Hobby SIESTA VAN - 3.8 Externally mounted fixtures; 3.9 Automatic transmission

Chassis
03-8
Registering accessories in the vehicle's documents
• Have your HOBBY dealer mount your externally mounted
xtures.
• Take your motor home to a technical support organisation
or technical service provider (e.g. MOT).
• The technical support organisation will approve the ttings
and draw up a corresponding expertise.
(road trafc authorities)
• Take the expertise and the Motor Vehicle Registration Certi-
cate Part I to the national vehicle registration authority (Driver
& Vehicle Licensing Agency). They will enter the change in the
registration document.
Please note that mounting additional equipment reduces
the load your motor home can carry.
3.8 Externally mounted xtures
Please remember that the tow coupling, motorcycle carrier,
pneumatic suspension and/or additional leaf springs must
be entered in the registration document.
3.9 Automatic transmission *
As an option, your motor home can be equipped with an au-
tomatic transmission (Comfort-Matic) which has two methods
of operation: MANUAL/gearshift and AUTO(MATIC). Since
the clutch is engaged and released by means of an electro-
hydraulic unit that is controlled by the transmission‘s control
unit, the clutch pedal is superuous and, therefore, it has
been removed. Both the selected method of operation as well
as the gear you are driving in are shown on the multifunction
display panel.
FIAT Comfort-Matic
The gearshift lever on the dashboard has three xed positions:
− the centre position for selecting the forward gear,
− N for selecting the neutral position (engine is idle),
− R for selecting the reverse gear.
Starting from the centre position, which corresponds to the
forward gear, the lever can be moved as follows:
− forwards (- position) to select a lower gear (i.e. shifting
down),
− backwards (+ position) to select a higher gear,
− to the left (A/M position) to select automatic or manual
mode, alternatively.