FIAT Bravo - Manual (Page 135)

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SAFETY DEVICES
WARNING LIGHTS AND MESSAGES
IN AN
EMERGENCY
CAR
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATION
INDEX
DASHBOARD AND CONTROLS
CORRECT USE OF THE CAR
USING THE GEARBOX
To engage the gears, press the clutch ped-
al fully and shift the gear lever into the re-
quired position (the diagram of gear po-
sition is shown on the knob fig. 2 and
fig. 3.
To engage 6 th gear (1.4 16V , 1.4 T-JET and
1.9 Multijet 16V version ) press the lever
to the right to prevent engaging 4 th gear
by mistake. A similar action is required to
shift down from 6
th to 5 th .
IMPORTANT The car can only be put in-
to reverse gear when it has stopped mov-
ing completely. With the engine running,
before engaging the reverse, wait at least
2 seconds with the clutch pedal fully down
to prevent damage and grating of the
gears.
To engage reverse R from neutral, lift the
sliding ring A-fig. 2 or A-fig. 3 under the
knob and shift the lever to the right and
back.
fig. 2 F0Q0734m fig. 3 F0Q0602m
To change gears properly
you must push the clutch
pedal fully down. It is therefore es-
sential that there is nothing under the
pedals: make sure the mats are lying
flat and do not get in the way of the
pedals.
WARNING Do not drive with your hand
resting on the gear lever as the
force exerted, even if slight,
could lead over time to pre-
mature wear on the gearbox internal
components.
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