Alfa Romeo Giulia 952 2017 Owner's Handbook Manual page 153

operating mode, fully depress the brake
pedal.
IMPORTANT The unexpected movement
of the vehicle can injure the occupants or
people nearby. Do not leave the vehicle
with engine running: before getting out of
the passenger compartment always
engage the electric parking brake, select
the P mode (Park), stop the engine.
With the ignition device in the STOP
position, the transmission is blocked in
the P position (Park), to prevent
accidental vehicle movement; on versions
equipped with Keyless Start, do not leave
the electronic key near the vehicle (or in a
place accessible to children) and do not
leave the ignition device activated.
A child could activate the electric window
winders, other controls or even start the
engine; it is dangerous to select a mode
other than P (Park) or N (Neutral) at an
engine speed higher than idling.
If the brake pedal is not fully depressed
the vehicle could rapidly accelerate.
Only engage the gear with engine at
idling, fully depressing the brake pedal; if
the transmission temperature exceeds
the normal operating limits, the
transmission control unit may change the
gear engagement order and reduce the
drive torque; if the transmission
overheats the display shows the
symbol. In this case the transmission
could operate incorrectly until it cools
down; when using the vehicle with
extremely low external temperatures,
the transmission operation may change
depending on the engine and
transmission temperature, as well as
vehicle speed; activation of the torque
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converter clutch and of the 7
gear is inhibited until the transmission oil
is correctly warmed up. Complete
operation of the transmission will be
enabled as soon as the fluid temperature
reaches the predefined value.
WARNING
113) Never use position P (Park) instead of
the electric parking brake. Always engage
the electric parking brake when parking the
vehicle to avoid the accidental movement of
the vehicle.
114) If the P (Park) position is not engaged,
the vehicle could move and injure people.
Before leaving the vehicle, make sure that
the gear lever is in position P and that the
electric parking brake is engaged.
115) Do not shift the gear lever to N
(Neutral) and do not stop the engine when
driving on a downhill road. This type of
driving is dangerous and reduces the
possibility of intervening in the case of
variation of the road traffic or surface. You
risk losing control of your vehicle and
causing accidents.
IMPORTANT
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37) Before selecting P (Park) mode, bring the
ignition device to position ON and press the
brake pedal. Otherwise, the gear lever may
get damaged.
38) Engage reverse only with the car
stationary, engine at idling speed and
accelerator fully released.
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