Abarth Grande Punto 2008 User Manual

This Supplement describes the main instructions for using the Dualogic mechanical gearbox with electronic control fitted on Fiat Punto.

Read this entire Supplement to make sure you know how to use the gearbox correctly. This will help you to perform the correct opera­tions right from the start.

For all other information not contained herein, refer to the Owner Handbook this Supplement is attached to.

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CONTENTS

DUALOGIC GEARBOX .................................................................................................................................................................................... 3

HOW TO MOVE OFF ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 3

OPERATION ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4

WARNING LIGHTS AND MESSAGES ........................................................................................................................................................... 10

TOWING THE CAR ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 13

IF A FUSE BLOWS ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 13

SERVICE SCHEDULE .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 14

CHECKING OIL LEVEL ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 14

AIR CLEANER ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14

ENGINE CODES - BODYWORK VERSIONS .............................................................................................................................................. 15

PERFORMANCE .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 15

TRANSMISSION .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 16

WEIGHTS .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 17

CAPACITIES .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18

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EMISSIONS .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 18

FUEL CONSUMPTION ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 19

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HOW TO MOVE OFF

MANUAL MODE

IMPORTANT To use the system proper­ly, you are recommended to press ped­als with the right foot only.

❒

Press the brake pedal.

❒

Start the engine.

❒

Move the gear lever to + (UP) fig. 1 to
engage the first gear (if the gear lever is
at N or R just move the gear lever to
central position) or to R fig. 2 to en­gage reverse.

❒

Release the brake pedal and press the
accelerator pedal.

❒

When running move the gear lever to
+ (UP) fig. 1 for upshifting or to –
(DOWN) fig. 1 for downshifting.

DUALOGIC GEARBOX

The car is fitted with a mechanical gear­box with electronic control called “Dua­logic” that can work in two operating
modes: MANUAL and AUTO.

This gearbox consists of a conventional
mechanical transmission with gearshift
lever A-fig. 1, to which an electronical­ly-operated electrohydraulic device has
been added which controls automatically
the clutch and gear engagement.

fig. 1

FF00MM00227700mm

fig. 2

FF00MM00227711mm

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AUTOMATIC MODE

IMPORTANT To use the system proper­ly, you are recommended to press ped­als with the right foot only.

❒

Press the brake pedal.

❒

Start the engine.

❒

Move the gear lever to A/M
fig. 3 to engage the automatic mode or
to R-fig. 2 to engage reverse.

❒

Release the brake pedal and press the
accelerator pedal.

OPERATION

The gearbox can work in two operating
modes:

❒

the first mode is manual (MANUAL):
the driver directly requests gearshift­ing;

❒

the second mode is automatic (AU­TO): the system directly decides when

shifting gears. With this operating log­ic it is possible to activate the ECO
(Economy) function to contain con­sumption by pressing button E-fig. 4
set on the instrument panel. To shift
gears and to select the operating mode
(MANUAL or AUTO) use the gear
lever with whatever speed.

fig. 3

FF00MM00227722mm

fig. 4

FF00MM00227733mm

GEAR LEVER

The gear lever A-fig. 1 is located on the
central console and it is of the floating
“multi-stable position” type, i.e.: it features
three stable positions and three unstable
ones.

The three stable positions correspond to
neutral N-fig. 2, reverse R-fig. 2 and cen­tral position set between the unstable po­sitions UP (+) and DOWN (–) fig. 1.

Unstable positions (i.e.: positions aban­doned as soon as the gear lever is released)
are the upshifting position UP (+), the
downshifting position DOWN (–) and the
automatic mode position (A/M) fig. 3.

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To return to manual mode, set the gear
lever back to A/M.

With the car stationary and the key re­moved, it is possible to shift the lever
with/without the brake pedal pressed. The
system will perform no actuation when
shifting the lever and the gear engaged will
be the one stored before removing the ig­nition key.

IMPORTANT With the engine running, any
error between lever position and gear en­gaged is indicated by a buzzer sounding un­til restoring proper condition.

MANUAL OPERATION
(MANUAL)

In this operating mode, the decision to
change gear is left to the driver who de­cides the most appropriate moment.

To change gears in MANUAL operating
mode proceed as follows:

❒

move the gear lever to + (UP)
fig. 1 to engage higher gear;

or

❒

move the gear lever to – (DOWN)
fig. 1 to engage lower gear.

When shifting gears it is not necessary to
release the accelerator pedal.

The system will cut in preventing gearshift­ing if the request to change gear could im­pair regular operation of engine and trans­mission.

The system will warn the driver that the
required gear will not be engaged through
the sound of the buzzer and a dedicated
message on the reconfigurable multifunc­tion display (see paragraph “Warning
lights and messages”).

The system will shift gears automatically
when the engine reaches idle rpm (e.g.:
at slowing down).

Do not rest your hand on the
gear lever when your are not
shifting gears or if you are in
Auto/Manual mode.

AUTOMATIC OPERATION
(AUTO)

For engaging/disengaging the automatic
operating mode (AUTO), move lever to
A/M fig. 3: automatic mode activation is
indicated by message AUTO fig. 5 and
gear engaged on the reconfigurable multi­function display.

fig. 5

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Do not rest your hand on the
gear lever when your are not
shifting gears or if you are in
Auto/Manual mode.

Automatic operation
(AUTO - ECO)

The ECO function can be activated only
with automatic mode active.

To activate the ECO function press but­ton E-fig. 4 located on the instrument
panel. After activating this function, the re­configurable multifunction display shows
the gear engaged and words AUTO and
E (see next paragraph).

With ECO function active the system will
select the most suitable gear (according to
car speed, engine rpm and how the accel­erator pedal is pressed) to save as much
fuel as possible.

If necessary (e.g.: overtaking), after press­ing the accelerator pedal fully down, the
system will change gears in order to pro­vide suitable torque and power for accel­eration (this will take place in automatic
mode regardless of ECO function con­dition, ON or OFF).

With AUTO mode active, the system de­cides to change gear depending on car
speed, engine rpm and how the accelera­tor pedal is pressed. It is however possi­ble to change gears with the control lever
without deactivating the automatic mode:
this function called “gear advice” suspends
the automatic mode for the time required
to change gear.

ENGAGED GEAR DISPLAYING

One second after turning the ignition key
to MAR, the gear engaged and the last op­erating mode adopted (AUTO or
MANUAL) will be displayed on the re­configurable multifunction display:

N = neutral;

1 = first gear;

2 = second gear;

3 = third gear;

4 = fourth gear;

5 = fifth gear;

6 = sixth gear (Multijet version);

R = reverse.

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If the ECO function is on, the reconfig­urable multifunction display will show E
(Economy) next to the gear engaged
fig. 6.

IMPORTANT If after 10 seconds (with ig­nition key to MAR) the display does not
show the gear engaged, turn the ignition
key to STOP and wait for the display to
turn off, then repeat system switch on. If
the fault persists, contact Fiat Dealership.

STARTING THE ENGINE

The engine can be started either with a
gear engaged or in neutral (N); with gear
engaged always press the brake pedal first.

Before starting the engine, you are rec­ommended to set the gear lever to neu­tral (N).

After starting:

❒

the gearbox sets to neutral (N) auto­matically

❒

lever keeps the same position it had be­fore starting

❒

the reconfigurable multifunction display
shows (N) and a buzzer will indicate if
the lever position and the gear engaged
are not matching

❒

gears that can be engaged are: 1st, 2

nd

or
reverse gear (R), with brake pedal
pressed.

IMPORTANT When trying to start the
engine with gearbox not in neutral (any
gearshift lever position other than N) and
without pressing the brake pedal, the re­configurable multifunction display will
show a dedicated message (see paragraph
“Warning lights and messages”). In this
event, to start the engine just repeat op­eration keeping the brake pedal pressed.

IMPORTANT Opening the driver’s door
will make the system activate the hydraulic
section in order to prepare it for next en­gine starting.

fig. 6

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If the engine fails to start with
the gear engaged, the driver
is informed of the potential-

ly dangerous situation due to
the fact that the gearbox is in neutral
by the buzzer.

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MOVING OFF
THE CAR

The engine can be started either with 1

st

,
2nd(recommended on poor grip roads), or
reverse (R) gear.

Starting in 1

st

gear

❒

press the brake pedal;

❒

with lever in (N) or (R) move the lever
to central position;

❒

with lever in central position yet, move
the lever to + (UP) fig. 1;

❒

release the brake pedal and press the
accelerator (pressing the accelerator
pedal quickly flat out and deactivating
the ASR (if any) with the relevant but­ton on the dashboard, will obtain a
“brilliant” start).

Starting in 2d gear

❒

press the brake pedal;

❒

with lever in (N) or (R) fig. 2 move the
lever to central position and then to +
(UP) fig. 1;

❒

with lever in central position yet, move
the lever twice to + (UP) fig.1;

❒

release the brake pedal and press the
accelerator.

Starting in reverse (R)

❒

press the brake pedal;

IMPORTANT If the car is moving, reverse
will be engaged if, within 1.5 seconds from
the request of engaging reverse the car
speed is lower than 3 km/h: if the request
is not effected, the system will keep the
gear engaged, or if the car speed slows
down below 10 km/h the system will set
the gearbox to neutral (N); the manoeu­vre shall therefore be repeated.

❒

move the lever to (R) fig. 2;

❒

release the brake pedal and press the
accelerator.

BUZZER INDICATIONS

Due to safety reasons, the buzzer is acti­vated when the car is parked with the
gearbox in neutral (N) (signal that can be
noted turning the ignition key to STOP);

With the car stationary, the engine run­ning and gear (1

st

), (2nd) or (R) engaged,
the system activates the buzzer and au­tomatically shifts to neutral (N) when:

❒

no action is made on the accelerator
and/or brake pedals for at least 3 min­utes;

❒

the brake is pressed for over 10 min­utes;

❒

the driver’s door is opened and the ac­celerator and brake are not touched for
at least 1.5 seconds;

❒

a gearbox failure has been detected.

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PARKING THE CAR

To park the car safely it is absolutely nec­essary to press the brake pedal and to en­gage first gear or reverse (R) and also the
hand brake if the car is on a slope; it is al­so absolutely necessary to wait for the re­configurable multifunction display show­ing the gear engaged to go off before re­leasing the brake pedal.

IMPORTANT NEVER leave the car with
gearbox in neutral (N).

IMPORTANT NOTES

❒

With the car stopped and a gear en­gaged always keep the brake pedal
pressed until deciding to move off, then
release the brake pedal and accelerate
gradually;

❒

during prolonged halts with the engine
running it is advisable to keep the gear­box in neutral (N);

❒

to safeguard clutch efficiency do not use
the accelerator to keep the car still
(e.g.: when the car is parked facing up­hill) since clutch overheating could dam­age it. Use the brake pedal and press
the accelerator pedal only when decid­ing to move off;

❒

use second gear only when more con­trol is needed for moving off manoeu­vres with poor grip;

❒

if, in reverse gear (R), first gear is to
be engaged or vice versa, shift gear on­ly when the car is stopped completely
and with the brake pedal pressed;

❒

though highly inadvisable, if when trav­elling downhill for some unexpected
reason the car is set to neutral (N),
when the engagement of a gear is re­quested, the system automatically en­gages the best gear in relation to the
speed of the car to allow the correct
transmission of torque to the wheels;

❒

when needed, with the engine off you
can change gear with the key on MAR
and the brake pedal depressed. In this
case the instructions required to change
the gear letting at least 5 seconds pass
between one gear shift and the other, in
order to preserve proper operation of
the hydraulic system and of the pump
in particular;

❒

pressing the accelerator pedal quickly
flat out and deactivating the ASR, if any,
will obtain a “brilliant” start;

❒

when starting uphill, accelerating grad­ually and fully immediately after releas­ing the hand brake or the brake pedal
will obtain higher engine rpm pick-up.

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WARNING LIGHTS
AND MESSAGES

REDUCE GEARS

Warning light comes on (together with
the message on the reconfigurable multi­function display) to warn the driver of the
incorrect use of the gearbox.

In this event, the system could automati­cally activate system protection proce­dure.

MANUAL MODE NOT
AVAILABLE

The message on the reconfigurable mul­tifunction display comes on when, with en­gine on, the MANUAL mode cannot be
selected.

“DUALOGIC”

TRANSMISSION
FAILURE (red)

Turning the ignition key to MAR
the warning light shall come on, but it
should go off a few seconds after.

The warning light comes on flashing on the
cluster (together with the message on the
reconfigurable multifunction display and
the buzzer) to indicate a gearbox failure.

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In the case of a gearbox
fault, contact Fiat Dealer­ship as soon as possible to
have the system checked.

If the warning light continues
to stay on (together with the
message on the reconfig­urable multifunction display),

contact Fiat Dealership.

If the message on the recon­figurable multifunction dis­play continues to stay on,
contact Fiat Dealership.

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AUTOMATIC MODE NOT
AVAILABLE

The message on the reconfigurable mul­tifunction display comes on when, with en­gine on, the AUTO mode cannot be se­lected.

CLUTCH OVERTEMPERATURE

The message on the reconfigurable mul­tifunction display comes on together with
the buzzer to indicate clutch overheating.

In this event, reduce gears and stop the
car (turning the engine off) until regular
operating conditions are restored.

PUSH BRAKE PEDAL - DELAYED
STARTUP

Messages are displayed in turns and in se­quence on the reconfigurable multifunc­tion display, together with the buzzer to
indicate brake pedal failure when trying to
start the engine.

IMPORTANT Messages are displayed on­ly if at startup a gear other than neutral
(N) is engaged.

If the message on the recon­figurable multifunction dis­play continues to stay on,
contact Fiat Dealership.

If the message on the recon­figurable multifunction dis­play continues to stay on,
contact Fiat Dealership.

To safeguard clutch efficien­cy do not use the accelerator
to keep the car still (e.g.:

when the car is parked facing
uphill) since clutch overheating could
damage it. Use the brake pedal and
press the accelerator pedal only when
deciding to move off.

If messages on the reconfig­urable multifunction display
continue to stay on, contact
Fiat Dealership.

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GEAR NOT AVAILABLE

The message on the reconfigurable mul­tifunction display comes on together with
the buzzer in the following cases:

❒

system failure inhibiting gear shifting;

or

❒

system failure allowing to engage only
first gear (1), second gear (2), third gear
(3) or reverse (R).

OPERATION NOT ALLOWED

The message on the reconfigurable mul­tifunction display comes on together with
the buzzer when the system refuses the
request to change gear since certain in­dispensable conditions are lacking.

PUSH BRAKE PEDAL - REPEAT
OPERATION

The message on the reconfigurable mul­tifunction display comes on, in certain cas­es with the buzzer when under certain
conditions, due to safety reasons, you try
to change gears without pressing the
brake pedal.

SET TO NEUTRAL N

The message on the reconfigurable mul­tifunction display comes on together with
the buzzer to warn the driver that neutral
shall be engaged.

Engaging neutral (N), displayed message
shall turn off.

If the message on the recon­figurable multifunction dis­play continues to stay on,
contact Fiat Dealership.

If the message on the recon­figurable multifunction dis­play continues to stay on,
contact Fiat Dealership.

If the message on the recon­figurable multifunction dis­play continues to stay on,
contact Fiat Dealership.

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TOWING THE CAR

Make sure that the gearbox is in neutral
(N) (checking that the car moves if
pushed) and tow as for a car with tradi­tional mechanical gearbox (see Owner
Handbook).

Should it be impossible to set to neutral,
do not tow the car and contact Fiat
Dealership.

IF A FUSE BLOWS

For fuse location see pictures in paragraph “If a fuse blows” in section “In an emergency”
in the Owner Handbook.

PETROL VERSIONS

DIESEL VERSIONS

FUSE AMPERE

Reversing light 87 5

Dualogic gearbox fuse box (power supply + battery) 84 10

Dualogic gearbox fuse box (power supply + key) 16 5

FUSE AMPERE

Dualogic gear control power unit and gear lever
selector (fuel supply and key) 84 10

Dualogic gearbox fuse box (power supply + key) 16 5

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CHECKING OIL LEVEL

DUALOGIC GEARBOX HYDRAULIC SYSTEM OIL

For the transmission control oil level check and for clutch actuation system oil check/replacement (Multijet version) get in touch
only with the Fiat Service Network.

Waste gearbox oil contains dangerous substances for the environment. For chang­ing the oil we advise contacting Fiat Dealerships who are equipped for disposing

of used oil respecting nature and the law.

WARNING

SERVICE SCHEDULE

1.4 1.3 Multijet

Check the transmission Every Every
control oil level 30.000 km 30.000 km

Check level for the clutch Every
actuation hydraulic system

_

30.000 km

Replace oil for the clutch Every
actuation hydraulic system

_

60.000 km (or every 2 years)

AIR CLEANER

To have the air cleaner replaced contact Fiat Dealership.

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PERFORMANCE

Top speed after initial car use is 165 km/h with engine 1.4.

Top speed after initial car use is 175 km/h with engine 1.3 Multijet 90 HP.

ENGINE CODES - BODYWORK VERSIONS

Versions Engine Body version

code 3 door 5 door

4 seat 5 seat

1.4 350A1000 199AXB11 15B 199AXB11 15 199BXB11 16

1.3 Multijet 90 HP 199A3000

199AXD11 17B 199AXD11 17 199ABXD11 18

199AXD11 17D (❍) 199AXD11 17C (❍) 199AXD11 18B (❍)

(❍) Version with DPF

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TRANSMISSION

1.4 1.3 Multijet 90HP

Five forward gears and reverse Six forward gears and reverse

Gearbox with electrohydraulic system electrohydraulic system

with electronic control with electronic control

Clutch

Single-disk, dry with Single-disk, dry with

electric-hydraulic control electric-hydraulic control

Drive Front Front

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1.4

3 door 3 door 5 door

4 seat 5 seat 5 seat

1025 1025 1040

480 560 560

850 850 850
850 850 850

1505 1585 1600

1000 1000 1000

400 400 400

75 75 75

60 60 60

1.3 Multijet 90HP

3 door 3 door 5 door

4 seat 5 seat 5 seat

1130 1130 1145

480 560 560

950 950 950
850 850 850

1610 1690 1705

1000 1000 1000

400 400 400

75 75 75

60 60 60

WEIGHTS

Weights (kg)

Kerb weight
(including fuel, space-saver spare
wheel, tools and accessories):

Payload (*)
including the driver:

Maximum admitted loads (**)
– front axle:
– rear axle:
– total:

Towable loads:
– trailer with brakes:
– trailer without brakes:

Maximum load on roof:

Maximum load on tow hitch:

(*) If special equipment is fitted (sunroof, tow hitch, etc.) the unladen car weight increases thus reducing the specified payload.

(**) Loads not to be exceeded. It is the driver’s responsibility to place goods in the boot and/or on the loading surface in accor-

dance with the maximum permissible loads.

18

kg

0,59

–

1.4

1.3 Multijet 90HP

kg

0,43

0,040

CO2 EMISSIONS

CO2emissions according to 199/100/EC Directive (gr x 100 km).

CO2emission value referred to combined consumption is 134 (gr x 100 km) with engine 1.4.

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emission value referred to combined consumption is 116 (gr x 100 km) with engine 1.3 Multijet 90 HP.

CAPACITIES

Dualogic gearbox
hydraulic system

Clutch hydraulic system

litres

0,7

–

litres

0,505

0,038

Specified fuels

Recommended products

TUTELA CAR CS SPEED -

Special oil with “ATF
DEXRON III” additive

TUTELA TOP4

Synthetic fluid FMVSS no. 116
DOT 4, ISO 4925 SAE J1704,
CUNA NC 956- 01

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FUEL CONSUMPTION

Fuel consumption according to 1999/100/EC Directive Urban Extra-urban Combined

(litres x 100 km)

1.4

6.8

5.0 5.7

1.3 Multijet 90 HP 5.6 3.7 4.4

Consumption in AUTO-ECO logic.

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