Buzzer Warnings; Parking The Car; Towing The Car - Alfa Romeo 147 Owner's Manual

In the case of a fault to other gearbox com-
ponents, the system only allows the en-
gagement of certain gears: first gear (1),
second gear (2) and reverse (R).
WARNING
In the event of a gearbox
fault (to any component),
contact Alfa Romeo Authorised
S e rvices as soon a a s possible to
have the system checked over.

BUZZER WARNINGS

The buzzer is activated when:
– reverse gear is engaged (R);
– the car is parked with the gearbox in
neutral (N); signal that can be noted turn-
ing the ignition key to STOP;
– clutch overheating takes place during
pick-up;
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– the system has automatically engaged
neutral (N) after:
there is no action on the accelerator
and/or brake pedal for at least 3 minutes;
or the brake is pressed for over 10 min-
utes;
or the driver's door is opened and no ac-
tion is made on the accelerator and brake
for at least 1.5 seconds;
or detection of a gearbox fault;
– in the event of gearbox failure.

PARKING THE CAR

To park the car safely it is absolutely nec-
essary to engage first gear (1) or reverse
(R) and also the hand brake if the road is
on a slope.
Turning off the engine with the car on an
uphill slope and a gear engaged, it is ab-
solutely necessary to wait for the display
to go off before releasing the brake pedal,
so that the clutch is completely closed.
If the gearbox is in neutral (N) and want-
ing to engage a parking gear, the system
should be activated and with the foot on the
brake pedal it is necessary to engage first
gear (1) or (R).
IMPORTANT NEVER abandon the car
with the gear in neutral (N).

TOWING THE CAR

IMPORTANT For towing the car follow
local regulations. Make sure that the gear-
box is in neutral (N) (checking that the car
moves if pushed) and tow as for a car with
normal mechanical gearbox following the
instructions given in the chapter "In an emer-
gency".
Should it be impossible to set to neutral,
do not tow the car; contact Alfa Romeo Au-
thorised Services.
WARNING
While towing the car do not
start the engine.