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Automated Manual Transmission
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Engine On and/or Vehicle Moving:
First Starting (+50):
The vehicle is allowed to start
only
with the
brake pedal pressed. The instrument panel
will display upon the request to run, neutral
[N]. If the brake pedal is not pressed, the sys-
tem alerts the driver with the buzzer.
Starting the Vehicle from Stationary:
Once the starting procedure is over, the vehi-
cle is running, at a speed V = 0 km/h and
gearbox in neutral (N). The instrument panel,
in addition to displaying the operating mode
and the logic, displays neutral N.
The user can choose to go forward or re-
verse.
Regardless
of
the
mode
(Auto/Manual), to engage the first speed or
reverse, it is necessary
to press the brake
pedal
and:
Operate / Move gear shift lever to engage
the 1 or engage the reverse.
By pressing the Tip - lever it is not possible to
engage the 1st gear but only to downshift
from the 2nd to the 1st gear.
Engine Started:
The vehicle starts to move (set off) only act-
ing on the accelerator pedal.
With the engine started and V = 0 km/h, only
the 1st, 2nd or reverse gears can be engaged.
The gears can only be engaged by pressing
the brake pedal.
NOTE:
When inserting "R" there is an ACOUSTIC
SIGNAL for 1 second.
From "N" engaged: with brake pressed
Move gear shift lever to R to engage re-
verse
Move gear shift lever to A to engage 1st
gear.
Gear Change with Vehicle Moving Gear:
Change in Manual Mode:
Requests are only accepted if gear shifting is
over and engine rpm are sufficient to prevent
engine stalling.
Therefore:
1. If the request is accepted by the system:
the new current gear will appear on the
display when the gear shift is over.
NOTE
:
The system shows the gear actually engaged
on the display and not the gear requested by
user.
2. If the request is not accepted by the sys-
tem: gear engaged before the request will
remain on the display and an acoustic sig-
nal will be emitted.
In this case, the system will only accept the
request if the engine rpm after gear shifting
does not exceed the maximum rotation
speed permitted for the engine. If the re-
quest is not accepted, the system behaves as
it does when the shift up request is not ac-
cepted. Furthermore, the system will
autonomously select the lower ratio if the
driver maintains the current ratio at the en-
gine stalling limit (AUTODOWN).
NOTE
:
Auto up/auto down are performance, not
safety functions. The safety function is pro-
vided by the limiter only.
Gear Change in Automatic Mode:
The word AUTO appears on the display in ad-
dition to the indication of the gear engaged.
To allow the movement of the vehicle (for-
wards or backwards) in spite of automatic
mode, the driver should request the two pos-
sible gears for setting off (1st or 2nd) or
reverse with the brake pressed (obviously the
system will maintain automatic mode).