Alfa Romeo Selespeed system
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FAULTS and TROBLESHOOTINGS
 

The car goes to idle on its own
   
 
Symptom/conditions: The car goes to idle on its own
  • * When changing gear with the car moving

 
 
Step Operations Test results
 
0 Check oil level All OK Problems found Intervention
 
  Check oil level as shown in Procedure 2 Go to step 1 Level other than max Do Procedure 3
 
1 Check oil pressure All OK Problems found Intervention
 
  Check oil pressure as shown in Procedure 4 (idle for low pressure is only obtained if the vehicle is stationary or moving at low speed (approx. 10 km/h). Under these conditions gearbox fault warning light flashes on models 156 or the text Selespeed Gearbox Fault is displayed on 147 without any fault being stored in the control unit) Go to step 2 Press < 40 bar Do Procedure 5
 
2 Check ECU errors All OK Problems found Intervention
 
  Check ECU for absence of errors. Specifically check for:
* Clutch solenoid valve current error
* Odd gears engagement ( Vbat short circuit)
* Even gears engagement error (Vbat short circuit) 		Go to step 4 Presence of one or more errors included in the list Go to step 3.
 
3 Check problems found All OK Problems found Intervention
 
  Check problems according to Procedure 17 Go to step 4 The problem persists Go to step 4
 
4 Engagement of all gears check All OK Problems found Intervention
 
  Check correct engagement of all the gears following Procedure 11 Go to step 5 The problem persists Contact technical assistance for additional information on the problem
 
5 The problem persists All OK Problems found Intervention
 
        Contact technical assistance for additional information on the problem