Using The Gearbox - Alfa Romeo 159 Owner's Handbook Manual

USING THE
GEARBOX
The car can be fitted with 6-gear or
5-gear manual gearbox (1.8 140 HP
version). Gear positions are shown on
the gearshift lever knob.
Always press down the clutch pedal
when shifting gears. To engage the 6
gear, move the gearshift lever pressing
slightly rightwards to prevent engaging
the 4 gear accidentally.
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To engage reverse R from neutral, raise
ring A-fig. 3 or A-fig. 4 under the
knob and at the same time move the
gearshift lever leftwards and then for-
ward. After engaging reverse release the
ring. To shift from reverse to another
gear it is not necessary to raise the ring.
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fig. 3
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fig. 4
IMPORTANT The car can only be put
into reverse gear when it has stopped
moving completely. With the engine run-
ning, before engaging the reverse, wait
at least 3 seconds with the clutch ped-
al fully down to prevent damage and
grating of the gears.
WARNING
To change gears prop-
erly you must push the
clutch pedal fully down. It is
therefore essential that there
is nothing under the pedals:
make sure mats are lying flat
and do not get in the way of
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the pedals.
Do not drive with your
hand resting on the gear
lever as the force ex-
erted, even if slight, could lead
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over time to premature wear on
the gearbox internal compo-
nents. The clutch pedal must be
used for gear shift only. Never
drive with the foot resting,
even if slightly, on the clutch
pedal. For versions/markets
where applicable the clutch ped-
al control electronics can inter-
vene interpreting the wrong dri-
ve style as a fault.