Alfa Romeo 147 Manual De Propietario

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).

– 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.

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).

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;

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.

In the event of a gearbox
fault (to any component),

contact Alfa Romeo Authorised
S e rvices as soon aas possible to
have the system checked over.

While towing the car do not
start the engine.

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