6
Avoid keeping your hand on
the lever when you are not re-
questing a gear shift or an
Auto/Manual mode change.
Automatic operation
(AUTO with UP function engaged)
The
UP
can only be activated with auto-
matic mode engaged.
The
UP
function is turned on by press-
ing the
UP
button
fig. 4
located between
the controls in the dashboard. After this
function is activated the (green) warning
light
0
in the instrument panel comes
on together with a confirmation message
in the reconfigurable multifunction display
(see next paragraph).
With the
UP
active, the system will select
the most appropriate gear on the basis of
vehicle speed, engine rpm and pressure on
the accelerator pedal, with the aim of
overcoming steep gradients in the easiest,
most comfortable manner.
Where necessary (e.g. overtaking), the
system will react to the accelerator be-
ing pressed to the floor by shifting down
through one or more gears in order to de-
liver the power and torque required to
give the vehicle the acceleration required
by the driver (all this takes place in auto-
matic mode, irrespective of whether the
UP
function is on or off).
In
AUTO
mode, the system will shift
gears on the basis of vehicle speed, engine
rpm and the pressure applied to the ac-
celerator pedal. A gear shift may be re-
quested by operating the gear lever, but
without necessarily disengaging this mode:
this function, known as ‘gear suggestion’,
suspends automatic mode for the time re-
quired to select the ratio requested by the
driver.
INFORMATION ON DISPLAY
When the ignition key is turned to
MAR
,
after one second, the reconfigurable mul-
tifunction display shows the gear engaged
and the last mode used (
AUTO
or
MANUAL
):
N
= neutral;
1
= first gear;
2
= second gear;
3
= third gear;
4
= fourth gear;
5
= fifth gear;
6
= sixth gear;
R
= reverse.
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