it has been removed. Both
the selected method of operation as well as the gear you are
driving in are shown on the multifunction display panel.
FIAT Comfort-Matic
The gearshift lever on the dashboard has three fixed positions:
These three positions are not fixed, i.e. after the lever has been
moved it jumps back to the centre position.
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.
− centre position for selecting the forward gear “D”,
− top right: for selecting the neutral position “N”
(engine is idle),
− bottom right: for selecting the reverse gear “R”.
Starting from the centre position, which corresponds to the
forward gear, the lever can be moved as follows:
− forwards (- position) to select a lower gear (i.e. shifting
down),
− backwards (+ position) to select a higher gear,
− to the left (A/M position) to select automatic or manual
mode, alternatively.