STARTING THE ENGINE
To start the engine press the brake pedal:
the system engages neutral (N) automati-
cally.
After the starting procedure, the 1
st
speed
(1) or reverse (R) can be engaged.
Independently of the mode (AUTO/
MANUAL), to engage the 1
st
speed or the
reverse (R), it is necessary to depress the
brake pedal and press the button 1 on
the transmission panel and the button R to
engage the 1
st
speed and the reverse re-
spectively.
The levers on the steering wheel work on-
ly if the 1
st
speed has been engaged by
pressing the button 1: setting off in 2
nd
speed is therefore possible by operating
the “+“ lever with brake pedal depressed
(in this case the selected mode AUTO/
MANUAL is kept active).
IMPORTANT The 1
st
speed cannot be en-
gaged by pressing the lever “−” on the
steering wheel.
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The engagement of a lower (or higher) gear
is only permitted if the engine revs allow it.
LEVERS ON THE STEERING
WHEEL fig. 15
These enable sequential gear shifting.
– steering wheel lever + (pulling lever to-
wards driver, see fig. 16): engage higher
gear;
– steering wheel lever − (pulling lever to-
wards driver, see fig. 16): engage lower
gear.
fig. 15
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Using the levers incorrectly
(levers pushed towards the
dashboard, see fig. 17) could
break them.
fig. 16
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fig. 17
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