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Starting and Driving
• Vehicle stationary: to switch from D
(Drive) to R (Reverse) requires brake
pedal and "R" button pressed on the
central tunnel: to reach N (Neutral)
starting from D (Drive) is possible by
only acting on the brake pedal, and
pulling both shifting paddles behind
the steering wheel.
• From D (Drive) selected mode it
is always possible to switch to M
(Manual) mode, by pressing the
"D/M" button on the central tunnel
(see following paragraph); to return
to "D" position, press again the D/M
button. It is possible to shift from D
(Drive) mode to M (Manual) mode
regardless of car speed.
• When in D (Drive) mode, using
the paddles behind the steering
wheel, will cause the system to
enter a temporary function and
enable the manual shift mode. This
range is indicated with a number
that represents the current gear
beside"D" letter on the cluster
display. The system will then switch
back to automatic mode according to
time elapsed in “temporary” mode
and driving conditions.
At extremely cold temperatures
(-23°F / -30°C or below) and at vehicle
starting, transmission may be affected
by the low temperature of the engine
and transmission. Normal operation
will resume once the transmission
temperature has risen to a normal
level.
M (Manual)
This mode is obtained by pressing the
D/M (Drive/Manual) button on the
central tunnel twice.
In this mode, the transmission interacts
with the driver in order to allow
manual shift and ensure increased
control of the vehicle. The current
mode allows the transmission system
to optimize the engine brake action,
remove undesired shifting into higher
and lower gears and improve the
overall performance of the vehicle.
This mode allows you to shift the
transmission gear forward with the
"+" shift paddle or backward with
"-"paddle behind the steering wheel.
The current transmission gear is
displayed on the instrument cluster.
Manual mode can be activated at any
time, with no need to release the
brake pedal.
In M (Manual) mode, the transmission
will shift up or down (+/–) if manually
selected by the driver by using shift
paddles on the steering wheel. The
transmission remains in the engaged
gear until the driver shifts into another
higher or lower gear, except in the
following cases.
• Lack of accelerator pedal activity
will cause the transmission to
revert to automatic operation.
The transmission will also upshift
automatically once maximum engine
speed is reached.
• If in SPORT and CORSA mode, the
transmission will remain in the
selected gear even when maximum
engine speed is reached. The
transmission will upshift only if
enabled by the driver. Manual upshift
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