FIAT Stilo - Manual (Page 145)

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W
ARNING
LIGHTS AND MESSAGES
IN AN
EMERGENCY
CAR
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICA
TIONS
INDEX
DASHBOARD AND CONTROLS
SAFETY DEVICES
CORRECT USE OF THE CAR
IMPORTANT NOTES
❒ With the car stopped and a gear en-
gaged always keep the brake pedal
pressed until deciding to move off;
❒ during prolonged halts with the engine
running it is advisable to keep the gear-
box in neutral;
❒ when the car is parked facing uphill, do
not use the moving off manoeuvre to
keep the car still; use the brake pedal
and press the accelerator pedal only
when the deciding to move off;
❒ use second gear (2) only when more
control is needed for moving off ma-
noeuvres at low speed;
❒ if, in reverse gear, first (1) gear is en-
gaged or vice versa, shift gear only
when the car is stopped completely and
with the brake pedal pressed.
Though highly inadvisable, if when travel-
ling downhill for some unexpected reason
the car is set to neutral (N), when the en-
gagement of a gear is requested, the sys-
tem automatically engages the best gear in
relation to the speed of the car to allow
the correct transmission of torque to the
wheels.
When travelling downhill with a gear en-
gaged and the accelerator released (if the
car is moving), beyond a pre-established
speed, the system engages the clutch au-
tomatically to give the car adequate engine
braking.
GEARSHIFTING
Through lever
Gearshifting takes place through the con-
trol lever A-fig. 8, which is of the float-
ing type with a “single central stable po-
sition”. It is possible to request an in-
crease/decrease of the gear ratio engaged
and/or reverse gear engagement (R) or
neutral (N).
To request gearshifting proceed as follows
fig. 9:
❒ shift upwards (+) push the lever for-
wards. If the system is in neutral (N) or
in reverse (R) moving the lever for-
wards causes the engagement of first
gear (1);
❒ to shift downwards (-) push the lever
backwards.
fig. 8 F0C00105m fig. 9 F0C0184m