Fiat Idea 2009 User Manual

This Supplement describes the method for using the Dualogic electronically controlled manual gearbox on the Fiat Idea.

In order to be able to use the gearbox correctly it is vital to read the entire description in this Supplement in order to understand
the correct, permitted operations from the outset.

For anything not dealt with, refer to the Owner Handbook in which this Supplement is enclosed.

INDEX

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

OPERATING MODES .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 4

INFORMATION IN DISPLAY ............................................................................................................................................................................. 6

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

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

FUSE REPLACEMENT ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 13

SCHEDULED SERVICING PLAN ...................................................................................................................................................................... 14

LEVELS CHECK ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14

AIR FILTER .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 14

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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DUALOGIC GEARBOX

The vehicle is equipped with an electron­ically controlled manual gearbox known
as Dualogic which allows two operating
logics: MANUAL and AUTO.

The gearbox consists of a conventional
manual transmission to which an elec­tronically-controlled electrohydraulic de­vice that controls the clutch and gear shifts
automatically has been added.

READY TO GO

MANUAL MODE

IMPORTANT For the correct use of the
system only use your right foot to oper­ate the pedals.

❒

Press the brake pedal

❒

Start the engine

❒

Push the gear lever A-fig. 1 towards +
fig. 2 to engage first gear or R to en-

gage reverse gear

❒

Release the brake pedal and press the
accelerator pedal

❒

In driving conditions, push the gear lever
A-fig. 1 towards + fig. 2 to engage a
higher gear or towards – to engage a
lower one.

AUTOMATIC MODE

IMPORTANT For the correct use of the
system only use your right foot to oper­ate the pedals.

The system will engage first gear when the
brake is pressed and the lever is taken to
TIP position (stable position between +
and –) from N or R. Therefore, in this
condition, do not tip to + to stop the sys­tem from engaging second gear. This
would make the clutch slide excessively.

❒

Press the brake pedal

❒

Start the engine

❒

Push the gear lever A-fig. 1 towards
A/M to engage automatic mode or R

to engage reverse gear

❒

Release the brake pedal and press the
accelerator pedal.

fig. 1

fig. 2

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OPERATING MODES

The gearbox can work in two operating
modes:

❒

the first manual type (MANUAL), in
which the driver decides directly when
to change gear;

❒

the second completely automatic (AU­TO), in which the system decides when

to make the gear change. It is possible
to use the ECO function (Economy)
with this logic which reduces con­sumption. To activate this function,
press button E-fig. 3 on the gear trim.

The selection of the gear and the oper­ating mode (MANUAL or AUTO) is
made using control lever A-fig. 1 in the
centre console.

fig. 3

CONTROL LEVER

The control lever A-fig. 1, located in the
dashboard, is the multistable floating type,
in other words it has three stable and
three unstable positions.

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

The unstable positions, in other words
those that are abandoned as soon as the
lever is released, are the position request­ing a higher gear (+), the position request­ing a lower gear (–) and the automatic op­erating mode request position (A/M).

The return to manual mode takes place
by returning the lever to position (A/M)
fig. 3.

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With the car stationary and the key ex­tracted the lever can be moved
with/without the brake pedal pressed. The
system does not carry out any action af­ter the lever has been moved and remains
in the gear memorized before the key was
removed.

IMPORTANT With the engine started,
any mistake between the lever position
and the gear actually engaged is signalled
by a buzzer until consistency is restored.

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MANUAL OPERATION
(MANUAL)

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

Proceed as follows to change gear:

❒

move the lever to position + fig. 1 to
engage a higher gear;

or

❒

move the lever to position - to engage
a lower gear.

If the gear change request may adversely
affect the correct operation of the engine
or the gearbox, the system will not allow
the gear change but will automatically
change down if the engine reaches the
idling speed (e.g. during deceleration).

In such cases the system warns the dri­ver of the impossibility of changing gear by
means of a buzzer.

AUTOMATIC OPERATION
(AUTO)

To switch the automatic operation (AU­TO) on/off, push the lever A-fig. 1 to po-

sition A/M; the activation is signalled by
the word AUTO and the gear engaged in
the reconfigurable multifunction display
fig. 4.

In AUTO mode the system changes gear
depending on the vehicle speed, the en­gine rpm and the intensity with which the
accelerator pedal is pressed.

It is possible to request a gear change us­ing the control lever without having to
switch this mode off: this function known
as “gear suggestion” suspends the auto­matic mode for the time necessary to
make the gear selection requested by the
driver.

fig. 4

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Avoid keeping your hand
placed on this lever in be­tween gear changes or Au­to/Manual mode.

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Automatic operation
(AUTO - ECO)

The ECO function can be only activated
only with the automatic logic on.

The ECO function is switched on by
pressing button E-fig. 3 located on the
trim next to the gear control lever. After
this function has been activated, the re­configurable multifunction display will
show the gear engaged and the AUTO
and E-fig. 5.

With the ECO function activated, the sys­tem selects the most suitable gear de­pending on the vehicle speed, engine rpm
and intensity with which the accelerator
pedal is pressed taking containing fuel con­sumption as the objective into account.

fig. 5

If necessary, (e.g. when overtaking), the
system will shift down a gear or more to
provide the power and torque required
by the vehicle for the acceleration re­quested by the driver (this all takes place
in automatic mode irrespective of whether
the ECO function is activated or not).

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INFORMATION
IN DISPLAY

When the ignition key is turned to the
MAR position, after about 1 second, the
reconfigurable multifunction display will
show 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;

R = reverse.

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