Alfa Romeo 166 Booklet page 98

SEQUENTIAL MANUAL
OPERATION
For the sequential manual mode, move
the lever to the left sector (B-fig. 104)
with 2 positions, as shown by the sym-
bols on the lever mask:
(+) = engagement of the higher ratio
(–) = engagement of the lower ratio.
Moving the gearshift lever to the manu-
al sector is only possible from position D:
The ratio selected by the automatic gear-
box when the lever is moved will remain
engaged.
When the sequential manual mode is
selected, the word SPORT (A-fig.
105) and the gear engaged light up
on the display on the instrument cluster.
To select the higher ratio move the lever
in the (+) direction and to shift down
move the lever to (–).
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WARNING
When the sequential
manual mode has been
set and a high gear is engaged, to
accelerate rapidly, for example to
overtake, it is necessary to down-
shift by hand: the kickdown fea-
ture cannot be engaged!
Moving the lever back to position D the
gearbox instantly resumes the automatic
mode selecting the ratio according to the
driving characteristics.
IMPORTANT The electronic control u-
nit is programmed to change gear one at
a time, therefore repeated fast actuation
will not result in repeated engagements
of the gears. The higher or lower gear is
engaged moving the lever to the (+) or
(–) position when the previous request
has been performed.
In the event of fault to the sequential
manual gearshift system (SPORT) the
system will select the automatic mode
and the display on the instrument cluster
will show AUTO.
FAULT SIGNALLING
Automatic gearbox faults are indicated
by the warning light (B-fig. 105) on
the instrument cluster as follows:
– warning light glowing steadily = auto-
matic gearbox oil maximum temperature
– warning light flashing = automatic
gearbox fault.
Turning the ignition key to MAR the
warning light should turn on and go out
after about 4 seconds. If the warning
light stays on or if it turns on when travel-
ling, this indicates a gearbox fault (flash-
ing light) or gearbox oil overheating
(steadily glowing light).
Warning light glowing steadily
If the warning light turns on and glows
steadily when travelling, this indicates
that the gearbox oil has reached the max-
imum temperature.
You are therefore advised to stop the
car with the engine at idle speed
(gearshift lever at P) until the warning
light goes out and then resume your jour-
ney without pushing the engine to peak
performance.