Alfa Romeo 156 Owner's Manual page 143

The gearbox can work in two operating
modes:
– the first is semiautomatic(then called
MANUAL), in which the driver directly re-
quests gearshifting through the lever on the
centre console or pressing the buttons at the
steering wheel;
– the second is automatic, called CITY
(mode selectable with the specific button
B-fig. 124, the CITY sign appears on the
display fig. 126 fitted on rev-counter), in
which the system decides directly when to
shift gear.
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With the gearbox in the CITY mode it is
still possible to carry out manual gearshift-
ing, both using the gear lever and the steer-
ing wheel controls. The gearbox remains in
the CITY mode.
The gear engaged (fig. 126) is always
signalled on the display regardless of the se-
lected mode.
N = neutral;
1 = first gear;
2 = second gear;
3 = third gear;
4 = fourth gear;
5 = fifth gear;
R = reverse.
fig. 126
Failures of Selespeed gearbox are signalled
to the driver through a warning light (B-fig.
126) accompanied by an acoustic signal.
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