Selecting The Driving Modes; City; Sport; Ice - Alfa Romeo 156 Owner's Manual

SELECTING THE DRIVING
MODES
The automatic gearbox for this car is con-
trolled electronically and includes the selec-
tion of three different driving modes, thereby
giving the best response in terms of driving
comfort, consumption levels, sporty perfor-
mance and travelling safety.
The three driving modes CITY, SPORT
and are selected by 2 buttons on the

ICE

centre console (fig. 139).
button (A-fig. 139) selects the
The
C/S
CITY or SPORT functions, the
(B-fig. 139) selects the
With the ignition key at MAR, the driving
mode selected is indicated by the lighting
up of the corresponding word on the display
on the instrument cluster (rev counter):

CITY (

button (A-fig. 139)
C/S
pressed):
This is used under normal operating con-
ditions; it gives preference to comfortable
driving and balanced consumption control
engaging gears at relatively low engine
speed.
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SPORT (button
pressed):
This is selected when wanting to avail of
the vehicle's peak performance for sporty
driving or on demanding routes.
Driving in the SPORT mode increases fuel
consumption.
WARNING The CITY or SPORT dri-
ving modes can be selected under any con-
dition (vehicle stationary or on the move).
WARNING When the car is started with
a cold engine, the system selects the
button
ICE
SPORT driving mode, even if the CITY
mode.
ICE
mode has been selected, until the engine
reaches normal operating temperature.
fig. 139
(A-fig. 139) ICE (
C/S
This driving mode is recommended when
the road surface offers poor grip (snow, ice,
etc.). Moving off takes place in 2
The ICE driving mode is available only with
the selector lever at D.
Moving the lever from D, the ICE mode
is automatically cut off.
WARNING The ICE driving mode can
be engaged pressing the corresponding but-
ton also with the car on the move, provided
that the speed is below 45 km/h.
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button (B-fig. 133) pressed):
ICE
gear.
nd