FIAT Stilo - Manual (Page 141)

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W
ARNING
LIGHTS AND MESSAGES
IN AN
EMERGENCY
CAR
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICA
TIONS
INDEX
DASHBOARD AND CONTROLS
SAFETY DEVICES
CORRECT USE OF THE CAR
USING THE MANUAL
GEARBOX
To engage the gears, press the clutch ped-
al fully and shift the gear lever into one of
the required positions (the diagram is
shown on the knob fig. 2, fig. 3 and fig. 4).
To engage 6 th gear (version 1.4 16V and 1.9
Multijet 16V ) press the lever to the right to
prevent engaging 4 th gear by mistake. A
similar action is required to shift down
from 6
th to 5 th .
IMPORTANT The car can only be put in-
to reverse gear when it has stopped mov-
ing completely. With the engine running,
before engaging the reverse, wait at least
2 seconds with the clutch pedal fully down
to prevent damage and grating of the
gears.
To engage reverse R from neutral, lift the
sliding ring A-fig. 2 or B-fig. 3 under the
knob and shift the lever to the right and back
(1.4
16V , 2.4 16V , 1.6 16V and Multijet versions).
For versions 1.8 16V just shift lever C-fig. 4
to the right and back.
fig. 2 F0C0060m fig. 3 F0C0602m
fig. 4 F0C0310m
To change gears properly
you must push the clutch
pedal fully down. It is therefore es-
sential that there is nothing under the
pedals: make sure the mats are lying
flat and do not get in the way of the
pedals.
WARNING
Do not drive with your hand
resting on the gear lever as the
force exerted, even if slight,
could lead over time to pre-
mature wear on the gearbox internal
components.