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INSTRUMENTS
This analoque
display
uses an
illuminaled
poinler
io indicate
rcad speed
rn
'nph
Each time
lhe
ignilion
is switched
on a
'e-
settino routrne
wrll
be
perfomed
wilh the
poirter sweeping
lo
fullsc;,e and bacl
to
zerc.
Ihe sca€
backlightirg
and
porntet
will
be illuminated
whenever
the
ignition
ot sidelamps
circuits
Note ihai
a digital
speed
display
in km/h)
is available
in the
informaiion
panel
menu
(see
page
65).
This analoque
oisplav
uses an
'lluninated
porntet
to
indicate
"."ine
soeeO in revoluiions
per
mi,]ute
(rpm) Tne engire
rranagem€rt
systern
graduales
t5e maximum
eng'ne
speed
al
lowediuring
rha wa'ming
uo
phase s.]d once
normal
Iu.]n'aq
remoerature-has
been
reacned,
rirnts conllnuous
engine
spe€d
to
6,600
rpm
Lo'
7.000 tpm
i,] Sport
mode)
Dudng
rnax
mum
accele.ation
through
the
lower
gearc, very short
bursts
up
to
6,800
lpm
are allowed
(or 7,200 lpm
in Sport
mode)
Ea;h timeihe
ignition
is switched
on' a
re-setting
routinewill
be Derlormed
with the
oointer
sweeprng
lo
full scale
ano
back
lo
zerc.
The scale
back ighting
and
poi.let will be
rllLm'nated
wheneverlhe
ignition orsidelamps
citcuits
are active.
Three
led tei tale
ngs are
incomorated
into
the
iachometet
face to warn
that maximum
engine
speed
is being
apprcached'
bul as the
rate of engine
speed increase
is
potentially greater
in the
lower
geals, the tell tale lrigger
poinls
are tailorcd to ac-
commodale
the reaciion
time available-
The tell
tales will light
in the following
left
to righl sequence:
-
one rcd
lightl
-
iwo rcd lightsi
-
lhree
rcpidly
flashing
lighls wLh an audible
warning
When
exploiling
maximum
acceleration,
gear
u
pshifis
should
be made immediately
the lhrceflashing
lights appear'
m,r'lnz
.
The use
of wide
throttle openings
and/or high tpm befoG
normal
running tempeEtu€
has
been rcached should be
avoided.
The
engine managernent
system
graduales
the
maximum
engine
sp€ed for a cold engine,
in order to Gduce
possible
damage
and wearfrom a delinquent
d ving siyle.
.
Do not run the
engine continuoirsly at
its maximum speed.
.
The engine
is not
protected
fiom overspeeding
caused by
eroneous
or
premalure
downchanging,
lhs consequences of
which could be calastrcphic
failurc nol covered
by the N€w
Vehicle
Waffanty.
.
Use
ofmaximum eng;ne speed
and this tell tale faciliiy should
be reslricted to
occasions when maximum
acceleraiion is
requked. Overuse will compromise
powertrain
seNice
life.
A vehicle totaldistance
lravelled indicator,
in m1les ot kibm-
eters, dependent on market, is displayed
at the centre top of the
instrumenl
panel
whenever the ignilion key
is inseded- See laler
for the t
p
distance tunction.
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