Alfa Romeo 156 GTA Owner's Manual page 131

To put the gearbox in neutral (N), start-
ing from the condition with the vehicle sta-
tionary and the brake pedal pressed, it is
necessary to move the gearshift control lever
to the right (fig. 118).
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fig. 119
From any gear (N, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) and
with the vehicle practically at a standstill,
it is possible to request engagement of re-
verse gear, pushing the lever to the right and
then backwards (fig. 119). If the vehi-
cle is on the move, the request is not ac-
cepted; wait for the car to stop and then
request reverse gear engagement again
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IMPORTANT Once a gear has been
shifted it is necessary to release the gearshift
control lever immediately after making the
request. A prolonged action (over 10 sec-
onds) causes automatic shifting to CITY;
previous conditions are restored when re-
leasing the lever.
IMPORTANT If wanting to leave the car
parked on a sloping road with a gear en-
gaged to keep it braked, it is necessary to
check that the Infocenter display shows the
new gear engaged and then wait for 1 to
2 seconds before releasing the brake ped-
al to allow complete clutch engagement.