2008 FIAT IDEA ECO mode

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OPERATION
The gearbox can work in two operating
modes:
❒the first mode is manual (MANUAL):
the driver directly requests gearshift-
ing;
❒the second mode is automatic (AU-
TO): the system directly decides when
shifting gears. With this operating log-
ic it is possible to activate the ECO
(Economy) function to contain con-
sumption by pressing button E-fig. 3
on the gearbox mask.
To shift gears and to select the operating
mode (MANUALor AUTO) use the
gear lever A-fig. 1set on the central con-
sole.
fig. 3F0H0732m
With the car stationary and the key re-
moved, it is possible to shift the lever
with/without the brake pedal pressed. The
system will perform no actuation when
shifting the lever and the gear engaged will
be the one stored before removing the ig-
nition key.
IMPORTANT With the engine off and the
car stationary, any error between lever
position and gear engaged is indicated by
warning light (
è) coming on for a few sec-
onds on the instrument panel together
with the message on the reconfigurable
multifunction display.
GEAR LEVER
The gear lever A-fig. 1is located on the
dashboard and it is of the floating “multi-
stable position” type, i.e.: it features three
stable positions and three unstable ones.
The three stable positions correspond to
neutral (N), reverse (R) and central po-
sition set between the unstable positions
UP (+) and DOWN(–).
Unstable positions (i.e.: positions aban-
doned as soon as the gear lever is re-
leased), are the upshifting position UP (+),
the downshifting position DOWN(–)
and the automatic mode position (A/M).
To return to manual mode, set the gear
lever back to A/M.
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MANUAL OPERATION
(MANUAL)
In this operating mode, the decision to
change gear is left to the driver who de-
cides the most appropriate moment.
To change gears in MANUAL operating
mode proceed as follows:
❒move lever to +(UP) to engage high-
er gear;
or
❒move lever to –(DOWN) to engage
lower gear.
The system will cut in automatically pre-
venting gearshifting only if the request to
change gear will impair regular engine and
transmission operation; the system will al-
so shift down gears automatically when
the engine (e.g.: at slowing down).
The system will warn the driver that the
required gear will not be engaged through
the sound of the buzzer and a dedicated
message on the reconfigurable multifunc-
tion display (see paragraph “Warning lights
and messages”).AUTOMATIC OPERATION
(AUTO)
For engaging/disengaging the automatic
operating mode (AUTO), move lever
A-fig. 1 to A/M: automatic mode activa-
tion is indicated by message AUTOand
gear engaged on the reconfigurable multi-
function display fig. 4.
fig. 4F0H1243g
With AUTOmode active, the system de-
cides to change gear depending on car
speed, engine rpm and how the accelera-
tor pedal is pressed. It is however possi-
ble to change gears with the control lever
without deactivating the automatic mode:
this function called “gear advice” suspends
the automatic mode for the time required
to change gear.
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If necessary (e.g.: overtaking) the system
will change gears in order to provide suit-
able torque and power for acceleration
(this will take place in automatic mode re-
gardless of ECOfunction condition, ON
or OFF). In this way engine rpm will sud-
denly increase, excluding temporarily the
ECOfunction that will be automatically
resumed when returning to the previous-
ly set conditions. Automatic operation
(AUTO - ECO)
The ECOfunction can be activated only
with automatic mode active.
To activate the ECOfunction press but-
ton E-fig. 3set on the mask near the
gearshift lever. After activating this func-
tion, the reconfigurable multifunction dis-
play shows the gear engaged and words
AUTOand E-fig. 5.
With ECOfunction active the system will
select the most suitable gear (according to
car speed, engine rpm and how the accel-
erator pedal is pressed) to save as much
fuel as possible.
ENGAGED GEAR
DISPLAYING
One second after turning the ignition key
to MAR, the gear engaged and the last op-
erating mode adopted (AUTOor MAN-
UAL) will be displayed on the reconfig-
urable multifunction display:
N= neutral;
1= first gear;
2= second gear
3= third gear;
4= fourth gear;
5= fifth gear;
R= reverse.
fig. 5F0H1244g
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WARNING LIGHTS
AND MESSAGESREDUCE GEARS
(amber)
Warning light comes on (to-
gether with the message on the
multifunction display) to warn the driver
of the incorrect use of the gearbox.
In this event, the system could automati-
cally activate system protection proce-
dure.MANUAL METHOD
UNAVAILABLE (amber)
The message on the multifunc-
tion display comes on when, with
engine on, the MANUALmode cannot
be selected. CHECK
TRANSMISSION -
SEE HANDBOOK (red)
Turning the ignition key to MARthe
warning light shall come on, but it should
go off a few seconds after.
The warning light comes on flashing on the
cluster (together with the message on the
multifunction display and the buzzer) to
indicate a gearbox failure.
t
In the case of a gearbox
fault, contact Fiat Dealer-
ship as soon as possible to
have the system checked.
If the warning light continues
to stay on (together with the
message on the multifunc-
tion display), contact Fiat
Dealership.
If the warning light continues
to stay on (together with the
message on the multifunc-
tion display), contact Fiat
Dealership.
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