ChantelleA
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Hi all,
My husband and I have just purchased a 2007 Fiat Grande Punto 1.4 Eleganza with the dualogic. We didn't get shown very much by the lady at the garage (just the vert basics), and are starting to wonder whether this car is working correctly?! Neither of us have ever driven an automatic/semi before! Could someone help with the following?
1) Why when I open the drivers door is there an electrical wurring sound until I close the door?
2) When we are parked and want to leave the car, where are we meant to leave the gear knob? At the top right in "N" or in the middle/central? We got told in "N" by the garage, but the book say's NEVER to leave it there?
3) Why when we start the car does it constantly beep? The same when we have parked... it's driving us mad (and we have only had it two days!)
4) Why does the car sometimes not start? Do we have to keep our foot on the brake when we turn the key?
5) To drive in auto, are we to just leave the gear knob central, and then push to the left to make it manual? I had an issue yesterday in a car park where I reversed out of my space fine, but when I wanted to go forward I could only get it into manual?
6) Yesterday morning when we left in the car, it was juddering... is this because it was cold, or is this a fault with the car?
It is just such a frustrating car, we bought it as it was perfect in every other way for us and thought we'd get used to a semi-auto car, but I am starting to think there is either something wrong with it, or we just have NO idea or both! I am concerned to go out in it on my own, esp with my toddler in tow. Also where I work is very hilly, how do I go about going up/down hills with no clutch?! I wish there was a manual car available exactly the same... sods law there wasn't!
Any help would be appreciated, thank you - A completely clueless new Fiat driver!
My husband and I have just purchased a 2007 Fiat Grande Punto 1.4 Eleganza with the dualogic. We didn't get shown very much by the lady at the garage (just the vert basics), and are starting to wonder whether this car is working correctly?! Neither of us have ever driven an automatic/semi before! Could someone help with the following?
1) Why when I open the drivers door is there an electrical wurring sound until I close the door?
2) When we are parked and want to leave the car, where are we meant to leave the gear knob? At the top right in "N" or in the middle/central? We got told in "N" by the garage, but the book say's NEVER to leave it there?
3) Why when we start the car does it constantly beep? The same when we have parked... it's driving us mad (and we have only had it two days!)
4) Why does the car sometimes not start? Do we have to keep our foot on the brake when we turn the key?
5) To drive in auto, are we to just leave the gear knob central, and then push to the left to make it manual? I had an issue yesterday in a car park where I reversed out of my space fine, but when I wanted to go forward I could only get it into manual?
6) Yesterday morning when we left in the car, it was juddering... is this because it was cold, or is this a fault with the car?
It is just such a frustrating car, we bought it as it was perfect in every other way for us and thought we'd get used to a semi-auto car, but I am starting to think there is either something wrong with it, or we just have NO idea or both! I am concerned to go out in it on my own, esp with my toddler in tow. Also where I work is very hilly, how do I go about going up/down hills with no clutch?! I wish there was a manual car available exactly the same... sods law there wasn't!
Any help would be appreciated, thank you - A completely clueless new Fiat driver!