2008 FIAT IDEA gearbox

This Supplement describes the main instructions for using the Dualogic mechanical gearbox with electronic control fitted on
Fiat Idea.
Read this entire Supplement to make sure you know how to use the gearbox correctly. This will help you to perform the
correct operations right from the start.
For all other information not contained herein, refer to the Owner Handbook this Supplement is attached to.
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CONTENTS
USING THE DUALOGIC GEARBOX ............................................................................................................................................................ 3
HOW TO MOVE OFF ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
OPERATION........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
ENGAGED GEAR DISPLAYING........................................................................................................................................................................ 6
WARNING LIGHTS AND MESSAGES ............................................................................................................................................................ 10
TOWING THE CAR ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 13
IF A FUSE BLOWS ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 13
SERVICE SCHEDULE............................................................................................................................................................................................. 14
CHECKING OIL LEVEL ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
AIR CLEANER ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 14
ENGINE CODES - BODYWORK VERSIONS................................................................................................................................................ 15
PERFORMANCE..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
TRANSMISSION .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
WEIGHTS................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 17
CAPACITIES............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 18
CO2 EMISSIONS ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
FUEL CONSUMPTION......................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
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HOW TO MOVE OFF
MANUAL MODE
IMPORTANT For the correct use of the
system, only use your right foot to oper-
ate the pedals.
❒Press the brake pedal
❒Start the engine
❒Move the gear lever A-fig. 1to +UP
fig. 2to engage the first gear or to R
to engage reverse
❒Release the brake pedal and press the
accelerator pedal
❒When running move the gear lever A-
fig. 1to + UP fig. 2for upshifting or
to – DOWNfor downshifting.
AUTOMATIC MODE
IMPORTANT For the correct use of the
system, only use your right foot to oper-
ate the pedals.
❒Press the brake pedal
❒Start the engine
❒Move the gear lever A-fig. 1to A/M
to engage the automatic mode or to R
to engage reverse
❒Release the brake pedal and press the
accelerator pedal.
USING THE
DUALOGIC GEARBOX
The car is fitted with a mechanical gear-
box with electronic control called “Dua-
logic” that can work in two operating
modes: MANUALand AUTO.
This gearbox includes a conventional me-
chanical transmission to which an elec-
tronically-operated electrohydraulic de-
vice has been added which controls au-
tomatically the clutch and gear engage-
ment.
fig. 1F0H0731m
fig. 2F0H0333m
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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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If the ECOfunction is on, the reconfig-
urable multifunction display will show
E(Economy) next to the gear engaged
fig. 5.
IMPORTANT If after 10 seconds (with ig-
nition key to MAR) the display does not
show the gear engaged, turn the ignition
key to STOPand wait for the display to
turn off, then repeat system switch on. If
the fault persists, contact Fiat Dealership.STARTING THE ENGINE
The engine can be started either with a
gear engaged or in neutral (N), always
press the brake pedal first.
After starting:
❒the gearbox sets to neutral (N) auto-
matically
❒lever A-fig. 1keeps the same position
it had before starting
❒the reconfigurable multifunction display
shows (N) and a buzzer will indicate if
the lever position and the gear engaged
are not matching
❒gears that can be engaged are: 1st, 2nd
or reverse (R) gear.IMPORTANT When trying to start the
engine with gearbox not in neutral (any
gearshift lever position other than N) and
without pressing the brake pedal, the re-
configurable multifunction display will
show a dedicated message (see paragraph
“Warning lights and messages”). In this
event, to start the engine just repeat op-
eration keeping the brake pedal pressed.
IMPORTANT When the driver’s door is
opened, the system starts the hydraulic
part to prepare it for when the engine is
started.
fig. 6F0H1243g
If the engine fails to start
with the gear engaged, the
driver is informed of the potentially
dangerous situation due to the fact
that the gearbox is in neutral by the
buzzer.
WARNING
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MOVING OFF THE CAR
The engine can be started either with 1st,
2nd (recommended on poor grip roads),
or reverse (R) gear.
Starting in 1
st gear
❒press the brake pedal
❒with lever in (N) or (R) move the lever
to central position
❒with lever in central position yet, move
the lever to +(UP)
❒release the brake pedal and press the
accelerator (pressing the accelerator
pedal quickly flat out will obtain a “bril-
liant” start).Starting in 2
ndgear
❒press the brake pedal
❒with lever in (N) or (R) move the lever
to central position and then to +(UP)
❒with lever in central position yet, move
the lever twice to +(UP)
❒release the brake pedal and press the
accelerator.
Starting in reverse (R)
❒press the brake pedal (car stationary)
❒move the lever to (R)
❒release the brake pedal and press the
accelerator.PARKING THE CAR
To park the car safely it is absolutely nec-
essary to press the brake pedal and to en-
gage first gear or reverse (R) and also the
hand brake if the car is on a slope; it is al-
so absolutely necessary to wait for the re-
configurable multifunction display show-
ing the gear engaged to go off before re-
leasing the brake pedal.
IMPORTANT NEVERleave the car with
gearbox in neutral (N).
fig. 7F0H0733m
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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.
èè
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GEAR UNAVAILABLE
(amber)
The message on the multifunc-
tion display comes on together
with the buzzer in the following cases:
❒system failure inhibiting gear shifting;
or
❒system failure allowing to engage only
first gear (1), second gear (2) or reverse
(R).OPERATION NOT
ADMISSIBLE (amber)
The message on the multifunc-
tion display comes on together
with the buzzer when the system refuses
the request to change gear since certain
indispensable conditions are lacking.
DEPRESS BRAKE PEDAL AND
REPEAT OPERATION (amber)
The message on the multifunction display
comes on, in certain cases with the buzzer
when under certain conditions, due to
safety reasons, you try to change gears
without pressing the brake pedal.SET GEARBOX LEV.
TO NEUTR. (amber)
The message on the multifunc-
tion display comes on together
with the buzzer to warn the driver that neu-
tral shall be engaged.
Engaging neutral (N), displayed message
shall turn off.
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.
If the warning light continues
to stay on (together with the
message on the multifunc-
tion display), contact Fiat
Dealership.
èèè
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