Fiat Ducato 2007 User Manual

This Supplement describes the procedure for using the COMFORT-MATIC electronically controlled manual gearbox on the
Fiat Ducato.

For the correct use of the gearbox, it is essential to read this Supplement in full to find out at the outset which operations are
correct and permissible.

For additional information, consult the User Handbook to which this Supplement is attached.

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CONTENTS

COMFORT-MATIC GEARBOX ........................................................................................................................................................................ 3

READY TO START ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 3

OPERATING PROCEDURE ............................................................................................................................................................................... 4

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

IF THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE TOWED ..................................................................................................................................................... 13

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

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

CHECKING FLUID LEVELS ................................................................................................................................................................................. 14

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

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

PERFORMANCE .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16

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

CAPACITIES ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 17

FUEL CONSUMPTION / CO

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

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READY TO START

MANUAL MODE

IMPORTANT For correct use of the sys­tem, it is advisable to use your right foot
only to operate the pedal.

❒

Press the brake pedal.

❒

Start the engine.

❒

Push the gear lever towards + (shift up)
fig. 1 to engage first gear (if starting

from N or R simply move the lever to
the central position) or R fig. 2 to en­gage reverse.

❒

Release the brake pedal and press the
accelerator pedal.

❒

When driving, push the gear lever to­wards (+) fig. 1 to engage a higher gear
or towards (–) fig. 1 to engage a low­er gear.

COMFORT-MATIC
GEARBOX

Your vehicle is equipped with an elec­tronically controlled manual gearbox
known as the “COMFORT-MATIC” that
is able to operate in two modes: MAN-
UAL and AUTO.

The gearbox consists of a conventional
manual transmission equipped with a lever
A-fig. 1, to which has been added an elec­tronically-controlled hydraulic device that
controls the clutch and gear shifts auto­matically.

fig. 1

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fig. 2

F0N0351m

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AUTOMATIC MODE

IMPORTANT For correct use of the sys­tem, it is advisable to use your right foot
only to operate the pedal.

❒

Press the brake pedal.

❒

Start the engine.

❒

Push the gear lever to A/M fig. 3, to
engage automatic mode + (higher gear)
fig. 1 to engage the first gear, if start­ing from N or R move the lever to cen­tral position R fig. 2 to engage reverse.

❒

Release the brake pedal and press the
accelerator pedal.

OPERATING MODE

The gearbox can operate in two operat­ing modes:

❒

the first is manual (MANUAL), where
the driver decides directly when to shift
gear;

❒

the second fully automatic (AUTO),
where the system decides when to shift
gear. This mode allows you to use the
UP function (steep road function),
which allows you to shift gears at high­er speeds to allow you to drive up very
steep roads easily with any load. To en­gage this function, press the UP but­ton - fig. 4 between the controls on the
dashboard. Select the gear and the op­erating mode MANUAL or AUTO)
by operating the control lever at any
speed.

fig. 3

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fig. 4

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CONTROL LEVER

Control lever A-fig. 1, on the central
tunnel is a floating multistable lever, i.e. it
can take up three stable positions and
three unstable positions.

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

The unstable positions, i.e. positions left
by the lever as soon as it is released, are
upshift request (+), downshift request (–)
and automatic mode request (A/M)
fig. 3.

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The system is returned to manual mode
by returning the lever to A/M position.

With the vehicle at a standstill and the key
out, the lever may be moved with/without
the brake pedal pressed. The system does
not carry out any action after the lever has
been shifted and remains in the gear
stored before the key was removed.

IMPORTANT With the engine running, a
buzzer sounds to indicate errors between
the lever position and the gear effectively
engaged until the inconsistency is resolved.

MANUAL OPERATION
(MANUAL)

In this operating mode, the driver is re­sponsible for choosing the best gear ra­tio to engage, depending on vehicle ser­vice conditions.

Proceed as follows to shift gear:

❒

shift the lever to (+) position fig. 1 to
engage a higher gear;

or

❒

shift the lever to (–) position fig. 1 to
engage a lower gear.

The accelerator pedal need not be re­leased during the gear change.

The system will not allow the gear change
if the gear shift request could impair cor­rect operation of the engine and gearbox.

In this case, the system will notify the dri­ver that it is not possible to change gear
by displaying a dedicated message on the
multifunction display (see “Warning lights
and messages” paragraph), accompanied
by a buzzer.

The system will shift down through the
gears automatically when the engine is
idling (e.g. during deceleration).

Avoid keeping your hand on
the lever when you are not re­questing a gear shift or an
Auto/Manual mode change.

AUTOMATIC OPERATION
(AUTO)

to engage/release automatic mode (AU­TO) press the lever to A/M position fig.
3; activation is indicated by the message
AUTO fig. 5 and the gear engaged ap-

pearing on the multifunction display.

fig. 5

F0N0355m

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Avoid keeping your hand on
the lever when you are not re­questing a gear shift or an
Auto/Manual mode change.

Automatic operation
(AUTO with UP function engaged)

The UP can only be activated with auto­matic mode engaged.

The UP function is engaged by pressing
the UP key-fig. 4, located among the con-
trols on the dashboard.

With the UP active, the system will select
the most appropriate gear on the basis of
vehicle speed, engine rpm and pressure on
the accelerator pedal, with the aim of
overcoming steep gradients in the easiest,
most comfortable manner.

Where necessary (e.g. overtaking), the
system will react to the accelerator be­ing pressed to the floor by shifting down
through one or more gears in order to de­liver the power and torque required to
give the vehicle the acceleration required
by the driver (all this takes place in auto­matic mode, irrespective of whether the
UP function is on or off).

In AUTO mode, the system will shift
gears on the basis of vehicle speed, engine
rpm and the pressure applied to the ac­celerator pedal. A gear shift may be re­quested by operating the gear lever, but
without necessarily disengaging this mode:
this function, known as ‘gear suggestion’,
suspends automatic mode for the time re­quired to select the ratio requested by the
driver.

INFORMATION ON DISPLAY

When the ignition key is turned to MAR,
after one second, the multifunction display
shows the gear engaged and the last mode
used (AUTO or MANUAL):

N = neutral;

1 = first gear;

2 = second gear;

3 = third gear;

4 = fourth gear;

5 = fifth gear;

6 = sixth gear;

R = reverse.