Selespeed Transmission - Alfa Romeo 147 Owner's Manual

SELESPEED
TRANSMISSION
(on request for versions/markets
where applicable)
The 2.0 T.SPARK version can be supplied
with a mechanical gearbox with electronic
control, called "Selespeed".
The Selespeed considerably simplifies use
of the car, reducing the fatigue of city dri-
ving or when frequent gearshifting is re-
quired, at the same time offering brilliant
performance.
IMPORTANT To be able to use the Se-
lespeed correctly, this chapter should be read
in full to understand the correct, permissible
operations to be carried out right from the
start.
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fig. 126
This device comprises a conventional me-
chanical gearbox to which an electronical-
ly-operated electro-hydraulic device has been
added which automatically controls the
clutch and gear engagement. The clutch ped-
al has been eliminated and the car moves
off using only the accelerator pedal.
Gearshifting takes place through the con-
trol lever (A-fig. 126) which is of the
floating type with a "single central stable
position". Using the lever it is possible to re-
quest an increase/decrease of the gear ra-
tio engaged and/or reverse gear engage-
ment (R) or neutral (N).
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fig. 127
There are also two levers on the steering
wheel spokes (fig. 127) through which
it is possible to shift gear up or down (also
with the car stationary).
The gearbox can work in two operating
modes:
– the first is semiautomatic (then called
MANUAL), in which the driver directly re-
quests gearshifting through the lever on the
centre console or the levers on the steering
wheel spokes;
– the second i automatic, called CITY
(mode selectable with the special button B-
fig. 128, the word CITY is shown on the
display fig. 130). With this mode the sys-
tem decides directly when to shift gear.
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fig. 128
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