System Activation; Operation With The Engine Off - Alfa Romeo 156 GTA Owner's Manual

SYSTEM ACTIVATION

IMPORTANT Opening the driver's door,
the Selespeed starts the hydraulic part of
the system to prepare it for the engine to be
started. This function (noted by the turning
of the electric pump) is deactivated after 10
openings/closings of the door that are not
followed by actual system activation using
the ignition key.
Turning the ignition key to MAR, all the
segments of the display (B-fig. 116), the
gearbox failure warning light (A-fig. 116)
and the word CITYlight up. After about one
second, the display indicates the gear en-
gaged (N, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, R); from this
moment, the Selespeed system accepts
gearshift commands.
IMPORTANT If after 10 seconds the dis-
play segment do not display the gear en-
gaged or the failure warning light stays on,
turn the ignition key to STOP and wait for
the display to go off, then repeat the sys-
tem activation procedure. If the fault per-
sists, contact Alfa Romeo Authorized Ser-
vices
OPERATION WITH THE
ENGINE OFF
IMPORTANT Before operating the gear-
shift control lever, always check the gear en-
gaged on the display (N, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, R).
When the engine is off and the vehicle is
stationary, it is possible to engage all the
gears.
With the vehicle stationary and with the
brake pedal pressed, requests to shift gear
are accepted only if they are carried out
through the control lever on the central con-
sole.
fig. 117
To request gearshifting, in addition to keep-
ing the brake pedal pressed it is necessary to:
– to increase gear (+) (fig. 117) push
the lever "forwards" (if the car is in first gear
this shifts to second, if it is in second gear
it goes to third and so on up to fifth). If the
system is in neutral (N) or reverse (R) the
forward movement on the lever causes en-
gagement of first gear (1).
– to shift down (–) (fig. 117) push the
lever backwards (if the car is in fifth gear
it moves to fourth, if fourth gear is engaged
it shifts to third and so on down to first).
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fig. 118
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129