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USING THE DUALOGIC GEARBOX
The car is fitted with a mechanical gearbox with electronic control called
“Dualogic” that can work in two operating modes: MANUAL and AUTO.
This gearbox includes a conventional mechanical transmission to which an
electronically-operated electrohydraulic device has been added which
controls automatically the clutch and gear engagement.
HOW TO MOVE OFF
Manual mode
❒Press the brake pedal
❒Start the engine
❒Move the gear lever (A) to (+) to 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) to (+) for upshifting or to (–)
for downshifting.
Automatic mode
❒ Press the brake pedal
❒Start the engine
❒Move the gear lever (A) to A/M to engage the automatic mode or to R
to engage reverse
❒Release the brake pedal and press the accelerator pedal.
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MANUAL OPERATION (MANUAL)
In this operating mode, the decision to change gear is
left to the driver who decides the most appropriate
moment.
To change gears in MANUAL operating mode proceed
as follows:
❒move lever to (+) to engage higher gear;
or
❒move lever to (–) to engage lower gear.
The system will cut in automatically preventing
gearshifting only if the request to change gear will
impair regular engine and transmission operation; the
system will also 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
multifunction display (see paragraph “Warning lights
and messages”).
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