2009 FIAT PUNTO EVO Gearshift

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HOW TO MOVE OFF
MANUAL MODE
IMPORTANT To use the system proper-
ly, you are recommended to press ped-
als with the right foot only.
❒Press the brake pedal.
❒Start the engine.
❒Move the gear lever to + (UP) fig. 1to
engage the first gear (if the gear lever is
at Nor Rjust move the gear lever to
central position) or to R-fig. 2to en-
gage reverse.
❒Release the brake pedal and press the
accelerator pedal.
❒When running move the gear lever to
+(UP) fig. 1for upshifting or to –
(DOWN) fig. 1for downshifting.
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 consists of a conventional
mechanical transmission with gearshift
lever A-fig. 1, to which an electronical-
ly-operated electrohydraulic device has
been added which controls automatically
the clutch and gear engagement.
fig. 1F0U0520m
fig. 2F0U0521m
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AUTOMATIC MODE
IMPORTANT To use the system proper-
ly, you are recommended to press ped-
als with the right foot only.
❒Press the brake pedal.
❒Start the engine.
❒Move the gear lever to A/M fig. 3to en-
gage the automatic mode or to R-fig. 2
to engage reverse.
❒Release the brake pedal and press the
accelerator pedal.
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. 4
set on the instrument panel. To shift
gears and to select the operating mode
(MANUALor AUTO) use the gear
lever with whatever speed.
fig. 3F0U0522mfig. 4F0U0504m
GEAR LEVER
The gear lever A-fig. 1is located on the
central console 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-fig. 2, reverse R-fig. 2and cen-
tral position set between the unstable po-
sitions UP (+) and DOWN (–)fig. 1.
Unstable positions (i.e.: positions aban-
doned as soon as the gear lever is released)
are the upshifting position UP (+), the
downshifting position DOWN (–) and the
automatic mode position (A/M) fig. 3.
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To return to manual mode, set the gear
lever back to A/M.
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 running, any
error between lever position and gear en-
gaged is indicated by a buzzer sounding un-
til restoring proper condition.
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 the gear lever to +(UP)
fig. 1to engage higher gear;
or
❒move the gear lever to –(DOWN)
fig. 1to engage lower gear.
When shifting gears it is not necessary to
release the accelerator pedal.The system will cut in preventing gearshift-
ing if the request to change gear could im-
pair regular operation of engine and trans-
mission.
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”).
The system will shift gears automatically
when the engine reaches idle rpm (e.g.:
at slowing down).
Do not rest your hand on the
gear lever when your are not
shifting gears or if you are in
Auto/Manual mode.
STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS
fig. 5
(for versions/markets, where provided)
On certain versions the change can be
managed sequentially using (optional) con-
trols on the steering wheel.
To use the controls on the steering wheel,
the gear lever should be in the middle po-
sition between +and –:
❒moving the lever on the steering
wheel +: engagement of higher ratio;
❒moving the lever on the steering
wheel –: engagement of lower ratio.
The engagement of a lower (or higher)
gear ratio is only permitted if the engine
speed allows.
fig. 5F0U0505m
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If the ECOfunction is on, the reconfig-
urable multifunction display will show E
(Economy) next to the gear engaged
fig. 7.
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); with gear
engaged always press the brake pedal first.
Before starting the engine, you are rec-
ommended to set the gear lever to neu-
tral (N).
After starting:
❒the gearbox sets to neutral (N) auto-
matically
❒lever keeps the same position it had be-
fore 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 gear (R), with brake pedal
pressed.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 Opening the driver’s door
will make the system activate the hydraulic
section in order to prepare it for next en-
gine starting.
fig. 7F0M1018i
If the engine fails to start with
the gear engaged, the driver
is informed of the potential-
ly dangerous situation due to
the fact that the gearbox is in neutral
by the buzzer.
If the car is equipped with the
Start&Stop system, refer to
the Owner Handbook in
which this Supplement is en-
closed, in the chapter entitled “Know-
ing your car”, paragraph “Start&Stop
System”.
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