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You must press the
clutch fully down to
change gear properly. It is
therefore essential that there is
nothing under the pedals. Make
sure that mats are lying flat and
do not get in the way of pedals.
SAFE DRIVING
In designing the Fiat Palio, Fiat made
every effort to offer a car able to pro-
vide driver and passengers with top
class levels of safety.
Nevertheless it is always the behav-
iour of the person at the wheel that
determines road safety.
Below you will find some simple tips
to help you travel in safety under dif-
ferent conditions.
You will no doubt be familiar with
many of them already but it will be
useful to read them all carefully.
USING THE
GEARBOX
To engage the gears, press the clutch
pedal fully down and put the gear lever
into one of the positions shown in the
diagram in
fig. 2(the diagram is also
on the gear lever knob).
To engage the reverse gear (
R), wait
that the car has stopped moving com-
pletely; from the neutral position, lift
the ring
Aof the reverse gear inhibitor
device, move the lever towards the
right side and then backwards.
fig. 2
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IMPORTANTThe car can be put
into reverse gear when it has stopped
moving completely. With the engine
running, before engaging the reverse
gear, wait at least 2 seconds with the
clutch pedal fully down to prevent
damage and grating of the gears.
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