Fiat Ducato - Mystery Switch

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I cannot find any reference in the Handbook to this switch. It is a non latching switch on the dash to the left of the steering wheel. What is it for?
UPDATE:
Thanks everyone, got the answer.....holds the changing up time back for my Auto box. Brilliant.

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Also called the Up button and is probably described in the separate handbook for the Comfortmatic. It holds gears a little longer before changing up to the next gear.

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Yep, it's what they call the "up" button holds lower gears for longer. It is in the handbook for the Comformatic box.
 
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Fletton said:
It's been posted on here before...
If I recall.... Auto gearbox?... Press for hill climbs... Prevents gearbox changing too early...

Tho I may be wrong...
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Yes that will be it then. I have a 3.0L automatic. Thanks, that will be useful
 
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Our van is based on the Fiat Ducato but there no mention of the Comfort Matic in the Owners Handbook. I found this supplement on the Fiat website. Despite having instructions much of the Comfort Matic operation is a mystery to me. Mark
 

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JaG said:
I cannot find any reference in the Handbook to this switch. It is a non latching switch on the dash to the left of the steering wheel. What is it for?
UPDATE:
Thanks everyone, got the answer.....holds the changing up time back for my Auto box. Brilliant.

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That has to be one of the worst depictions of what the button does I've ever seen.
A cog near the front wheel and a clock or hour glass would have been better than that jumble of confusion ?

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Mark and Mindy said:
Our van is based on the Fiat Ducato but there no mention of the Comfort Matic in the Owners Handbook. I found this supplement on the Fiat website. Despite having instructions much of the Comfort Matic operation is a mystery to me. Mark
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You should have a separate handbook on the Comformatic, I've got one but it's in German!
 
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HandyAndy said:
That has to be one of the worst depictions of what the button does I've ever seen.
A cog near the front wheel and a clock or hour glass would have been better than that jumble of confusion ?
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Agreed.
Looks for all the world like a weight graphic/symbol above the rear axle and the arrows indicate raise or lower.

Most likely what it was originally and Fiat figured they'd reinvent it for the gearbox.
 
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Thought that was the passenger ejector seat button.

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It is one of the best features of the Comformatic gear box, brilliant.
 
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Glad that was not a question in the daily quiz I would have got that wrong.
 
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So Pandas when do you use it?
Every hill?
Just Alpine passes?
Every roundabout?

The Comformatic seems to do a good job descending an Alpine pass but seems pretty witless even when leaving my house up a not very steep hill; maybe 1:10?
Be good to hear how you use it, thanks.
 
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Don’t think I’ve needed to use ours yet and nearly always towing a car trailer.?

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Not even thought about it since I posted the question. In fact forgot about it altogether, and we have tackled some steep hills with no issues since then.
 
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