Gearshift Lever - Alfa Romeo 147 Owner's Manual

To release the hand brake:
– slightly lift the lever (A) and press there-
lease button (B);
– keeping the button pressed lower the
lever, the warning light x on the instru-
ment cluster will go out.
To prevent the car from moving acciden-
tally, keep the brake pedal pressed when
engaging the hand brake.
IMPORTANT The hand brake lever (A)
is fitted with a safety device which prevents
the brake from being released when, with
the lever pulled, button (B) is pressed.
Therefore, to release the brake, in addition
to pressing button (B), it is also necessary
to pull lever (A) further upwards to release
the safety device, then lower the lever com-
pletely.
IMPORTANT On certain versions a
buzzer sounds to alert the driver if the car
is moved with the hand brake engaged.

GEARSHIFT LEVER

(fig. 124-125)
The position of the single gears is shown
by the pictogram on the gearshift lever
knob.
When shifting gear, always fully depress
the clutch pedal. Before engaging reverse
gear (R) wait for the car to be stationary.
For the versions with 6 gears, to engage
reverse (R) lift (with the fingers of the same
hand holding the lever) the ring (A-fig.
125) positioned under the lever.
After engaging the reverse, release the
ring. To change from reverse to another gear,
it is not necessary to lift the ring on the lever.
fig. 124
IMPORTANT Reverse gear may only be
engaged with the car completely at a stand-
still. With the engine running, before en-
gaging reverse gear it is necessary to wait
for at least 3 seconds with the clutch pedal
fully depressed to prevent clashing and the
possibility of damaging the gears.
WARNING
,
T o change gear smoothly,
the clutch pedal must be
fully depressed. Therefore, there
should be no obs s tacles on the floor
under the pedal unit: make sure
that any mats are well laid and do
not interfere e with the pedals.
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fig. 125
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