Dear Client, Thank you for choosing Alfa Romeo. Your Alfa 156 has been designed to guarantee the safety, comfort and driving pleasure typical of Alfa Romeo. This booklet will help you to get to know the characteristics and operation of your car. The following pages contain all the indications necessary for you to be able to maintain the high standards of performance, quality, safety and respect for the environment which characterize this Alfa 156. The Warranty Booklet also contains the regulations, the warranty certificate and a guide to the services offered by Alfa Romeo. Services which are essential and precious because, when you purchase an Alfa Romeo you are not only acquiring a car, but the tranquility that comes from knowing that an efficient, willing and widespread organization is at your service for any assistance problems you may have. Whats more every single component of the Alfa 156 is fully recyclable. At the end of your car’s useful lifespan any Alfa Romeo dealer would be pleased to make arrangements for you car to be recycled (in compliance with current regulations in force). Nature benefits in two ways: there’s no pollution from waste disposal, and the demand for raw materials is reduced. Have a good trip.

This booklet describes all the versions of the Alfa 156, so you should only consider the information concerning the trim level, engine and version purchased by you.

1 MUST BE READ!

REFUELLING Petrol engines: only refuel with unleaded petrol with octane rating (RON) no less than 95. K Diesel engines: only refuel with diesel fuel conforming to the European specification EN590.

ENGINE START-UP Petrol engines with mechanical transmission: make sure the handbrake is pulled; put the gear lever into neutral; press the clutch pedal down to the floor without touching the accelerator, then turn the ignition key to AVV and release it as soon as the engine starts. Petrol engines with Selespeed transmission or Q-System: keep the brake pedal fully depressed; turn the igni- tion key to AVV and release it as soon as the engine has started; the transmission sets to neutral automatically (the display shows position N). Y and m warning lights to go off; turn the ignition key to AVV and release it as soon as the engine starts. Diesel engines: Turn the ignition key to MAR and wait for the PARKING OVER FLAMMABLE MATERIAL While functioning normally, the catalytic converter reaches high temperatures. For this reason do not park the car over in- ┮ flammable material, grass, dry leaves, pine needles, etc.: fire hazard.

2 PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT A system for continuously monitoring emission system components to ensure greater environmental protection is fitted in U your car.

ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES If, after buying the car, you decide to add electrical accessories (that will gradually drain the battery), contact Alfa Romeo Au- ▵ thorized Services. They can calculate the overall electrical requirement and check that the car’s electric system can support the required load.

CODE CARD Keep the code card in a safe place, not in the car. You should always keep the electronic code written on the CODE card with you in case you need to carry out an emergency start-up procedure.

SCHEDULED SERVICING Correct maintenance of the car is essential for ensuring it stays in tip-top condition and safeguards its safety features, its en- vironmental friendliness and low running costs for a long time to come.

THE OWNER’S MANUAL CONTAINS… …information, tips and important warnings regarding the safe, correct driving of your car, and its maintenance. Pay partic- ular attention to the symbols " (personal safety) # (environmental protection) â (car well-being).

3 Any queries concerning servicing should be forwarded to the showroom from which the vehicle was purchased, the subsidiary company or to our branch offices or associated companies.

Warranty Booklet The Warranty Booklet is delivered together with every new vehicle and contains the regulations tied to the services given by Alfa Romeo Ser- vices and to the warranty conditions. Correctly carrying out the scheduled services specified by the manufacturer is the best way to maintain the performance, safety characteristics and low running costs of your vehicle. It is also necessary to maintain warranty cover.

“Service” guide This contains the Alfa Romeo Authorized Services. The services can be recognized by the presence of the Alfa Romeo badge and logo. The Alfa Romeo organization in Italy can be found in the telephone book under the letter “A” Alfa Romeo. Not all the models described in this booklet are available in all countries. Only some of the fittings described in this booklet are fitted as stan- dard to the vehicle. The list of available accessories should be requested from the Alfa Romeo Dealers.

4 THE SYMBOLS USED IN THIS BOOKLET

The symbols illustrated in these pages show the subjects which should, in particular, be closely studied.

PERSONAL PROTECTING THE VEHICLE SAFETY ENVIRONMENT SAFETY

Warning: partially or This indicates the correct procedures Warning: partially or fully ignoring these fully ignoring these rules may lead to be followed to prevent rules may lead to serious damage to serious injury. the vehicle from damaging being caused to the vehicle which, in some the environment. circumstances, may cause forfeiture of the warranty cover.

The texts, illustrations and specifications given in this booklet refer to the vehicle at the time of going to press. As part of our ongoing striving to improve our products, Alfa Romeo may introduce technical changes during production, therefore the specifications and fittings may be altered without prior notice. For details on this subject, please apply to the manufacturer’s sales network.

5 6 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR SYMBOLS nents makingupyour near tooractuallyonsomeofthecompo- that particular component. that particular of theprecautionstobetakenasregards These labelsbearsymbolsthatremindyou Special colouredlabelshavebeenattached Alfa 156 G G E E T T T T I I N N . G G be started. and onlyinthisconditioncantheengine which thecontrolunitrecogniseskey modulated signalisthe“password”by aerial incorporatedintheignitionswitch.This byaspecial ted whentheengineisstarted lates theradiofrequencysignaltransmit- contains anelectronicdevicewhichmodu- key isremoved.Infactthegripofeach is activatedautomaticallywhentheignition gine locksystem(AlfaRomeoCODE)which theft, thecarisfittedwithanelectronicen- CODE SYSTEM ALFA ROMEO

To increaseprotectionagainstattempted

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Y Y O O U U fig. 1 R alarm (ifexisting) alarm tailgate only,insert withoutremotecontrol. control functionandanotherkeywithmetal ( THE KEYS R A-fig.1 – activation/deactivationofelectronic boot/ – openingluggagecompartment – doorcentralisedopening/locking The keyremotecontroloperates: The carisdeliveredwithtwokeys,key

C C A A ) with metal insert andremote ) withmetalinsert R R A0B0016m exposed totheraysofsun. inside thekeys,theyshouldneverbedirectly ficiency oftheelectronicdevicescontained senger's doorlock versions/markets whereapplicable,thepas- WARNING – passenger’s sideAirbagdeactivation. – thedriver'sdoorlockand,optionalfor – theignitionswitch operates: Key metalinsert In order to ensure perfect ef- In ordertoensureperfect fig. 2 gency starting. outemer- in theeventofhavingtocarry tronic codegivenontheCODEcardwithhim be keptinasafeplace,notthecar. tronic oneforemergencystarting). keys (boththemechanicaloneandelec- with thekeyanditcontainscodesof CODE card. The CODEcard( The drivershouldalwayskeeptheelec- The codenumbersontheCODEcardmust given allthekeysand the newownermustbe If thecarchangesowner, fig. 2 ) isalsosupplied A0B0010m fig. 3 alarm on/off(wherefitted) alarm theelectronic ing ofthedoorsandturning in thekeygrip ing fitted with: KEY WITHREMOTECONTROL of themetalinsert. – abutton( – button( – abutton( – removablehookring( ( – ametalinsert The keywithremotecontrol( B E ) forremoteopening/clos- C ) forpower-assistedopening ) forremotebootunlock- A ) thatcanbeenclosed D ) fig. 3 A0B9000m ) is

7 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 8 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR grip, pressbutton( senger's doorlock versions/markets whereapplicable,thepas- ates: (E) inadvertently. from holdingitand pressingbutton vent anyone,especially children, leave thekeyunattended topre- could bespoilt(e.g. clothes).Never the eyes,andfrom objectsthat away fromthebody, in particular only bepressedwhenthekeyis when itcomesout.Button(E)must ordamage from causinginjury care topreventthemetalinsert To outofthekey movethemetallicinsert – passenger’s Airbagdeactivation. – thedriver'sdoorlockand,optionalfor – theignitionswitch ( The metallicinsert pressed, taketheutmost When button(E)is E WARNING ). A ) ofthekeyoper- press thebutton( electronic alarm system,pressingbutton( electronic alarm trol, pressbutton( row untilitclicks. itinthedirectionofar- andturn insert also turns theelectronicalarm. also turns malfunction. quency. Inthiscasetheremotecontrolcould tems) coulddisturbtheremotecontrolfre- the car(e.g.mobilephones,HAMradiosys- To inthekeygrip, themetallicinsert insert To open/closethedoorsbyremotecon- WARNING Certain radiodevicesoutside Certain E-fig. 3 B ). Oncarsfittedwith ) toreleasethe B ) from outsidepressingbutton( OPENING THEBOOT light upforaboutthreeseconds. markets)andthedirectionindicators certain “beeps” (withtheexceptionsofversionsfor tions arerestored,thesystemgivestwo about threeseconds. kets) andthedirectionindicatorslightupfor mar- the exceptionsofversionsforcertain sensor, thesystemgivestwo“beeps”(with the bootvolumetricprotectionandcontrol ted) ison. (wherefit- also whentheelectronicalarm The bootcanbeopenedbyremotecontrol Closing thebootagain,controlfunc- systemswitchesoff In thiscasethealarm C-fig. 3 ), fig. 4 OPERATION ter, throughanaerialintheignitionswitch. key, whichcontainsanelectronictransmit- has recognisedthecodesenttoitby tions, isonlysentifthesystemcontrolunit variable betweenover4billioncombina- and The recognitioncode,whichiscrypted to deactivatetheinhibitionoffunctions. recognition codetotheenginecontrolunit of theAlfaRomeoCODEsystemsendsa key tothe electronic controlunit. tem deactivatesthefunctionsofengine STOP Each time the engine is started, turning the turning Each timetheengineisstarted, to Each timetheignitionkeyisturned position, theAlfaRomeoCODEsys- MAR (fig. 4) position, thecontrolunit A0B0599m back to the keyto turn and thecar’s possessiondocuments. CODE card,apersonalidentitydocument you allthekeysinyourpossession, takingwith Alfa RomeoAuthorizedServices up toamaximumofeight,applysolely system controlunit.To memorisenewkeys, own code,whichmustbememorisedbythe rized Service. toanAlfaRomeoAutho- gency” andturn cedure describedinsection“Inanemer- pro- outtheemergencystarting the carcarry with thecar. Ifit is stillimpossibletostart again possiblywiththeotherkeyprovided gether with the warning light( gether withthewarning rectly, light( thewarning light( of thewarning In thiscase,youarerecommendedtore- WARNING If thecodehasnotbeenrecognisedcor- This conditionisindicatedbyabriefflash MAR ; iftheinhibitionpersists,try Every electronic keyhasits Every STOP A ) onthecheckpanel. position andthen A ) staysonto- B ). Romeo AuthorizedService. If theproblempersists, contactyourAlfa repeat theprocedure describedpreviously. key at lampfailstogoout,leavethe the warning go outinthespaceofaboutonesecond.If lampwilllightupandshould the warning the ignitionkeyon lightcomesonwhentravellingwith warning car. can nolongerbeusedtostartthe ensure thatanylostorstolenkeys erased fromthememory. Thisisto STOP theignitionkeyto gine offbyturning test thesystemasfollows:switchen- age drop).Thefirsttimeyoustopcan aself-diagnosis(e.g.duetovolt- running car ismoving,itmeansthatthesystem WARNING 1) If the warning lamplightsupwhilethe If thewarning STOP ; then turn thekeybackto ; thenturn memorising procedureare provided duringthenew The codesofthekeysnot for morethan30secondsand The AlfaRomeoCODE MAR : MAR Y :

9 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 10 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR the codesofallkeysinmemory. immediatelyandgetthemtostore Service biliser. Contactyour AlfaRomeoAuthorized that thecarisnotprotectedbyimmo- codes memorised. tohavethekey Authorized Service this case,contactanAlfaRomeo system againstattemptedtheft.In tected bytheAlfaRomeoCODE memorised, thusthecarisnotpro- the codeofkeyshasnotbeen on againflashing,thismeansthat 2) If the warning lampflashesitmeans If thewarning tion, thewarninglightturn the keyinMARposi- If after2secondswith fig. 5 emergency”). fuse orrelayblows”inthechapter“Inan under thedashboard(seeparagraph“Ifa a 10Afusehousedinthefuse-holderset WARNING The systemisprotectedby A0B9000m CONTROL OF THEKEYWITHREMOTE CHANGING THEBATTERY children. peratures. Keepoutofreach sure tonakedflamesandhightem- current regulations.Avoid expo- in specialcontainersasspecifiedby the dashboardnearcentralairvent. ledseton with fixedlight,ofthedeterrent isindicated bythecomingon, trol battery theneedtoreplaceremotecon- alarm, On versionsfittedwithelectronic retailers. of thesametypetobefoundc/onormal shouldbereplacedbyanewone the battery the controlisrejectedornotperformed, If whenpressingbutton( They mustbedisposedof ful fortheenvironment. Dead batteriesareharm- B or C-fig. 5 ) fig. 7 ( thereferencemarkofpin lock it,turning position shownontheholder; holder( battery sition ( mark (dot)ofthecutto locking position; B – insert theholderbackinkeyand – insert ( – changethebattery – workingonthenotch( – turn thepin( – turn ( – movethemetalinsert To ( changethebattery ) tothe 2 ); LOCK D ); B position ( ), takingthereference E fig. 7 ) puttingitinthe C 1 UNLOCK A ) removethe ). ) totheun- ): A0B0047m po- the ignitionkeyisremoved. tem whichisactivated automaticallywhen is guaranteedbythe Alfa RomeoCODEsys- off thevolumetricprotection. ing system.Italsomakesitpossibletocut plicable) andoperatesthecentraldoorlock- of thecar(forversions/marketswhereap- raising/sloping protection), anyabnormal the presenceofmovingbodies(volumetric andemergency keycablecutting, battery protection), operationoftheignitionkey, of thedoors,bonnetandboot(perimetral monitors:unlawfulopening electronic alarm andvariablecode.The sends thecrypted remote controlincorporatedinthekeywhich onandoffthroughthe car anditisturned iscontrolledbyareceiverinsidethe alarm ric sensorsandanti-liftsensor. Theelectronic ceiver, controlunit withsirenandvolumet- DESCRIPTION where applicable) (optional forversions/markets ELECTRONIC ALARM WARNING The systemcomprises:transmitter, re- The engineinhibitorfunction fig. 8 alarm ( alarm it isfittedwithabuttonforactivatingthe REMOTE CONTROL The remotecontrolisbuiltintothekeyand B-fig.8 ) (fig. 8) A0B9000m 11 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 12 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR KEYS WITHREMOTECONTROL REQUEST FORADDITIONAL uments. tity documentandthecar’s possessiondoc- with youtheCODEcard,apersonaliden- directly,Romeo AuthorizedServices taking for anyreasonwhatsoever, contactAlfa car anewkeywithremotecontrolisneeded with remotecontrol.Ifduringthelifeof The receivercanrecogniseupto5keys fig. 9 tem gives off a further beep. tem givesoffafurther flashes. Ifananomalyisdetectedthesys- led( terrent change inthefrequencyatwhichde- a self-diagnosisphasecharacterisedby engaged. system soundsabeepandthedoorlockis press andreleasethebutton( remote controltowardsthecarandthen or closed andtheignitionkeyisin ACTIVATING THEALARM Engagement of the alarm isprecededby Engagement ofthealarm theexceptionofsomemarkets With When thedoorsandboot/bonnetlidsare PARK position (keyremoved),pointthe A-fig. 9 ) onthedashboard B-fig. 8 STOP A0B0563m ). lations ofthedifferentcountries. isadaptedattheorigintoregu- alarm while thesystemisundersurveillance. lance mode.Theledwillflashcontinuously to indicatethatthesystemisinsurveil- led ( Surveillance WARNING on,the When thesystemhasbeenturned A-fig. 9 ) onthedashboardwillflash Operation oftheelectronic Romeo AuthorizedServices. tocontactAlfa which caseitisnecessary has detectedasystemoperatingfault,in this meansthattheself-diagnosisfunction doors andbonnet/bootareclosedproperly by thesystem. closeditwillnotbecontrolled is notcorrectly properly andengagethesystemonceagain. all thedoorsandbonnet/bootareclosed second acousticsignalisheard,checkthat of doorsandbonnet/boot Self-diagnosis andmonitoring If thecontrolsignalisrepeatedwhen On theotherifadoororbonnet/bootlid hasbeenactivated,a If, afterthealarm siren briefly of somemarkets): thefollowing(withexception performs on thekeywithremotecontrol.Thesystem need replacing; that theremotecontrolbatteriesareflatand inmind: lowing shouldbeborne DEACTIVATING THEALARM the ignitionkeyismovedto activated, (maximumof2minutesoruntil car staysonwhenthesystemhasbeende- WARNING – thedoorsarereleased. – twobeepsaresoundedbrieflybythe ontwice – thedirectionindicatorsturn To pressthebutton deactivatethealarm, – iftheledstaysonpermanently, itmeans If theled( A-fig. 9 MAR ) thefol- ) inthe 10 flashes 9 flashes 8 flashes 7 flashes 6 flashes 5 flashes 4 flashes 3 flashes 2 flashes 1 flash sible toidentifythetypeofattempt: counting thenumberofflashesitisalsopos- attempts tostealthecarhavebeenmade, itmeansthat than normal, ferent intervals – iftheledcontinuestoflash,butatdif- rightfrontdoor : : tampering with battery or tamperingwithbattery : tamperingwith carstarting boot : bonnet : volumetric sensors : leftreardoor : rightreardoor : leftfrontdoor : : atleastthreecausesof : alarm. bles cutting emergencykeyca- cables 13 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 14 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR the doorsarenotlocked. when thedoorsareclosedusingkey. on theremotecontrol. nalling describedpreviously. mination oftheledincarandbysig- illu- condition isshownbytheintermittent been openedandthenclosedagain.This PARK tothe key hasbeenturned seconds fromthemomentthatignition matically afteranestablishedtimeof30 the remotecontrolitwillcomeonauto- where applicable) (optional forversions/markets OF THEALARM AUTOMATIC ENGAGEMENT When the alarm isengagedautomatically When thealarm isalsoautomaticallyengaged The alarm To pressthebutton deactivatethe alarm hasnotbeenengagedwith If thealarm positions andadoorortheboothas STOP or toring state. moni- to itsnormal the systemwillreturn foreseen. the versions/markets. dependingon number ofcyclesmayvary onds). Themethodsofoperationandthe lights(forabout26sec- hazard warning willactivatethesirenand of thealarm sions/markets whereapplicable). MAR protection); ment, e.g.windowbeingbroken(volumetric bles arecut; tric cablesarecut,ortheemergencykeyca- gate isopened; when: IS TRIGGERED WHEN THEALARM Once the alarm cyclehas cometoanend, Once thealarm However amaximum numberofcyclesis Depending onthemarkets,triggering carraising/sloping(forver- – abnormal – attempt to start theengine(keyat – attempttostart intothepassengercompart- – intrusion isdisconnected ortheelec- – thebattery – oneofthedoors,bonnetortail- isengageditwillsound When thealarm ); to thekey key intotheignitionswitchandturn isdown,getintothecar,battery the insert the remotecontrolor, iftheremotecontrol deactivate thealarm. weeks), closethevehicleusingkeyto hicle tolieinactiveforlongperiods(over3 INTERRUPTING THEALARM WARNING To pressthebuttonon thealarm interrupt MAR . If it is necessary for theve- If itisnecessary been excluded. thatthefunctionhas 2 secondstoconfirm ignition key. again tothe thekeyto then return move thekeyto quick succession:whenthekeyisat thefollowingoperationsin by performing ple whenleavinganimalson-boardthecar) closed. dows andthesunroof,ifany, shouldbe VOLUMETRIC PROTECTION The ledinthecarwillcomeonforabout This functioncanbeexcluded(forexam- To operationallthewin- guaranteecorrect STOP position. Removethe MAR STOP and thenonce position and MAR , is notrestored. 30 seconds.Thiswayvolumetricprotection key to to theignitionkey tection deactivated,turn electric windows)withthevolumetricpro- operated bytheignitionkeyat it inthispositionformorethan30seconds. ignition keytothe If requiringtoactivateanelectriccontrol To restorevolumetricprotectionmovethe MAR STOP , operate the control and return the , operatethecontrolandreturn within amaximumtimeof MAR position andhold MAR (e.g. fig. 10 matically. mal operationofthesirenisrestoredauto- operated. acoustic/visual signalswhenthesystemis beeps inquicksuccessionafterthenormal gaging thesystem. fig. 10 simply keeptheremotecontrolbutton( condition, acoustic signallinginthealarm applicable) (for versions/marketswhere OF THESIREN CUTTING OUTOPERATION The nexttimethesystemisactivated,nor- This conditionisshownbyaseriesof5 When requiringtodispensewiththesiren ) pressedfor4secondswhenen- A0B9000m B- 15 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 16 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR MINISTERIAL HOMOLOGATION ter and/oronthereceiver). code mayalsobemarkedonthetransmit- ponent. number, thishas beenstatedonthecom- needs tobemarkedwiththehomologation ument); (for somecountriesalsohomologationdoc- this handbookbeforethealphabeticalindex each marketaregivenonthelastpagesof we pointoutthat: onthesubjectofradiofrequency,country (Depending ontheversions/markets, – formarketsinwhichthetransmitter – theseparatehomologationnumbersfor In keepingwiththelawsinforceeach fig. 10 button ( mitter towardsthecar, pressandreleasethe corporated inthekey( car andatransmitter(remotecontrol)in- DOOR LOCKINGSYSTEM REMOTE CONTROL To lock/unlockthelocks,pointtrans- The systemcomprisesareceiverinsidethe B-fig. 11 ). E-fig. 11 ). A0B9000m tact AlfaRomeoAuthorizedServices. programme additionalremotecontrols,con- WARNING Should it be necessary to Should itbenecessary fig. 12 position whentheengineisstationary. THE SWITCH IGNITION DEVICE powered. is deactivatedandallelectricaldevicesare ing lights). those powereddirectly(e.g.hazardwarn- from excludedapart engaged, allservices removed, enginelockengaged,steering sitions: WARNING – – The keycanbemovedtooneoffourpo- STOP MAR : driveposition.Theenginelock : engineswitchedoff,keycanbe Never leavethekeyinthis (fig. 12) A0B0610m switch shouldbepressedfirst. switched on. ing lockengaged,sidelightsautomatically be removed,enginelockengaged,steer- running. AVV vice preventingitfrombeingmovedtothe tion andrepeatthesequence. engine. return theignitionkeyto return PARK WARNING – The ignitionblockisfittedwithasafetyde- WARNING – AVV PARK position whentheengineisalready position, button( : unstable position for starting the : unstablepositionforstarting : engineswitchedoff,keycan If theenginedoesnotstart, To thekeyto the turn A ) locatedonthe STOP posi- before travellingagain. Alfa RomeoAuthorizedServices, break-in) haveitcheckedoverby facing downhill,reverse. uphill, firstgearandifthecaris handbrake andifthecarisfacing the car. Remembertoengagethe Never leavechildrenunattendedin tently activatingthecontrols. senger inthecarfrominadver- the ignitiontopreventanypas- ple duringanattempted tampered with(forexam- ways removethekeyfrom When leavingthecaral- If theignitiondeviceis WARNING 17 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 18 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR gently rockthesteeringwheel. Releasing thelock: locking action. thesteeringwheeltofacilitate turning PARK Engaging lock: STEERING LOCK mologation requirements. non-compliance ofthecar withho- lapse ofwarranty andalso resultin performance and safety, causethe theft Device)that couldbadlyaffect cations (e.g.:installation ofanti- system orsteering columnmodifi- market operation involvingsteering curs ifthecaristowed. ing wheelisturned.Thisalsooc- tomatically thefirsttimesteer- The steeringwheelwouldlockau- – turn thekeyto – turn – movetheignitionkeyto position andremovethekeylightly carry outwhateverafter- carry It isabsolutelyforbiddento with thecaronmove. Never removethekey WARNING WARNING MAR position and STOP or fig. 13 OUTSIDE OPENING/CLOSING FROM DOORS fig. 13 remove thekeyandpressbutton( thekeyanti-clockwise,then plicable, turn optional forversions/marketswhereap- clockwise andtoopenthepassengers'door, Front doors safely. – To thekey openthe driver'sdoorturn ). sure thatthiscanbedone Before openingadoor, en- WARNING A0B0023m A- fig. 14 knob ( Rear doors posite direction. ing handle( also withthedooropen,thenclosedoor. – To openthedoor, onlywiththeinner – To close the door, thekeyinop- turn – To close, pressthebutton( A-fig. 14 A-fig. 15 ) raised,pulltheopen- ). -i.14 A-fig. A0B0369m ) fig. 15 ( 16 fig. Front doors FROM INSIDE OPENING/CLOSING side pressknob( vent thedoorfrombeingopenedout- B – To open thedoorpullhandle( – To close thedoorpullflap.To pre- ). ) regardlessofthepositionknob B ). A0B0025m A- fig. 16 sage). center display(togetherwithrelevantmes- panel or(whereapplicable)ontheInfo- ing light the flap. even whentheflapisopen,andthenclose i.17 fig. Rear doors lock hasbeenreleased. If thebootisnotproperlyshut,warn- – To closethe doorpresstheknob( – To openthedoorpullhandle( ´ ). opened ifthechildsafety The reardoorscanonlybe will comeontheinstrument WARNING A0B0024m A- B ) fig. 17 closing ofallthedoorsandboot. central lockingdependsonthecomplete the systemwillnotwork. closedotherwise the doorsmustbeperfectly doors, bothfrontandrear. one ofthetwofrontdoors. thekeyinlockof andturn closed, insert CENTRALIZED LOCKING the centralizedlockingsystem. located onthefrontdoors,engage/release closed, pressoneoftheknobs( – For versions/markets,whereapplicable, To operatethecentralizedlockingdevice centralizedlockingofall This permits – From outside: From inside: when thedoorsare when thedoorsare B-fig. 16 A0B0026m ) 19 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 20 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR ing controlunitoperationisrestored. about 30seconds.Afterthistime,doorlock- door unlockandinhibitslockingfor fuelcut-offswitchcausestheautomatic ertial and outsidethecar. can beopenedmanuallyfrombothinside disconnected,etc.)eachdoor fuse, battery one ofthetwofrontdoors. doors, byliftingthedooropeningleveron tem canbedeactivated,thusunlockingall down ifthedoorhasnotbeenshutproperly. possible tokeeptheknob( will belocked. door of thereardoorsonlythatparticular WARNING (burnt If thepowersupplyisinterrupted WARNING WARNING By pressingtheknob( The centralizedlockingsys- For thefrontdoorsitisnot The intervention ofthein- The intervention B-fig. 17 B-fig. 16 ) onone ) with theignitionkey: doors open,raisingorloweringthecontrol door onwhichitisinstalled. being openedfrominside. device ( leased (doorcanbeopenedfrominside). (door locked); CHILD SAFETYLOCK position 1 The devicecanonlybeengagedwiththe WARNING The reardoorsareequippedwithaspecial position 2 fig. 18 (control up)–deviceengaged (control down)–devicere- Each deviceonlyactsonthe ) whichpreventsthedoor fig. 18 inner leverusedtoopenthedoor. working correctlybypullingonthe device checkthatitis After activatingthesafety children. when carrying Always usethisdevice WARNING WARNING A0B0027m fig. 19 FRONT SEATS tionary. Fig. 21 Fig. 20 Fig. 19 : sporty seatsandlateralairbags. : sporty : sporty seats(whereapplicable); : sporty solely withthecarsta- Adjustments maybemade : standardequipment; WARNING A0B0028m fig. 20 rest ontherimofsteeringwheel. should beslightlyflexedandhands inthedrivingpositionarms or forwards: BACKWARDS ORFORWARDS MOVING THESEATS dangerous consequences. move unexpectedlywithclearly erly, inthecaseofcollisiontmight forth. Iftheseatisnotlockedprop- tomoveitbackand by trying seat isfirmlylockedintherunners Lift lever( the lever, checkthatthe Once youhaveletgooff A ) andpushtheseatbackwards WARNING A0B0054m ried outwhenseatedinthedriver’s seat. down) untilreachingtheheightrequired. wards, thenoperatethelever(upand OF THEBACKREST ADJUSTING THEANGLE OF THEDRIVER’SSEAT ADJUSTING THEHEIGHT position. the seattosetbackinrequired button ( bags haveanelectricadjustment;usethe until thedesiredpositionisreached. lower theseat,pushlever( quired height,thenreleasethelever. To lever (upanddown)untilreachingthere- ing itupwards,thencontinueoperatingthe WARNING This can be done by turning theknob( This canbedonebyturning To raisetheseat,pulllever( The sporty seatsequippedwithlateralair The sporty D-fig. 21 Adjustment mustonlybecar- ) on the outer part of ) ontheouterpart B ) down- B ) tak- C ) 21 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 22 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR fig. 21 located on the outer part oftheseat. located ontheouterpart where applicable) (optional forversions/markets ADJUSTMENT BACKREST ANGLEELECTRIC This canbedonebypressingbutton( A0B0053m D ) fig. 22 sition. compartment ( compartment (where required) CENTRE ARMREST ( where applicable) (optional forversions/markets OF THEDRIVER’SSEAT LUMBAR ADJUSTMENT the cover( E Inside the armrest thereisanoddment Inside thearmrest To loweritasillustrated. usethearmrest theknob Adjustment isdonebyturning ) until reaching the most comfortable po- ) untilreachingthemostcomfortable A ). B-fig. 22 ); touseit,raise A0B0293m fig. 23 on. light ( ( seats,presstheswitch of theseat;forsporty and offusingswitch( owhere applicable) (optional forversions/markets SEAT WARMING F-fig. 21 When the warming padison,thewarning When thewarming The seat warming padcanbeswitchedon The seatwarming B ) ontheoutersideofseatturns ) ontheoutersideofseat. A (fig. 23) ) ontheinnerside A0B0052m fig. 24 be adjusted. demonstrate themethodsbywhichitcan market. Theexampleshownisusedonlyto depending ontheversionand/or may vary most suitableposition. ittothe take holdoftheheadrestandturn positions. that itislockedinoneofthepre-established up ordown,thenreleaseitandmakesure justable inrake. versions withRecaroseatstheyarealsoad- headrests areadjustableinheightand,for (fig. 24) ADJUSTING THEHEADRESTS WARNING For angleadjustment(whereapplicable): To adjusttheheight:moveheadrest To increasethesafetyofpassengers, The shapeoftheheadrest A0B0050m fig. 25 in therearofseatback. required) (where REAR POCKETS this position. event ofacollisioniftheyarein vide effectiveprotectioninthe neck. Theywillonlybeabletopro- the backofheadandnot tioned sothattheyaresupporting The frontseatsareprovidedwithapocket restraints mustbeposi- Remember thatthehead (fig. 25) WARNING A0B0320m fig. 26 fig. 27 the grip( (where required) CENTRE ARMREST REAR SEAT To loweritholding usethecentrearmrest, A ) asillustrated. (fig. 26) A0B0565m A0B0564m 23 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 24 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR fig. 29 fig. 28 ing longloads. where applicable) (optional forversions/markets SKI COMPARTMENT The compartment maybeusedforcarry- The compartment A0B00323m A0B0322m fig. 30 and loweritontotherearseat( and removeit.Thenpullthegripoflid 29 fig. ered, pressthetwosmallhandles( low- withthearmrest moving thearmrest: ( the lidandloweritontoarmrest pullthegrip( the armrest, fig. 28 The compartment canbeextendedbyre- The compartment To lower gainaccesstothiscompartment, ) at the base of the armrest inwards ) atthebaseofarmrest ). A-fig. 27 i.30 fig. A0B0324m ) of B- ). fig. 31 height (whererequired); as follows: able forthecentreseat. where applicable,athirdheadrestisavail- side seats.Onrequest,forversions/markets HEADREST and removetheheadrests. – pressbothbuttons( – raisetheheadresttomaximum theheadrestscanberemoved If necessary The carisfittedwithtwoheadrestsforthe A and -i.31 B-fig. A0B0566m ) fig. 32 fully home. appropriate position,lockitpushingthelever ing wheel. ( from thedriverandalsoraisedorlowered. away and maybemovenearertoorfurther ADJUSTMENT STEERING WHEEL -i.32 A-fig. After settingthesteeringwheelinmost To toreleaselever dothis,itisnecessary The steeringwheelpositionisadjustable ) andpullittowardsthesteer- A0B0035m mologation requirements. non-compliance ofthecarwithho- lapse ofwarrantyandalsoresultin performance andsafety, causethe theft Device)thatcouldbadlyaffect cations (e.g.:installationofanti- system orsteeringcolumnmodifi- market operationinvolvingsteering the carstationary. must onlybeadjustedwith The steeringwheelposition carry outwhatever after- carry It isabsolutelyforbiddento WARNING WARNING fig. 33 i.33 fig. mal oranti-glarebyoperatinglever( impact canbemovedtotwopositions:nor- which releasesitintheeventofaviolent MIRROR INTERNAL REAR-VIEW REAR-VIEW MIRRORS ADJUSTING THE The mirror, fitted with asafetydevice ). A0B0595m A- 25 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 26 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR fig. 34 in the justed electricallywhentheignitionkeyis lockingposition( termediate right doormirror. left doormirror; left) usingswitch( Electrically adjustable(fig.34) DOOR MIRRORS WARNING Then, repositiontheswitch( – moveswitch( – moveswitch( tobeadjusted(rightor Select themirror MAR position. The mirror canonlybead- The mirror A A A ) to( ) to( ): D B ) toadjustthe ) toadjustthe C A ). ) inthein- A0B0018m fig. 35 ( wards thecarfromposition( canbefoldedinto- spaces) thedoormirror causesdifficultyinnarrow of themirror Folding (fig.35) B alter theperceptionofdistance. position (A). – If necessary (for examplewhenthesize – Ifnecessary ). is curved, itmayslightly is curved, As thedriver’s doormirror mirrors mustalwaysbein When travellingthedoor WARNING WARNING A ) toposition A0B0370m fig. 36 misting. fromfrostingand/or prevent themirrors rearscreen heatingpressingbutton( ing coilswhichareoperatedtogetherwith Defrosting/demisting (fig.36) is deactivatedafterafewminutes. WARNING The electric mirrors canbefittedwithheat- The electricmirrors This functionistimedand A ) and A0B0399m MAR buttons which,withtheignitionkeyat Driver’s (fig.37-39) front doors. max. 2minutesoruntilopeningoneofthe windows canbeopenedmanuallyforabout FRONT POWER WINDOWS the rearbuttons). the buttonisup,pressagaintore-enable (where fitted)(withtheinhibitoractivated The driver’s doorpanelplatecontainsthe WARNING E D C B A – leftrearwindow(wherefitted) – reardoorwindowcontrolinhibitor – rightfrontwindow – leftfrontwindow – rightrearwindow(wherefitted) , operatethefollowingwindows: With ignitionkeyat With STOP fig. 37 senger’s window. window. device worksasdescribedforthedriver’s matic operation”onlyforloweringit.The fitted withadevicefor“continuousauto- Passenger’s (fig.38) ofthebuttonagain. lower part tion requiredbypressingeithertheupperor tomatically: thewindowstopsinposi- window tomoveandcontinueitsstrokeau- ofthebuttonwillcause or lowerpart window device.Abriefpressontheupper eration” forbothloweringandraisingthe is fittedwitha“continuousautomaticop- WARNING Button ( WARNING A ) isusedtooperatethepas- The driver’s powerwindow The passenger’s windowis A0B0031m fig. 38 to raiseit. button tolowerthewindow;pull door ( door ( power windowswithsplitcontrolsondriver’s applicable, thereardoorscanbefittedwith dles onthedoorpanels. REAR (whererequired) With theignitionkeyat With On requestforversions/marketswhere The rearwindowsareoperatedbythehan- C A-fig. 40 and -i.39 D-fig. ). ) andoneachrear MAR , pressthe A0B0032m 27 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 28 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR fig. 40 fig. 39 objects drawnorknockedbythem. windows inmotionorbypersonal harm causedeitherdirectlybythe gers arenotexposedtotheriskof always makesurethatthepassen- Before andduringoperationofthem windows canbedangerous. Incorrect useofthepower WARNING A0B0034m A0B0033m fig. 40a working thewindowbyhand. have awindowwinder( tently operated. by thepowerwindowsinadver- cially children)frombeinginjured key topreventpassengers(espe- Versions notfittedwithpowerwindows fully openorclosed. down whenthewindowis ways removetheignition When leavingthecaral- Do notholdthebutton WARNING A-fig. 40a A0B0608m ) for ( jerking. stretch,thenpullitoutagainwithout short locking click. ing. while itisrewinding,topreventfromtwist- straight andrestedagainsttheseatback. sert itintothebuckle( sert USING THESEAT BELTS SEAT BELTS fig. 41 C To unfastenthe seatbelts,pressbutton At removal,ifitjams,letrewindfora Take holdthetongue( keepingthechest The beltshouldbeworn ). Guidetheseatbeltwithyourhand B A-fig. 41 ), untilhearingthe ) andin- A0B0325m fig. 42 nering athighspeed. car brakessharply, inacollisionorwhencor- bing comingoutwhenitisjerkedorifthe mal. Thereelmechanismpreventstheweb- the reelmechanismmayblock;thisisnor- ing it,allowingfreedomofmovement. adapts tothebodyofpassengerwear- When thecarisparkedonasteepslope Through thereel,beltautomatically when travelling. Never pressbutton(C) WARNING A0B0301m fig. 43 abdominal) areincompatible( belts andtheclipofcentralbelt(only clips,thetabsofside fitted inthecorrect anchor pointsforthecentreseat( and reelforsideseatslapbeltwithtwo seatbeltwiththreeanchorpoints inertial applicable, therearseatcanbefittedwith side seats( belt withthreeanchorpointsandreellike In order to ensure that the correct tabs,are In ordertoensurethatthecorrect On request,forversions/marketswhere The centre seat is fitted with inertial seat The centreseatisfittedwithinertial fig. 42 ). fig. 43 fig. 44 A0B0467m ). ). fig. 44 fig. 45 in fig.42and44. belts shouldbefastenedasshown protection, therearseat To offerthehighestlevelof WARNING A0B0466m A0B0300m 29 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 30 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR fig. 46 is retractedinthehandle. (A-fig. 46)setneareachhandle(B) should youbrakesharply. and injuringpassengers forwards prevent seatbackbeingthrown sides (notvisibleredbuttons(A)to guaranteed whenbutton Proper backrestcouplingis correctly hookedonboth Make suretheseatbackis WARNING WARNING A0B0123m fig. 47 for use. seat beltproperlytohaveitready sition, takecaretorepositionthe front seats. a dangertotheoccupantsof great personalriskbutconstitute belt notonlysubjectthemselvesto seats whoarenotwearingaseat passengers occupyingtherear the rearseatinstraightpo- After tilting,whenresetting event ofanaccident,any Remember that,inthe WARNING WARNING A0B0118m fig. 48 when itfitscloselyacrossthehips. buckle ( and part ( and part into theclip( “Rear abdominalcentrehousing”). shall befittedinto( the tab( backrest tostowtheseatbeltclipsneatly, the properpockets( BELT REAR CENTRALABDOMINAL Press button( WARNING To thetapein adjustthe belt, run Fasten the belt by inserting thetab( Fasten thebeltbyinserting When therearseatsarenotoccupied,use (fig. 48) D B F ) pullingtheend( ) ofthecentralabdominalbelt ) toloosen. B ), untilaclickisheard. The beltisadjustedproperly C ) toreleasethebelt. C ) (seenextparagraph A-fig. 47 E ) totighten ) onthe A0B0003m A ) fig. 49 BELT HOUSING REAR ABDOMINALCENTRE the rearseatback. tongue ( abdominal type,isnotinuse,hookthe in theeventofacrash. vent itfromhittingtheoccupants When therearcentrebelt,whichisof A when itisnotusedtopre- Always hookthebelttip ) in the special support ( ) inthespecialsupport WARNING (fig. 49) B A0B0468m ) on fig. 50 of theshoulderandneck. belt passesabouthalfwaybetweentheend in theeventofacrash. ness, substantiallyreducingtheriskofinjury This precautionwillimprovetheireffective- them tothesizeofpersonwearingthem. height adjustmentispossible. three differentpositionsthroughwhichbelt (Sportwagon versionsonly) (Sportwagon SEAT BELTS OF FRONTANDREARSIDE ADJUSTING THEHEIGHT Correct adjustmentisobtainedwhenthe Correct Always adjusttheheightofbeltsadapting The rockerringoftherearsidebeltshas A0B0029m fig. 51 anchoring devicegrip( front ( able ofthesetpositions. the sametimering( versionsonly),andmoveat (Sportwagon To adjusttheseatbelt,raiseorlower A-fig. 51 ) orsiderearseatbelts A-fig. 50 B ) tothemostsuit- ) ofthe A0B0099m 31 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 32 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR tionary. the presetpositions. release didnottakeplaceatoneof allow theanchordevicetocatchif leased, exertafurtherpressureto 51)re- ton (A-fig.50)or provided. To dothis,withthebut- anchored inoneofthepositions ment whenthecarissta- Make theheightadjust- check thattheslider(B)is After adjustment,always WARNING WARNING mud, itmust bereplaced. the device has beenaffectedby waterand natural events(floods, highwaves,etc.), retractor’s effectiveness.If, due tounusual cation toitsoriginalfeatures willnullifythe no maintenanceorlubrication. Anymodifi- presents nofirehazard. duced. Thissmokeisinnowaytoxicand les. Asmallamountofsmokemaybepro- front seatbeltsareproperlyfittedintobuck- heres snuglytowearer’s chestandhips. maximum protectionwhentheseatbeltad- ually. drawn backupevenwhenguidingitman- theseatbeltcannotbe vice hasintervened; action begins. adheres tothewearerbeforerestraining In thiswaytheyensurethattheseatbelt sor rewindtheseatbeltsafewcentimetres. subject toaviolentimpactbywayofsen- ing devices. belts, PRE-TENSIONING DEVICES The emergencytensioning retractorneeds Front seatpretensionersactivateonlyif WARNING The seatbeltlockstoindicatethatthede- These devices“feel”thatthecarisbeing To increasetheefficiencyoffrontseat Alfa 156 The pretensionerwillgive is fittedwithpre-tension- Alfa RomeoAuthorized Services. ever, youneedassistance, goto fect onthepretensioner. If,how- pavements etc.do nothaveanyef- dental joltingcausedbymounting from roughroadsurfacesoracci- or triggeroffthedevice.Vibrations of thepretensionersmaydamage a maximumof6hours)inthearea placed asthisdateapproaches. tohave pretensionerre- Services Contact AlfaRomeoAuthorized the frontleftdoornearlock. is writtenontheplatelocated Thevalidity ofthedevice Service. replaced atAlfaRomeoAuthorized lision thathastriggeredit,haveit heating (above100°Cfor banging, vibrationsor be usedonce.Afteracol- The pretensionercanonly Operations involving WARNING thorized Services. Always contactAlfaRomeoAu- ified andauthorisedpersonnel. tions mustbecarriedoutbyqual- sioner components.Allinterven- tamper withthepreten- Never disassembleor WARNING wearing ofseatbelts. respect thelocaltrafficlawsregarding THE USEOFSEAT BELTS GENERAL INSTRUCTIONSFOR death inthecase ofaccident. or creases theriskof seriousinjury Travelling withoutseat belt in- in boththefrontand rearpositions! Seat beltshould alwaysbeworn to thechestandpelvis. possible, andthebeltadheringwell backrest inthestraightestposition recommended tokeeptheseat Always fastentheseatbeltsbeforestarting. All theoccupantsofcarareobligedto gree ofprotection,youare To ensure thehighestde- WARNING fig. 52 Alfa RomeoAuthorizedService. rised personnel.Alwayscontactan be carriedoutbyqualifiedandautho- with orremoved.Anyoperationshould belts andpretensionerbetampered the beltsawayfrombody. (clips, stoppers,etc.)whichkeep wards (fig.52).Donotusedevices to eliminatetheriskofslidingfor- pelvis andnotacrossthestomach lower partmustrestacrossthe agonally acrossthechest.The must passovertheshoulderanddi- tightly tothebody. Theupperpart the componentsofseat Under nocircumstancesshould twisted andshouldcling The seatbeltmustnotbe WARNING WARNING A0B0004m 33 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 34 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR fasten otherobjectstothebody. seat beltforboth(fig.53).Donot its resilience. detected asthebeltmayhavelost vices, evenifvisibledefectsarenot screws, andthepretensioningde- with theattachmentsandtheir be completelyreplacedtogether ample duringanaccident,itmust your kneeusingasingle childrenon Do notcarry subjected toshock,forex- If theseatbelthasbeen WARNING WARNING fig. 53 that itpassesundertheabdomen( lowdownso ofthebeltvery the lowerpart childiftheyarewearingaseatbelt. unborn accident isgreatlyreducedforthemandthe inthecaseof tant mothers:theriskofinjury Pregnant womenmustofcourseposition byexpec- Seat beltsarealsotobeworn i.54 fig. A0B0007m ). fig. 54 icant wearorcutsigns. if waterdoesnotgetinside. rect operationofthemisonlyguaranteed might weakenthefibres. or dyesanyotherchemicalsubstancethat shade. Neverusestrongdetergents,bleach inthe neutral soap,rinseandleavetodry belts ifpretensionershavebeenactivated. appear damaged.Alwaysreplacetheseat atthattime,evenifitdoesnot being worn withoutimpediments. is freetorun taut andnevertwisted;makesurethatit CONDITIONS ALWAYS IN EFFICIENT HOW TOKEEPTHESEAT BELTS – Replacetheseatbeltifitshowssignif- – Preventthereelsfromgettingwet:cor- – To clean thebelts,washbyhandwith – Afteraseriousaccident,replacethebelt – Alwaysusethebeltswithtapewell A0B0008m fig. 55 CARRYING CHILDRENSAFELY position topreventanycontactbetween thechild’s seatandthedashboard. air bag”).Thefrontpassengerseat shallbeadjustedinthemostbackward place (seeparagraph“Frontand side airbags”atitem”Frontpassenger F tocheckthewarninglight tivation. Inthiscase,itisabsolutely necessary may placedonthefrontseatofcars fittedwithpassenger’s airbagdeac- tal, regardlessoftheseriousnesscrashthattriggeredit.Children ger’s air bag,whichduringinflationcouldcauseseriousinjury, evenmor- must absolutelynotbepositionedonthefrontseatofcar’s withpassen- most protectedpositioninthecaseofacrash.Inanycase,child’s seats You childrenalwaysontherearseat,asthisis areadvisedtocarry bag sincetheairactivationcouldcauseseriousinjuries,even mortal. on thecheckpaneltomakesure that deactivationhasactuallytook front passengerseatsofcarsequippedwithair SERIOUS DANGER:Neverplacecradlechild’s seatsonthe WARNING needed thenadultseatbelts. the eventofacrash,differentsystemsare in fore, inordertorestraintthemcorrectly ture arenotcompletelydeveloped.There- of thebody, whilemusclesandbonestruc- largerandheavierthantherest portionately Community countries. forallEuropean prescription iscompulsory and securedbysuitablerestraintsystems. of acrash,alloccupantsmusttravelseated Compared withadults,achild’s headispro- According to2003/20/ECDirective,this forchildren. This isevenmoreimportant For thebestlevelofprotectioninevent A0B0001m 35 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 36 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR for AlfaRomeo cars. been designedandspecifically experimented recommended choice becausetheyhave seats foreachweight group,whicharethe sidered asadultsand wearbeltsnormally. view ofrestraintsystems,childrenarecon- absolutely notberemoved. brand, onasolidlyfixedlabelwhichmust mologation data,togetherwiththecontrol one weightgroup( sible tofinddevicesthatcovermorethan overlap andinfact,commerceitispos- straint systemsintofivegroups: to makingthemcompulsory, subdividesre- pean StandardECE-R44,whichinaddition tection forachildaresummarisedinEuro- The LineaccessoriAlfa Romeoincludes Over 1.50minheight,fromthepointof All therestraintdevicesmustbearho- 22-36kginweight As itmaybenoted,thegroupspartially 15-25kginweight Group 3 9-18 kginweight Group 2 Group 1 0-13kg in weight 0-10 kginweight Group 0+ Group 0 The resultsofresearchonthebestpro- fig. 56 ). fig. 56 on it. restrain thechildwithbeltsincorporated belts, asillustrated,anditshouldinturn celeration. strain ontheneckineventofsharpde- thehead,doesnotinduce which, supporting ing behind( RU n 0+ GROUP 0and with it. instructionsprovided compulsory semble theseataccordingto The cradleisrestrainedbythecarsafety fac- Babies upto13kgmustbecarried only forassembly. As- Illustrations isindicative fig. 56 WARNING ) onacradleseat, A0B0005m fig. 57 seats fittedwithfrontcushion( with facingforwards dren maybecarried GROUP 1 child andseat. through whichthecarseatbeltrestrainsboth with it. instructionsprovided compulsory semble theseataccordingto Starting from9kgto18inweight,chil- Starting only forassembly. As- Illustrations isindicative WARNING fig. 57 A0B0006m ), structions provided. Strictly adheretotheassemblyin- to thecarbeltswithacushion. ous ifinstalledincorrectlyfastened of theirmass,theycanbedanger- belts torestrainthechild.Because nection tothecarbeltsanditsown groups 0and1witharearcon- able forcoveringweight Seats existwhicharesuit- WARNING fig. 58 ( child’s pelvisandnottotheabdomen adherestothe and thatthehorizontalpart adheres tothechestandneverneck lation tothebelts,sothatdiagonalpart inre- tion ofpositioningthechildcorrectly seat belts.Childseatsonlyhavethefunc- dren mayberestraineddirectlybythecar GROUP 2 with it. instructionsprovided compulsory semble theseataccordingto fig. 58 Starting from15to25kginweight,chil- Starting ). only forassembly. As- Illustrations isindicative WARNING A0B0002m fig. 59 belts likeadults. tioning ontherearseat. spacer backrestanymore. child’s chestisthickenoughnottoneedthe GROUP 3 with it. instructionsprovided compulsory semble theseataccordingto Over 1.50mtallchildrenmaywearseat Fig. 59 For childrenfrom22kgupto36the only forassembly. As- Illustrations isindicative shows properchildseatposi- WARNING A0B0009m 37 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 38 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR ru ag fwih SEAT Group 3 Group 2 Group 1 Group 0,0+ Rangeofweight Group PASSENGER SEAT COMPLIANCE WITHREGULATIONS ONCHILD’S SEAT USE (*) L U Key: Front andrearseat(saloonSportwagonversions) following table: Alfa 156 child’s seats cannotbeinstalledontherearcentreseatwithlapbelttwoanchorpoints = child’s suitable forcertain restraintsystemsavailableatLineaccessoriAlfaRomeoforthespecified group = suitable forchildrestraintsystemsofthe“Universal”category, accordingtoEuropeanStandardECE-R44forthe specified“Gr = complies withthenewECDirective2000/3regulatingchild’s seatassemblingonthedifferentcarseatsaccordingto until to13kg 22 -36kg 15 -25kg 9 -18kg rn asne ersd asne ercnr asne Rearcentrepassenger Rearcentrepassenger Rearsidepassenger Front passenger L L L L etSa ieta etbl Seat(centrelapbelt Seat(inertialseatbelt seat U U U U ihtreaco ons w with threeanchorpoints) U U U U ith twoanchorpoints) (*) (*) (*) (*) oups” place through the special warning light place throughthespecialwarning always checkthatdeactivationhastaken instructions foruse. instructions booklet. Donotuseused seatswithoutthe car togetherwiththe documentsandthis plier isobligedtoattach. Keeptheminthe vided withthechild’s seat,whichthesup- crash. it isthemostprotectedineventofa stalling achild’s seatisontherearseat,as ing children: whencarry- rules tobeobserved never travelonthefrontseat. 3) 2) 1) ofthesafety Below isasummary If thepassenger’s airbagisdeactivated Carefully follow the instructions pro- Carefully followtheinstructions The recommendedpositionforin- installed, childrenshould If apassenger’s airbagis WARNING F . belts arebuckled. same time. child only:neverusefortwochildrenatthe rest onthechild’s neck. the belts. positionsorrelease child tostayinabnormal can keepholdoftheminacrash. even smallbabies.No-one,howeverstrong, child’s seatwithanewone. 5) 4) 6) 7) 8) 9) Always makesurethatthebeltsdonot All restraintsystemsarestrictlyforone Do not carry children in your arms, not childreninyourarms, Do notcarry Always pullthetapetocheckthat During thejourney, donotallowthe In thecaseofaccidents,replace seats. possible tomountonly traditionalchild's seat belts.Onthefront passengerseatitis or threetraditionalchild's seatsusingthe ing thepropercouplings ontherearseat install maxtwoIsofixtypechild'sseatsus- ample. on theleftandotherright,forex- restraint systemandtheIsofixtypeone,one the purposeincar. using onlytheproperbracketsprovidedfor Isofix typechild’s seatshouldbeanchored covers threeweightgroups:0,0+and1. systems. Isofixtypechildrestraintsystem prevent fromusingtraditionalchildrestraint tem isanadditionaloptionthatdoesnot children.Isofix typechildrestraintsys- rying a newEuropeanstandardisedsystemforcar- Isofix typechildrestraintsystem.is RESTRAINT SYSTEM THE “ISOFIXTYPE”CHILD PRESETTING FORINSTALLING Since sizesaredifferent,itispossibleto It ispossibletomountboththetraditional Due toitsdifferentanchoringsystem,the The cariscreatedpresetformountingthe 39 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 40 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR fig. 60 ing totheEuropeanStandardECE-R44/03. accord- Kiddy Isofixseathasbeencertified direction(group1).The ing therunning from 9to18kgweightbepositionedfac- (groups 0and0+)theseatforbabies weight tobepositionedfacingbackwards Kiddy Isofixseatforbabiesupto13kg Lineaccessori AlfaRomeoprovidesthe ( identified throughtheslotsinseatcover seat backandthecushionthatcanbe to twometalbrackets,setbetweentherear A-fig. 60 Isofix typechild’s seatsaretobeanchored ). A0B0298m system’s Manufacturer. be providedbythechildrestraint installation instructionsthatmust are heard.Inanycase,keeptothe to thepresetbracketswhenclicks straint systemisproperlyanchored stationary. TheIsofixchildre- system onlywiththecar Install thechildrestraint WARNING fig. 61 the child’s seatbelts( up to13kg)andthechildisrestrainedby the child’s seatisfacingbackwards(babies the 0and0+groups Installation oftheseatfor For childrenofthe 0, 0+ D-fig. 61 weight group, ). A0B0400m fig. 62 ing thelockingclicks. devices ( position thechild’s seatwiththefastening fig. 61 – pushthechildrestraintsystemuntilhear- – findthepresettingbrackets( – checkwhetherthereleaselever( For properinstallationproceedasfollows: ) isatrestposition(inward) C ) alignedwiththebrackets A ), then A0B0401m B- group i.62 fig. weight group1 Installation oftheseatfor direction). (running facing forwards devices ( position thechild’s seatwiththefastening the child’s seatback. positioned completelybackuntiltouching backwards, thepassenger’s seatmustbe ing thelockingclicks. As thechildgrowsup,passingtoweight – checkwhetherthereleaselever( For properinstallationproceedasfollows: – findthepresettingbrackets( If theIsofixtypeseatispositionedfacing – pushthechildrestraintsystemuntilhear- 1 ) isatrestposition(inward); the child’s seatshouldbemounted C ) alignedwiththebrackets; A ), then B- 41 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 42 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR fig. 64 fig. 63 AIR BAGS FRONT ANDSIDE dow bags( ( driver ( i.64 fig. The carisfittedwithfrontAirbagsforthe fig. 63 ), sidebags( fig. 66 ), forthepassenger ). fig. 65 ) andwin- A0B0582m A0B0568m fig. 66 fig. 65 the eventofahead-oncollision. is asafetydevicethatcomesintoactionin Description andoperation FRONT AIRBAGS The frontairbag(driver’s andpassenger’s) A0B0277m A0B0278m most non-Europeancountries. asspecifiedby law inEuropeand worn, the useofbelts,which shouldalwaysbe to does notreplacebut iscomplementary wards. The cushiondeflatesimmediatelyafter- whichcouldcauseinjury.and thestructures betweentheoccupants’bodies tive barrier triggers inflationofthecushion. a decelerationsensorandwhennecessary, trol unitprocessesthesignalsleadingfrom wheel ordashboard. ion betweentheoccupantandsteering high severitybytheinterpositionofcush- in theeventofhead-oncollisionmedium- is adevicedesignedtoprotecttheoccupants cushion forthepassenger. the driver; ion containedinaspecialrecess: The frontairbag(driver’s andpassenger’s) The cushioninflatesinstantlyasaprotec- In theeventofacrash,electroniccon- The frontAirbag(driver’s andpassenger’s) – inthedashboardandwithalarger-sized – inthecentreofsteeringwheelfor ofaninstantly-inflatingcush- It isformed properly. not meanthatthesystemisworking inappropriate. the seatbeltsthereforeactivationwouldbe as itdoesnotofferanymoreprotectionthan rail) cuttinginoftheairbagisnotactivated orguard (forexampleunderalorry barriers wedging underothervehiclesorprotective hind byanothervehicle),sidecollisions, or snow, etc.),rearcollisions(hitfrombe- mobile objects(roadsignposts,heapsofice is notasystemmalfunction. collisions, rear-endshunts,roll-overs,etc…) activation inothertypesofcollisions(side occupants infrontcrashesandthereforenon- cushion isreduced. cumstances theprotectionofferedby while itisstillopening.Underthesecir- may comeintocontactwiththecushion and wearing theseatbeltmovesforwards Therefore thefailuretobetriggereddoes or In collisionsagainsthighlydeformable Front airbagsaredesignedtoprotectcar’s In theeventofacrashpersonthatisnot juries tothevehicleoccupants. air-bag andthancauseseriousin- correct openingofthepassenger’s because theycouldtamperwiththe ger’s side (suchasmobilephones) objects onthedashboardpassen- ontheroof side.Don’tplace stery the sideroofliningtouphol- cover onthepassenger'ssideor steering wheel,totheair-bag or otherobjectstothe Please don’tapplystickers WARNING passenger. of thespacebetweendashboardand son wearingaseatbelt. signed toimprovetheprotectionofaper- AIR BAG PASSENGER’S FRONT sary. child transport isnolonger neces- the airbag immediatelyas soonas you arerecommended toreactivate law, forbetterprotectionofadults dashboard. Even ifnotruledby contact between child’s seatand backward position topreventany seat shallbeadjustedinthemost front seat.Thepassenger when achild’s seatisplacedonthe tivate thepassenger’s airbag In thecaseofneed,alwaysdeac- cause seriousinjuries,evenmortal. since theairbagactivationcould equipped withpassengerairbag the frontpassengerseatofcars Never placecradlechild’s seatson with frontpassenger’s airbag. Its volumeatmaximuminflationfillsmost The passenger’s frontairbaghasbeende- The carisfitted SERIOUS DANGER: WARNING 43 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 44 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR ignition keyat front airbagcanbedeactivated. a childonthefrontseat,passenger’s PASSENGER’S FRONTAIRBAG MANUAL DEACTIVATION OF switch isonlypossiblewiththedooropen. the dashboard( special keyswitchontheright-handsideof Deactivation/reactivation takesplacewith tocarry Should itbeabsolutelynecessary nition keyremoved. the engineoffandig- Use theswitchonlywith STOP fig. 67 WARNING and operatingitinthe ). Accesstothe fig. 67 dren onthefrontseat. chil- off; itisabsolutelyprohibitedtocarry ( and removedinbothpositions. Air bags. bag doesnotpreventoperationoftheside is reactivated. glows steadilyuntilthepassenger’s Airbag on thefrontseat. dren protectedbyspecialrestraintsystems chil- check panelon;itispossibletocarry position tions: OFF 2 The warning light The warning The keyswitch( 1 With thedooropenkeycanbeinserted With Deactivation ofthefrontpassenger’s air ) Passenger’s frontAirbagdeactivated: ) Passenger’s frontAirbagactive:( position P ) warning lightoncheckpanel ) warning F fig. 67 ) warning light ) warning F on thecheckpanel ) hastwoposi- F A0B0583m ON on when necessary, inflationofthebags. from adeceleration sensor andactivates, control unitprocesses thesignalsleading cushion inflationsurface. in theeventofsidecrash,thankstowide of protectiontothefrontandrearoccupants makes itpossibletoofferthehighestdegree This solution,designedtoprotectthehead, possible toextendthecushiondownwards. covered byaspecialtrim,whichmakes it cushions, arehousedinthesiderooflining regardless oftheadjustmentseat; timum positioninrelationtothepassenger, ways possibletohavethecushioninop- of thefrontseats;withthissolutionitisal- flating cushion: high severity. pants intheeventofasidecrashmedium- task ofincreasingprotectiontheoccu- (SIDE BAG-WINDOWBAG) SIDE AIRBAGS In theeventofaside crash,anelectronic – thewindowbags,whichare“curtain” – thesidebagishousedinbackrest ofaninstantaneously-in- They areformed The sidebagandwindowhavethe ous paragraphs. activation switch,asdescribedintheprevi- bags isnotdisabledbythefrontairbagde- non-European countries. wear, asspecified bylawinEuropeandmost which youarerecommendedtoalways totheuseofbelts, but arecomplementary crashes. be pitchedoutofthecarincaseviolent the occupantandpreventto crash theyguaranteeproperpositioningof wear theseatbeltssinceincaseofside to Also inthiscaseitisofvitalimportance is sufficient),theairbagsarenotdeployed. which therestrainingactionofseatbelts flate immediatelyafterwards. passengers andthecardoor. Thebagsde- themselves betweenthebodyoffront Operation ofthesideairbagsandwindow Therefore thesideairbagsdonotreplace In theeventofminorsidecrashes(for The bagsinflateinstantaneously, setting folding. windowbagun- seat, thusallowingcorrect positiononthe system keepingacorrect you canobtainthebestprotectionby or bumpyroads. stacles ontheground,fallingintobigholes bumps againststeps,pavementsorfixedob- underbody area,suchasforexampleviolent to heavyshocksoraccidentsthatinvolvethe bags maybeactivatedifthecarissubjected during theinflationphase. area topreventpossibleinjuries windows andinthewindowbag WARNING WARNING elbows onthedoor, onthe Never resthead,armsand In theeventofsidecrash, The frontand/orsideair WARNING for replacementasthese datesapproach. cated onthefrontleftdoornearlock). years forthecoilcontact(seeplatelo- years forthepyrotechnicchargeand10 wash withneutralsoapandwater. skin andeyes.Intheeventofexposure, the ered withdustyresidue:thismayirritate ployed bagandthecarinteriormaybecov- ofthede- offire;alsothesurfaces start anddoesnotindicatea der isnotharmful leases asmallamountofpowder. Thispow- Contact AlfaRomeoAuthorizedServices The airbagsystemhasavalidityof14 WARNING elbows outofthewindow. Never leanhead,armsand The triggeringofairbagsre- WARNING 45 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 46 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR tem malfunction. of themdoesnotnecessarilyindicateasys- of crash.Thefailuretotriggeroneormore differentiated mannerdependingonthetype decided bytheelectroniccontrolunitin a tensioners, frontairbagsandsideis given this“Owner’s Manual”. andbe for useandoftheabovewarnings oftheinstructions owner mustbeinformed forehand tohavethesystemdeactivated. shouldbecontactedbe- Authorized Services Romeo AuthorizedServices. outbyAlfa the Airbagmustbecarried ing andreplacingcomponentsconcerning tem checked. tivated replacedandtohavethewholesys- must becontactedtohavethedevicesac- the airbag,AlfaRomeoAuthorizedServices WARNING If thecarchangesownership,new If thecaristobedemolished,AlfaRomeo All operationsinvolvingchecking,repair- WARNING If anaccidenthastriggered The triggeringofthepre- GENERAL CAUTIONS ing triggered. result in the caseofair bagbe- may tween your lips.Seriousinjury chest orwithapipe, pencil,etc.be- of sidebags. covers therearenotsetfortheuse the systemcheckedimmediately. tohave Romeo AuthorizedServices tally. Stop thecarandcontactAlfa of cases,theycouldtriggeracciden- of collisionor, inarestrictednumber sioners couldnottriggerintheevent der thisconditionairbagsorpreten- failure insafetyretainingsystems;un- when travelling,thiscouldindicatea ignition keytoMARorifitstayson on yourlap,infront ofthe Never travelwith objects of frontseatswithtrimsor Do notcoverthebackrest not turnonwhenturningthe If the ¬ WARNING WARNING WARNING warning lightdoes Romeo AuthorizedServices. the AirbagsystemcheckedbyAlfa jected tovandalsorfloods,have has beenmade,ifitsub- against it. position andleanyourbackwell keep theseatbackrestinerect drive withthebodybentforwards, meeting anyobstacles.Donot is triggered,itcaninflatewithout when driving,sothatiftheAirbag juries tothe vehicle occupants. air-bag and thancauseserious in- correct opening ofthepassenger’s because they couldtamper withthe ger’s side(suchasmobile phones) objects onthedashboard passen- ontheroofside.Don’tplace stery the siderooflining totheuphol- cover onthepassenger's sideoron steering wheel, totheair-bag or anattempttostealit If thecarhasbeenstolen on thesteeringwheelrim Always keepyourhands or otherobjectstothe Please don’tapplystickers WARNING WARNING WARNING a systemfailure. air bagsshouldnotbeconsidered this casethefailuretotrigger gered intheeventofanimpact; turned, theAirbagsarenottrig- ary, without thekeyengagedand minded thatwiththecarstation- the frontseat.You arealsore- stationary, neverallow childrenon cle. Therefore,evenwiththecar bumped byanothermovingvehi- vehicle,ifitis on astationary the Airbagscanbetriggeredalso engaged andintheMARposition, when theignitionkeyis You areremindedthat WARNING seat washingstations). steam (byhandoratautomatic of acrash,thenitgoesoff. bags willbeactivatedintheevent bag andcorrespondingsideAir remind thatthepassenger’s Air flashes foranother4secondsto on forabout4seconds,andthen deactivation switchatON)turns (with thepassenger’s frontAirbag with pressurisedwateror Do notwashtheseatback MAR the Turning theignitionkeyto WARNING WARNING F warning light support handles. activation thresholds. gered forcrasheswithinthetwo the pretensionersonlytobetrig- sioners. Itisthereforenormalfor heavier crashesthanthepreten- tened. must, therefore, always befas- tected onlybythe seatbelts,which these casestheoccupants arepro- from behindor overturning,in at lowspeed,side crashes,crashes not triggeredfor head-oncollision tionally, asthefrontair bagsare creases theireffectiveness.Addi- the coathooksandto Do nothookrigidobjectsto signed tobetriggeredfor The frontAirbagsarede- place theseatbelts,butin- The airbagdoesnotre- WARNING WARNING WARNING 47 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 48 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR fig. 68 the positionofknurledring. LEFT-HAND LEVER LEVERS STEERING WHEEL key isinthe board areilluminated. the variouscontrolslocatedondash- light. lights exceptthefoglampsandrearfog- position. tivated whentheignitionkeyisin levers onthesteeringwheelcanonlybeac- The sidelightswillcomeoniftheignition lightsareswitchedon When theexternal The left-handlevercontrolstheexternal controlledbythe The devicesandservices PARK position, regardlessof MAR A0B0371m fig. 69 the knurledringfrom Sidelights (fig.69) switched off. posite thesymbol Lights switchedoff(fig.68) knurled ringfrom Dipped-beam headlights(fig.70) panel willcomeonatthesametime. These are switched on by turning the These areswitchedonbyturning The sidelightsareswitchedonbyturning When thepointeronknurledringisop- The 3 warning lightontheinstrument warning O 6 , the external lightsare , theexternal to O 2 to . 6 . A0B0372m fig. 70 Main-beam headlights(fig.71) ing wheelandthenrelease. once againpullthelevertowardssteer- panel. on theinstrument tion). The lever towardsthedashboard(stableposi- dipped-beam tomain-beambypushingthe tion, theheadlightscanbechangedfrom When theknurledringisin To frommain-beamtodipped-beam, return 1 warning lightwillcomeon warning 2 A0B0373m posi- fig. 71 knurled ring.The position) regardlessoftheposition lever towardsthesteeringwheel(unstable Flashing (fig.72) cal regulations. are flashed.To avoidpenalties,followlo- time. panelwillcomeonatthesame instrument The headlightsareflashedbypullingthe WARNING Only themain-beamlights 1 warning lightonthe warning A0B0374m fig. 72 straightened. switched offwhenthesteeringwheelis automatically andtheindicatorsare same time. panelatthe come ontheinstrument dicators. cators. Direction indicators(fig.73) The lever is returned toitshomeposition The leverisreturned One of the warning lights( One ofthewarning down -engagetheleft-handdirectionin- up -engagetheright-handdirectionindi- Moving thelevertostablepositionwill: R or E ) will A0B0375m fig. 73 the lever will return toitshomeposition. the leverwillreturn clicking (unstableposition).Whenreleased lever canbemovedupordownwithout mum movementofthesteeringwheel, change ofdirectioninvolvingonlyamini- WARNING If youwishtosignalarapid A0B0376m 49 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 50 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR fig. 74 RIGHT-HAND LEVER ers, iffitted. washers alsoactivatestheheadlightswash- The controlusedtoactivatethewindscreen windscreen wiperandwasher. The right-handleverisusedtooperatethe A0B0250m fig. 75 ■■■■ ■■■ ■■ ■ positions corresponding to: positions corresponding washer (fig.74-75) Windscreen wiper-windscreen ring ( are obtained: With theleverinposition( With B A The levercanbemovedtofivedifferent - Intermittent. - Stationary (off). - Stationary F ) four possible intermittent speeds ) fourpossibleintermittent = intermittent fast. = intermittent medium-fast. = intermittent medium. = intermittent slow.= intermittent B ), turning the ), turning A0B0377m ( toposition the leverisreleased,itreturns time theleverisheldinthisposition.When A C Operation inposition( E D ) automaticallystoppingthewiper. - Fast, temporary (unstableposition). - Fast,temporary - Continuous,slow. - Continuous,fast. E ) islimitedtothe fig. 76 wiping operation. stroke” afterafewsecondscompletesthe “cleaning ter releasingthelever;afurther half asecond. matically iftheleverispulledformorethan indeed, thelattercomesintoactionauto- washer jetandthewiperatsametime; movement itispossibletooperatethe ates thewindscreenwasher. wheel ( “INTELLIGENT WASHING” FUNCTION The wiperstopsworkingafewstrokesaf- Keeping theleverpulled,withonlyone Pulling thelevertowardssteering i.76 fig. ) (unstableposition)oper- A0B0374m fig. 77 tinuous, slow)withheavyrain. dry, towiperatfirstcontinuous speed(con- (nowiping)whenthewindscreenis tionary that graduallyvariesbetweenwipersta- 74 fig. moving theright-handlevertoposition( right-hand leverremainunchanged. tion, tointensityoftherain. opera- number ofwipesduringintermittent the purposeofautomaticallyadjusting bine withthewindscreenwiperwhichhas tain versions,isanelectronicdevicecom- applicable) (fig.77) (for versions/marketswhere Rain sensor The rainsensorisactivatedautomatically All theotherfunctionscontrolledby The rainsensor( ) andithasarangeofadjustment A ), fittedonlyoncer- A0B0012m B- sor sensitivitylevel: normal automaticfunction. normal the endofwhichrainsensorresumesits at washingcycleisperformed the normal rain sensoractivated(leveratposition ■■■■ ■■■ ■■ in position( be reactivatedeveniftheleverhasremained ( engine isstarted sensor isdeactivatedandthenexttime rain sensor, simply movetheleverto( or ( Turn ring( Turning theignitionkeyto Operating thewindscreenwasherwith C ) andthenbackto( = highsensitivity. = mediumensitivity = lowsensitivity F-fig. 75 B ). Inthiscasetoactivatethe MAR ) tosettherainsen- position) itwillnot B ). STOP the rain A B ) ) 51 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 52 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR unit which in turns controlsthewipermotor.unit whichinturns wiper anditcontrolsanelectroniccontrol screen andinsidetheareacleanedby incontactwiththewind- rear-view mirror mode. shall takeplaceinintermittent operation withtheright-handleverat( hand strokeorrainsensor, windscreenwiper tivation hasoccurred. the windscreenisdry, toindicatethatreac- atleastonestroke,evenif wiper performs The rainsensorislocatedbehindtheinner WARNING When therainsensorisreactivated, In caseoffailuretheright- B ) night bythewetglasssurface). human eyeismoredisturbedduringthe blades; etc.); dirt, different sensitivity: conditionswhichrequire lowing particular tomatically adapttothepresenceoffol- ofice. andpreventtheformation trol surface to eliminateanycondensationfromthecon- stabilises atatemperatureofabout40°C – differencebetweendayandnight(the wiper – streaksofwatercausedbyworn (salt, – impuritiesonthecontrolsurface The rainsensorisabletodetectandau- therainsensorautomatically At eachstart, switched on. are onandthewindscreenwasheris where applicable) (optional forversions/markets Headlight washers(fig.78) fig. 78 These areoperatedwhenthesidelights A0B0581m to thechangeinengineload. crease morethanthememorisedone,due the deviceengaged,carspeedmayin- 4 km/h. gaged atspeedsbetween30and190 maintained. cause thespeedmemorisedisautomatically be- especiallyduringlongjourneys torways, pedal. Thisreducesdrivingfatigueonmo- speed withoutpressingtheaccelerator possible todrivethecaratrequired TROL GENERAL markets whereapplicable) (optional forversions/ CRUISE CONTROL th The devicemayonlybeengagedinthe WARNING The speedregulator( , 5 th ), withelectroniccontrol,makesit or 6 th gear. Travelling downhill with The devicecanonlybeen- CRUISE CON- sion ifagearischanged; any oneofthefollowingcases: – ifcarspeedisbelowthesetlimit. – withSelespeedorQ-Systemtransmis- – iftheVDC,ASRsystemcutsin; – pressingtheclutchpedal; – pressingthebrakepedal; The deviceisdisengagedautomaticallyin fig. 79 orised. speed reachedorincreasethemem- ering thespeedmemorised. taining thecarspeedorforincreasinglow- CONTROLS ON/OFF panel turns on. panel turns the device: the warning light the device:warning activated; ring ( Turn thering( Cruise Controliscontrolledbythe Cruise Ring ( – – Ring ( ON OFF B ) andbythe B A : is the normal operatingpositionof : isthenormal : inthispositionthedeviceisde- ) serves formemorising andmain- ) serves ) hastwopositions: knurled ring( (fig. 79) B ) to( RCL + ) tomemorisethe A button ( Ü ), bythe on thecheck C ). A0B0055m +/- 53 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 54 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR fortuituous speedmemorisations. fortuituous theringto not used,turning suggest todisconnectthedevicewhenitis without damagingthedevice.However, we switched off. memorised isclearedandthesystem STOP speed. be maintainedautomatically. continuously. Thenewspeedreachedwill km/h. speed increasesorlowersbyabout1.5 memorised. The ring( WARNING The thespeedchanges Keeping theringturned Each timetheringisactuated( Turn thering( RCL or thering( button ( A ) canbeconstantlyleftto B Turning theignitionkeyto ) to( C A ) resetsthememorised – ) to ) tolowerthespeed OFF OFF , thespeed , toavoid B ) the ON TO MEMORISETHESPEED ( to therequiredspeednormally. Turn thering sion ifagearischanged. lowing conditiontakesplace: orised constantspeeduntiloneofthefol- erator pedal. it isthereforepossibletoreleasetheaccel- release it.Thecarspeedismemorisedand ously. tothespeedmemorisedprevi- will return later, releasingtheacceleratorpedal,car sible simplypressingtheacceleratorpedal; forinstance)accelerationispos- overtaking B Move thering( WARNING – withSelespeedorQ-Systemtransmis- – iftheVDC,ASRsystemcutsin; – pressingtheclutchpedal; – pressingthebrakepedal; The carwillcontinuetotravelatthemem- ) to( + ) foratleastthreeseconds,then In thecaseofneed(when A ) to ON and takethecar of speedmemorising(4 speed approachingtheonememorised; lows: the memorisedspeedcanberesetasfol- ample pressingthebrakeorclutchpedal, SPEED TO RESETTHEMEMORISED – engagethegearselectedattime – accelerategraduallyuntilreachinga If thedevicehasbeendisengagedforex- – pressthe RCL button ( th , 5 C th ). or 6 th speed); rising the new speed (turning thering( rising thenewspeed (turning pressing thebrakepedal) andthenmemo- two ways: SPEED TO REDUCETHEMEMORISED ring ( the orising thenewspeedreached(turning in twoways: SPEED TO INCREASETHEMEMORISED to ( leasing thering( respond toacontinuousspeedincrease.Re- km/h) whilepressingcontinuouslywillcor- to aslightincreaseinspeed(about1.5 to ( memorised automatically. memorised automatically. until reachingthenew speedwhichwillbe 1) The speedmemorisedcanbereducedin 1) The speedmemorisedcanbeincreased 2) or 2) + + pressing theacceleratorandthenmem- momentaneously turning thering( momentaneously turning ): eachpulseoftheringwillcorrespond keeping theringpressed ( disengaging thedevice(forinstance ) foratleastthreeseconds); B ) formorethanthreeseconds); B ) thenewspeedwillbe B ) at( – B B ) ) ) ( offtheengineormovingring set turning SPEED RESETTING THEMEMORISED tween 30and190km/h. move thegearshiftlevertoneutral. A The memorisedspeedisautomaticallyre- ) to OFF be engagedatspeedsbe- The cruisecontrolmayonly cruise controlon,donot When travellingwiththe . WARNING WARNING that theprotectionfuseisintact. afterchecking Authorized Services (A) toOFFandcontactAlfaRomeo heavy trafficconditions. gage thedeviceintownor smooth roadsurface.Donoten- flowing trafficand motorways, roads,dual carriagewaysor dry safe conditions:i.e.:straightand or roadsopermitundercompletely when theconditionsoftraffic not working,turnthering If thedeviceisfaultyor the cruisecontrolonly It isadvisabletoengage WARNING WARNING 55 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 56 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR adjustment, tripmeterresetand headlampaimingdevice. 15. control lever- i a n on - Air bagand horns applicable) - 19. DASHBOARD fig. 80 1. Side airoutlets- Ashtray andcigarlighter - Sound system(where required)- 5. 10. Outside lightscontrol lever- 24. Fuel levelgauge- 2. Cruise Control controllever(ifprovided) - Cruise Defrosting/demisting ventsforsidewindows- 20. Hazard warning lightsswitch - Hazard warning 11. 16. Centre airvents- Passenger’s Airbag- 6. Speedometer (mileage recorder)- 12. 17. 21. 25. Infocenter Display- Glove box- Ignition switch- 3. Bonnet opening lever- Upper sidevents- 18. 7. 13. Check panel- 22. Controls forheating, ventilation andclimatecontrol- Clock - Steering wheellock/release lever- 4. 26. Radio controlsonthe steeringwheel(where 14. Set of controls: instrument panellighting Set ofcontrols: instrument 8. Engine coolanttemperature gauge- Rev counter- 9. Windscreen wiper Windscreen 23. Driver’s A0B0570m Warning lights. light- warning Fuel levelgauge withreserve fig. 81-T.SPARK versions INSTRUMENT CLUSTER A. Speedometer (mileagerecorder) - B. Odometer with double counter (total and partial) display - Odometer with doublecounter (total andpartial) F. Clock - G. Engine coolant temperature gauge with maximum temperature warning light - Engine coolant temperaturegauge withmaximumtemperature warning C. Check panel - ´ - Warning lightfitted where applicable for versions/markets D. Rev counter - A0B0584m H. E. 57 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 58 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR Warning lights- Fuel level gauge with reserve warning light - warning Fuel levelgaugewith reserve fig. 81a-JTSandT.SPARK (equippedwithVDC system) A. Speedometer (mileage recorder)- L. Selespeed gearbox display(where fitted). B. Odometer with double counter (total and partial) display- Odometer withdouble counter(totalandpartial) F. Clock - G. Engine coolant temperature gauge with maximum temperature warning light- Engine coolanttemperature gaugewithmaximumtemperature warning C. Check panel- ´ t where applicable for versions/markets Warning lightfitted gearbox versions only onSelespeed Warning lightfitted D. Rev counter- A0B0695m H. E. fig. 82-2.5V624V versions H. E. A. Fuel level gauge with reserve warning light - warning Fuel levelgaugewith reserve Warning lights- Speedometer (mileage recorder)- L. Q-System gearbox display(where fitted). B. Odometer with double counter (total and partial) display- Odometer withdouble counter(totalandpartial) F. Clock - G. Engine coolant temperature gauge with maximum temperature warning light- Engine coolanttemperature gaugewithmaximumtemperature warning C. Check panel- t gearbox versions only onQ-System Warning lightfitted D. Rev counter- A0B0696m 59 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 60 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR Warning lights. Fuel level gauge with reserve warning light - warning Fuel levelgaugewith reserve A. fig. 83-JTDversions (equippedwithVDCsystem) Speedometer (mileage recorder)- B. Odometer with double counter (total and partial) display- Odometer withdouble counter(totalandpartial) F. Clock - G. Engine coolant temperature gauge with maximum temperature warning light- Engine coolanttemperature gaugewithmaximumtemperature warning C. Check panel- ´ - Warning lightfitted where applicable for versions/markets D. Rev counter- A0B0586m H. E. Warning lights. Fuel level gauge with reserve warning light - warning Fuel levelgaugewith reserve A. fig. 83a-JTDversions Speedometer (mileage recorder)- B. Odometer with double counter (total and partial) display- Odometer withdouble counter(totalandpartial) F. Clock - G. Engine coolant temperature gauge with maximum temperature warning light- Engine coolanttemperature gaugewithmaximumtemperature warning C. Check panel- ´ - Warning lightfitted where applicable for versions/markets D. Rev counter- A0B0597m H. E. 61 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 62 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR keep the battery charged. keep thebattery on. Inparticular, slowrevsvariationhelps climate controlorelectricfanareswitched operation,forinstancewhen ing normal preted asafaultyconditionitoccursdur- andmustnotbeinter- haviour isnormal of enginerevsasthecasemaybe;suchbe- idling, indicategradualorsuddenincrease sulting inagraduallossofenginepower. fuel whentheengineis“over-revving”re- trol systemgraduallyshutsofftheflowof area. drive forlongperiodswiththeneedleinthis dicates excessivehighenginespeed.Donot needle pointedtothedangerarea(red)in- REV COUNTER The revcountermay, whentheengineis WARNING The rev. countershowsenginerpm.The The electronicinjectioncon- fuel tank. WARNING LIGHT FUEL GAUGEANDRESERVE considered asasystem malfunctioning. systemcontrollogicandcannotbe ternal porarily beindicated.Thisisduetothein- the tank. that approximately7litresoffuelareleftin is to the fuelwhentravelling. highly unstablereadingsduetoswayingof ics oftheelectroniccontrolcircuittoavoid level maybeindicatedlate. amount offuelinthetankandchanges the gaugemaydifferfromactual (heavy slopes,forinstance),thereadingon to withengineoffandignitionkey performed This warning light This warning This showstheamountoffuelleftin WARNING WARNING This conditionfallswithintheoperationlog- STOP MAR . Iftheengineisoffbutkey , awrongfuellevelcouldtem- Refuelling shallalwaysbe Under certain conditions Under certain ç comes ontoindicate cle performance shouldbedecreased. cle performance the scale(redarea),requestforvehi- reaches thehighertemperaturevaluesof the middleofscale.Ifpointer perature exceedsapprox.50°C. coolant fluidandbeginswhenthetem- a higherspeed. canberesumed, preferablyat the journey switched offforafew minutesafterwhich cle shouldbestopped andtheengine temperature ishigh. In thiscase,thevehi- low speeds,especiallywhentheambientair values (red)whenthevehicleisdrivenat gine coolantmayrisetowardsthemaximum Romeo AuthorizedServices. this case,stopthecarandcontactAlfa temperature oftheenginecoolingfluid.In Infocenter display)indicatesanexcessive (together withthemessageshownby WARNING LIGHT MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE GAUGEAND ENGINE COOLANT The illumination of the warning light The illuminationofthewarning betowards The pointershouldnormally This showsthetemperatureofengine WARNING The temperatureoftheen- ç fig. 84 i.84 fig. ures) (with doublemeterdisplay) MILEAGE DISPLAY To resetthetripmeter, keepbutton( – thetripmeteronsecondline(4fig- – themileageonfirstline(6figures) The displayshows: ) pressedforafewseconds. A0B0489m A- fig. 85 ment (nightorday),usebuttons the Infocenterdisplayduringnightandday. the brightness(dimming/brightening)of required) ADJUSTMENT (where RHEOSTAT LIGHTS INFOCENTER DISPLAY the display( sage BRIGHTN.ADJUST. DAY willappearon display ( BRIGHTN. ADJUST. NIGHTwillappearonthe bearing inmindthat: – iftheoutsidelightsareOFF, themes- – iftheoutsidelightsareon,message To thedesired brightnessadjust- perform This functionmakesitpossibletoadjust fig. 85 fig. 86 ) ). â or A0B2124g ã , fig. 86 tomatically tomax.brightness. under theseconditionsthedisplaygetsau- playing, brightnesscannotbeadjustedsince to previousscreen. returns onds fromlastoperationperformed, Pressing button WARNING During failureindicationdis- â , orafterabout5sec- A0B2125g 63 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 64 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR fig. 87 SCREEN INFORMATION AVAILABLE ONSTANDARD driving, inparticular: during information the usefulandnecessary (where required) INFOCENTER DISPLAY – Failure and warning symbol (e.g.:pos- Failure andwarning – – Outsidetemperature( – Date( The Infocenterdisplayisabletoall sible presenceoficeontheroad A-fig. 87 ) B ) A0B2126g C ). CONDITION (foreachevent) INFORMATION ABOUTVEHICLE lightsadjustment”). display rheostat ing shownonthedisplay(e.g.“Infocenter a functionisactivatedwhichrequiresbe- tings: next pages)thefollowingcontrolsandset- control buttons(see“Controlbuttons”inthe byoperatingthe lows thedrivertoperform, – Scheduledmaintenanceprogrammeex- The standardscreenwillremainonuntil Moreover, amenu isavailablewhichal- – Engineoillevel(onlyJTDversions). – Rheostatbrightnessadjustment – Trip computerinformation piry LANGUAGE SELECTION DATE SETTING/TIMESETTING TRIP BON/OFF SPEED LIMIT – Settingthelanguageformessages – Minutesetting – Hoursetting – Year setting – Monthsetting – Daysetting – Switching on/offtherelevantfunction – Speedlimitsetting – Switching on/offtherelevantsignal shown onthedisplay (ON/OFF) (ON/OFF) Set-up menu “WINTER” TYRESSPEEDLIMIT SETTING WARNING/FAILURE BUZZERVOLUME UNITS SELECTION – Setting thelimitspeedvalueamong – – Switching on/offtherelevantfunction – Volume settingofwarning/failure – Selection ofthefollowingunits:kmor or 210km/h) available ones(160km/h,190km/h (ON/OFF) buzzer mi (miles),°Cor°F, l/100kmorkm/l PROGRAMMED MAINTENANCE DISPLAY CONTRASTADJUSTMENT – dateofthenext Displaying theexpiry – Infocenter displaygraphicsbrightness Programmed MaintenanceSchedule) check (strictly relatedtothe car service setting (dimming/brightening) may reduceInfocenterdisplayreadability. EXIT MENU DEFAULT VALUE RESET WARNING – Exitingthemenu – Switching on/offtherelevantfunction (ON/OFF) The useofpolarizedglasses 65 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 66 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR fig. 88 fig. 89 chapter before performing anyoperation. chapter beforeperforming lever fortheTrip computerfunction)and usetheminaccordancewiththedescriptionsbelow. Itisalso recommendedthatyour miliar withtherelevantcontrolbuttons(placedoncentralconsoleasideclimate control/ventilationcontrolsandont CONTROL BUTTONS To thattheInfocenterdisplay(withkeyin makeuseoftheinformation (fig. 88-89) A0A0014m A0A0013m ã to confirm the desired option and return totheprevious screen thedesiredoptionandreturn to confirm downwards ortodecreasethedisplayedvalue Depending onthecases:toscrollmenu screensandtheirrespectiveoptions A singlepressforlessthan2seconds(pulse),shownby upwards ortoincreasethedisplayedvalue Depending onthecases:toscrollmenuscreensandtheirrespectiveoptions A singlepressformorethan2seconds,shown by cess themenu thedesiredoptionand/orswitchtonextscreenorac- screens, toconfirm A singlepressforlessthan2seconds(pulse), shownby SET button INFO, to resettheTrip (reset)andinitiateanew mission computer information A singlepressformore than2seconds,shownby screens, toscrollthe different Trip screens computerinformation â , ã buttons MAR position) isabletoprovide,youshouldfirstgetfa- å é in thefollowingscreens, in thefollowingscreens, ä ç in thefollowing in thefollowing op oftheleft ead overthis MENU DESCRIPTION refer to“Accessthemenuscreen”infollowingpages. cess tothedifferentselectoperationsandsettings(seeexamples“LANGUAGE” and“DATE” d inthe tablebelow);forfurther The menu is made up of a set of functions arranged ina“circularfashion”,whichcanbeselectedbymeansofbuttons The menuismadeupofasetfunctionsarranged MENU OFF CONTRAST DEFAULT VALUES SERVICE WINTER TYRES SPEED BUZZER ç UNITS LANGUAGE DATE TRIP B Italiano Deutsch Portoguese Minutes Hour English ç Day ç Nederlands â Year Month and Espãnol etails, also ã Français , forac- 67 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 68 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR aly is found and after the engine has been started, thedisplaywillshowmessageCHECKOK. aly isfoundandaftertheenginehasbeenstarted, display isabletoprovidetheengineoillevelindicationtoo,seefollowingparagraph “Engineoillevelcheck”).If,duringt diagnosis phaseforalltheelectronicsystemsavailableonvehicle;thislasts afewseconds(indieselversionsonl INITIAL CHECK By turning theignitionkeyto By turning JTD versionsonly MAR position, the Infocenter display will show the message CHECK ACTIVE: this indicates the start ofthe position, theInfocenterdisplaywillshowmessageCHECKACTIVE:thisindicates thestart or started? engine Is the NO If thedisplayshowsananomalymessage,see paragraph “Warning lightsandindications”inthischapter. YES Standard screendisplay continues onnext page his phase,noanom- y, theInfocenter present are failures If no continued frompreviouspage SCHEDULED SERVICE WITHINfollowedbythenumberofkilometers,daysormilestogobefore starting from2,000km(or1,240miles)or30daythisdeadlineanditisshownagain starting (or 12,000miles)oroneyear;thisisshownautomatically, withtheignitionkeyat is turned to is turned (“coupon”) is near to come, turning theignitionkeyto (“coupon”) isneartocome,turning of 0km,milesordaysisreached,thedisplaywillshow, timetheignitionkey every mi or days, according to the approaching service interval. At the very momentthevalue Atthevery interval. mi ordays,accordingtotheapproachingservice vehicle maintenance.ThePROGRAMMEDMAINTENANCEmessageisdisplayedinkm, The Programmed Maintenance Schedule includes car maintenance every 20,000km The ProgrammedMaintenanceScheduleincludescarmaintenanceevery every 200km(or124miles)or3days.Whenaprogrammedmaintenanceinterval every of kilometers, miles or days. In this case, to reset this visual information contact of kilometers,milesordays.Inthiscase,toresetvisualinformation MAR , themessageSCHEDULEDSERVICE EXPIRED,followedbythenumber Authorised AlfaRomeoServices. MAR , willdisplaythemessage MAR , 69 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 70 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR move tothefollowingscreen,press During thisphase,toclearthedisplayand engine oilleveldisplayforabout3seconds. position, theInfocenterdisplaywillshow (JTD versionsonly) Engine oillevelcheck ried outwiththevehicleonlevelground. the engineoillevel,checkmustbecar- By turning theignitionkeyto By turning WARNING To readingof ensurecorrect MAR ç . fig. 90 for theemptybars. ually falls,thefullbarsgooffleavingroom engineoillevel.Asthelevelgrad- correct The followingdisplayin fig. 90 refers to A0B2129g fig. 91 fig. 92 ing messages. bars areallemptywithsymbolandwarn- foreseen minimum.Underthiscondition,the fer tothedisplaywithanoillevelbelow The following fig. 91 and fig. 92 A0B2135g A0B2134g re- tenance”). lubricants” inchapter“Carmain- used intheengine(see“Fluidsand chapter “Carmaintenance”). those oftheoilalready ferent characteristicsfrom “Checking fluidlevels”in level (seeparagraph Do notaddoilwithdif- Restore correctengineoil fig. 93 ( full. mum. Underthisconditionthebarsareall with anoillevelabovetheforeseenmaxi- i.93 fig. The followingreferstothedisplay ) (appearingforabout3seconds) A0B2136g its correctlevel. the engineoilrestoredto tohave thorized Services Contact AlfaRomeoAu- 71 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 72 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR and displays the screen previously set. In this case, the latest setting selected but not confirmed (bymeansofbutton and displaysthescreenpreviouslyset.Inthiscase,latestsettingselectedbutnot confirmed fore, the operation must be performed again. fore, theoperationmustbeperformed After theINITIALCHECK,itispossibletoaccessmenuscreenbypressingbutton ACCESS TOTHEMENUSCREEN To navigateusethe WARNING The followingtablegivesthedescriptionofcasesprovided. – Whenthecarisstopped,extendedmenucanbeaccessed. menucanbeaccessed(SPEEDLIMITsetting). onlytheshort – Whenthecarisrunning, INITIAL CHECK See If youaccesstheMenuandnosetting/adjustmentismadewithinabout60seconds, thesystemautomaticallyleavesMenu â and ã buttons. Example ofstandard screen ç Short menuscreen Short Is thecar moving? ç YES . NO MENU OFF DEFAULT VALUES INTENSITY SERVICE WINTER TYRES BUZZER UNITS LANGUAGE DATE TRIP B SPEED Extended menu ç screen ) isnotstored;there- ã â to alert thedriver.to alert To setthelimitspeed,proceedasfollows: SPEED LIMIT(SPEED) With thisfunctionitispossibletosetthecarspeedlimitwhich,ifexceeded,automaticallysoundsabuzzeranddisplayss With ã â ACCESS TOTHEMENUSCREEN obtains fast increaseordecrease. When youarenearthe requiredsetting,release See INITIALCHECKand operation, thevalueflashes onthescreen.Thepossiblesettingisbetween 30 of thebutton increasesordecreases byoneunit.Keeping thebuttonpressed Using set previously (see paragraph UNITS described later). Every press(pulse) set previously(seeparagraph UNITSdescribedlater).Every Menu screen and 250km/horbetween 20and150mph,dependingontheunit â the buttonand completeadjustment withsinglepresses. ã â and/or ã Select, bymeansofbuttons ç buttons tosetthespeed required.Duringthesetting é (ON/OFF). Thesetoptionwillbehighlighted. ç â or ã activation ordeactivation é ç é to menuscreen Return Return Return topreviously Return set screen,e.g. pecific message 73 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 74 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR Speed limitexceededindication Example ofdisplaywhenthesetvalueis120km/h As soonasthevehicleexceedssetspeedlimit,followingdisplayisshownautomatically, togetherwiththesoundingof abuzzer. G OSMTO B CONSUMPTION AGE TRIP BON/OFF(TRIPB) With this option it is possible to turn ON or OFF the TRIP B function (partial trip)whichdisplaysthefiguresrelatingto: ONorOFFtheTRIPBfunction(partial thisoptionitispossibletoturn With For further details,see“GeneralTripFor further -Trip B” ã â See INITIALCHECKandACCESS TO THEMENUSCREEN Menu screen , VRG PE B SPEED AVERAGE ç é , RVLTM B TIME TRAVEL Using the The setoptionwillbehighlighted. ã â â or deactivationON/OFF. during a “partial mission”. during a“partial or ã buttons chooseactivation ç é Return tomenuscreen Return RVLDSAC B DISTANCE TRAVEL Return topreviously Return set screen,e.g. , AVER - 75 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 76 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR DATE SETTING/TIMESETTING(DATE) control and complete adjustment To setthedate(day-monthyear)andtime(hours-minutes),proceedasfollows: ã â Each press(pulse)onthe the required value,releasethe See INITIALCHECKandACCESS button pressedobtains fast or Keeping the corresponding Keeping thecorresponding decreases byoneunit. ã TO THEMENUSCREEN increase ordecrease. When youarenear by singlepresses. buttons increasesor Menu screen â ã â ç é ã â ç é ã â ç é ç é continues onnextpage Return topreviously Return set screen,e.g.: continued frompreviouspage Keeping the corresponding button Keeping thecorresponding control and complete adjustment pressed obtainsfastincrease or Each press(pulse)onthe the required value,releasethe decrease. Whenyouare near decreases buttonsincreases or or decreasesbyoneunit. ã by singlepresses. buttons increasesor â ã â ç é ã â ç é Return tomenu screen Return Return topreviously Return set screen,e.g.: 77 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 78 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR LANGUAGE SELECTION(LANGUAGE) To selecttherequiredlanguage,proceedasfollows: The messagesshownonthedisplaycanbeprovidedinseverallanguages(Italian, Deutsch,English,Spanish,French,Dutch,Port ã â See INITIALCHECKandACCESS TO THEMENUSCREEN Menu screen ç é ã â ç é Return tomenuscreen Return Return topreviously Return set screen,e.g. uguese). UNITS SELECTION(UNITS) The display provides information inrelationtotheunitofmeasureset.ToThe displayprovidesinformation choosetheunits,proceedasfollows: ã â See INITIALCHECKandACCESS TO THEMENUSCREEN Menu screen ç é ã â é ã â ç é ã â ç é ç Return tomenuscreen Return Return topreviously Return setscreen, e.g. 79 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 80 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR ã WARNING/FAILURE BUZZERVOLUME SETTING(BUZZER) The volume of the buzzer that signals any failure or warning tothedrivercanbeadjustedaccordingapre-setscaleusingt The volumeofthebuzzerthatsignalsanyfailureorwarning ã â See INITIALCHECKandACCESS buttons. To switchOFForadjust,proceedasfollows: TO THEMENUSCREEN Menu screen ç é ã â ç é Return tomenuscreen Return Return topreviously Return set screen,e.g. he â and/or ã â 190 km/h or 210 km/h (see paragraph “Winter tyres” in section “Correct useofthecar”). tyres”insection“Correct 190 km/hor210(seeparagraph“Winter “WINTER” TYRESSPEEDLIMIT(WINTERTYRES) With thisfunctionitispossibletosetthespeedlimitwhentravellingwithwintertyres.Thecanbechosenbetwe With See INITIALCHECKandACCESS TO THEMENUSCREEN screen Menu ã â ç é ç Select, bymeansofbuttons (ON/OFF). Thesetoptionwillbehighlighted. é â or ã activation ordeactivation é ç menu screen Return to Return Return topreviously Return set screen,e.g. en: 160km/h, 81 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 82 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR cle maintenance.To consultthisfunction,proceedasfollows: PROGRAMMED MAINTENANCE(SERVICE) With the SERVICE function it is possible to receive information connected with correct vehi- connectedwithcorrect theSERVICE functionitispossibletoreceiveinformation With âã â ã ã â ã â ã â ã â ãâ Return tomenu screen Return ç See INITIALCHECKandACCESS ã â TO THEMENUSCREEN Menu screen Return topreviously Return set screen, e.g: é ç paragraph “Fluidsandlubricants”insection“Technical specifications”. WARNING kilometers, miles or days. In this case, to reset this visual information contactAuthorizedAlfa kilometers, milesordays.Inthiscase,toreset thisvisualinformation km, 0milesordaysisreached,thedisplaywillshow, timetheignitionkeyisturned every mi or days, according to the approaching service interval. At the very momentthevalueof0 Atthevery interval. mi ordays,accordingtotheapproachingservice before vehiclemaintenance.ThePROGRAMMEDMAINTENANCEmessageisdisplayedinkm, again every 200km(or124miles)or3days.Whenaprogrammedmaintenanceinterval again every (“coupon”) is near to come, turning theignitionkeyto (“coupon”) isneartocome,turning SCHEDULED SERVICE WITHINfollowedbythenumberofkilometers,daysormilestogo to MAR , themessageSCHEDULEDSERVICE EXPIRED,followedby thenumberof Products shownintheSERVICE screenandtobeusedforscheduledmaintenance couldbesubjecttomodifications.Refer The ProgrammedMaintenanceScheduleincludesvehiclemaintenance automatically, withtheignitionkeyat km (or1,240miles)or30dayfromthisdeadlineanditisshown every 20,000km(or12,000miles)oroneyear;thisisshown every Romeo Services. MAR MAR , willdisplaythemessage , starting from2,000 , starting 83 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 84 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR DISPLAY CONTRASTADJUSTMENT(CONTRAST) To theadjustment,proceedasfollows: perform This functionallowstoadjusttheInfocenterdisplaybrightness(dimming/brightening). ã â See INITIALCHECKandACCESS TO THEMENUSCREEN Menu screen ç é ã â ç é Return tomenu screen Return Return topreviously Return set screen,e.g. unit = with thefollowingvaluesSpeedlimit=120km/h,Trip OFF=1,LanguageItalian, ON=4,Lightrheostat BON,Lightrheostat DEFAULT VALUE RESET(DEFAULT VALUES) – IfONrestores:Speedlimit,Trip Language,Temperature B,Lightrheostat, unit,km/miConsumptionBuzzer, Winter The followingfunction: – IfOFF, theaboveparametervaluescanbesetmanually ã â See INITIALCHECKandACCESS ° C, Distance unit = km, Consumption unit = l/100 km, Buzzer = 2, Winter tyresOFF (value setat160km/h),contrastvalue=3 C, Distanceunit=km,Consumptionl/100Buzzer2,Winter TO MENUSCREEN Menu screen ç é ã â ç é Return tomenuscreen Return Return topreviously Return set screen,e.g. tyres,Contrast, Temperature 85 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 86 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR EXIT MENU(MENUOFF) With this function it is possible to exit the setup menu and return tothepreviouslysetscreen. thisfunctionitispossibletoexitthesetupmenuandreturn With ã â See INITIALCHECKandACCESS TO THEMENUSCREEN Menu screen ç Return topreviously Return set screen,e.g. GENERAL TRIP-B Start ofjourneyprocedure(reset) TRIP B.The resetoperation(pressing the information associated withthisfunction. information ITNEB DISTANCE plete missiontime). graph below)iscontainedwithinthecompletemission.Bothfunctionsareresettable. carmission.Thisfunction(assh thepartial thecompletemissionofcarandTRIPBconcerning the GENERALTRIPconcerning The TRIP COMPUTER function gives information relatingtotheoperatingstatusofvehicleonInfocenterdisplay.The TRIPCOMPUTERfunctiongivesinformation Thisfu To monitoredbytheGENERALTRIP, anewjourney start withtheignitionkeyat The resetoperation (pressingthe WARNING The TRIP B (with automatic reset each time at least 2 hours have passed since stopping the engine), displays information concer The TRIPB(withautomaticreseteachtimeatleast2hourshavepassedsincestopping theengine),displaysinformation The GENERALTRIPdisplaysthefiguresrelatingto , Start of new partial mission of newpartial Start Reset GENERALTRIP VRG OSMTO B CONSUMPTION AVERAGE End ofcompletemission End of partial mission End ofpartial Start ofnewmission Start Reset TRIPB

The RANGE ˙ ˙ and CULCONSUMPTION ACTUAL , VRG PE B SPEED AVERAGE TRIP B å button) in the presence of the screens concerning the GENERALTRIPalso makes itpossibleto reset button) in the presenceof screens concerning å button) in the presence of only the screens concerning TRIP Bmakesitpossible toresetonlythe button) in the presenceofonly the screensconcerning Start of new partial mission of newpartial Start , RVLTM B TIME TRAVEL information cannotbe reset. information End of partial mission End ofpartial RANGE Reset TRIPB

, ˙ ˙ DISTANCE TRAVEL (partial missiontime). (partial GENERAL TRIP TRIP B , VRG CONSUMPTION AVERAGE Start of new partial mission of newpartial Start End of partial mission End ofpartial MAR

Reset TRIPB ˙ ˙ , pressthebutton , CULCONSUMPTION ACTUAL TRIP B ã with , Start of new partial mission of newpartial Start VRG VELOCITY AVERAGE End of partial mission End ofpartial Reset GENERALTRIP å Reset TRIPB

End ofcompletemission

Start ofnewmission Start (see “Controlbuttons”). ˙ , ˙ nction comprises TRAVELTIME own inthe ning (com- TRAVEL 87 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 88 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 2l10km 12 l/100 predefined standardconsumption”equalto The TRIP COMPUTER information isdisplayedinsequenceaccordingtothetablebelow.The TRIPCOMPUTERinformation WARNING See INITIALCHECKandACCESS TO THEMENUSCREEN Previously setscreen; e.g. At the beginning of a new mission, due to battery reconnection,theaverageconsumptionvalueisinitialisedto“average At thebeginningofanewmission,duetobattery (for 2.5V624VandQ-Systemversions) ä ä å /0 km 9 l/100 (see nextparagraph Reset GENERAL TRIPandB,excluding Range and Actual Consumption ä ä (for 1.6T.SPARK, 1.8T.SPARK, 2.0JTSandSelespeedversions), å å EE EEA TRIP GENERAL RESET . /0 km 6.5 l/100 ä ) (diesel versionsonly). ä å å Continues on next page ä Continued from previous page ää å WARNING å automatically tothestandardscreen (see nextparagraph TRIP Pressing the å Reset TRIPB YES B ON? â EE RPB TRIP RESET button returns button returns NO ) ä å Return topreviously Return set screen,e.g.: ä å 89 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 90 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR Reset TRIPB Reset GENERALTRIP After resettingTRIPbypressingthebuttonwith å (excluding RangeandActualConsumption) å mode, thedisplaywillshowfollowingfunctions: = ResetGENERALTRIPandB å = ResetTRIPB again normally, ofanewmission. withnoresetof thevaluesdisplayedpriortofailure, northestart with thetypicaldescriptionofeachparameter. operationconditionisresumed,the count ofthevariousparame Whenthenormal (99 hoursand59minutes)orafterreconnecting thebattery. new mission(*). assoonthecarspeedwillbeequaltoorhigherthan4km/h. cedure, restarts case ofspeedvalueslowerthan4km/hthedisplaywillshow“---“.Actualconsumption calculationalgorithm,accordingto display willshow“---“afterthefollowingevents: WARNING WARNING (*) NEWMISSION: TRAVELTIME AVERAGE VELOCITY ACTUAL CONSUMPTION AVERAGE CONSUMPTION TRAVEL DISTANCE B) A) RANGE Parking with running engineorcarspeedlowerthan4km/hforover5minutes. Parking withrunning range values lower than 50 km (approx. 31 miles) (after the reduced range warning message), range valueslowerthan50km(approx.31miles)(afterthereducedwarning = Thisshowsthedistance(inkmormiles)carcanstillcoverbeforeneedingfuel ifkeepingthesamedrivingconditions. GENERAL TRIPisresetautomaticallywhen theDistanceTraveled isequalto9999,9km(ormi),whenTravel Timeis99:59 If no information isavailable,alltheTRIPCOMPUTER parametersdisplaythemessage“****”insteadofavalue,together If noinformation = time elapsed from the start ofthenewmission (*). = timeelapsedfromthestart = This shows the distance traveled by the car from the start ofthenewmission(*). = Thisshowsthedistancetraveledbycarfromstart this takes place when performing the“manual”resetbypressingdedicatedbutton. this takesplacewhenperforming = This shows the average speed of the car as a function of the overall travel time elapsed from the start ofthe = Thisshowstheaveragespeedofcarasafunctionoveralltraveltime elapsedfromthestart = This shows the consumption of the car updated every 5 sec. approx. If parking with running engine or in 5sec.approx.Ifparkingwithrunning = Thisshowstheconsumptionofcarupdatedevery hssosteaeaeata osmto nlk ri /0 kmdependingontheunitselected. = Thisshowstheaverageactualconsumptioninl/kmorl/100 the abovepro- ters starts The 91 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 92 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR which mustalwaysbereadovercarefully. Whenananomalyoccurs failure occurs.However, totheprescriptionsofthisOwn arenottobeconsideredexhaustiveand/oralternative thesewarnings These warnings are These warnings ing light(ifavailable),areaccompaniedbyspecific WARNING LIGHTS ANDINDICATIONS be shownintherightbottomareaof display untilthemalfunctioniseliminated. this case, the symbol referring totheanomalywillbeshowninrightbottomareaof displayuntilthemalfunctionise this case,thesymbolreferring to time the ignition key is turned to time theignitionkeyisturned Very seriousanomalies aredisplayedindefinitely, anymessagepreviouslyshownonthedisplay, byinterrupting andarepropose isreducedtoaniconintheright bottomareaofthedisplay. tothefailurewarning disappear andthesymbolreferring WARNING The GENERAL WARNING Serious anomaliesaredisplayedforabout 20secondsandthendisappear, timethe ignitionke buttheyareproposedagain every WARNING MAR failure indications . Attheendofdisplaycycle,equalto about 20seconds,orwhenbutton The anomaly warnings that appear on the Infocenter display are divided into two categories: very seriousandanomalies. thatappearontheInfocenterdisplayaredividedintotwocategories: very The anomalywarnings When ananomalyoccurs,theInfocenterdisplayreachesitsmaximumbrightness.By pressingbutton concise andprecautionary shown ontheInfocenterdisplay, onoftherelevantwarn- togetherwiththebuzzer(adjustable)andturning MAR , untilthemalfunctioniseliminated.Moreover, bypressingbutton the“cycle” can beinterrupted warning messages and areintendedtosuggestthe always refertothecontentsofthischapter (e.g. “Gotodealer”,“Switchoffeng.,donotproceed”,etc…). â prompt action is pressed, the symbol referring totheanomaly will is pressed,thesymbolreferring that thedrivershouldtakewhena â the warning messages the warning liminated. . d againevery er’s Manual, y inturned â : in annlih Message Warningl ight d x on display circuit andwhenthehandbrakeisswitchonwithcarmoving. the levelofbrakefluidinsidetankfallsbelowminimum,duetoapossible leakinthe few seconds. play) when the front brake pads are worn; inthiscase,havethemreplacedassoon aspossible. play) whenthefrontbrakepadsareworn; also checktherearbrake pads. LOW BRAKEFLUIDAND/ORHANDBRAKE ON BRAKE PAD WEAR on thedisplay),stopimmediately and contactAlfaRomeoAuthorizedServices. the warninglightstaysonwith handbrakeoff(togetherwiththemessage The warning lightcomeson(togetherwiththemessage+symbolshowndisplay)when The warning to When theignitionkeyisturned WARNING lightonthedialcomes(together withthemessage+symbolshownondis- The warning If thewarninglight message onthedisplay),checkthat thehandbrakeisnotengaged.If As thecarisfittedwith wearsensorsforthefrontbrakepads,when replacingthem, x MAR comes onwhentravelling(together withthe , the warning lightcomesonbutmustgooutaftera , thewarning WARNING 93 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 94 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR ann ih Message Warning light ç on display HIGH ENGINECOOLANTTEMPERATURE shown onthedisplay)whenengineis overheated. few seconds. level insidethetankisnotbelowreference mark the next time the engine is started, contactAlfa RomeoAuthorizedServices. the nexttimeengineisstarted, tank. Moreover, lightcomesonagain avisualcheckforanyfluidleakage.Ifthewarning perform accelerated tofacilitate bettercoolantcirculation,thenswitchthe engineoff. lightstayson,stopthecar.warning Pausefor2or3minutes, keepingtheengineonandslightly fully gine onandslightlyaccelerated forafewminutesbeforeswitching itoff. When the ignition key is turned to When theignitionkeyisturned – lightcomeson,proceedasfollows: If thewarning lightcomeson(togetherwiththemessage+symbol The enginecoolanttemperaturewarning In thiscase,waitafewminutestolettheengine cooldown,thenopenthecap – WARNING fluidlevel, as describedabove. Check correct Normal drivingconditions Car heavyduty , fillwithcoolant,makingsureitslevelis betweenreferencemarks burns. hot,donotremovethetankcap:dangerof When theengineisvery In caseofhighlydemanding useofthecar, youarerecommendedtokeepthe en- (e.g. towingatraileruphillorcarfullyloaded): slowdownand,ifthe : stopthecar, switch theengineoffandcheckifwater MAR , the warning lightcomesonbutmustgooutaftera , thewarning WARNING MIN . MIN slowly and MAX and on the care- ann ih Message Warning light F ¬ on display failure intheAirbagsystem. lightwillcomeonglowingsteadilyifthereisanoperating go outafterafewseconds.Thiswarning AIR BAGFAILURE MAR thepassenger’sof therelevantkeyswitch.With theignitionkeyto frontAirbagactivated,turning PASSENGER’S FRONT AIRBAGDEACTIVATED the system checkedimmediately. ures, ifany. tohave Stop thecarandcontact AlfaRomeo AuthorizedServices In thisevent, warninglight flashing ofthepassenger’s frontAirbagdeactivatedwarninglight The failureofthewarninglight vices tohavethesystemchecked immediately. could triggeraccidentally. Stopthecarand contactAlfaRomeoAuthorizedSer- not triggerintheeventofcollisionor, inarestrictednumberofcases, they in safetyretainingsystems;underthisconditionairbagsorpretensioners could than thenormalseconds. When the ignition key is turned to When theignitionkeyisturned The check panel warning light The checkpanelwarning , the warning lightonthe checkpanelcomesonbutmustgooutafter approx.4seconds. , thewarning cated byintermittent flashing,over4seconds,of warninglight If the Warning light to MARorifitstaysonwhentravelling,thiscouldindicateafailure ¬ warning lightdoesnotturnonwhenturningtheignitionkey F F indicates alsowarning light turns onwhenthepassenger’sturns frontAirbagisdeactivatedbymeans ¬ MAR could be not uptoindicate restraintsystem fail- ¬ , the warning lightonthecheckpanelcomeson,butmust , thewarning (warning lightoff)isalsoindicated bythe WARNING WARNING ¬ failure. Thisisindi- F for more F . 95 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 96 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR v Warning light w < on display Message idle). It if stays on, contact Alfa Romeo Authorized Services immediately.idle). Itifstayson,contactAlfaRomeoAuthorized Services at whentheengineisrunning (aslight delayispermitted go outassoontheengineisstarted MAR LOW OILPRESSURE SEAT BELTS NOTFASTENED LOW BATTERY CHARGE must gooutassoontheengineisstarted. mediately andcontactAlfaRomeoAuthorizedServices. When the ignition key is turned to When theignitionkeyisturned The warning light on the check panel will turn onforsomesecondswhen, withtheignitionkeyat lightonthe check panelwillturn The warning to When theignitionkeyisturned , thedriver’s seatbeltisnot fastenedproperly. If thewarninglight the message+symbolshownondisplay),switchengineoff im- MAR v MAR , the warning lightonthecheckpanelcomeson, butmust , thewarning , the warning lightonthecheckpanelcomesbut , thewarning comes onwhentravelling(togetherwith WARNING Warning light ´ on display Message This warning lightisonlyfittedonthedialsofIMPRESSIONversions. This warning are notproperlyshut. INCOMPLETE DOORCLOSING The warning light on the dial turns onwhenoneormoredoorsthetailgatearenotproperlyshut. lightonthedialturns The warning The message+symbolshownonthedisplaywillappearwhenoneormoredoors or thetailgate 97 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 98 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR Warning light U on display Message ENGINE CONTROLSYSTEM(EOBD)FAILURE you are driving. where equipment, therefore complywiththeregulations in forcethecountry operation ofthe warninglight vice assoonpossible. light to flashagain.ContactanAlfaRomeoAuthorizedSer- conditions thatcouldcausethewarning toavoiddriving lightstopsflashing;continue travelling atmoderatespeedtrying til thewarning chapter). assoonpossible. Alfa RomeoAuthorizedService lightonmaycausedamage. Contactan high speeds.Prolongeduseofthecarwith thewarning poorhandlingandhighconsumptionlevels. high exhaustemissions,possiblelackofperformance, play) whentravelling: ing properly. lightiswork- onindicatesthatthewarning Theinitialturning go offwhentheenginehasstarted. In normal conditions, turning theignitionkeyto conditions,turning In normal If the warning light flashes, it is necessary toreleasetheaccelerator pedaltolowerthespeedun- lightflashes,itisnecessary If thewarning flashing offifthefaultdisappears, butitisstillstoredbythesystem; lightturns The warning or In theseconditions,itispossibletocontinue drivingwithouthoweverdemandingheavyeffort glowing steadily on(togetherwiththemessage+symbolshown the dis- lightstaysonorturns If thewarning elling, contact Alfa Romeo Authorized Service assoonpossible. The elling, contactAlfa RomeoAuthorizedService not switchonor ifitturnsonglowingsteadilyor flashingwhentrav- If, whenturning the ignitionkeytoMAR,warning light - indicatesthatthecatalystcouldbedamaged (seeparagraphon“EOBDsystem”inthis - indicatesafaultinthesupply/ignition/injectionsystemwhichcouldcause U can becheckedby trafficagentsbyproper MAR , the dial warning light turns onbutitshould lightturns , thedialwarning U does Warning light Y on display Message symbol willbedisplayed accompaniedbythebuzz. C,anew message+ Cthesymbolwillgooff andshouldtemperaturefallagainto 3° rise over6° gine stops. Coruntiltheen- period, onlythesymbolisdisplayeduntil thetemperaturedoesnotgoover6° ence oficeontheroad,message+symbol aredisplayedaccompaniedbytherelatedbuzz. ALFA ROMEOCODESYSTEM POSSIBLE PRESENCE OF ICEONTHEROAD the AlfaRomeoCODESystem. Authorized Services tohaveallthekeysmemorised. Authorized Services by theengineinhibitordevice(see“AlfaRomeoCODEsystem”inthischapter).Contact AlfaRomeo failure: see“AlfaRomeoCODESystem”. lightstaysonwiththekeyat once andthengoout.Ifthewarning When the ignition key is turned to When theignitionkeyisturned If duringtravelling,after thepresenceoficeonroadhasbeen signalled,shouldtemperature The buzzlastsabout2secondswhilethe messageisdisplayedforabout10seconds.Afterthis thedriver onthepres- C,inordertowarn When theoutsidetemperatureisbelowor equalto3° If with the engine running, the If withtheenginerunning, WARNING The turning onatthesametimeof The turning Y MAR warning lightflashes,thismeansthatthecarisnotprotected warning , the warning lightonthecheckpanelshouldflashonly , thewarning U and Y warning lightsindicatesafailureof warning MAR , thisindicatesapossible 99 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 100 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR Warning light m c on display Message the fueloilfilter. rized Services. rized Services. into thetank:turn theengineoffimmediatelyand contactAlfaRomeoAutho- dication comeone immediatelyaftertoppingup,water hasprobablybeenpoured as soonpossibletohavethesystem relieved.Shouldtheabovewarningin- GLOW PLUGS(JTDengines) WATER INTHE FUEL OILFILTER (JTDengines) system, contactAlfaRomeoAuthorizedServices. theengine,whichmeansthatthereisafaultinglowplugwarming 30 secondsafterstarting lightflashesfor approx. ceptible lengthoftime.Forversions/marketswhereapplicable,thewarning glow plugshavereachedthepre-establishedtemperature. When the ignition key is turned to When theignitionkeyisturned The warning lightswitchesonwithfixed whendriving,toindicatethepresenceofwaterin The warning WARNING lighthasgoneout. theengineassoonwarning Start ing light the entireinjectionsystemandcause irregularengineoperation.Ifwarn- The presenceofwaterinthefuel circuit maycauseseriousdamageto With a high environment temperature, the warning light may turn onforanimper- lightmayturn ahighenvironmenttemperature,thewarning With c comes onthedial,contactAlfaRomeo AuthorizedServices MAR , the dial warning lightcomesonandgooutwhenthe , thedialwarning Warning light on display Message sensor. assoonpossibletohavethefaulteliminated. ContactAlfaRomeoAuthorizedServices ENGINE OILSENSORFAILURE (JTDversions) INERTIAL FUELCUT-OFF SWITCH the riskoffire. The message+symbolareshownonthedisplaywhenthereisafailureinengine oillevel The message+symbolareshownonthedisplay whenthefuelcut-offswitchcomesintooperation. leaks fromthesupply system,donotre-engage the switchtoavoid If, afterthemessage hasbeendisplayed,youcan smellfuelornotice WARNING 101 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 102 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR Warning light > > x + on display Message case, contact Alfa Romeo Authorized Services assoonpossible. case, contactAlfaRomeoAuthorizedServices grip. Inany of theABSsystem.Cautionisrecommended,especiallyincaseslessthanperfect brakingisensured,thoughwithoutmakinguse when thesystemisinefficient.Inthiscase,normal few seconds. INEFFICIENT ABSSYSTEM to the nearest Alfa Romeo Authorized Service tohavethesystem checked. to thenearestAlfa RomeoAuthorizedService carefullyandgo immediately of rearwheels,with possiblesideslip.Drivevery system failure;inthiscase,anysudden brakingactioncancauseearlylocking message +symbolonthedisplay) withtheenginerunningindicatesanEBD This warning lightcomeson(togetherwiththemessage+symbol,whererequired,display) This warning to When theignitionkeyisturned Inefficient EBDelectronicbraking distributor multaneous lightingofdialwarning lights The vehicleisequippedwithanelectronic brakingdistributor(EBD).Si- MAR , the warning lightcomesonbutmustgooutaftera , thewarning WARNING > and x (together withthe Warning light á W on display Message (optional forversions/marketswhereapplicable) VDC SYSTEM(VEHICLEDYNAMICSCONTROL) OUTSIDE LIGHTFAILURE system. Authorized Services. contactAlfaRomeo display andthecomingonofASRbuttonled)whenvehicleisrunning, a fewseconds. When the ignition key is turned to When theignitionkeyisturned The warning of a fault may mean one or more blown bulbs, a burnt fuseorcutoffconnection. ofafault may meanoneormoreblownbulbs,a burnt The warning – numberplatelights. – rearfogguards fuse – brakinglightsorcorresponding – sidelights lightcomesonwhenananomaly isfoundinoneofthefollowinglights: The warning The flashing of the warning lamp when the vehicle is running indicatestheactuationof VDC lampwhenthevehicleisrunning The flashingofthewarning lightdoesnotgoout,orifitstayson(togetherwiththemessage+symbol If thewarning MAR , the dial warning lightcomesonbutmustgooutafter , thedialwarning 103 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 104 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR Warning light ç on display Message range isbelow50km. ignition key to the turning 20,000 km)anditisshownagainattimedintervals, Maintenance Programme (every vehicle exceedsthespeedlimitsetpreviously (see“Speedlimit”inthissection). REDUCED RANGE FUEL RESERVE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE SPEED LIMITEXCEEDED This messageisdisplayedwhenthecarrangebelow50km. lightcomesonwhenabout7litresoffuelareleftinthetank,andcar The warning This messageappears onthedisplay2,000kilometresfrom deadlinegivenintheScheduled on,togetherwith thesoundofbuzzer,The message+symbolturns onthedisplaywhen MAR every 200km. every Warning light 5 E R 4 on display Message hand indicator, lights areswitchedon. whenthehazardwarning hand indicator, lightsareswitchedon. whenthehazardwarning REAR FOGLIGHTS RIGHT-HAND DIRECTION INDICATOR (INTERMITTENT) LEFT-HAND DIRECTION INDICATOR (INTERMITTENT) (optional forversions/marketswhereapplicable) FRONT FOGLIGHTS This warning light comes on when the rear fog lights are turned on. lightcomesonwhentherearfoglightsareturned This warning This warning lightcomes onwhenthecontrolleverismovedupwards or,This warning together withtheleft- lightcomesonwhenthecontrol leverismoveddownwardsor,This warning togetherwithright- on. lightcomesonwhenthefrontfog lightsareturned This warning 105 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 106 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR Warning light 3 Ü 1 l on display Message switched on. down, or when the hazard warning lightbuttonispressed. down, orwhenthehazard warning ontheengine. tointervene ON position,whenthedevicestarts SIDELIGHTS ANDDIPPED-BEAMHEADLIGHTS DIRECTION INDICATORS IFATRAILERISTOWED MAIN-BEAM HEADLIGHTS (where applicable) CONSTANT SPEEDADJUSTMENT(CRUISECONTROL) The warning lightonthedialcomeswhensidelightsordipped-beamheadlightsare The warning The warning lightonthe dialcomesonwhenthedirectionindicator controlleverismovedupor The warning on. lightcomesonwhentheselights areturned The warning controlinthe on,withtheknurledringofcruise lightonthecheckpanelturns The warning Warning light on thedial t t on display Message tion ofthedriver. assoonpossibletoremovethefault. ContactAlfaRomeoAuthorisedServices for4secondsto draw theatten- lespeed gearbox;atthesametime,buzzerbeepsintermittently lightstayson,itindicatesthatafaulthasbeendetectedintheSe- ter about4seconds.Ifthewarning SELESPEED GEARBOXFAILURE Q-SYSTEM AUTOMATIC GEARBOXFAILURE heated gearboxoil( onwhentravelling,itindicatesover- light staysonorturns after about4seconds.Ifthewarning 4 a carwith mechanical gearbox, bearinginmindthat theonlytwospeeds availablearethe2 toselectthegears manuallyasifdriving lightflashing), itisnecessary the faultremains (warning the self-diagnosticsystem couldcutoffthefaultwhichwillhowever bememorised.Conversely, if theengineoff;infact, nexttimetheengineisstarted, you areadvisedtostop thecarandturn completely. assoonpossible. ContactAlfaRomeo AuthorisedServices you areadvisedtostopthecar, theengineoffandwait for theengine-gearboxunittocooldown turn lightandnextisbelow15minutes, betweenonelightingupofthe warning out again.Iftheinterval tostopagain withtheengineidlinguntilitgoes lightcomesonagain,itisnecessary the warning fromtheengine.If lightgoesout.Resumedrivingwithout demandinghighperformance warning mum establishedtemperature. th Turning theignitionkeyto Turning theignitionkeyto Warning lightglowingsteadily The automaticcontrol systemprovidesanemergencyprogramme. Underthesecircumstances, Warning light flashing To makeoilcooling down,stopthecar, movetheleverto gear. assoonpossible. Contact AlfaRomeoAuthorised Services glowing steadily MAR MAR : itindicatesafaultin theautomaticgearbox. , the warning lightontheclustershallcomeandthengooffaf- , thewarning , the warning lightontheclustershallcome on andthengooff , thewarning : itindicatesthatthegearboxoilhasreached themaxi- ) oragearboxfault( P or flashing N and lettheengineidleuntil ). nd and 107 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 108 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR fig. 94 fixed vents - 4 CLIMATE CONTROLSYSTEM 1 Adjustable side airoutlets- Central defrosting/demisting vents forwindscreen - 9 Rear adjustable swiveloutlets. 5 Adjustable upper vent- 6 2 Adjustable centre, swivelvents - Adjustable uppersidevents- 3 7 Defrosting/demisting ventsfor sidewindows- Front feet area fixedvents- 8 Rear feetarea A0A0571m fig. 95 (fig. 95) UPPER VENTADJUSTMENT • ) The venthasanopening/closingcontrol. Completelyopen. = Completelyclosed. = A0B0572m fig. 96 centre ventdevice. just theairflow, usetheopening/closing passengers inanhorizontaldirection.To ad- sible todirecttheflowofairtowards (fig. 96) CENTRE VENTADJUSTMENT • ( Each venthasaleverwhichmakesitpos- Completelyopen. = Completelyclosed. = A0B0573m fig. 97 knob ( demisting vents( ( (fig. 97) UPPER SIDEVENTADJUSTMENT A • Air flowcanbeadjustedbymeansofthe On thedashboardendsareadjustablevents ) ) forcarinterior, andfixeddefrosting/ Completelyopen. = Completelyclosed. = C ). B ) forsidewindows. A0B0039m 109 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 110 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR fig. 98 tween seats) ADJUSTMENT REAR SWIVELOUTLET Fig. 99 Fig. 98 : frontseats(ondashboardends) : rearseat(ontheconsolebe- A0B0038m fig. 99 let bymeansofthevanes. ( A Air flowcanbedirectedbyrotatingtheout- Air flowcanbeadjustedbymeansofvanes ) withpress-onopeningandclosing. A0B0289m ing warm /coldair) ing warm CONTROLS (fig. 99a-whereapplicable) CONTROL SYSTEM MANUAL CLIMATE frosting on/offbutton. coils dows andwingmirror off buttonforwindscreenandfrontsidewin- ton 2 1 7 6 5 4 3 Climate controlcompressoron/offbut- Rearscreen heating and wing mirror de- Rearscreen heatingandwingmirror Maximum defrosting/demistingon Air distributionknob. Fan knob Air temperatureadjustmentknob(mix- Inside airre-circulationon/offbutton ceed asfollows: HEATING windscreen ment. ofthepassengercompart- rear lowerparts cool (bilevelfunction) follows: speed; wise Q E Z Z Q knob( – turn To obtainthetemperaturerequired,pro- – turn offinsideairre-circulation(ifon). – turn – urn knob( – urn knob( – turn Z E to defrost/demistthewindscreen for summerventilation airtothefrontand to directwarm feetandtokeeptheface to warm to warm feetandtodemistthe to warm 4 7 1 ) clockwisetotherequired ) tosetairdistributionas ) asfaritwillgoclock- fig. 99a (MAX-DEF FUNCTION) DEMISTING /DEFROSTING QUICK FRONTWINDOW tion willbeactivated. windows ( / defrostingofthewindscreenandfrontside Press button( Max. quickdemisting/defrostingfunc- MAX-DEF 5 ) - to quickendemisting function). - ton ledwillcomeon. timum conditionsofvision. MAX-DEF control systembutton. whatever knoborpressanymanualclimate After demisting/defrosting, turn the After demisting/defrosting,turn To thisfunction off,pressbutton( turn When thisfunctionisontherelevantbut- again (thebuttonledwillgooff)orturn function offtomaintaintheop- A0B0598m 5 ) 111 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 112 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR pressing button( switch theclimatecontrolsystemonby ing functionasdescribedpreviouslyand speed updemisting.Setcontrolstodemist- dows donotmistup. wise windows: visable toproceedasfollowsdemistthe tween insidethecarandoutside,itisad- and/or bigdifferencesintemperaturebe- Preventive demistingprocedure mediate speed Climate control system is very usefulto Climate controlsystemisvery – turn knob( – turn knob( – turn offinsideairre-circulation(ifon) – turn In casesofheavydampand/orrain – turn knob( – turn 1 7 4 ) asfaritwillgoclock- 2 ) to ) clockwisetoaninter- ) √ Q or Z Q if thewin- again, thebuttonledwillgooff. ton ledwillcomeon. plicable). (whereap- the rearscreenandwingmirrors DEMISTING /DEFROSTING MIRROR (whereapplicable) REARSCREEN ANDWING aments toavoiddamagingit. inside oftherearscreenoverheatingfil- Press button( WARNING To thisfunctionoff,pressthebutton turn When thisfunctionisontherelevantbut- Do notapplystickersonthe 6 ) ( ) todemist/defrost vents; properly, proceedasfollows: FAN SPEEDADJUSTMENT – - turn offinsideairre-circulation(ifon). – -turn – turn knob( – turn – opencompletelythecentralandside To ventilatethepassenger'scompartment – turn knob( – turn 7 4 ) to ) totherequiredspeed; E ; ON RE-CIRCULATION FUNCTION SWITCHING THEINSIDEAIR the windowsmistinginside. persons onboard,toavoidthepossibilityof however beavoided,especiallywithseveral avoid admittingpollutedairfromoutside. circulation functioninqueuesortunnelsto ton ledwillcomeon. re-circulation functionon. Press button( The prolongeduseofthisfunctionshould ontheinsideairre- It isadvisabletoturn When thisfunctionisontherelevantbut- 3 ) v to turn theinsideair to turn system isoff. ing inside,especiallyiftheclimatecontrol crease thepossibilityofwindowsmist- rainy/cold daysasitwouldconsiderablyin- faster. quired "heating"or"cooling"conditions function makesitpossibletoreachthere- It ishoweverinadvisabletouseiton WARNING The insideairre-circulation CLIMATE CONTROL(COOLING) terclockwise (bluelednextto relevant ledswillgoon. -– pressbuttons( – turn knob( – turn knob( – turn Proceed asfollows: – turn knob( – turn 1 7 4 ) asfaritwillgocoun- ) to ) totherequiredspeed; 2 ) E √ ; and ( TEMP 3 ) v lit); the 113 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 114 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR duce thefanspeed. duce temperature; Cooling adjustment – turn knob( – turn knob( – turn offinsideairre-circulation(ifon); – turn Proceed asfollows: 4 1 ) counterclockwisetore- ) counterclockwisetore- at AlfaRomeoAuthorizedService. month foraboutminutes. onatleastoncea tem mustbeturned LOOKING AFTERTHESYSTEM Before summer, have thesystemchecked During thewinterclimatecontrolsys- than 2°C. ning andtheoutsidetemperatureismore pressor worksonlywhentheengineisrun- the passenger’s sides. difference of7°Cbetweenthedriver’s and required forthetwosideswithamaximum makes itpossibletoadjustthetemperatures side). temperatures (driver’s side–passenger’s CONTROL SYSTEM TWO-ZONE CLIMATE AUTOMATIC WARNING WARNING – pressthe theknobringstosetrequired – turn To thesystem( start AUTO The climatecontrolsystem The climatecontrolcom- button. fig. 100 ): fig. 100 pages. giveninthefollowing read theinstructions tem andhowtomakethebestuseofit, over rapidly. low, asthewindowscouldmist when theoutsidetemperatureis culation function mended thattheinternalairrecir- than 2°C.Therefore,itisrecom- the outsidetemperatureisless For more detailed information onthesys- For moredetailedinformation pressor cannotworkwhen The climatecontrolcom- WARNING v is notused the systemcomponents. fluids whichareincompatiblewith cidental spillage. the environmentineventofac- rent regulationsanddoesnotharm Absolutely avoidtheuseofother R134a whichmeetscur- climate controlsystemis The coolantusedforthe A0B0382m of heavymisting,enablingthe speed sufficientfordemisting;and,incase compressor, airflowtothewindscreen,fan such as:openingairrecirculation,enabling duce misting,throughaseriesofoperations matically actonthesystemtopreventorre- whichcanauto- windscreen innersurface able to“monitor”apredefinedareaofthe mirror, rearview hind theinternal whichis with anincipientmistingsensorinstalledbe- zone sunraysensor. sensorandatwo- passenger compartment ment, thesystemhasanoutsidesensor, a the twoareasofpassengercompart- To obtainoptimumtemperaturecontrolin the driver’s sideandonthepassenger’s side. to separatelyadjusttheairtemperatureon tronic controlunitwhichmakesitpossible mate controlsystem,controlledbyanelec- function. GENERAL On someversions,thesystemisintegrated The carisequippedwithatwo-zonecli- MAX - DEF 115 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 116 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR of dirtorothersubstances. kept clean,toavoidaccumulation the windscreenmustalwaysbe reason,boththesensorand very sensor andthewindscreen.Forthis in the“control”areabetween licence holder)mustnotbeapplied sensor, stickers(e.g.road tion oftheincipientmisting To ensurecorrectopera- typical smellofspirits). screen wash/wiperisoperated(withthe areas, queues,tunnels,andwhenthewind- smell ofpollutedairwhendrivinginurban tion automatically, toreducetheunpleasant to switchontheinsideairrecirculationfunc- grated byananti-pollutionsensorthatisable to timetheignitionkeyisturned enabled every incipient mistingsensorsignaluntilthe tribution, airflow. Thisoperationinhibitsthe tons: compressor, airrecirculation,dis- offpressingoneofthefollowingbut- turned When thisprocedureisworkingitcanbe ignition key is turned to ignition keyisturned button ispressedagainorthenexttime On certain versions,thesystemisinte- On certain WARNING MAR , orpressingthe The demistingprocedureis MAR AUTO . button. AUTO ing therecirculationbutton case, thesensorcanbere-enabledpress- below 4°C,thesensorisdisabled.Inany trol compressororatanoutsidetemperature ditions; thereforedisablingtheclimatecon- lution sensorissubordinatetosafetycon- it totheautomaticmode. disabled forlong periods. air recirculation function couldbe theinternal the sensor:otherwise, should notcome into contactwith lected fromthewindscreenwipers ment. Moreover, thewatercol- jets producedbycleaningequip- against possiblecompressedair therefore, mustbeprotected ticle activatedcarbonfilterand, WARNING front ofthecombinedpar- is placedintheairflow The anti-pollutionsensor The functionoftheanti-pol- v until taking able. passenger’s sideseparately) (forthedriver’spassenger compartment and ters andfunctions: controls andadjuststhefollowingparame- filter. andactivatedcarbon to acombinedparticle – climatecontrolcompressoron/offen- – insideairrecirculationon/off – airdistribution – fanspeed – temperatureoftheairadmittedto The climatecontrolsystemautomatically The airqualitycontrolisalsoentrusted ver’s and passenger’s displays. pending onthetemperaturessetdri- iscontrolledautomaticallyde- partment of theairflowingintopassengercom- tomatic and,inanycase,thetemperature been modifiedmanuallywillalwaysbeau- able be modifiedmanually: The controlofthefunctionsthathavenot – windowdefrosting/demisting. – climatecontrolcompressoron/offen- – insideairrecirculationon/off – airdistribution – fanspeed The settingsofthefollowingfunctionscan resumed thenexttimeengineisstarted. stored whentheengineisswitchedoffand control. Thesettingsselectedmanuallyare until theuserdecidestoresumeautomatic over automaticonesandremaininstorage WARNING Manual selectionsprevail 117 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 118 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR senger’s side) (passenger’s side) tem offdisplay( switching thesystemoff side) (driver’s side) v CONTROLS frosting on/offbutton 5 6 7 1 4 3 2 9 8 - Rearscreen heating and wing mirror de- - Rearscreenheatingandwingmirror - Insidetemperaturesetdisplay(driver’s - Fanspeedset,airdistributionandsys- - Airdistributionselectionbutton - Knobforadjustingthefanspeedand - Insideairrecirculationon/offbutton - Insidetemperatureadjustmentknob - Insidetemperatureadjustmentknob - Insidetemperaturesetdisplay(pas- (manual/automatic) (fig. 101) OFF ) ( fig. 101 ror coils(function windows, rearscreenheatingandwingmir- on/off buttonforwindscreenandfrontside driver’s side set onthepassenger’s sidewiththatonthe 10 11 - Buttonforaligningthetemperature - Maximumdefrosting/demisting MONO MAX - DEF - - ) enable button tomatic mode 14 13 12 - Insideairtemperaturesensor - Buttonforselectingthesystemau- - Climatecontrolcompressoron/off √ AUTO A0B0056m quired temperaturesaresetonthe ways, butitisrecommendedthatthere- mum values. they havereachedthemaximumormini- they arefreetorotateinbothdirectionsonce vided withautomaticstopper;therefore, (fig. 101) TWO-ZONE CLIMATE CONTROL HOW TOUSETHEAUTOMATIC itself tothenewrequirements. tomatically modifyitsownsettingstoadapt be modifiedatanytime:thesystemwillau- system, thesettemperaturescanhowever possibletimeandkeepthem. in theshortest automatic, toreachthesettemperatures displays; then,press( indifferent The systemcanbestarted WARNING During thefullyautomaticoperationof operatingfully Thus, thesystemwillstart The knobringsarenotpro- 14 ) AUTO button. button ( ton ( offtherightledonbut- functions turns v ually actingonthefollowingcontrols: tomatic modecanbecustomizedbyman- to beacceptedbythesystem. sides mustnotbegreaterthan7°Cinorder between thedriver’s andthepassenger’s – fanspeedadjustmentknob( The selectionsmadebythesysteminau- WARNING – climatecontrolcompressoronenable Manually selectingoneormoreofthese – airdistributionselectionbutton( – insideairrecirculationon/offbutton( 14 12 ) AUTO ) √ The temperaturedifference . . 3 ) 8 ) 7 ) 14 matically bythesystem(leftledonbutton in anycasecontinuetobemonitoredauto- will admitted tothepassengercompartment manually, thetemperaturecontrolforair ton ( offofthetwoledsonbut- by theturning air temperature;thisconditionisindicated cannotbelowerthantheoutside partment of theairadmittedintopassengercom- trol compressoroff. ( ture ratethatcannotbeobtained. 2 With oneormorefunctionsswitchedon With In fact,inthiscondition,thetemperature ) and/or( AUTO 14 ) AUTO on), exceptwiththeclimatecon- 5 ) relatedwiththetempera- and flashingonthedisplay 119 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 120 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR ADJUSTMENT KNOBS AIR TEMPERATURE zone (knob quired intheleftzone(knob ers orlowersthetemperatureofairre- wise orcounterclockwise,respectivelyhigh- the displays( ment. Thetemperaturessetareshownon selection positions terclockwise, untiltheyreachtheextreme actuated. is restoredautomaticallyusingknob( respective knobs. spectively, tobeswitchedon: maximum heatingorcoolingfunctions,re- Turning theringsofknobs( Turning the knobringsclockwiseorcoun- Separate operationofthetemperaturesset 6 2 ) ofthepassengercompart- ) and( HI or 5 ) placedbelowthe LO , willcausethe 1 (fig. 102) or 1 ) orright 6 ) clock- 6 ) is fig. 102 A0B0063m tribution tofeetand5 ature oftheheatingfluid,whereasairdis- tential. greatest advantagefromthesystempo- ment asquicklypossible,bytakingthe you wishtoheatthepassengercompart- zone” modeandisshownbybothdisplays. this settingbringsthesystemto“one- driver’s orpassenger’s side,orbothofthem; can beswitchedonindependentlyfromthe of morethan32.5°Conthedisplay, and all themanualsettingscanbemade. (highest heatingpower-fig.103) The functionusesthemaximumtemper- This functionscanbeswitchedonwhen It isswitchedonbysettingatemperature With thefunctionswitchedon,however,With HI function th fan speed. fig. 103 32.5°C. 32.5°C; theopposite displaywillshow temperature setto a valuelowerthan theringofaknob ( to turn To switchthefunctionoff,youonly need 1 ) or( 6 ) ofthe tomatic temperature control. falls withinanoperating conditionwithau- play indicatesatemperature of32.5°Cand By pressingbutton( 14 ) AUTO , thedis- A0B0064m 121 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 122 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR to turn theringofaknob( to turn all themanualsettingscanbemade. distribution to the climatecontrolcompressor, bringsair and hot airfromenteringthecompartment) airrecirculation(toprevent on bothinternal advantage fromthesystempotential. quickly aspossible,bytakingthegreatest as wish tocoolthepassengercompartment ting isshownbybothdisplays. lower than16.5°Conthedisplay;thisset- 16.5°C. 16.5°C; theoppositedisplaywillshow temperature settoavaluegreaterthan (highest coolingpower-fig.104) To switchthefunction off,youonlyneed thefunctionswitchedon,however,With The functioncutsoffairheating,switches This functioncanbeswitchedonwhenyou It isswitchedonbysettingatemperature LO function E and 5 th fan speed. 1 ) or( 6 ) ofthe fig. 104 temperature control. within anoperatingcondition withautomatic indicates atemperature of16.5°Candfalls By pressingbutton( 14 ) AUTO the display A0B0065m (fig. 105) THE TEMPERATURES SET FOR ALIGNMENTOF MONO BUTTON ing button( operates theringofknob( automatically restoredwhenthepassenger is onboard. whenonlythedriver senger compartment perature adjustmentinsidetheentirepas- knob ( theringof for bothareasbysimplyturning therefore, thesametemperaturecanbeset aligns withthatonthedriver’s sideand, senger’s sidetemperatureautomatically By pressingbutton( Separate operationofsettemperaturesis This functionisprovidedtofacilitatetem- 1 ), ondriver’s side. 11 ) MONO 11 . ) MONO 6 ) orbypress- the pas- fig. 105 A0B0066m 123 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 124 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR v KNOB FAN SPEEDADJUSTMENT switch OFF. button ( ter amanualsettinghasbeenmade,press To resumeautomatic fanspeedcontrolaf- of knob( switched offbypressingbutton( if theclimatecontrolcompressorhasbeen of 6illuminatedbars: 3clicks),uptoamaximum by abar(every speeds thatcanbeselectedaredisplayed crease ordecrease,respectively;the16 -toin- into thepassengercompartment - and,therefore,theamountofairflowing or counterclockwisewillcausethefanspeed able on internal airrecirculation button( able oninternal tral display( tion: display( off,withthefollowingsitua- will beturned Turning theringofknob( The fancanbecutoff(allbarsoff)only – min.fanspeed=onebarlit. – max.fanspeed=allbarslit; ON andbothledon AUTObutton 14 (fig. 106-107) 3 ) counterclockwise,thesystem ) 4 AUTO 2 ) OFFandleft-handledavail- ) OFF;display( . By fully turning thering . Byfullyturning 3 5 ), clockwise ) OFF;cen- 12 ) √ 7 ) . fig. 106 recirculation button( compartment. freshair intothepassenger to letexternal WARNING By pressing the internal air By pressingtheinternal 7 ) v , itispossible A0B0067m heater button( circulation button( airre- press anybutton,excepttheinternal in thememory. all theoperatingconditionspreviouslystored theringofknob( to turn OFF ing off. sumed totheconditionprecedingswitch- WARNING To thesystemonagain,youonlyneed turn , the internal airrecirculation , theinternal 9 After exitingthecondition ); thisoperationresumes 7 ) andrearwindow 3 ) clockwise,or v is re- fig. 107 A0B0068m 125 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 126 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR five possiblemodesforairdistribution: edly, youcanmanuallychooseoneofthe Z E BUTTON AIR DISTRIBUTIONSELECTION Z E By pressingbutton Splitting oftheairflowbetween body. ofthe tothecoldest parts warmth time, alsogivingaprompt feelingof intheshortest senger compartment distribution allowsheatingofthepas- heat tospreadupwards,thistypeof ment. Duetothenaturaltendencyof ofthepassengercompart- lower part Air flowtowardsthefrontandrear and sideoutletsrearoutlets. Flow ofairtothedashboardcentre when thesunisshining. ticularly usefulinspringandautumn, air). Thisairflowdistributionispar- outlets andtherearoutlet(coolest and thedashboardcentreside air) (warmest senger compartment ofthepas- vents tothelowerpart (fig. 108) MODE ( 8 ) repeat- fig. 108 Z Q sible misting ofthewindows. whilepreventingpos- compartment heatingofthepassenger isfactory This typeofairdistribution allowssat- ofthepassengercompartment. part ing/demisting vents andthelower windscreen andsidewindow defrost- Splitting oftheairflow betweenthe ( trol afteramanualselection, pressbutton 14 To resumeautomaticairdistribution con- Q ) frost them. side windowventsto demistorde- Air flowtothewindscreen andfront AUTO . A0B0069m off onbutton circulation controlisalsoexcluded(bothleds recommended) bypressingbutton culation canberesumed(thoughitisnot the automaticoperationofinsideairrecir- off topreventwindowmisting;inanycase, and ( ENABLE BUTTON COMPRESSOR ON/OFF CLIMATE CONTROL turned off,theledsonbuttons( turned the ledplacedonbuttonitself. This conditionisshownbythelightingupof ing onoftheclimatecontrolcompressor. When theclimatecontrolcompressoris Pressing button( 12 ) √ go off;automaticinsideairre- 7 v 12 ) whichalwaysstays ) √ √ enables theturn- (fig. 109) 14 7 ) v AUTO . fig. 109 A0B0070m 127 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 128 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR manual settingssetwillbecancelled. button ( on,orpress again, thebuttonledwillturn and theleftledonbutton( the temperaturethatcannotbereached the valueflashesondisplayconcerning low theoutsidetemperature;inthiscase, withatemperaturebe- senger compartment it isnotpossibletoadmitairthepas- control compressor, pressbutton( tomatic controlforswitchingontheclimate the enginehasbeenstopped.To resumeau- compressor remainsinstorageevenwhen i.110 fig. window misting problems. this functionalways on,toprevent ing theair;itisadvisable tokeep forcoolinganddehumidify- essary When theclimatecontrolcompressorisoff, The switchingoffoftheclimatecontrol 14 ) goesoff. control compressor isnec- Operation ofthe climate ) AUTO ; inwhichcase,theother WARNING 14 12 AUTO ) √ - fig. 110 A0B0071m on theairrecirculationbutton( automatically bythesystem,rightled the airrecirculationcondition: stays onallthetime and theleftledshows culation button( by pressinginsequencetheinsideairrecir- leds. offofboth side), indicatedbytheturning lation alwaysoff,withairinletfromtheout- right ledgoingoffatthesametime); on oftheleftledbutton(andby lation alwayson),indicatedbytheturning ing onoftherightledbutton; cording tothreeoperatinglogics: (fig. 111) ON/OFF BUTTON INSIDE AIRRECIRCULATION When insideairrecirculationiscontrolled OFF ON These operatingconditionsareobtained – forcedswitchingoff(insideairrecircu- – forcedswitchingon(insideairrecircu- – automaticcontrol,indicatedbytheturn- Inside airrecirculationiscontrolledac- = airrecirculationoperating; = airrecirculationoff. 7 ) v v . 7 ) v fig. 111 AUTO on oroffmanually, theled on button( If insideairrecirculation hasbeenswitched turns off. turns 14 ) teristic smell ofspirit). wash/wiper isoperated(with the charac- tunnels, andwhen thewindscreen polluted air, forinstanceincities,queues, anti-pollution sensordetects thepresenceof lation isswitchedonautomatically whenthe In automaticoperation, insideairrecircu- A0B0072m 129 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 130 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR over quickly. perature aswindowsmaymist function to usetheinsideairrecirculation to work.Itisthereforeinadvisable mate controlcompressorisunable ature below2°Cthecli- With theoutsidetemper- v with lowoutsidetem- WARNING is off. cially iftheclimatecontrolsystem the windowsmistinginside,espe- siderably increasethepossibilityof rainy/cold daysasitwouldcon- however inadvisabletouseiton “cooling” conditionsfaster. Itis to reachtherequired“heating”or windows misting inside. board, toavoidthe possibilityofthe cially withseveral personson should howeverbe avoided,espe- The prolongeduse ofthisfunction admitting pollutedairfromoutside. tem inqueuesortunnelstoavoid function makesitpossible The insideairrecirculation inside airrecirculationsys- It isadvisabletoturnonthe WARNING WARNING screen. crease theflowofairtowind- in- button off)andifnecessary switch offrecirculation(ledson circulation button(7) this casepresstheinsideairre- mist mayformonthewindows.In matic airrecirculationcontrolon, ature around0°C)andwithauto- tions (e.g.outsidetemper- In certainweathercondi- WARNING v , to OPERATION BUTTON AUTOAUTOMATIC led on. is alwaysautomatic)indicatedbytheleft plete (exceptfortemperaturecontrol,which therefore, thatautomaticcontrolisnotcom- outand, ual operationshavebeencarried is OFF, itindicatesthatoneorseveralman- of bothbuttonleds. vious manualsettings. clearingallthepre- passenger compartment, and distributionoftheairadmittedinto system automaticallyregulatestheamount When button( When therightled,onbutton( This conditionisindicatedbythelighting 14 (fig. 112) ) AUTO is pressed,the 14 ) AUTO , fig. 112 A0B0073m 131 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 132 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR (fig. 113) BUTTON DEMISTING/DEFROSTING QUICK FRONTWINDOW on bothdisplays( (both ledsoff); sor; front sidewindows,i.e.: demisting/defrosting ofthewindscreenand of allthefunctionsneededtoquicken trol automaticallyactivatestimedoperation sent, the wing mirror coils. sent, thewingmirror screen andfrontsidewindowvents; Pressing button( – setsthemaximumairtemperature( – switchesoffinsideairrecirculation,ifon ontheclimatecontrolcompres- – itturns – turns onrearscreenheatingand,ifpre- – turns – directstheflowofairtowardswind- – operatesthefanatapredefinedspeed; ( - 10 2 MAX ) and( ) - - DEF 5 the climatecon- ); function) HI ) fig. 113 button ( √ - ing functionison,the ledonbutton( ton ( When themaximum demisting/defrost- come on;atthesame timetheledson , theledonrearscreen heatingbut- 9 ) 7 ( ) v and theledonbutton ( go out. 12 10 ) ) windows. enough todemistthe air thatisnotwarm of the flowtopassenger compartment predefined fanspeed immediately, tolimit enough, thefunction willnotengagethe WARNING If theengineisnot warm A0B0074m gine isstarted. be switchedonagain thenexttimeen- off whentheengineis stoppedandwillnot button again;thefunction isalsoswitched tomatically after20minutes, orpressingthe onoftheledbutton. by theturning coils. sent, thewingmirror ing/defrosting oftherearscreenand,ifpre- activating thelastfunctionrequired,ifany. iton,inadditionto tions priortoturning tion, resumingthesystemoperatingcondi- the maximumdemisting/defrostingfunc- (fig. 114) DEMISTING BUTTON REARSCREEN DEFROSTING/ WING MIRRORAND AUTO ( fan andswitchingrearscreenheatingoff. tions possiblearemanualadjustmentofthe ing functionison,theonlymanualopera- 10 This functionistimedandswitchesoffau- The activationofthisfunctionisshown Pressing button( Pressing oneofthefollowingbuttons: When themaximumdemisting/defrost- ) or ( - 12 , ( 7 ) ) √ v 9 the systemswitchesoff ) ( , ( 11 , turns ondemist- , turns ) ( MONO , ( 14 ) fig. 114 tem controlunit. activation decidedby the climatecontrolsys- ual on/offcontrolprevails overautomatic WARNING Rear heatedwindow man- A0B0075m 133 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 134 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR perature isbelow3°C. rearscreen heatingautomaticallyifthetem- gine isstarted. be switchedonagainthenexttimeen- off whentheengineisstoppedandwillnot button again;thefunctionisalsoswitched tomatically after20minutes,orpressingthe set actuatorstrokesproperly. to enabletheclimatecontrolsystemre- thekey it, waitfor2minutesbeforeturning cable afterhavingdisconnected ative battery it tostopworkingproperly. aments toavoiddamagethatmightcause inside oftherearscreenoverheatingfil- WARNING WARNING This functionistimedandswitchesoffau- WARNING When reconnectingtheneg- Do notapplystickersonthe The system turns on The systemturns a year, preferably ontheonsetofsummer. atleastonce Alfa RomeoAuthorizedServices fective withthewindowsshut. air inletconditionsanditisclearlymostef- reduces theconcentrationofpollutants. pollen, etc. suchasdust, purified andfreefromparticles is admitted tothepassengercompartment an electrostaticeffectsothattheoutsideair bining themechanicalfilteringofairwith POLLEN FILTER Have theconditionsoffiltercheckedby The filteringactiontakesplaceunderall In additiontotheabove,italsoeffectively This filterhasthespecificcapabilityofcom- lets andvents. blocking theairflowfromout- the climatecontrolsystemupto necessary replaced, at shorter intervals. replaced,atshorter necessary or dustyareasitshouldbecheckedandif If thevehicleisusedmainlyinpolluted duce theeffectivenessof ter mayconsiderablyre- Failure toreplacethefil- normal operatingtemperature. normal 20°C andtheenginehasnotyetreached ning whentheoutsidetemperatureisbelow inside thepassengercompartment. temperature to quicklyreachacomfortable the engineduringcoldorwinterweather heater (notprogrammable)whichsupports markets whereapplicable) (JTD engines)(forversions/ ADDITIONAL HEATER The heateroperateswiththeenginerun- The carisequippedwithanadditional fig. 115 side ofthedriver’s seat. TAILGATE OPENING CONTROLS the move. To openthebootpulllever( lease leverwiththecaron Do notoperatethebootre- WARNING (fig. 115) A ) atthe A0B0042m fig. 116 switched offbypressingthebuttonagain. panel.Thisfunctionsis the instrument ing lightsandtheemergencyindicatoron together withthedirectionindicatorwarn- switched on,theswitchitselfbeginstoflash tion key. ( (fig. 116) HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS tions. regula- the carisused.Observe inwhich way Codeofthecountry A When the hazard warning lightsare When thehazardwarning They areswitchedonbypressingbutton ), regardlessofthepositionigni- lights isruledbytheHigh- Use ofthehazardwarning WARNING A0B0036m 135 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 136 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR fig. 117 ready on. lightsareal- pressed andwhentheexternal (where required) instrument panel. instrument FRONT FOGLIGHTS laws. used incompliancewiththelocaltraffic front foglightsoff. withoutpressingbutton( is started do notcomeonthenexttimeengine offautomaticallyand fog lightsareturned The warning light The warning These comeonwhenbutton( By turning theignitionkeyto By turning WARNING Press thebutton( The frontfoglightsshouldbe A 5 ) againtoswitchthe will lightuponthe (fig. 117) STOP A A ). A0B0740m , the ) is ton ( headlamps orfoglightson,bypressingbut- REAR FOGGUARDS instrument clusterlightsup. instrument gine is started unlessbutton( gine isstarted they donotcomeonthenexttimeen- offand fog guardsareautomaticallyturned in force. guards inaccordancewithlocalregulations These are turned on,withthedippedbeam These areturned At the same time, warning light At thesametime,warning By turning theignitionkeyto By turning WARNING Press button( B ). B Always usetherearfog ) to turn themoff. ) toturn (fig. 117) B ) ispressed. STOP 4 on the , the fig. 118 ADJUSTMENT DASHBOARD LIGHTING vided: low-medium-high. lects oneofthethreelightinglevelspro- ( board lightingisadjustedbypressingbutton A Each pressofthebutton( When theoutsidelightsareon,dash- ). (fig. 118) A ) cyclicallyse- A0B0326m fig. 119 in thischapter)andbythedoorunlocking. focenter display(see“InfocenterDisplay” dicated byamessage+symbolontheIn- the flowoffuel. triggered intheeventofcrashtointerrupt SWITCH INERTIAL FUELCUT-OFF switch. the riskoffiredonotreset the fuelsystemisleaking,toavoid The intervention of the inertial switchisin- oftheinertial The intervention This isanautomaticsafetyswitchwhich following anaccident,or If asmelloffuelisnoted (fig. 119) WARNING A0B0574m nition keyto tivate thefuelsupplysystem. again,pressbutton( be restarted near thetankarea. underthevehicleor engine compartment, there arenofuelleaks,forinstanceinthe tery down. tery After a collision, remember to turn theig- After acollision,remembertoturn If noleaksarefoundandthevehiclecan Inspect thecarecarefullytomakesurethat STOP so as not to run thebat- so asnottorun A ) toac- fig. 120 raising the front part ofthelever( raising thefrontpart (fig. 120) OPENING THEFUELFLAP The fuelflapisreleasedfrominsidethecar A A0B0044m ). 137 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 138 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR fig. 121 sent; seats, fullfueltank,on-boardequipmentpre- given below: tothevehicleloads positions corresponding the steeringcolumncanbemovedtofour depending onthevehicleload. umn isnotpresent. trol ( beam aimingiselectronicandthereforecon- (fig. 121) HEADLIGHT CORRECTOR position position The control( The headlightsshouldbeaimedcorrectly If thecarisfittedwithxenonheadlights, A ) onthemasknearsteeringcol- 0 1 : 1or2peopleoccupyingfront : 5peopleon-board; A ) ontheplateatsideof A0B0240m compartment full(50kgapproximately); compartment compartment. ried. time youchangetheloadtobecar- position position 3 the headlightbeamsevery Check thepositioningof 2 : Driverand300kginluggage : 5peopleon-board,luggage WARNING fig. 122 HAND BRAKE sition, the til therequiredbrakingactionisobtained. pullthelever( “stationary”, the twofrontseats. the instrument panel. the instrument When theignitionkeyisin To operatethebrakewhenvehicleis The handbrakeleverislocatedbetween x warning lightwillcomeon warning (fig. 122) A ) upwardsun- MAR A0B0288m po- The release button( engaging thehandbrake. tally, keepthebrakepedalpressedwhen panel willgoout. adjusted. tohave thehandbrake Services cur, contactAlfaRomeoAuthorized the handbrake.Ifthisdoesnotoc- – holdingthebuttondownlowerlever. – slightlyliftthelever( To releasethehandbrake: To preventthecarfrommovingacciden- x warning lightontheinstrument warning locked afterafewclicksof The wheelsshouldbe B ); WARNING A ) andpressthe pletely safety device,thenlowerthelevercom- pull lever( pressing button( fore, toreleasethebrake,inaddition lever ispulled,button( the brakefrombeingreleasedwhen,if fitted withasafetydevicewhichprevents WARNING A ) further upwardstoreleasethe ) further The handbrakelever( B ), it is also necessary to ), itisalsonecessary B ) ispressed.There- A ) is fig. 123 gear ( the clutchpedal.Beforeengagingreverse lever knob. shown bythepictogramongearshift (see “Technical specifications”chapter). with afiveorsixspeedmechanicalgearbox GEARSHIFT LEVER When changinggear, alwaysfullydepress The positionoftheindividualgearsis Depending ontheversionscarisfitted R ) waitforthecartobestationary. (fig. 123) A0B0290m 139 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 140 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR other gear. the leverwhenshiftingfromreversetoan- toraisetheringon ring. Itisnotnecessary fingers ofthesamehandholdinglever). then raisetheringundergrip(with towaitfor thecartobestationary,essary sions, toengagereversegear( After engagingreversegear, releasethe For 2.5V624VversionsandDieselver- R ), itisnec- ity ofdamagingthegears. pressed, toavoidgratingandthepossibil- least 3secondswiththeclutchpedalfully towaitforat reverse gearitisnecessary beforeengaging theenginerunning, With gaged withthevehiclecompletelystopped. terfere withthepedals. mats arewelllaidanddonotin- pedal unit.Makesurethatany should benohindrancesunderthe fully depressed.Therefore,there WARNING the clutchpedalmustbe To change gearsmoothly, Reverse gearcanonlybeen- WARNING damage partsinsidethegear. may, withthepassingoftime, applied pressure,thoughslight, gearshift lever, sincethe hand restingonthe Do notdrivewithyour liant performance. essary, butatthesametimeitassuresbril- town orwhenfrequentgearshiftingisnec- use ofthecar, itreducesdrivingfatiguein trol, called“Selespeed”. a mechanicalgearboxwithelectroniccon- where applicable) (optional forversions/markets SELESPEED GEARBOX The Selespeedconsiderablysimplifiesthe The 2.0JTSenginecanbesuppliedwith fig. 124 erator pedal. the vehiclemovesoffusingonlyaccel- clutch andgearengagement. added whichautomaticallycontrolsthe ly-operated electro-hydraulicdevicehasbeen chanical gearboxtowhichanelectronical- start. outrightfromthe operations tobecarried permissible in fulltounderstandthecorrect, speed correctly, thischaptershouldberead WARNING The clutchpedalhasbeeneliminatedand This devicecomprisesaconventionalme- To beabletousetheSele- A0B0271m fig. 125 wheel spokes( ment ofreversegear( ratio ofthegearengagedand/orengage- possible torequestincrease/decreaseofthe stable centralposition.Usingthisleveritis control lever( up ordown. above 0.5km/h),itispossibletoshiftgear only withthecaronmove(withspeed There arealsotwoleversonthesteering Gearshifting takesplacethroughafloating A-fig. 124 fig. 125 R ) orneutral( ) throughwhich, ) withonlyone A0B0270m N ). 141 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 142 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR shift gear. which thesystemdecidesdirectlywhento display B-fig. 124 (mode selectablewiththespecificbutton steering wheel; centre consoleorpressingthebuttonsat quests gearshiftingthroughtheleveron MANUAL modes: – thesecondisautomatic,called – thefirstissemiautomatic(thencalled The gearboxcanworkintwooperating fig. 126 ), inwhichthedriverdirectlyre- , the CITY fitted onrev-counter),in sign appearsonthe CITY fig. 126 the ing wheelcontrols.Thegearboxremainsin ing, bothusingthegearleverandsteer- outmanualgearshift- still possibletocarry lected mode. signalled onthedisplayregardlessofse- With thegearboxin With The gearengaged( R 5 4 3 2 1 N CITY = fifthgear; gear; = fourth = thirdgear; = firstgear; = secondgear; = reverse. = neutral; mode. fig. 126 CITY ) isalways mode itis A0B0384m 126 light( to thedriverthroughawarning Failures ofSelespeedgearboxaresignalled ) accompaniedbyanacousticsignal. B-fig. vices sists, contactAlfaRomeo AuthorizedSer- tem activationprocedure.Ifthefaultper- the displaytogooff,thenrepeatsys- turn theignitionkeyto turn lightstayson, gaged orthefailurewarning play segmentdonotdisplaythegearen- gearshift commands. ment, theSelespeedsystemaccepts gaged ( second, thedisplayindicatesgearen- and theword light( gearbox failurewarning segments ofthedisplay( the ignitionkey. followed byactualsystemactivationusing openings/closings ofthedoorthatarenot of theelectricpump)isdeactivatedafter10 Thisfunction(notedbytheturning started. the systemtoprepareitforenginebe of thehydraulicpart the Selespeedstarts SYSTEM ACTIVATION WARNING Turning theignitionkeyto WARNING N , 1 , CITY 2 , If after10secondsthedis- Opening thedriver’s door, 3 , light up.Afteraboutone 4 , 5 STOP , A-fig. 126 R ); fromthismo- MAR B-fig. 126 and waitfor , allthe ), the ) sole. through thecontrolleveroncentralcon- are accepted brake pedalpressed,requeststoshiftgear gears. stationary, itispossibletoengageallthe ENGINE OFF OPERATION WITHTHE gaged onthedisplay( shift controllever, alwayscheckthegearen- WARNING With the vehicle stationary andwiththe thevehiclestationary With When theengineisoffandvehicle only Before operatingthegear- if they are carried out if theyarecarried N , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , R ). fig. 127 it shiftstothirdandsoondownfirst). gearisengaged iffourth it movestofourth, lever backwards(ifthecarisinfifthgear system isinneutral( it goestothirdandsoonupfifth).Ifthe this shiftstosecond,ifitisinsecondgear (ifthecarisinfirstgear the lever“forwards” to: ing thebrakepedalpresseditisnecessary gagement offirstgear( movementonthelevercausesen- forward – toincreasegear( To requestgearshifting,inadditiontokeep- – toshiftdown( – ) ( N + fig. 127 ) orreverse( ) ( 1 ). fig. 127 ) pushthe R ) push A0B0272m ) the 143 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 144 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR fig. 128 to theright( tomovethegearshiftcontrollever necessary andthebrakepedalpressed,itis tionary ing fromtheconditionwithvehiclesta- To putthegearboxinneutral( fig. 128 ). N ), start- A0B0273m fig. 129 then backwards( verse gear, pushing thelevertorightand it ispossibletorequestengagementofre- with thevehiclepracticallyatastandstill, request reversegearengagementagain cepted; waitforthecartostopandthen cle isonthemove,requestnotac- From anygear( fig. 129 N , 1 , 2 , 3 ). Ifthevehi- , 4 , 5 ) and A0B0274m causes automaticshiftingto quest. Aprolongedaction(over10seconds) trol leverimmediatelyaftermakingthere- toreleasethegearshiftcon- it isnecessary to allowcompleteclutchengagement. 2 secondsbeforereleasingthebrakepedal new gearengagedandthenwaitfor1to check thattheInfocenterdisplayshows to gaged tokeepitbraked,isnecessary parked onaslopingroadwithgearen- lever. conditions arerestoredwhenreleasingthe WARNING WARNING Once agearhasbeenshifted If wantingtoleavethecar CITY ; previous ter ( sets toneutral,thedisplayshowslet- pedal itself. onthe toincreasethepressureexerted sary itisneces- allow theenginetobestarted, edly withtheengineoff,inthissituation,to brake pedalstiffensifitispressedrepeat- operation.Asthe pressed duringthestarting brake pedalispresseddown. engaged orinneutral( STARTING THEENGINE ing modestoredbeforeswitchingoff. the displayon revcounter. set toneutralby thebuzzerand that thegearbox has automatically dangerous situation duetothefact driver isalerted of thepotentially After starting, thegearboxautomatically After starting, WARNING withthegear The enginecanbestarted N ) andthesystemselectsoperat- with thegearengaged, If theenginefailstostart Keep thebrakepedal WARNING N ), providedthatthe gear ( with thebrakepedalpressed,engagefirst ( in safetyconditionsengagingthefirstgear of thedriversothatvehiclecanbeput neutral ( gine offremainsengaged. point. Selespeed systemisonlydeactivatedatthis play ontherevcounteralsogoesout; thedis- tivated andimmediatelyafterwards STOP tothe from whenthekeyhasbeenturned to stopcompletely. Afterabout2-4seconds still remainsactive,waitingforthevehicle gine switchesoffbuttheSelespeedsystem essary to turn theignitionkeyto toturn essary AND SYSTEMDEACTIVATION TURNING THEENGINEOFF 1 Turning theignitionkeyto If theenginestopswithgearboxin theen- The gearselectedbeforeturning ) orreverse( 1 position, the hydraulic part isdeac- position, thehydraulicpart ) orreverse( N ), thebuzzerdrawsattention R ). Inthiscase,itisnec- R ). STOP MAR the en- and counter goesoff. ONLY whenthedisplay ontherev pedal pressed:release thepedal speed systemkeeping thebrake sequently deactivating theSele- the firstturn. wheel wouldautomaticallylockat stopping thecar, thesteering would notworkproperlyuntil fact thattheSelespeedsystem move, becauseinadditiontothe to turnofftheenginecon- It isabsolutelynecessary the gearboxinneutral(N). NEVER leavethecarwith when thecarison Never removethekey WARNING WARNING WARNING 145 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 146 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR ( MOVING OFF the revcounter. of thebuzzeraswellbydisplayon sound engaged conditionbytheintermittent for movingoffareonlyfirst( stationary, thegearsthatcanbeengaged ( then requestreverse( for thecartobecompletelystoppedand towait quest isnotaccepted;itnecessary gear ( ( tem automaticallyengages secondgear tios: neutral( gaged fromeachofthefollowingotherra- or reverse( over 0.5km/h. steering wheelallowgearengagementonly brake pedalpressed,astheleverson control leveronthecentreconsole,with R 1 2 WARNING ofthereversegear The driverisinformed With the engine running andthevehicle theenginerunning With WARNING To engagethemitispossibletousethe ) stickingoccursonthe firstgear, the sys- ). )/first gear( 2 ). Ifthecarisonmove,re- R ). N If whileshiftingfromreverse Reverse gear( 1 ), firstgear( ) toneutral( R ) again. 1 ), second( R 1 N ) orsecond ) canbeen- )/first gear 2 ) be lesscomfortable. case engagementofreversegear( to allowengagementofthegear;inthis clutchclosing the systemcommandspartial reason, intheeventofstickingonreverse, oftheoperatinglogic.Forsame it ispart more theacceleratorpedalispressed. pedal. display istheone required. the gearengaged shownonthe the drivermustalways checkthat erator pedaltomake thecarstart, tionary, beforepressingtheaccel- 2 1 Moving offofthevehicleisobtained: This shouldnotbeconsideredasafault The vehiclepick-uptorqueishigherthe releasingthebrakepedal; ) graduallyoperatingthe accelerator ) gear withthevehiclesta- After arequesttoshift WARNING R ) will and withthebrakepedalpressed. only whenthecariscompletelystationary to engagefirstgearorviceversa,shift speed manoeuvres; to obtainbettercontrolofpick-upinlow you decidetomoveoff; work ontheacceleratorpedalonlywhen vehicle stopped;usethebrakepedaland not usethepick-upmanoeuvretokeep neutral; ning itisadvisabletokeepthegearbox pressed untilyoudecidetomoveoff; engaged, alwayskeepthebrakepedal WARNINGS – if,withreversegearengaged,youneed – usesecondgear – whenthecarisparkedonaslope,do – inprolongedstopswiththeenginerun- andagear thevehiclestationary – With only when necessary the gearcorrectly. keeping thebrakepedal pressed,engage tostopthevehicle and uation itisnecessary withreverseengaged);inthis sit- forward to thegearengaged, (e.g.:vehiclemoving slope; pedal toparkthevehicleifcarison a to releasetheacceleratorandusebrake “force” movingoffavoidinghesitationsor to inthiscase,itisnecessary starting; tem activatesthebuzzerwhen: braking. gages theclutchtoprovideadequateengine exceeded, thesystemautomaticallyen- pre-establishedspeedis elling), ifacertain accelerator released(ifthevehicleistrav- relation tothespeedofcar. transmission ofthetorquetowheelsin matically engagesthebestgeartoallow of agearisrequested,thesystemauto- box inneutral( hill thecarisallowedtotravelwithgear- foreseen circumstanceswhendrivingdown- – thecarmovesin oppositedirection occursduringvehicle – clutchoverheating Due tosafetyreasons,theSelespeedsys- Downhill withthegearengagedand Though stronglyinadvisable,ifduetoun- N ), whentheengagement gear ( is stationary, and withtheenginestarted ( activates thebuzzerandshiftstoneutral for atleast1second. celerator andbrakepedalarenotpressed minutes; and/or brakepedalforatleast3minutes; N Still forsafetyreasons,whenthevehicle – thedriver’s doorisopenedandtheac- – thebrakepedalispressedforover10 – thereisnoactionontheaccelerator ) automaticallywhen: 1 ), ( 2 ) or( R ) engaged,thesystem CITY matically engagesfirstgear( ating willbeavailable. the mostsuitablegearratioforre-acceler- having completelystoppedthecar, thisway gages theclutchanddownshiftsgear. operating modeactivated( the brakepedal. celerator pedaland,ifnecessary, operate STOPPING THECAR Stopping thevehicle,systemauto- If youintendtomoveoffagainwithout Regardless ofthegearengagedand To stopthevehicle,simplyreleaseac- ), thesystemautomaticallydisen- MANUAL 1 ). or 147 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 148 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR type ofdriving. rectly whentoshiftgearaccordingthe ing thespecificbutton OPERATION ( shift gear; in whichthedriverdirectlydecideswhento modes: rev counter. CITY signappearsonthedisplayfitted lever knob;whenthismodeisselected,the CITY The – thesecondiscompletelyautomatic – thefirstissemiautomatic( The gearboxcanworkintwooperating CITY ), inwhichthesystemdecidesdi- mode canbeselectedbypress- CITY on thegearbox MANUAL ), fig. 130 ( the vehiclespeedexceeds0.5km/h. ( through: the mostappropriatemoment. change gearislefttothedriverwhodecides gaged. play ontherevcountershowsgearen- (MANUAL) SEMIAUTOMATIC OPERATION i.131 fig. A-fig. 130 – theleversonsteeringwheel – thecontrolleveroncentreconsole The requeststochangegearcantakeplace In thisoperatingmode,thedecisionto In the MANUAL ), whichcanbeusedonlywhen ); operating modethedis- A0B0271m fig. 131 mode. again, excludingthepreviouslyselected CITY when, withthe The MANUAL button ( B-fig. 130 CITY operating modeisset mode selected,the ) ispressed A0B0270m etdwe h a pe xed 0km/h. cepted whenthecarspeedexceeds20 outautomatically.carried with thenewgearratio)is speed necessary (acceleration oftheenginetobringit ratio engaged. torque; so asto: lespeed systemdirectlycontrolstheengine becausetheSe- ator pedalisnotnecessary is acceptedonlyifthecarstationary. The commandtoengagereversegear( The movetoneutral( When downshifting,doublede-clutching – adapttheenginespeedtonewgear – reduceandthenincreasetheengine When shiftinggear, releasingtheacceler- N ) commandisac- R ) accepted; rpmarenot low theminimumpermissible the engineabovemaximumrpmorbe- first gear( speed again;ifnot,stoppingthevehicle, matically tobereadyforpossiblypickingup opened andthegearratioisreducedauto- ving easier: automatic/safety deviceswhichmakedri- quicker. of over5,000rpm,gearshiftingbecomes 60% ofitsstrokeandwithanenginespeed – requesttochangegearthatcouldtake – whenslowingdown,theclutchis In the theacceleratorpedalpressedbyover With MANUAL 1 ) willbeengagedautomatically; mode therearesome succession. one, thiswillavoidmultiplerequestsinquick gearshift toendbeforerequestinganother vehicle inneutralspeed. mediately higheronetoavoidleavingthe possible, itautomaticallyengagestheim- the requiredgearagainand,ifitisstillnot of agear, thesystem firstlytriestoengage gear shiftingisexcluded; system, withthemaximumenginerpm, a highergear;withtheactivationofVDC system), thesystemautomaticallyengages (without comingintooperationoftheVDC missible rpmandacceleratingcontinues WARNING – ifstickingoccursduringtheengagement – iftheenginereachesmaximumper- It isadvisabletowaitfora 149 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 150 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR fig. 132 brake. der tomaintainanadequatelevelofengine system doesnotengageahighergearinor- and thedrivingstyle. speed ing accordingtotheenginerunning AUTOMATIC OPERATION (CITY) rev counterwillshowtheword at thebaseofgearshiftlever. lected pressingthebutton( Quickly releasingtheacceleratorpedal, The systemdecidesdirectlywhengearshift- In additiontothegear, thedisplayon The CITY automatic operatingmodeisse- A-fig. 132 CITY . A0B0269m ), fig. 133 attention. tently for4secondstoattractthedriver's the sametimeabuzzersoundsintermit- a faulttothegearboxhasbeendetected;at off. 4 secondsandthenturn onglowingsteadilyforabout should turn ignition keyto cluster.ing lightontheinstrument dicated bythe FAILURE SIGNALLING If the warning lightstaysonitmeansthat If thewarning When the system is turned on (turning the on(turning When thesystemisturned Failures totheSelespeedgearboxarein- t MAR ( A-fig. 133 ), the warning light ), thewarning ) warn- A0B0383m second ( engagement of certain ratios:firstgear( engagement ofcertain of thegearbox,systemonlyallows nated. tohavethefaultdetectedelimi- Services reach thenearestAuthorizedAlfaRomeo tomatic the systemautomaticallyactivatesau- fault. as soonpossibletoremovethe tem. soon aspossible to checkthesys- as Romeo Authorized Services In theeventoffaultstoothercomponents In thecaseofafaulttogearshiftlever, 2 CITY Romeo AuthorizedServices comes on,contacttheAlfa fault, contact the Alfa In caseoftransmission ) andreverse( If thewarninglight mode toallowthecar WARNING R ). t 1 ), neutral ( do downhillwithreversegearengaged); to thegearengaged(e.g.:cartends pick-up; ignition keyto at neutral( SIGNALLING WITHTHEBUZZER • • • • – thesystemhasautomaticallyengaged – intheeventofgearboxfailure; – thecarmovesinoppositedirection takesplaceduring – clutchoverheating – thevehicleisparkedwithgearbox – reversegear( The buzzerisactivatedwhen: pressed foratleast1 second; celerator andbrake pedalarenot minutes; utes; and/or brakepedalforatleast3min- detection ofagearbox fault. the driver’s doorisopenedand theac- the brakepedalispressedforover10 there isnoactionontheaccelerator N ) after: N ); this can be seen turning the ); thiscanbeseenturning STOP R ) isengaged; ; the brakepedal. gear ( toactivate the systemandengage sary want toengageaparkinggear, itisneces- completely. brake pedal,sothattheclutchhasinnested rev countertogooffbeforereleasingthe necessary uphill andagearengaged,itis engage thehand-brake. verse ( necessary PARKING THEVEHICLE If thegearboxisinneutral( Turning theengineoffwithcarfacing To parkthecarsafelyitis 1 R ) orreverse( ) and,whenonaslopingroad,also to engagefirstgear( to waitforthedisplayon R ) withyourfooton absolutely absolutely N ) andyou 1 ) orre- gearbox isinneutral( here tolocalregulations.Makesurethatthe TOWING THEVEHICLE Authorised Services. do nottowthevehicle;contactAlfaRomeo chapter “Inanemergency”. giveninthe box followingtheinstructions carwithmechanicalgear- towing anormal car moveswhenpushed)andproceedasfor WARNING Should itbeimpossibletosetneutral, when towingthevehicle. Do notstarttheengine For towingthevehicle,ad- WARNING N ) (checkingthatthe 151 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 152 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR box isfittedrightfromthestart. Key-lock safetydeviceswithwhichthegear- theShift-lockand ations alsoinconcerning allowedoper- thecorrect, in ordertolearn in thischaptershouldbereadthoroughly matic gearboxcorrectly, thedescriptiongiven device. lector levertothespecialsector, Q-System sible toshiftgearbyhandmovingthese- functions,makesitpos- tion tothenormal with anautomaticgearboxwhichinaddi- where applicable) (optional forversions/markets AUTOMATIC GEARBOX Q-SYSTEM WARNING The 2.5V624Venginecanbesupplied To beabletouse theauto- fig. 134 gearshift lever( STARTING THEENGINE the enginewithbrakepedalpressed. or when theengineiscold. gearshift lever. important Thisisparticularly celerator pedalbeforeandwhilemovingthe theengine,donotpressac- ing started The engine can only be started withthe The enginecanonlybestarted WARNING For safetyreasons,youareadvisedtostart N . When movingoff,afterhav- fig. 134 ) inposition A0B0268m P i.134 fig. (Shift-lock safetydevice). only allowedwiththebrakepedalpressed tion gradually presstheacceleratorpedal. ual position.Releasethebrakepedaland ( safety device),movethegearshiftlever keeping thebrakepedalpressed(Shift-lock MOVING OFF fig. 134 To movethe lever, raisethering( WARNING withtheengineidlingand After starting, P , withtheignitionkeyat ) underthegearshiftleverknob. ) toposition Moving theleverfromposi- D , ortotheman- MAR , is A- fig. 135 gearshift leverisat the ignitionswitchprovidedthat STOP in thiscase. is theonlyonethatallowsthisoperation movethelevertoposition started, quired position.Iftheengineisbeing move theleverfromposition area ( button underthegearshiftlevercover, inthe position etc.), itispossibletomovetheleverfrom WARNING In anemergency(failures,flatbattery, A-fig. 135 position canonlyberemovedfrom P , pressingthespecialmechanical The ignitionkeyinthe P ); atthesametime (Key-lock). P to there- N , which A0B0267m fig. 136 ating temperature. oper- until theenginehasreachednormal same time. with yourfingerremovingthekeyat next totheignitionswitchinsidetrim, tioned at key alsowiththeselectorlevernotposi- etc.), itispossibletoremovetheignition Do nottakethecartopeakperformance Press thereleasedevice( In anemergency(failures,flatbattery, P . A-fig. 136 A0B0266m ), fig. 137 rev counter( engaged areshownonthedisplayinside or intheleftsector(manualgearshifting). in therightsector(automaticgearshifting) outpositioningthegearshiftlever is carried manually. Thechoiceoftheoperatingmode sibility ofusingiteitherautomaticallyor MANUAL GEARSHIFTING SELECTING AUTOMATIC/ The gearboxoperatingmodeandthegear The mainfeatureofthisgearboxisthepos- A-fig. 137 ). A0B0385m 153 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 154 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR fig. 138 ( gearshift levertotherightsector Selector lever AUTOMATIC OPERATION der thegearshiftleverknobforshifting: tions: i.138 fig. For automaticgearshifting,movethe from – Raise thering( D N R P – from - automatic forward gear. automaticforward - neutral(theenginecanbestarted) - reverse - park (theenginecanbestarted) - P N ) inoneofthefollowingposi- to to R R . and viceversa A-fig. 138 ) placedun- A0B0265m box willlockthedrivingwheels. lever tothisposition.Adeviceinthegear- der thegearshiftleverknob. raising thering( ing thelevertoposition P -Park leaving theenginerunning. tion Pwhengettingoutofthecar Move thegearshiftlevertoposi- leaving thecar. When thecarisbeingparked,move To preventaccidentalengagements,mov- brake completelybefore Always pullthehand- A-fig. 138 WARNING P is onlyallowed ) placedun- if the speed returns abovethelimit. if thespeedreturns gear isengagedandremainseven the carspeedfallsbelowthislevel,reverse speed isabovetheestablishedlevel.When reverse gearisnotengagedifthevehicle pedal: thecarmustbestationary. has beenengaged. safety reasonstoindicatethatreversegear onandabeepissoundedfor lights turn der thegearshiftleverknob. raising thering( ing thelevertothispositionisonlyallowed pedal pressed. stationary, theengineidlingandbrake R -Reverse WARNING Before movingthelever, pressthebrake theleverinposition With To preventaccidentalengagements,mov- Move thegearshiftleverto With theleverinposition With A-fig. 138 R R the reversing ) placedun- with thecar R , the carhastobepushedortowed. N -Neutral lever isinpositionN. the brakepedalpressedwhen even ifitisonlevelground:keep position Nthecartendstomove This istheneutralpositiontobeusedwhen when movingtheleverto With theengineidling, WARNING for the speeds. Itisalsothepositiontobeused box automaticallyselectsthefouravailable (combined withthe when wantingtominimisefuelconsumption andurbanroads ple onthemotorway drivingconditions,forexam- der “normal” gear D -Automaticforward til movingoff. keep thebrakepedalpressedun- vehicle tendstomove:always When theleverisinthisposition,gear- This isthepositiontobeusedalwaysun- ICE the leverinpositionD With theengineidlingand driving mode. WARNING CITY driving mode). ICE creasing fuelconsumption. orfastacceleratingtoavoidin- overtaking selector leverposition. driving mode,throttleopeningpositionand shifts totheoptimumratioinrelation the stiffpointhasbeenpassed,gearbox ratio, enginespeedconditionspermitting. will causeautomatickickdowntoashorter accelerator fullyhomebeyondthestiffpoint pressingthe heavily (e.g.forovertaking) (Kick down) Shifting tolowergear Kick-down iscutoffautomaticallyinthe The Kick-downfunctionisadvisedonlyfor Releasing theacceleratorpedalassoon In theeventofneedtoaccelerate driving mode. 155 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 156 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR speed. engaging gearsatrelatively lowengine driving andbalanced consumptioncontrol ditions; itgivespreference tocomfortable pressed): cluster(revcounter): on theinstrument wordonthedisplay up ofthecorresponding mode selectedisindicatedbythelighting MODES SELECTING THEDRIVING n areselectedby2buttons onthe centre console( and mance andtravellingsafety. perfor- consumptionlevels,sporty comfort, ofdriving giving thebestresponseinterms tion ofthreedifferentdrivingmodes,thereby trolled electronicallyandincludestheselec- ( CITY B-fig. 139 This is used under normal operatingcon- This isusedundernormal CITY With theignitionkeyat With The button ( The threedrivingmodes The automaticgearboxforthiscariscon- ICE or C/S SPORT button ( ( C/S eet h mode. ) selectsthe fig. 139 ucin,te button functions, the A-fig. 139 MAR ). A-fig. 139 CITY ICE ) selectsthe , thedriving ICE , SPORT ) fig. 139 consumption. driving orondemandingroutes. the vehicle’s forsporty peakperformance pressed): reaches normal operatingtemperature. reaches normal mode hasbeenselected,untiltheengine SPORT a coldengine,thesystemselects oronthemove). dition (vehiclestationary ving modescanbeselectedunderanycon- SPORT WARNING Driving inthe This isselectedwhenwantingtoavailof WARNING driving mode,evenifthe bto ( (button SPORT When the car is started with When thecarisstarted The CITY C/S mode increasesfuel or A-fig. 139 SPORT CITY A0B0264m dri- ) that thespeedisbelow45km/h. ton alsowiththecaronmove,provided but- be engagedpressingthecorresponding is automaticallycutoff. the selectorleverat etc.). Movingofftakesplacein2 offerspoorgrip(snow,the roadsurface ice, WARNING Moving theleverfrom This drivingmodeisrecommendedwhen ICE The ICE utn( button ( ICE driving modeisavailableonlywith The B-fig. 133 ICE D . D driving modecan , the ) pressed): ICE nd mode gear. fig. 140 manual gearbox. speedofthevehicle. current the gearconsistentwithenginerpmand the systemwillallowengagementonlyof sible underalldrivingconditions;however, sector isonlypossiblefromposition to theleftsector( Q-SYSTEM ACTIVATION MANUAL OPERATING MODE, Gearshifting takesplaceasforanormal Passing tomanualgearshiftcontrolispos- Moving thegearshiftlevertomanual For manualgearshifting,movethelever fig. 140 ). D A0B0263m . mode selected. with thedrivingcharacteristicsand stantly, engagingtheratioinaccordance gearbox willresumeautomaticoperationin- mal carswithmechanicalgearbox. a lowergearbyhand,asfornor- toshift taking, itisnecessary ate rapidly, forexampleover- a highgearisengaged,toacceler- Moving theleverbacktoposition set (Q-Systemdevice)and When manualoperationis WARNING D the gearshift lever. pedal, regardlessoftheposition STOPPING THECAR the cartendstomove. brake pedalisnotkeptpressed, To stopthecar, simplypressthebrake on levelground,ifthe With theengineidlingeven WARNING 157 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 158 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR fig. 141 ing steadily). gearboxoil(glow- (flashing) oroverheated during travelling,itindicatesagearboxfault approx. 4seconds. onandgooutafter ing lightshouldturn gearbox fault. ature; = maximumautomaticgearboxoiltemper- clusterasfollows: the instrument FAULT SIGNALLING the If the warning light stays on or turns on lightstaysonorturns If thewarning Turning theignitionkeyto – – Automatic gearboxfaultsareindicatedby warning lightflashing t warning lightglowingsteadily warning light( warning A-fig. 141 MAR = automatic the warn- A0B0386m ) on gearbox unittocooldowncompletely. offtheengineandwaitforengine- turn minutes, youareadvisedtostopthecar, lightandthenextisbelow15 the warning idling untilitgoesoutagain. tostop againwiththeengine necessary mance fromtheengine. driving withoutdemandinghighperfor- lightgoesout.Resume idle untilthewarning move theleverto emergency programme. maximum establishedtemperature. cates thatthegearboxoilhasreached steadily whenthecaristravelling,itindi- Warning lightglowingsteadily If the interval between onelightingupof If theinterval lightcomesonagain,itis If thewarning It ishoweveradvisabletostopthecar, The automaticcontrolsystemprovidesan onandglows lightturns If thewarning P or N and lettheengine 4 available 3 2 Gearratio 1 manually Gear engaged light ( tronic controldevice. will, however, bememorisedbytheelec- nostics systemcouldcutoffthefaultwhich theself-diag- time theengineisstarted, offtheengine;infact,next and turn cumstances, youareadvisedtostopthecar emergency programme.Underthesecir- box. elling indicatesafaultintheautomaticgear- Warning lightflashing in thetablebelow: available arethe2 ing inmindthattheonlytwospeeds ving acarwithmechanicalgearbox,bear- toselectthe gearsmanuallyasifdri- sary th rd nd st Conversely, ifthefaultremains(warning The automaticcontrolsystemprovidesan lightwhentrav- The flashingofthewarning A- fig.141 nd ) flashing),itisneces- and 4 th gear, asshown 2 2 4 4 nd nd th th tomatic gearboxcheckedover. tohavetheau- Romeo AuthorizedServices gine off.Inthiscase,too,contactAlfa priortoswitchingtheen- during thejourney system haddetectedandmemorisedafault thismeansthatthegearboxcontrol started, ble toremovethefault. Centers assoonpossi- Service If afaultisindicatedwhentheengine It ispossibletoengagereversegear. Alfa RomeoAuthorized mains flashing,contactthe If theindicatorlightre- R withthecaronmove. never movethelevertoposition lock mightnotwork:absolutely offer. celeration andspeed)thecarcan performance levels(intermsofac- most careconsideringtherestricted faulty gearbox,thereverse When travellingwitha gearbox, drivewiththeut- When drivingwithafaulty WARNING WARNING gency”. giveninthechapter“Inanemer- instructions a suitableemergencybattery, followingthe thecarwith isflat,start when thebattery possible. Intheeventofanemergency, tion otherthan gine isoffwiththeselectorleverinaposi- onds when: PUSH STARTING ACOUSTIC WARNING position – Starting thecarbypushingortowingisnot Starting thedriver’s doorisopenand/ortheen- – This comesintooperationforabout18sec- R (reverse) isengaged. P ; 159 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 160 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR TOWING THECAR for towing. 50 km/h. only betowedfor50kmataspeedbelow ground; ing thedrivingwheels(front)from hicle; following recommendations: gency”. giveninthechapter“Inanemer- structions localregulations.Alsofollowthein- current The gearshiftlevershouldbeatposition ifthis,too,is notpossible,thecarmay – ifthisisnotpossible,towthe carbyrais- – ifpossible,putthe caronarescueve- – the If thecarneedstobetowed,observe WARNING For towingthecar, abideby N the automaticgearbox. towed. cause seriousdamageto above instructionsmay when thevehicleisbeing Do notstarttheengine The failuretofollowthe WARNING towing. being pulledintorotationduring raised topreventthegearboxfrom sary, thedrivingwheelsmustbe speed: iflongertowingisneces- short distancesandatlow box maybetowedonlyfor Cars withautomaticgear- fig. 142 i.142 fig. with light. GLOVEBOX INTERNAL FITTINGS an accident. harm thepassengerineventof To openthe glovebox uselever( On thedashboardthereisakeyglovebox glovebox open;itcould Do nottravelwiththe ). WARNING A0B0587m A- fig. 143 at when itisopen(whentheignitionkey opened/closed usingtheignitionkey. is fittedwithalock.Thelockcanbe / marketswhereprovided,theclosureflap apenorpencil.Fortheversions for inserting The compartment is lit by a courtesy light islitbyacourtesy The compartment There isarecessonthelid( MAR ( -i.143 B-fig. ). -i.143 C-fig. A0B0261m ) fig. 144 GRAB HANDLES hook ( Two grabhandles( Grab handlesaresetabovethefrontdoors. B ) arelocatedabovethereardoors. A (fig. 144) ) fittedwithacoat A0B0124m 161 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 162 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR fig. 145 CEILING LIGHTS ing. switch. car andfitthekeyintoignitionswitch remote control of gradualswitchingoffareasfollows: the endofgradualswitchingonandstart as max.switchingontimeelapsingbetween gradual switchingon/off.Timings,defined ceilinglights(front/rear)with partment 2) – removingthekeyfromignition – closingthedriver’s doortogetintothe – unlockingthedoorsmanuallyorby 1) The carisfittedwithpassenger’s com- approx. 3minutesfromthedooropen- approx. 6secondswhen: A0B0575m nition key is turned to nition keyisturned Thelightsgooutwhentheig- to bestarted. tivated forabout7seconds,toallowthecar opened. ( control switch. Front rooflight(fig.145) door/tailgate isopened. eachtimea lights gooff.Timingrestarts minutes timingisactivated,thenceiling or whenopeningadoorthetailgate15 closed). the lightsstayoff(position 1 When thedoorsareclosed,atimerisac- With switch( With The rooflightcomprisestwolightswiththe Moving switch( WARNING ), both lights turn onwhenadooris ), bothlightsturn With ignitionkeyat With A A ) inthecentralposition ) totheleft(position MAR OFF (with thedoors ). STOP 0 ), it again. other doororclosethesameoneandopen ter afewseconds. open, thelightswillgooutautomaticallyaf- when thedoorsareclosed.Ifadoorisleft sition. Thisway, therooflightswillgoout sure thatbothswitchesareinthecentralpo- ( tion sition to theright(position on.Movingswitch the leftspotlightturns turns on. turns B WARNING To themon again,simplyopenan- turn Moving switch( The spotfunctionisoperatedbyswitch With switch( With Moving switch( ). 2 0 ) bothlightsstayon. ) thespotlightsstayoff. B Before leavingthecar, make ) inthecentralposition(po- B ) totheleft(position A ) totheright(posi- 2 ) therightspotlight 1 ) fig. 146 the ignitionkeyat lightunderthedriver’scourtesy sunvisor. underconditionswithdimlight. tesy mirror lightontheroofliningcanbeseen. courtesy (where required) Courtesy light(fig.146) Use switch( versionsthereisalsoa On Sportwagon This lightmakesitpossibletousethecour- Lowering thepassenger’s sunvisor, the A ) to turn itonandoff,with ) toturn MAR . A0B0259m fig. 147 circular impression. pressing thetransparentcover( as describedforthefrontrooflight. when adoorisopened. onautomatically there isalightwhichturns (except versionswithsunroof) Rear rooflight(fig.147) They can be turned onandoffbyhand They canbeturned They aretimedandworkinthesameway witheachreardoor In correspondence A ) onthe A0B0258m fig. 148 the doorsareclosed. sition ( scribed forthefrontrooflamp. ically whenadoorisopened. sition ( three positions. (only versionswithsunroof) Centre rearrooflamp(fig.148) the rooflampstaysoffalltime. sure thattheswitch( the rooflampstaysonalltime. Moving theswitchtoright(position Lighting upistimedanditworksasde- When theswitch( On therooflampthereisaswitchwith Moving theswitchtoleft(position WARNING 0 0 ), sothatthelampgoesoutwhen ) the roof lamp turns onautomat- ) therooflampturns Before leavingthecarmake A A ) isinthecentralpo- ) isinthecentralpo- A0B0257m 2 1 ) ) 163 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 164 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR the ashtray. ready foruse. to itsinitialpositionandthecigarlighteris automatically seconds theknobwillreturn nition keyat front oftheashtray. LIGHTER FRONT ASHTRAY ANDCIGAR Remove thetray( To usethecigarlighterpress,withig- To opentheashtraypushandrelease (fig. 149) MAR , button( A ) toemptyandclean B ); aftersome fig. 149 danger offireand/orburning. care andpreventitsusebychildren: fire oncontactwithcigarettestubs. cigar lighterhasturnedoff. tremely hot.Handlewith The cigarlightergetsex- Always ensurethatthe paper bin:itcouldseton Do notusetheashtrayas WARNING WARNING A0B0256m fig. 150 REAR ASHTRAYS To open,pulldownwardsasshownbelow. An ashtray( A ) isfittedtoeachreardoor. (fig. 150) A0B0255m fig. 151 cesses: lever, therearethe followingoddmentsre- Centre recess CENTRE CONSOLE ODDMENTS RECESSESON – coinrecess( – oddmentsrecesses( On thecentreconsolenearhandbrake C ). A (fig. 151) ) and( B ); A0B0283m fig. 152 Left siderecess(fig.152) ON DASHBOARD ODDMENTS RECESSES the steeringcolumn. lower sideofthedashboard,onleft An oddmentsrecess( A ) isprovidedonthe A0B0254m fig. 153 ( (fig. 153) COMPARTMENTS ANDPOCKETS FRONT DOORS A Each frontdoorhasanoddmentspocket ). A0B0253m 165 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 166 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR fig. 154 airbag” inthischapter. given inparagraph“Passenger’s front seethedescriptions information, further cars equippedwithpassenger’s airbag.For useofchildren’ssymbol forcorrect seatsin lit bythelamp( withslidingcover( tesy mirror ally. SUN VISORS The passenger’s sunvisorbearsalsothe On thebackofvisorsthereisacour- They canbeadjustedfrontallyandlater- B ). -i.154 A-fig. A0B0252m ), own cellularphone. compatible withthecustomer’s cific connectorforvoicekitconnection. lular phone; phone. vision fortheinstallationofacellulartele- applicable, thecarmaybefittedwithapro- markets whereapplicable) (on requestforversions/ PROVISION TELEPHONE the vehicle. that may compromisethe safety of possibility ofanyinconvenience antee first-rate resultswithno thiswillguar- thorized Services; car, contactonlyAlfaRomeo Au- – supplyandconnectioncableswithspe- – soundsystemtwo-functionaerial+cel- This provisioncomprises: On requestforversions/marketswhere customer, sinceithastobe chased separatelybythe tion totheprovision inthe cellular phoneand connec- The voicekitmustbepur- For theinstallation ofthe power mustbeused. ofgreater the requiredloadorifabattery same, checkingifthevehiclecanwithstand and alsoassesstheelectricabsorptionof equipment oftheLineaccessoriAlfaRomeo, staff isabletorecommendthemostsuitable whosequalified Romeo AuthorizedServices, fect thevehicle’s electricload,contactAlfa etc.)orotheraccessoriesthataf- glar alarm, function, radionavigatorwithsatellitebur- voice manent powersupply(burglaralarm, install electricaccessoriesthatrequireper- BY THEOWNER PURCHASED ACCESSORIES If, afterpurchasingyourcar, youwantto the shieldingeffectofvehicle’s body. of thisequipmentmayalsobeaffectedby mounted outsidethevehicle. vehicle, unlessyouuseaseparateaerial (e.g. CBradios)cannotbeusedinsidethe AND CELLPHONES TRANSMITTERS RADIO in jeopardy. also put the safetyofyour vehicle units, etc.,fitted to thevehicle,but control units,ABS/EBD control electronic systems suchasengine hazard, orpoorfunctioning ofthe not onlyresultin a potentialhealth passenger compartment, theymay plified bytheresonanceinside magnetic RFfields;iftheseaream- an outsideaerial)produceselectro- passenger compartment(without The transmissionandreceptionefficiency Cellphones andotherradiotransmitters radios orsimilarinsidethe The useofcellphones,CB WARNING the ignitionkeyisin where applicable) (optional forversions/markets SUNROOF drawn orknockedbyit. in motionorbypersonalitems caused eitherdirectlybythesunroof not exposedtotheriskofharm make surethatthepassengersare and whileoperatingit,always The sunroofcanonlybeoperatedwhen can bedangerous.Before Improper useofthesunroof WARNING MAR position. age it. hicle. any passengerremainingintheve- could beinadvertentlyoperatedby dents involvingthesunroofwhich ways beremovedtoavoidacci- the roofasthismaydam- when snoworiceareon the ignitionkeyshouldal- When leavingthevehicle, Do notopenthesunroof WARNING 167 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 168 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR fig. 155 in the “Comfort” position. in the“Comfort” again. Whenclosing,theroofdoesnotstop pressing therearend( In thiscase,completeopeningisobtained whichisadvisedforaveragespeeds. fort”, positioncalled“Com- in anintermediate during openingtheroofstopsautomatically will stopinthatposition. close it. to opentheroof;pressonfrontend( BACKWARDS SLIDING FORWARDS/ For versions/marketswhereapplicable, When thebuttonisreleased,sunroof Press controlbutton( (fig. 155-16) A 1 ) onrearend( ) ofbutton( 2 A0B0041m ) to A 1 ) ) fig. 156 catch isaccessible( sothatthehand tain willcomeoutpartially pletely. theclosingmovementcur- With the roofpanelwhenisopenedcom- roof opensandispushedcompletelyinside by handusingacatch. which preventssunradiationandisdrawn stationary. The curtain isdrawnbytheroofwhen The curtain below,The sunroofisfittedwithacurtain only whenthevehicleis Open andclosetheroof WARNING A-fig. 157 ). A0B0249m fig. 157 pressing frontend( when thesunroofiscompletelyclosed, QUARTERLIGHT POSITION RAISING TOTHE ( izontal position(roofclosed). i.159 fig. -i.159 A-fig. This canonlybeachieved( Press therearend( ) to return thesunrooftohor- ) toreturn ). 2 ) ofthecontrolbutton 1 ) ofthebutton( fig. 158 A0B0248m A- ) fig. 158 close it. clockwise toopenitandanti-clockwise the sunroofcontrolbushing( in theobjectholderdrawer, pushonandturn sions /marketwhereprovided,andlocated wrench ( switch ( andremovetheplatewith by thearrows as follows: work, thesunroofcanbeopenedmanually EMERGENCY OPERATION – usetheoutfitscrewdriverorspecial – applyleveragetothepointsindicated If theelectricalcontroldevicedoesnot D-fig. 159 B-fig. 160 ); ) suppliedforthever- C-fig. 160 A0B0247m ) fig. 159 until aclickisfelt. inthedirectionoppositetothatused, turn itbyhalfa toturn wrench, itisnecessary before removingthescrewdriveror WARNING At theendofoperation, A0B0246m fig. 160 and frominsidethevehicle. the vehicle(pressingbuttononkey) evant message). on theInfocenterdisplay(togetherwithrel- panelor(whereapplicable) the instrument COMPARTMENT LUGGAGE shut, the warning light shut, thewarning WARNING The bootlidcanbeopenedfromoutside If thebootisnotproperly ´ will comeon A0B0245m 169 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 170 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR fig. 161 side ofthedriver’s seat. ger compartment, pullthelever( ger compartment, (fig. 161) OPENING FROMINSIDE tionary. To openthebootfrominsidepassen- lever withthevehiclesta- Only usethebootopening WARNING A ), atthe A0B0042m action ofgassprings. ation andsafety. (spoiler, etc.)mayaffectitsoper- additions tothebootlid bitrary specified bythemanufacturer. Ar- Lifting thebootlidismadeeasierby operation withloading brated toguaranteecorrect the gasspringsarecali- fig. 162 tain markets). onds (withtheexceptionofversionsforcer- lightupforaboutthreesec- and thearrows are restored,thesystemsoundstwobeeps markets). sions forcertain three seconds(withtheexceptionofver- lightupforabout beeps andthearrows trol sensor. The system alsosoundstwo volumetric protectionandthebootlidcon- is on(whereapplicable). button ( by remotecontrolfromoutsidepressingthe CONTROL OPENING WITHREMOTE Closing thebootagaincontrolfunctions systemswitchesoff In thiscase,thealarm canbeopened The luggagecompartment C ), alsowhentheelectronicalarm (fig. 162) A0B0743m fig. 163 heard toclickintoplace. above thelockingmechanismuntilitis CLOSING THEBOOT To closetheboot,loweritandpressdown A0B0000m fig. 164 close theboot,thenopenitagain. itonagain left open.Inthiscase,toturn ter afewminutes(about15)ifthebootis onautomatically. ofthebootturns per part BOOT LIGHTING The lightgoesoutclosingthebootoraf- Opening theboot,light( (fig. 163) A ) intheup- A0B0242m fig. 165 Alfa RomeoAuthorizedServices. versions/markets whereapplicable)c/o retaining net(availableuponrequest,for corners. straps hookedtothespecialringsinboot (fig. 164-165) SECURING THELOAD The rings also serve tosecuretheluggage The ringsalsoserve maybeblockedwith The loadcarried A0B0243m 171 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 172 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR LUGGAGE CAUTIONS FORCARRYING in thesameparagraph. the loaddoesnotexceedvaluesgiven of theaimingdevice,alsomakesurethat use “Headlights” inthischapter).Forcorrect beam headlights(seenextparagraph toadjust theheightoflow it isnecessary gers intheevent ofsharpbraking. ward causingharmtothepassen- vent themfrombeingthrownfor- the bootarewellsecuredtopre- sure thattheobjectscontainedin nical specifications”).Alsomake permitted maximum(see“Tech- Travelling atnightwithaloadintheboot compartment abovethe Do notloadtheluggage WARNING of fireisincreased. restraint eyelets.Evenso,therisk appropriately fastenedtotheload the law, onlyusing acertifiedcan, must bedoneincompliancewith event ofanaccident. serious harmtopassengersinthe been securedmaycause A heavyloadthathasnot spare canofpetrol,this a When wantingtocarry WARNING WARNING fig. 166 bonnet clicksopen. cated undertheleftendofdashboard. BONNET – Pullthelever( To open: The leverusedtoopenthebonnetislo- tionary. Only withthecarsta- WARNING A-fig. 166 ) untilthe A0B0049m fig. 167 raising it. springs andaccompanythebonnetwhile two gassprings.Donottamperwiththese wards. from thewindscreen. screen wiperarmsarenotraised WARNING – Raisethebonnet. – Pressthesafetylever( make surethatthewind- Before liftingthebonnet, Bonnet raisingisaidedby WARNING fig. 167 A0B0576m ) up- raised bonnet. care nottobumptheheadon engine compartment,takespecial or maintenanceoperationsinthe the movingparts. until theenginecoolsdown. is removedfromtheignition.Wait it couldstartupevenwhenthekey warm, keepawayfromthefanas ment whentheengineisstill When carrying outchecks When carrying DANGER-SERIOUS INJURY. clothing maybe caught in tiesandloose Scarves, out intheenginecompart- If checksneedtobecarried WARNING WARNING WARNING peat theaboveprocedure. not pushitdownbutopenagainandre- position. pletely andnotsimplycaughtinthesafety Try liftingittomake surethatitisshutcom- thenletitdrop. the enginecompartment, mediately andclosethebonnet. vertently open,stopthecarim- locking. Ifthebonnetisleftinad- Always checkforproperbonnet perfectly closedwhentravelling. If thebonnetdoesnotcloseproperly, do – lowerthebonnettoapprox.20cmfrom To close: bonnet shallalwaysbe For safetyreasonsthe WARNING 173 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 174 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR all dimensions. under thepacking,asshowninfigure. PROVISION ROOF RACK must befastenedtopins( racks. screws arefirmlytightened. Roof racks,especiallydesignedforthiscar, The carissetformountingspecialroof cerning themaximum over- regulations inforce con- check thatthefastening After afewkilometres, Strictly complywiththe WARNING A-fig. 168 ) set fig. 168 side wind. mind theincreasedsensitivityto and whendriving,bearin Distribute theloadevenly WARNING A0B0142m age: refertotheAlfa RomeoDealership. drops insidetheheadlightshowswaterseep- on.Thepresenceof the lightsareturned in theair;itwillsoondisappearas temperature andtothedegreeofhumidity duetolow since itisanaturaloccurrence coat offogging;thisdoesnotshowadefect, the headlighttherecouldappearaslight have the headlights correctly adjusted. have theheadlightscorrectly lights properlyadjusted. lights on,thevehiclemusthaveitshead- conditions whentravellingwiththehead- and totheotherdriversbestvisibility regulations. To guaranteebothtoyourself byprecise of theheadlightsisalsogoverned to thatofotherroadusers.Theadjustment and lights isvitaltoyoursafetyandcomfort LIGHT BEAMAIMING HEADLIGHTS IMPORTANT to Contact AlfaRomeoAuthorizedServices WARNING The adjustmentofthehead- On the inside surface of On theinsidesurface fig. 169 justed usingcontrol( wards tiltofthevehicle. the headlightsisraisedduetoback- umn isnotpresent. trol ( beam aimingiselectronicandthereforecon- 169) (fig. COMPENSATION FORTILT at thesideofsteeringcolumn. In thiscasetheheadlightsmustbead- When thevehicleisloaded,beamfrom If thecarisfittedwithxenonheadlights, A ) onthemasknearsteeringcol- A ) locatedontheplate A0B0240m ment present; front seats,fullfueltank,on-boardequip- low: sponding tovariousvehicleloadsgivenbe- gage compartment. full(50kgapproximately); compartment ried. time youchangetheloadtobecar- – position – position – position This controlhasfourpositionscorre- – position the headlightbeamsevery Check thepositioningof 2 1 3 0 : 5peopleon-board,luggage : 5peopleon-board; : driverand300kginlug- : 1or2peopleoccupying WARNING fig. 170 fig. 170 front foglights,actonadjustingscrew( applicable) (for versions/marketswhere FOGLIGHTS ADJUSTING THEFRONT justed. To adjusttheheightofbeam the headlightscorrectlyad- tohave thorized Services ). Contact AlfaRomeoAu- A0B0239m A- 175 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 176 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR of the visual field, normally obscured. of thevisualfield,normally to thebetterilluminationofsideparts fog and/orinsufficientroadsigns,thanks safety) especiallyincaseofbadweather, ver, meanshigherdriving whichinturn and greaterorientationcapacityforthedri- be perceived(duetolesseyesightfatigue positioning oftheilluminatedarea. quality (clearerlight)andforthewidth to thatofconventionallamps,bothforlight glow filament. urated withpressurexenon,insteadofthe erate withavoltaicarc,inanambientsat- where applicable) (optional forversions/markets GAS DISCHARGEHEADLIGHTS The advantagesofbetterilluminationcan The resultingilluminationissensiblyhigher The gas(xenon)dischargeheadlightsop- eration or when carrying loads. eration orwhencarrying opposite directionincaseofbraking,accel- avoid dazzlingthevehiclescomingfrom system tokeepheadlighttrimconstantand headlights requirestheuseofanautomatic switched on. ity approx.15secondsaftertheyare supply cantakeplaceatalowvoltage. highvoltage,whilesubsequentpower very and bikers). the edgeofroad(pedestrians,cyclists the drivertobetterseeotheruserson nation increasesdrivingsafetysinceitallows The intenselightproducedbythistypeof The headlightsachievetheirtopluminos- The triggeringofthevoltaicarcrequiresa illumi- The largeincreaseofthesidepart makes possible fault very unlikely.makes possiblefaultvery essary. headlight tiltcompensatingdeviceunnec- matically keepconstanttrimmakesthe thorized Services. any) madeonlybyAlfaRomeoAu- The xenon lamps have very longlifewhich The xenonlampshavevery The electromechanicalsystemtoauto- tem checkedandrepairs(if If necessary, havethesys- WARNING vices. direction. zling thevehiclescomingfromopposite lumination oftheroadedgeandavoiddaz- dipped beamheadlights,tooptimizetheil- tomodify theorientationof essary with left-handdriving,orviceversa,itisnec- with right-handdrivingtoone from acountry greatlightingpower,very whenpassing for versions/marketswhereapplicable)with charge headlights(xenonlamps)(optional discharge headlights) (only forversionswithgas RIGHT-HAND DRIVING AIMING FORLEFT-HAND/ DIPPED BEAMHEADLIGHT light orientation modified again. ber tohave thedippedbeam head- As regardscarsequippedwithgasdis- Romeo AuthorizedSer- carried out,contactAlfa country oforigin,remem- country When yougoback toyour To havethisoperation WARNING in thesameconditionsasacarwithoutABS. it isdisabled,leavingthebrakingsystem basic brakingsystem;intheeventofafault on whichyouaretravelling. toadaptthe speedtothetypeofroad essary the limitofgripanthat,therefore,itisnec- thatthecaristravellingat it isthewarning the driverthatABSsystemisworking: tioning ofthebrakes,butitissignalto accompanied bynoise. tional byalightpulsingofthebrakepedal, grip alsoduringemergencybraking. controllable withinthelimitsofavailable exploits wheelgripandkeepsthevehicle prevents wheellockwhenbraking,better ABS The ABS system is an additional part ofthe The ABSsystemisanadditionalpart This shouldnotinterpretedasmalfunc- The drivercanfeelthattheABSisopera- The carisfittedwithanABSsystemwhich the distancemightincrease. surfaces, as gravelorfreshsnowonslippery such system: forexample,onsoftsurfaces tance alwaystobereducedwiththeABS wheel lock. braking undergriplimitconditions,avoiding alsointhecaseofhard dling performance possible tomaintainmaximumvehiclehan- the conventionalsystemisthatitmakes it to carefullyreadthefollowinginformation. You concerned. the country arealsoadvised and fullyadheringtotheHighwayCodeof naturallyundersafetyconditions surface, trialsonaslippery it withafewpreliminary howtouse fore, youareadvisedtolearn ity. ofbrakingcapac- interms ing performance absolutely noadverseeffectonvehiclebrak- able torelyontheantilockeffect,thereis Do nothoweverexpectthebrakingdis- The advantageoftheABScomparedwith If youhaveneverusedacarwithABSbe- In theeventofafailure,thoughbeingun- 177 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 178 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR pieces ofadvice: in thecaseofneed,itiswisetofollowafew sible thepossibilityofantilocksystem the gripavailable. slow downand adapt drivingto to been reached:it isnecessary the tyresand roadsurfacehas risks. without runningunnecessary surfaces, is requiredonslippery not increaseit;therefore,caution In ordertobeableexploitasfarpos- that thegriplimit between If theABScutsin,itmeans able gripinfull,butitcan- The ABSexploitstheavail- WARNING WARNING ever, isthefollowing: most caution,evenwiththehelpofABS. the road surface. compatibly withtheconditions of stop intheshortest possiblespace, with nofear;this wayyouwill the brakepedal firmlypressed not reducethepressure, butkeep performance. to beableregainfullsystem drivingslowly thorized Services, immediately byAlfaRomeoAu- display), havethevehiclechecked message +symbolshownbythe ment cluster(togetherwiththe the The most important pieceofadvice,how- The mostimportant alwaysrequirestheut- Braking oncorners > warning lightontheinstru- you feelthepedal pulse,do When theABScuts inand fault, withlightingupof In theeventofasystem WARNING WARNING sensors. through the tributor) whichdistributesthebrakingaction called electronic controlbrakingdistributionsystem by theManufacturer. brake liningsofthetypeandbrandapproved only befittedwithwheelrims,tyresand atalltimes. formance in aconditiontoobtainpeakbrakingper- have the systemchecked over. to Alfa Romeo AuthorizedServices extremely carefully tothenearest the possibilityof skidding.Drive lock therearwheels tooearly, with in thiscase,violent brakingmay ning, thereisanEBD systemfault; display) whenthe engineisrun- message +symbolshownbythe the sametime(togetherwith lights, whererequired,comeonat (EBD). Ifthe The brakingsystemiscompletedbythe WARNING youwillbe Following theseinstructions EBD electronic brakedistributor The carisfittedwithan (Electronic BrakingForceDis- ABS Cars fittedwithABSmust > system controlunitand WARNING and x warning the systemwithantilocksystem. the conventionalbrakesystemand promises theeffectivenessofboth from thehydraulicsystemcom- vices. Indeed,anyleakoffluid est AlfaRomeoAuthorizedSer- immediately andcontactthenear- shown bythedisplay),stopcar gether withthemessage+symbol system checked. avoid abrupt braking,to have the diately, drivinginsuch a wayasto imme- Romeo Authorized Services recommended to contactAlfa mance. Inthiscase, too,youare tem mayfailto give topperfor- these circumstances, theEBDsys- use oftheantilock device.Under tiveness, withouthowevermaking itseffec- ing systempreserves system fault.Inthiscasethebrak- running normallyindicatesanABS by thedisplay)withengine with themessage+symbolshown If the warning lightcomeson(to- warning light(together The turningonofthe x WARNING WARNING low brakefluid > to losegrip. need toavoidobstacles) cancausethetyres ing orbraking)and/or course(bendsorthe or soil),changesinspeed (whenaccelerat- bles, orduetothepresenceofwater, ice by thedriver. todeviatefromthecourserequired starts this fallsbelowtheminimumlevel,car tyres offeradequateroad-holding;when controlled bythedriveruptowhen eral andlongitudinalforcesthatmaybe courseintheeventoflossgrip. correct manner, helpstobringthecarback and brakingthewheelsinadifferentiated control systemwhich,actingonthetorque GENERAL DYNAMICS CONTROL): VDC SYSTEM(VEHICLE (where required) SYSTEMS VDC ANDASR Above all on rough surfaces (suchascob- Above allonroughsurfaces While travellingthecarissubjectedtolat- The VDCisanelectronicvehiclestability a stabilisingtorque. acts ontheengineandbrakesgenerating that wouldleadtoskidding,theVDCsystem and theroadsurface. pend onthegrip between thetyre of thecaralways andanywayde- tem tocontrolthelackofstability The forcesinducedbytheVDCsys- event oflosstyregrip. to keepcontrolofthecarin The VDCsystemhelpsthedriver vehicle driver’s concern. safety isalwaysandanywaythe fic. Theresponsibilityforroad the roadsurface,visionandtraf- ways besuitedtotheconditionsof risks. Drivingconductshouldal- ver torunpointlessandunjustified safety, shouldnotinducethedri- When thesensorsdetectconditions levels, intermsofactive The systemperformance WARNING 179 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 180 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR VDC SYSTEMOPERATION (centrifugal force). axis; around thevertical speed ofeachwheel; steering wheel; propriate strategy; ious sensorsandbringsaboutthemostap- processes thesignalsreceivedfromvar- are: buttononthecentreconsole. corresponding off operationoftheASRsystempressing switched off.Itishoweverpossibletocut andcannotbe when thecarisstarted – asensorthatdetectslateralacceleration – asensorthatdetectsrotationofthecar – foursensorsthatdetecttherotation – asensorthatdetectsthepositionof – anelectroniccontrolunitwhich The maincomponentsoftheVDCsystem onautomatically The VDCsystemturns power transmitted bytheengine. itreduces the braking forceand,ifnecessary braking oneormore wheelsatadifferent quired coursewithina fractionofasecond: able actiontobringthe carbacktothere- unit choosesandcommands themostsuit- In theeventofadiscrepancy, thecontrol ver wouldliketofollowinstantbyinstant. thedri- and comparingitwiththetrajectory capable ofdetectingthepositioncar received fromthesensorsandistherefore thesteeringwheel. when turning the manoeuvredriverintendstodo signals allowthecontrolunittorecognise and individualwheelrotationsensors.These steering wheelrotation,lateralacceleration processes thesignalsreceivedfrom system’s electroniccontrolunitwhich based oncalculationsmadebythe a highlysensitivelateralaccelerationsensor. aredetectedby when thecariscornering tical axis.Thecentrifugalforcesgenerated the rotationsofcararounditsownver- Theyawingsensordetects car iscornering. the centrifugalforcesgeneratedwhen the sensorsinstalledoncar, calculates control unitwhichwiththedatasuppliedby The controlunitprocessestheinformation The stabilisingactionoftheVDCsystemis oftheVDCsystemis The heart conditions change. grip ularly usefulalsowhentheroadsurface der manycriticalsituationsanditispartic- increases theactivesafetyofvehicleun- the requiredcourse. to trolled continuouslyuntilthecarreturns of theothertyres ofthecar. therefore itsgrip is lowerthanthat is smallerthan anormaltyre, borne inmindthat thesparewheel tem continuesworking. Itshouldbe the specifiedtype,brandandsize. perfect conditionsandaboveallof brand andtypeonallwheels,in the tyresmustbeofsame The actionoftheVDCsystemconsiderably actionsarechangedandcon- The corrective spare wheel,the VDCsys- During useofthecompact systems toworkcorrectly, For theVDC,ASRandABS WARNING WARNING similar tothatofaself-lockingdifferential. braking theskiddingwheel,withaneffect wheel, theASRsystemcutsinautomatically ing thepowertransmittedbyengine. transmitted, theASRsystemcutsinreduc- because itiscausedbytheexcessivepower depending ontheskiddingconditions: one orbothdrivingwheelsskid. ing intooperationautomaticallyeachtime tem controllingthevehicledriveandcom- REGULATION): GENERAL ASR FUNCTION(ANTISLIP – If skidding concerns onlyonedriving – Ifskiddingconcerns bothdrivingwheels, – Ifskiddingconcerns Two differentcontrolsystemsareactivated, The ASRsystemintegratestheVDCsys- stability andgrip. driver thatthecarisincriticalconditionsof cated by the flashing of the warning light cated bytheflashingofwarning face (aquaplaning). surfaces. the roadsurface. wheels, alsoinrelationtotheconditionsof the loadorover-accelerating. due totheeffectofdynamicchanges helpful underthefollowingconditions: á SYSTEM CUTTING INOFTHEVDC The cuttinginoftheVDCsystemisindi- – Inthecaseoflossgriponawetsur- – Accelerationonslippery, snowyoricy – Excessivepowertransmittedtothe – Skiddingoftheinnerwheelonabend, The actionoftheASRsystemisparticularly on the instrument cluster,on theinstrument the toinform fig. 171 moving offhelpstoobtainbettertraction. fact, skiddingofthedrivingwheelswhen off theASRfunction:intheseconditions snow chainsfitted,ifmaybehelpfultoswitch the engineisstarted. onagainautomaticallythenexttime turn offwhiletravelling,itwill function isturned on.Ifthe on theASRbuttonbeingturned ( system offandonagainpressingtheswitch each timetheengineisstarted. FUNCTION TURNING ONTHEASR A-fig. 171 WARNING Function disconnectionisshownbytheled When travellingitispossibletoswitchthe onautomatically The ASRfunctionturns ) onthecentreconsole. When drivingonsnow, with A0B0557m 181 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 182 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR disengages automaticallyandthe VDC systemfailurewarning the VDCsystem. indicatestheactuationof vehicle isrunning contact AlfaRomeoAuthorizedServices. ASR buttonled)whenthevehicleisrunning, bol onthedisplayandcomingof stays on(togetherwiththemessage+sym- go outafterafewseconds. as possible. as soon tact AlfaRomeoAuthorized Services system: inanycase it isadvisabletocon- car behaveslikeavehicle notfittedwiththis ing onoftheASRbuttonled). + symbolshownonthedisplayandcom- glowing steadily(togetherwiththemessage on clusterturns ing lightontheinstrument INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHTON the dial warning light the dialwarning In theeventofafailureVDCsystem lampwhenthe The flashingofthewarning lightdoesnotgoout,orifit If thewarning In theeventofaVDCsystemfailure When the ignition key is turned to When theignitionkeyisturned á comes onbutmust á MAR warn- , light sions; italsoindicates,whenthewarning components ofthevehiclerelatedtoemis- Multijet versions. 2.0 JTS,JTSSelespeedandJTD20V 2001/1/EC Directive,levelB(EURO4)for 98/69/EC (EURO3)Directiveandthe withthe system fittedinthecarconforms operation and diagnosisoftheengine. the a seriesofspecific parametersconcerning in thecontrolunitto be read,togetherwith codesstored thatenablesthe error struments, tor, withadequate in- whichcanbeinterfaced teriorated components. tions; threshold establishedbyEuropeanregula- an increaseintheemissionsbeyond the system; in questionarepoorconditions. shown bythedisplay)thatcomponents (together withthemessage+symbol EOBD SYSTEM This systemcontinuouslymonitorsthe The EOBD(EuropeanOnBoardDiagnosis) The systemalsohas a diagnosticconnec- – toindicatetheneedreplacede- – toindicatewhenamalfunctioncauses – tokeepundercontroltheefficiencyof The objectiveisthefollowing: U comes on on the instrument panel comes ontheinstrument essary, roadtests thatcouldbelong. outtestsonatestbenchand,ifnec- carry must the AlfaRomeoAuthorized Services resolved, tocompletely checkthesystem, U you driveyourcar. where ulations inforcecountry trol officers.Complywiththereg- ment availabletothetrafficcon- checked bymeansofspecialequip- fic controlagents. as possible.Theoperationofthe Stationassoon Authorized Service display), contactanAlfaRomeo message +symbolshownbythe a flashingone(togetherwiththe lights upandemitsafixedlightor come onorif,whendriving,it WARNING This checkcanalsobemadebythetraf- warning lightcanalsobe is turnedtoMAR,the warning lightdoesnot If, whentheignitionkey After theproblemhas beel U are describedintheattachedsupplement. foruse board. Thesoundsysteminstructions design thatmatchesthestyleofdash- withapersonalised senger compartment, suit thespecificcharacteristicsofpas- dio withCDplayer)hasbeendesignedto player withparametricsoundequalizer(ra- player (radiowithcassetteplayer)orCD (where applicable) SOUND SYSTEM The fixedsoundsystem,withcassette fig. 172 the following: ( tem, isfittedwithaglovecompartment applicable) (for versions/marketswhere PRESETTING SYSTEM SOUND SYSTEM fig. 172 – aerialoncarroof(whereprovided). – soundsystemhousing; – aerialpowercable; – frontandrearspeakerpowercables; – soundsystempowercables; Sound systempresettingincludes The car, ifnotdeliveredwithsoundsys- ) on the instrument panel. ) ontheinstrument A0B742m partment: herearethepowercables. partment: the tworetainingtabsinglovecom- thatcanberemovedbypressing partment proper housingoccupiedbytheglovecom- and losewarranty. sorption coulddamagethebattery battery. Excessive loadless ab- electric absorptiontosafeguardthe vices, willevaluatetheoverall suggesting themostsuitablede- qualified personnel,inadditionto whose Romeo AuthorisedServices The soundsystemshallbeinstalledinthe system, contactfirstAlfa want toinstallthesound If afterbuyingthecaryou 183 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 184 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 173 B8 B7 B6 B5 B4 B3 B2 B1 Connector B A8 A7 A6 A5 A4 A3 A2 A1 Connector A The wiringdiagramisthefollowing( ): LH rearspeaker LH rearspeaker LH frontspeaker LH frontspeaker RH frontspeaker RH frontspeaker RH rearspeaker RH rearspeaker Ground + 15(key-powered) Light Aerial powersupply + 30(battery-powered) N.C. N.C. N.C. fig. fig. 173 power; sound systemincludesthefollowing: TECHNICAL INFORMATION rear), with40Wpower. 175 – 4speakers( – 2tweeters( For carsfittedwithpresettingsystem,the Speakers (fig.174-175) ), 165mmdiameter(2frontand2 B-fig. 174 A-fig. 174 ) and( ), with30W A-fig. A0B741m fig. 174 fig. 175 window orcanbelocatedonthecarroof. the aerialcanbebuiltintorearheated For versions/marketswhereapplicable, Aerial A0B237m A0B387m PETROL ENGINES REFUELLING tank. Drain theentire fuelcircuitand lute thepetrolwith leadfreefuel. THE ENGINE.Donotattempttodi- minute quantities,DONOTSTART filled withleadedfuel,evenin alyst. Ifthetankisaccidentally would irreparablydamagethecat- ber (R.O.N.)above95. unleaded fuelwithanoctanenum- petrol beused,asthis should conventionalleaded pose theuseoffour-star present onthevehicleim- Under nocircumstances The anti-pollutiondevices pumps deliveringleadedpetrol. neck issmallerthanthenozzleusedon with leadedpetrol,thediameteroffiller JTD ENGINES lution. haust, resultinginenvironmentpol- fuel circuit. drained together withtheentire a briefperiod,the tankmustbe If theenginehas been runevenfor start theenginebut drainthetank. with anothertype offuel,donot If thetankisaccidentally filled warranty forthedamagecaused. bly, resultingininvalidationofthe may damagetheengineirrepara- use ofotherproductsormixtures European specificationEN590.The In ordertopreventthevehiclebeingfilled emissions reachtheex- working properly, harmful vehicles, inconformitywith only withfueloilformotor If thecatalystisnot The carmustberefuelled oil witha oil; ifnot,youareadvisedtomixthefuel make surethecarisfilledwithwinterfuel at lowtemperatures(e.g.mountains), again car involvesstoppingandthenstarting pumps maynotbeadequate. quality ofthefueloildistributedto outside temperatures(0°Cto15°C),the characterised byalargedifferencebetween tributed dependingontheseason. dis- mer andwinterfueloilsarenormally ger ofcloggingthefueloilfilter. ofparaffinsleadingtodan- to theformation ity offueloilmaybecomeinsufficientdue prove pointless. to coldtakeplace.Adding ittoolatewill mixed withthefueloilbeforereactionsdue antifreeze andthenthefueloilintotank. statedonthecan,pouringfirst portions In thiscase,andabovealliftheuseof However, season, duringtheintermediate Therefore, toavoidinconveniences,sum- At lowtemperatures,thedegreeoffluid- The DIESEL MIX DIESEL MIX antifreeze shouldbe additive inthepro- 185 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 186 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR fig. 176 moved is perfectly normal. moved isperfectly airwhenthecapisre- Any noiseofrushing metically andpressuremaybuildupinside. to theflap( to preventmisplacingit( car, ofthelever( raisingthefront part FUEL CAP WARNING The fuelcap( The fuelflapisreleasedfrominsidethe C ). (fig. 176) The fueltankissealedher- A-fig. 177 B ) thatfastensit ) hasacatch A0B0044m A ). fig. 177 engine. the rectly intothehousing,beforestarting cor- that thefuellingpumpnozzleisinserted vapours. the facetoavoidinhalingharmful avoid goingtoonearthefillerwith lit cigarettes:dangeroffire.Also WARNING filler withnakedflamesor Do notgetnearthefuel For yoursafety, makesure WARNING A0B0045m fig. 178 side oftheluggagecompartment. the cord( it isstillpossibletoopentheflapbypulling DEVICE EMERGENCY FLAPOPENING fected. systemcouldbebadlyaf- recovery the efficiencyofpetrolvapour If thelever( original one;otherwise, the fuelcaponlywithan A-fig. 178 In caseofneed,replace A-fig. 176 ) ontheright-hand ) failstowork, A0B0388m 30 cm. tween thecarandobstacleislessthat becomes continuouswhenthedistancebe- when thereversegearisengaged. ACTIVATION ofthecar( the rearpart signal) aboutthepresenceofobstaclesin acoustic the driver(throughanintermittent where applicable) (optional forversions/markets (WHERE PROVIDED) PARKING SENSORS The soundproducedbytheacousticalarm The sensorsareautomaticallyactivated The parkingsystemdetectsandinforms fig. 179 ). fig. 179 forming manoeuvresnearwalls. forming to preventsoundindicationswhenper- the signalisstoppedafterabout3seconds If thissituationtakesplaceforsidesensors, 30 cmandstopsifthedistanceraises. between thecarandobstacleislessthat tween thecarandobstacle; activated. acousticsignalisautomatically termittent ACOUSTIC SIGNAL – isconstantifthedistanceunvaried. – becomescontinuouswhenthedistance – raiseswiththereductionofdistancebe- The acousticsignal: When thereversegearisengagedanin- A0B0609m could pollutetheatmosphere orwatertables. do notcontaincadmium anymore,which hibitors usedonthenuts, screwsandbolts of theozonelayer. are heldtoberesponsible forthedepletion control systemdonotcontainCFCswhich tains asbestos.Thepaddingandtheclimate tional norms. guarantee respectfortheseverestinterna- effectsontheenvironmentand the harmful has madeitpossibletodrasticallyreduce aretheresultofworkwhich parts particular protecting theenvironment. the increasinglypressingproblemstiedto safety inmind,butalsotakeintoaccount and traditional aspectsofperformance cle havenotonlybeendevelopedwiththe MATERIALS USE OFNON-TOXIC PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL The colouring agents and the corrosion in- The colouringagents and thecorrosion None ofthecomponentsvehiclecon- The choiceofmaterials,techniquesand ofthevehi- The designandconstruction 187 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 188 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR compounds. jection andignitionsystem)intoharmless small quantitiesthankstotheelectronicin- ides presentintheexhaustgas(evenif carbons, carbonmonoxideandnitrogenox- atures. is abletoresistthehighoperatingtemper- is housedinastainlesssteelcontainerwhich ofalloysnoblemetals.It alyzer formed (catalytic silencer) Trivalent catalyticconverter (petrol engines) EMISSION REDUCINGDEVICES oils, grass, dry leaves, etc.). oils, grass, dry inflammable materials (paper, fuel vehicle shouldnot beparkedover ation ofthecatalytic converter, the The catalyzer converts the unburnt hydro- theunburnt The catalyzerconverts The exhaustsystemisfittedwithacat- tures reachedduring oper- Due tothehigh tempera- WARNING bustion. vapours aresuckedupandsenttocom- tivated carboncontainer. which imprisonsthevapoursinaspecialac- fuel vapours,asystemhasbeendevised of is switchedoff,topreventtheformation Anti-evaporation system mixture. electronic controlunittoadjusttheair-fuel probe isusebytheinjectionandignition gas. Thesignaltransmittedbythelambda content ofoxygenpresentintheexhaust Lambda probe During operationoftheengine,these As itisimpossible,evenwhentheengine A sensor(lambdaprobe)measuresthe tric oxides. pending onengineoperatingconditions. ing percentageoftheexhaustgases,de- (E.G.R.) Exhaust gasrecirculationsystem as acatalyst. eycomb bodycoatedwithnoblemetalused less steelcasethathousesaceramichon- engines. fumes andsmellthataretypicalofdiesel substances,thusreducingthe harmless into hydrocarbonsandparticulate) burned in theexhaustgases(carbonmonoxide,un- Oxidising catalyticconverter (JTD engines) EMISSION REDUCINGDEVICES It isused,whennecessary, tocontrolni- This systemrecycles,i.e.re-uses,avary- consistsofastain- The catalyticconverter thepollutingsubstancespresent Converts to start see“AlfaRomeoCODEsystem”. to start tronic enginelockdevice.Ifthefails THE ENGINE STARTING hard braking,etc.). tion, longjourneysattopspeed, (for exampleexcessiveaccelera- drive tofullvehicleperformance during theinitialperiod,youdonot and lethal gas. monoxide whichisahighly toxic oxygen andproduces carbon dangerous. The engine consumes WARNING low werecommendthat, and specificationsgivenbe- fined areasisextremely Running theengine incon- In additiontothenotes The carisfittedwithanelec- WARNING C C O O R R R R E E ignition keytothe the device whichobligesthedrivertoreturn the device preventsthekeybeingmovedfrom immediately.does notstart operationiftheengine peating thestarting gine isnotrunning. in theMARpositionwhenen- tery, neverleavethe ignitionkey The ignitionswitchisfittedwithasafety Similarly, the whentheengineisrunning, C C MAR T T

possible drainingthebat- sumption ofpowerand to the To avoiduselesscon- U U S S AVV STOP E E

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C C tact AlfaRomeoAuthorized Services. which maydamage the catalyzerbutcon- gine donotinsistwith extendedattempts operation. key tothe and releaseitassoontheenginestarts. screen) areswitchedoff. tities ofenergy(e.g.heatedrearwind- devices, especiallyiftheyabsorbhighquan- toothed wheelsofthegearbox. motorisnotforcedtocrankthe the starter the acceleratoruntilenginehasstarted. ENGINES PROCEDURE FORPETROL WARNING 6) 5) 4) 3) 2) 1) WARNING A A If the engine does not start, return the return If theenginedoesnotstart, Ensure thatthesystemsandelectrical Turn theignitionto Move thegearlevertoneutral. Make surethehandbrakeisengaged. Fully depresstheclutchpedalsothat R R STOP If it is difficult to start theen- If itisdifficulttostart It is important nottopress It isimportant position andrepeatthe AVV position 189 CORRECT USE OF THE CAR 190 CORRECT USE OF THE CAR as the that itisnotnoticed. time ing lightmaystayonforsuchashort hotthewarn- theenginevery gine is.With theen- off, whichwilldependonhowwarm work pointless. too longwouldmake theglowplugheating PROCEDURE FORJTDVERSIONS sure exerted onthepedalitself. sure exerted toincreasethepres- itisnecessary started, this situation,toallowtheenginebe is pressedrepeatedlywiththeengineoff.In the engine.Asbrakepedalstiffensifit keep thebrakepedalpressedwhenstarting sition. The warning light sition. Thewarning ment cluster will turn on. ment clusterwillturn 6) 5) 3) 2) 1) WARNING 4) Make surethehandbrakeisengaged. Turn the ignitionkeyto Turn theignitionkeyto the Fully depresstheclutchpedal. Wait forthe Move thegearshiftlevertoneutral. m warning lightgoesoff.Waitingwarning On the2.0JTSversion, m warning lighttogo warning m AVV on theinstru- MAR as soon po- in thechapter“Inanemergency”). isflat” theengine(see“Ifbattery start car’s battery. chargerto Neveruseabattery that thecauseisduetolowchargeof prolonged attempts. CODE systemefficient),donotinsistwith STOP tempt, movetheignitionkeybackto tomatically duringenginestarting. rearscreen heating,etc.)aredisengagedau- sorb muchenergy(airconditioner, Only use an auxiliary battery ifitisnoted battery Only useanauxiliary isdifficult(withtheAlfaRomeo If starting If the engine does not start atthefirstat- If theenginedoesnotstart WARNING position beforerepeatingstarting. The electricdevicesthatab- until theenginereachesidlespeed. 50 and60°C. the enginecoolanttemperatureisbetween initial kilometersofthejourney, Wait until out acceleratingabruptly. SWITCHING OFF WARMING THEENGINE partment tofall. partment low thetemperatureinenginecom- itoffbylettingidletoal- before turning ter toallowtheengine“catchitsbreath” sition andswitchofftheengine. – Turn theignitionkeyto – Releasetheacceleratorpedalandwait forthe – Donotdriveatfullperformance – Driveoffslowly, atmediumrevswith- WARNING After ataxingdriveitisbet- STOP po- Y light theAlfaRomeoCODEwarning started, the caronmove,nexttimeitis thorized Services. thorized Services. stays off.Ifnot,contactAlfaRomeoAu- with thecarstationary, light the warning theengineagain switching offandstarting turbocharger. the bearingsonrotorof son. Itmayalsocausedamageto pose andconsumesfuelfornorea- avoided. before switchingoffshouldbe cles ingeneral,revvingtheengine WARNING Revving the engine serves nopur- Revving theengineserves may turn on.Inthiscase,checkthat may turn ticular andforothervehi- with turbochargerinpar- For vehiclesequipped If the engine turns offwith If theengineturns “In anemergency”. out usingthecodeofCODEcard. maybecarried steadily) emergencystarting clusteronglowing light ontheinstrument tion key(AlfaRomeoCODE recognise thecodetransmittedbyigni- EMERGENCY STARTING and damageitirreparably. cause fueltoflowintothecatalyst avoided. Thesemanoeuvresmay brake pedal andsteering wheel. greater effort isrequired onthe is started,therefore considerably are notactivated untiltheengine If theAlfaRomeoCODEsystemdoesnot For the correct procedureseethechapter For thecorrect must absolutelybe ing orrunningdownhill brake andpower steering Remember thatthe servo- Starting bypushing,tow- WARNING Y warning slips. immediately cometoahalfifthehandbrake hill orreverseifthecarisfacingdownhill. lows: PARKING gine isnotrunning. in theMARpositionwhenen- tery, neverleavethe ignitionkey with you. when leaving thecarand takeit remove thekey from theignition – Turn thefrontwheelssothatcarwill – Engagefirstgearifthecarisfacingup- – Engagethehandbrake. – Switchofftheengine. When thevehicleisparked,proceedasfol- possible drainingthebat- sumption ofpowerand tended inthecar. Always Never leavechildren unat- To avoiduselesscon- WARNING 191 CORRECT USE OF THE CAR 192 CORRECT USE OF THE CAR BEFORE DRIVINGOFF SAFE DRIVING restraint. your headasclose possibletothehead position fordriving. inordertoobtainacorrect mirrors, rearview working properly. fully. but itisstillhelpfultoreadthemallcare- You familiarwithmanyofthem arecertainly travelling safelyunderdifferentconditions. safety. the driverisstilladecisivefactorforroad its passengers.However, thebehaviourof vehicle abletooffertoplevelsofsafety Romeo hasworkedthoroughlytoachievea – Adjusttheseatbackuprightandkeep – Adjusttheseat,steeringwheeland – Makesurethelightsandheadlightsare In designingyour Below you will find a few simple rules for Below youwillfindafewsimplerules Alfa 156 , Alfa tions; Above allavoidalcohol. light mealwillhelptokeepreflexesready. them forwards. brakingfromthrowing to preventabrupt tened ontherearseat. fas- tem (seats,cradles,etc.)arecorrectly der thefootpedals. Check thatnothing(mats,etc.)cangetun- the headandnotneckrestsonthem. – windscreenwasher fluidlevel. – powersteeringoillevel; – brakefluidlevel; – enginecoolantlevelandsystemcondi- – engineoillevel; – tyrepressureandconditions; Routinely remembertocheck: – Avoid heavy mealsbeforeajourney. A – Placeanyobjectsinthebootwithcare – Makesurethatanychildrestraintsys- – Carefullyadjusttheheadrestssothat good health. ate compartments. seats andthatanyanimalsareinappropri- withtheappropriate children arecarried sengers arewearingtheirseatbelts,that all countries,especiallythespeedlimits. the actionsofotherroadusers. WHEN TRAVELLING oneself andforothers. medicines ishighly dangerousfor – Longdistancesshouldbetrackledin – Ensurethatbothyourselfandyourpas- – Strictlyrespectthetrafficregulationsin – Carealsomeansbeingabletopredict forsafedrivingiscare. – Thefirstrule of drugsand/or some Driving underthe influence WARNING downhill slopes. and repeatedbraking,orlong thus theirefficiency, duringabrupt reduce ventilationofthebrakes, wheels andwheelcaps:theymight death intheeventofanaccident. oreven the risksofseriousinjury elling withoutseatbeltsincreases ing thoseofanychild’s seat.Trav- sible toaccelerate orbrake. under thepedals makingitimpos- driver’s seat:theymight getstuck ditional spoilers,alloy Take carewhenfittingad- and rearseatbeltsinclud- Always fastenthefront on thefloorinfront ofthe Never drivewith objects WARNING WARNING WARNING pedal and steering wheel. onthe fect thusrequiring agreatereffort the enginebrakingand powersteeringef- the engineswitched off asthiseliminates ischangedconstantly.partment drowsiness. and movearoundabittoshakeoffthe break. Duringbreaksgetoutofthevehicle stroke thannormal. system mayrequireahigherpedal slight inconveniencetothebraking time theyareused. tiveness ofthebrakesfirst brake discs,reducingtheeffec- – Nevercoastthevehicle downhillwith – Makesuretheairin thepassengercom- – Donotdriveforlongperiodswithouta appropriate insize:evena Make sureanymatsare roads maydepositonthe Water, iceandsaltonthe WARNING WARNING mal crossings. headlights on. beams anddrivewith thedipped-beam opposite direction, switch offthemain other driversarenotdisturbed bytheiruse. that up areasandonlywhenyouarecertain road users. high theymaycausedisturbancetoother duced andeyesightistired.Iftheyaretoo aligned: iftheyaretoolow, visibilityisre- only thelightscanbeseen. ficult tojudgethespeedofvehiclewhen hicle infrontthantheday:itismoredif- after sufficientrest. yourself andothers.Continuedrivingonly isdangerousfor car: continuingthejourney involves agreaterdegreeofconcentration. ving. NIGHT DRIVING – Outside built-up areastakecare ofani- – Keepheadlights andlightsclean. – Whenmeetingvehicles cominginthe – Usethemainbeamsonlyoutsidebuilt- – Ensurethattheheadlightsarecorrectly – Maintainagreaterdistancefromtheve- – Atthefirstsignsofdrowsinessstop – Reducespeed,especiallyonunlitroads. care:nightdriving – Drivewithparticular Here aresomesuggestionsfornightdri- 193 CORRECT USE OF THE CAR 194 CORRECT USE OF THE CAR DRIVING INTHERAIN windscreen wiperblades. ening. your car”),topreventvisibilityfromwors- demisting (seechapter“Gettingtoknow to losecontrolofthecar(“aquaplaning”). puddle takenathighspeedmightcauseyou and holdontightlytothewheelifyoudo: a light soyoucanbeseenmoreeasily. on thedippedheadlightsevenifitisstillday- bility isalsoreduced.Inthesecases,switch from thevehicleinfront. rain: creasing roadholding. increasing thestoppingdistanceandde- wheel andasphaltisgreatlyreduced,thus – Routinelycheckthe conditionsofthe – Positiontheventilationcontrolsfor – Donotdrivethroughpuddlesatspeed heavily,– Ifitisrainingparticularly visi- back – Reducespeedandkeepfurther Here arefewsuggestionsinthecaseof If theroadiswet,tractionbetween Rain andwetroadscanbedangerous. lights. Donotusethemainbeamheadlights. headlights, rearfogguardsandfront ground fogorthepossibilityofbanks: where possible.Iftravellingwithmist, car coming. ifyounote another thmically sound thehorn if possiblethedipped beamheadlights.Ry- lightsand, onthehazard warning Then turn bility, topullofftheroad. etc.),firstlytry impossibility tocontinue duetopoorvisi- in speed. front. manoeuvres andlongerstoppingdistances. asphalt, thusgreaterdifficultyinalltypesof the peopletravellingincarsbehind. the brightnessoftheselightscouldannoy good visibility, switchoffyourrearfoglights; DRIVING INTHEFOG WARNING onthedipped-beam – Alsointhedayturn – Driveatmoderatespeed. thick,avoidtravelling – Iffogisvery – Ifthevehicleisforced tostop(faults, othervehicles. – Possiblyavoidovertaking – Wherepossibleavoidsuddenchanges – Keepwellawayfromthevehiclein – Rememberthatfogalsoinvolveswet On stretchesofroadwith other vehicletopassinsafety. taken onahill,moveovertoenablethe length ofclearroad.Ifyouarebeingover- slower andthereforerequiresagreater ting” corners. nition keyremoved. or inneutralandespeciallynotwiththeig- the brakesfromoverheating. braking byengagingalowgear, toprevent MOUNTAIN DRIVING – Remember that overtaking uphillis – Rememberthatovertaking – Driveatmoderatespeedandavoid“cut- – Nevercoastdownhillwiththeengineoff – Whendrivingdownhill,usetheengine front. and onwhichicemaypersist. shade, orwhererockstreeslinetheroad when drivingonroadswhichareinthe patches ofice.Paygreatattentiontherefore roads maybecoveredwithoccasional of direction. braking. avoid abrupt this section. snow chains;seetherelatedparagraphsin these conditions: DRIVING ONSNOWANDICE – Keep further backfromthevehiclein – Keepfurther – Duringcoldweatherevenapparentlydry – Avoid accelerationandchanges abrupt – Useexhaustbrakewherepossibleand – Onasnowyroad,fitwintertyresor – Keepyourspeeddown. Here arefewsuggestionsfordrivingin which essentiallyofferstwoadvantages: DRIVING WITHABS grip; ularly whentheroaddoesnotoffermuch quent skiddinginemergencystops,partic- bilty notto gofaster. proaching bends. hicle infrontandlimit speedwhenap- keep withinasafety distance fromtheve- Therefore, alsowith a carfittedwithABS, its ofgripbetweenthe asphaltandtheroad. ing butitdoesnotincrease thephysicallim- braking action. continue pressingittogivecontinuitythe into action.Donotreleasethepedal,but pedal: thismeansthattheABShascome low, aslightpulsingcanbefeltonthebrake cal limitsofthetyre’s sidewaysgrip. this canbedonewilldependonthephysi- you wantwhilebraking.Theextenttowhich pected obstaclesanddirectthecarwhere at thesametimesoyoucanavoidunex- 1) ofthebrakingsystem The ABSisapart 2) The ABS serves toincrease carcontrolla- The ABSserves – TheABSpreventsthewheelsfromlock- – Inemergencybrakingorwhengripis To makethemostofABS: It makesitpossibletobrakeandsteer It preventswheellock-upandconse- leased intotheatmospherearegivenbelow. and lowertheamountoftoxicemissionsre- costsofyourvehicledown keep therunning plugs, aircleaner, timing). tenance Programme” (seesections...spark specifications giveninthe“ScheduledMain- checks andregulationsinaccordancewith outthenecessary your vehiclebycarrying reason careshouldbetakentomaintain and onthelifespanofyourvehicle.Forthis over fuelconsumptionanddrivingcomfort factorwhichhasamarkedinfluence portant Vehicle maintenance GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS POLLUTION ENVIRONMENT COSTS AND REDUCING RUNNING Some suggestionswhichmayhelpyouto The overalllstateofthevehicleisanim- 195 CORRECT USE OF THE CAR 196 CORRECT USE OF THE CAR possible. largeobjects,useatrailerwhere particularly increase consumption.Whentransporting dynamic penetrationofthevehicleandwill needed. Theseaccessoriesreducetheaero- of thevehicleassoontheyarenolonger Luggage/ski rack greatly affectsconsumptionandstability. pecially whendrivingintown)anditstrim in theboot.Theweightofvehicle(es- loads Unnecessary fect safety. and vehiclehandlingsufferswhichwillaf- this state,tyrewearisincreased rolling movementofthetyreishigher. In sumption increasesastheresistanceto 4 weeks:ifthepressureistoolow, fuelcon- Tyres Remove luggageorskiracksfromtheroof Do nottravelwithtoomuchluggagestowed Tyres four shouldbecheckedatleastevery sumption. penetration ofthevehicleandincreasecon- on thevehicle,mayreduceaerodynamic forthespecificuse which arenotcertified Spoilers possible. it,usetheairventswhere vehicle permits +20%). Whenthetemperatureoutside higher consumption(onaverageupto which greatlyaffectstheengineleadingto Air conditioner +25% whendrivinginbuilt-upareas). also increasesfuelconsumption(upto ergy and,increasingtherequestforpower system blowerrequirelargeamountsofen- lights,windscreenwipers,heating mentary time only. Theheatedrearwindow, supple- Electrical devices The useofaerodynamicoptionalextras The airconditionerisanadditionalload Use theelectricdevicesfornecessary on theengine. consumption, emissions andweartear proper useofthehigher gearswillincrease creases consumption. Inthesameway, im- gear tolivenupaccelerationgreatlyin- allow it,shifttoahighergear. Usingalower Gear selection pollution. onlytoincreaseconsumptionand and serve vehicles actions havenopurposeonmodern gine andavoiddoublingtheclutchasthese traffic lightsorbeforeswitchingofftheen- actions Unnecessary up morequickly. ing highrevssothattheenginewillwarm should driveoffslowlystraightawayavoid- creasing consumptionandemissions.You upgraduallyin- way theenginewillwarm orathighlowrevs:inthis is stationary Starting STYLE OFDRIVING As soonasthetrafficandroadconditions Avoid revvingtheenginewhenstoppedat theenginewhenvehicle Do notwarm should notexceedthemaximumtorque. sions: accelerationshouldbegradualand will greatlyaffectconsumptionandemis- Acceleration cle infrontordertoavoidbrakingsharply. and tokeepasafedistancefromthevehi- pate manoeuvrestoavoidimminentdanger should beadoptedbyattemptingtoantici- and emissions.A“soft”wayofdriving avoided asthisincreasesbothconsumption brakingandacceleration and superfluous speed shouldbekeptasevenpossible sumption increasesbyabout+30%.Your celerating from90to120kph,fuelcon- as speedincreases.Forexample,whenac- Top speeds Accelerating violentlyincreasingtherevs Fuel consumptionincreasesconsiderably switched off. level crossings)the engineshouldbe Enforced halts consumption. bumpy roadsalsohaveanegativeeffecton traffic lights. in largetownswheretherearenumerous slowly withfrequentuseoflowergearsor synonymous; forexample,whendriving Traffic androadconditions duction oftoxicemissions. to +30%inbuilt-upareas)aswillthepro- that consumptionwillbehigher(from+15% temperature.Itfollowstherefore running will notenabletheenginetoreachoptimal Cold starting CONDITIONS OFUSE During prolongedhold-ups(trafficlights, roads,mountainroadsand Winding Heavy trafficandhigherconsumptionare andfrequentcoldstarting journeys Short of thismanual. those markedwiththe some helpfulsuggestionstobeadded sumption. Onthissubjectwearegiving oftenatthe same timetolimitfuelcon- very to avoiddamagetheenvironmentand utmost carefromallofus. regulations. specified bycurrent lution devicesobtainresultsfarbeyondthose Alfa 156 ciples thatguidedthedevelopmentofyour FRIENDLY DRIVING ENVIRONMENT- ECONOMY AND Kindly readthemallcarefully. By following few simple rules itispossible By followingfewsimplerules The environment,however, stillneedsthe It isnotmerelybychancethatitsantipol- Environment protectionisoneoftheprin- . # , invariouspoints 197 CORRECT USE OF THE CAR 198 CORRECT USE OF THE CAR REDUCING DEVICES PROTECTING EMISSION iary battery to start thecarinanemergency. tostart battery iary all damagethecatalyst.Onlyuseanauxil- thesemay avoid bump,toworcoaststarts: not insistwithextendedattempts.Especially (specification EN590). gines onlyusefueloilformotorvehicles RON) (specificationEN228),fordieselen- petrol enginesonlyuseunleaded(95 “Scheduled MaintenanceProgramme”.For vironment-friendly andeconomydriving. forbothen- dition isthereforethefirstrule mance. Keepingthesedevicesingoodcon- vironment butalsoinfluencescarperfor- vices notonlyguaranteesrespectfortheen- If difficulty with starting isexperienceddo If difficultywithstarting The firstprecautionistocloselyfollowthe operationoftheantipollutionde- Correct than 30seconds. lowand,in thiscasetoo,fornomore is very moving off,unlesstheoutsidetemperature theengineatidlespeedbefore not warm one ormoresparkplugsdisconnected.Do damage tothecatalyst. temperature; thiswouldresultinserious with inevitableincreaseoftheexhaustgas supplytotheengine may causeanirregular on fillupassoonpossible.Alowfuellevel soon aspossible. as contact AlfaRomeoAuthorizedServices toaminimumand quest forperformance when thevehicleistravelling,reducere- and exhaustpipe. the existingones onthecatalyst Never run theengine,evenasatest,with Never run lightcomes warning When thefuelreserve smoothly” If theengineis“notrunning guards anddonot remove Do notinstallother heat WARNING hazard. etc.): firehazard. leaves,pineneedles, (grass, dry the caroverinflammablematerials peratures. Donotthereforepark sor andexhaustpipe. rules maycause afire The failuretofollow these catalyst reacheshightem- the During normalservice the catalyst,lambdasen- Do notsprayanythingon WARNING WARNING WARNING the actualvehicleloading capacity. cle towhookreducesbythesameamount rather thanconstantlyusingthebrake. the overallweight. takeslongerdependingon and overtaking harder toclimb,thebrakingspacesincrease that whentowingatrailer, steephillsare asspecifiedbylaw.view mirrors Remember circulation ontheroad. sonnel whoreleaseaspecialdocumentfor outbyspecialisedper- tion shouldbecarried and anadequateelectricsystem.Installa- towhook cle mustbefittedwithacertified SUGGESTIONS WARNINGS AND TOWING TRAILERS The weight the trailer exerts onthevehi- The weightthetrailerexerts Engage alowgearwhendrivingdownhill, Install anyspecificand/oradditionalrear- For towingcaravansortrailersthevehi- u pe hudnvrece 0 km/h. mum speedshouldneverexceed100 vehicles withtrailers.Inanycasethemaxi- sonal belongings. laden trailer, including accessoriesandper- book) accountshouldbetakenofthefully weight isnotexceeded(giveninthelog of thevehicle’s hydraulicsystem. system mustbe fully independent trailer brake.The trailerbraking system bealtered tocontrolthe surfaces. onslippery necessary system. Particularcareistherefore does notcontrolthetrailerbraking Drive within the permitted speedlimitsfor Drive withinthepermitted To makesurethemaximumtowable should thevehicle brake Under nocircumstances which thecarmaybefitted The ABSsystemwith WARNING WARNING tened tothetowingdevice. fas- placed onaspecialbracketnormally nector shouldbeusedwhichisgenerally hicle onwhichitistobeinstalled. must matchthetowableweightofve- rective andsubsequentamendments. ulations withreferenceto94/20/ECDi- plied bytheManufacturerofdevice. sup- tional and/orintegrativeinformation andanyaddi- to thefollowinginstructions the bodybyspecialisedpersonnelaccording INSTALLING THETOWHOOK For theelectricconnectionaunifiedcon- For anyversionthetowingdeviceused reg- The towingdevicemustmeetcurrent The towingdeviceshouldbefastenedto 199 CORRECT USE OF THE CAR 200 CORRECT USE OF THE CAR section ofnolessthan2.5mm through acablewithcross by thebattery turer and/orthetowhitchmanufacturer. providedbythecarmanufac- instructions (CUNA/UNI -9128Standard).Followthe 12VDC connectionistobeused for an internal light,thoughnotabove15W.for aninternal cable foranelectricbrakeandtothe system canonlybeconnectedtothesupply to theelectricalbranches,car’s electric An electricbrakeshouldbesupplieddirectly For theelectricalconnection,a7pin 2 . Inaddition in thepointsshownbysymbol INSTALLATION LAYOUT ing 4M8screwsand7M10screws. thick. thick. mm thickness. with spacers25mmdiameterand6 thick. The tow hook structure mustbefastened The towhookstructure Inner plate( Outer plate( Inner plate( The fasteningpoints( 3 2 4 ) shouldbeatleast4mm ) shouldbeatleast6mm ) shouldbeatleast5mm 1 ) mustbefitted (fig. 1) Ø us- the wording: material attheheightofhookballwith label (clearlyvisible)ofsuitablesizeand tion ofexhaustgas. be sealedtopreventtheinfiltra- WARNING MAX. LOADONBALL60kg tening screwholesshould After assembly, thefas- It is compulsory to fastena It iscompulsory WARNING fig. 1 2 M10screws Existing holes 3 M10screws Regulation ball 4 M8screws Existing holes 2 M10screws Existing holes Section A-A A0B0143m

Fully laden vehicle 201 CORRECT USE OF THE CAR 202 CORRECT USE OF THE CAR WINTER TYRES tyres is lower than that of normal tyres. tyres islowerthanthat ofnormal ofthese the performance journeys, torway conditionsofuseoronlongmo- der normal replaced. Duetothesnowtyrefeatures,un- is below4mm.Inthiscase,theyshouldbe duced considerablywhenthetreaddepth ter “Technical Specifications”. giveninchap- tyres, followtheinstructions pressures andthespecificationsofsnow quirements. suitable typeoftyreforthecustomer’s re- themost glad toprovideadviceconcerning tyresprovidedwiththecar.normal of theexistingtyres. ving onsnowandice,tobefittedinplace The winterfeaturesofthesetyresarere- For thetypeoftyretobeused,inflation willbe Alfa RomeoAuthorizedServices Use snowtyresofthesamesizeas These tyresarespeciallydesignedfordri- to thepurposesforwhichtheyarecertified. change thedirectionofrotationtyres. driving andbrakingbetterdriveability. and track)toensuregreatersafetywhen snow tyres(asperECDirective). speedofthe states themax.permissible plainlyinthedriver’spartment, viewwhich 5%), placeanoticeinthepassengercom- can bereachedbythecar(increased with amax.speedindexbelowtheonethat served. however bealways strictlyob- Road Traffic Codespeed limitsmust for tyreswith“H” marking.The km/h with “T”marking and210 160 km/h,190 km/hfortyres WARNING tolimittheiruse It isthereforenecessary Remember thatitisinappropriateto All fourtyresshouldbethesame(brand tyres with“Q”marking is The max.speedforsnow When snowtyresareused WARNING first fewmetres havebeendriven. snow chains. be contactedbefore purchasingorusing driving wheels(front wheels). sion beyondthetyreprofileof9mm. chains withreducedsizemax.protru- file of12mm. beyondthetyrepro- with max.protrusion R15” usesnowchainswithreducedsize ance withlocalregulations. with frontsuspensionsupport. SNOW CHAINS Check thetensionof thechainsafter should first Alfa RomeoAuthorized Services Snow chainsshouldonlybeappliedtothe – fortyres205/55R16”usesnow – fortyres185/65R15”e205/60 Use snowchainswithreducedsize: Use ofsnowchainsshouldbeincompli- chains duetointerference not befittedwithsnow Tyres 215/45R17”can- and theroadbed. snow toprevent damaging thecar tances onroads not coveredwith avoid alsotodrive forlongdis- potholes, stepsandpavements Do notexceed50km/h.Avoid safely fittedtothefrontwheel. the rear. Asnowchaincanthenbe the sparetyreshouldbefittedto pressure assoonpossible)and flate thetyrestospecified ted tothefrontofvehicle(in- ted, therearwheelshouldbefit- punctured andchainsmustbefit- so, ifafront(drive)tyreis fitted tothesparewheel Snow chainscannotbe chains arefitted. down whensnow Keep yourspeed ing protectivewax. gaged. and possiblyventilatedplace. noted: riods, thefollowingprecautionsshouldbe VEHICLE INACTIVITY dark colourwithoutthecentralgreenarea. Recharge iftheopticalindicatorshows a threemonths. to berepeatedevery charge.Thischeckis and checkthebattery trol. withtheremotecon- the electroniccaralarm – Disconnect the negative terminal ( – Disconnectthenegativeterminal us- – Cleanandprotectthepaintedparts – Checkthatthehandbrakeisnoten- – Engageagear. – Housethevehicleundercoverinadry If thecaristobeleftinactiveforlongpe- WARNING Where applicable,switchoff – ) green area. tor showsadarkcolourwithoutthecentral month andrechargeitiftheopticalindica- the electricsystem,checkitschargeevery tervals. specifiedpressureandcheckitatin- normal ture onthecarbodytoevaporate. forated plasticastheydonotallowmois- plastic sheet.Donotusesheetsofnon-per- and liftthemofftheglass. windscreen andrearwindowwiperblades using specialcompoundsreadilyavailable. – Donotdraintheenginecoolingsystem. from – Ifyoudon’tdisconnectthebattery – Inflatethetyresto0.5barabove – Coverthecarwithaclothorperforated – Slightlyopenthewindows. – Sprinkletalcumpowderontherubber – Cleanandprotecttheshinymetalparts 203 CORRECT USE OF THE CAR 204 CORRECT USE OF THE CAR REMOVING FROMSTORAGE they mustbereplaced. are notdamaged,crackedorcut.Ifthey essary. etc.). (oil, brakeandclutchfluid,enginecoolant, out: should firstbecarried riod ofinactivity, thefollowingoperations – Checktyrepressureandensurethatthey – Checktheaircleanerandreplaceifnec- Check: – – Replaceengineoilandfilter. checkthattherearenoleaks – Visually – Donotdusttheoutsideofvehicle. Before usingyourvehicleafteralongpe- - levelofenginecoolantfluid. - brake-clutchfluidlevel pedal. seconds whilstrepeatedlyworkingtheclutch forafew engine andallowthetorun equate. nal ( and mayalsobelethal. monoxide whichisextremelytoxic exhaust gasescontaincarbon – With the gear lever in neutral start the thegearleverinneutralstart – With – Reconnect the battery negativetermi- – Reconnectthebattery – Checkthestateofdrivebelts. – ) aftercheckingthatthechargeisad- formed intheopen.The This operationmustbeper- WARNING fig. 1 ters, etc.; infectant, sterilgauzes,arollofgauze,plas- ( recommend keepingthefollowingincar USEFUL ACCESSORIES fig. 1 – workgloves. – round-endedscissors; – torch; – firstaidkitwithnon-alcoholicbasedis- In additiontothelegalrequirements,we ): A0B0389m to procedure, theignitionkeyshouldbeturned ing itout. ly readtheentireprocedurebeforecarry- procedure. tofollowtheemergencystarting necessary Tocannot bestarted. theengineitis start lights to deactivatetheengineinhibitor, warning STARTING EMERGENCY peated from the start (point peated fromthestart sition. the CODEcard. If amistakeismadeduringtheemergency WARNING If theAlfaRomeoCODEsystemisnotable 2) 1) STOP Turn theignitionkeyto Read the5-figureelectroniccodeon Y and and theoperationsmustbere- U You areadvisedtocareful- remain litandtheengine 1 ). MAR po- I I N N

the acceleratorpedal. of thecard,presscompletelyandholddown ber oftimesastheseconddigitoncode flash: afterithasflashedforthesamenum- accelerator pedal pressed. The warning light accelerator pedalpressed. Thewarning for theotherdigitsonCODEcardcode. off; nowreleasetheaccelerator pedal. keep it pressed. The warning light keep itpressed.Thewarning accelerator pedal until the warning light accelerator pedaluntilthewarning card, presscompletelyandholddownthe times asthefirstdigitoncodeof after ithasflashedforthesamenumberof U again; nowreleasetheacceleratorpedal. comes on(for4seconds)andthengoesout celerator pedal. and willthengoout;nowreleasetheac- come onforeightsecondsapproximately

6) 7) 3) 5) 4) A A turns on(forfourseconds) andthengoes turns Repeat thisprocedureinthesameway Fully depresstheacceleratorpedaland After enteringthelast figure,keepthe The warning light The warning The warning light The warning N N

E E M M E E U U R R begins toflash: will beginto G G E E U N N U will C C Y Y gine isstarted. scribed mustberepeatedeachtimetheen- becausetheprocedurede- thorized Service, toanAlfaRomeoAu- is advisabletoturn frompoint peat theprocedurestarting on, turn theignitionkeyto on, turn eration hastakenplacecorrectly. (for appr. thattheop- 4seconds) confirms position. thekeyto withoutreturning tion from the WARNING 8) 9) Conversely, light ifthewarning A quick flash of the warning light A quickflashofthewarning Start the car turning theignitionkey thecarturning Start MAR After emergency starting it After emergencystarting oiintothe position STOP AVV U and re- STOP stays posi- U 1 . 205 IN AN EMERGENCY 206 IN AN EMERGENCY fig. 1 AUXILIARY BATTERY STARTING WITHAN positive terminals (plussign positive terminals side wings(frontside),thenconnectthe positivepolebypressingtherelated battery or alittlehighercapacitythantheflatone. ofthesame usinganotherbattery started green areainthecentre),enginecanbe tical hydrometer:darkincolourwithno an earth point an earth ( terminal cable. ofthetwobatterieswithaspecial terminal) box ofthecartobestarted. 1) This iswhatyoushoulddo withop- isflat (forbattery If thebattery 2) Connect asecondcabletothenegative Remove theprotectingcoveron – ) of the auxiliary battery with battery ) oftheauxiliary E on theengineorgear- fig. 1 + next tothe : A0B0181m starting andsupply functions. the controlunitswhich managethe tems ofyourvehicle, particularly could damagethe electronicsys- Authorized Services. donotinsistbutcontactAlfaRomeo start, cables inreverseorder. car andtheonewithflatbattery. shall accidentallycomeintocontactwiththis ininstalledon anothercar,tery nometalpart released fromthebattery. bat- Iftheauxiliary sparks maysetfiretothegasthatbe ofthetwobatteries:any negative terminals WARNING If afterafewattemptstheenginedoesnot 4) 3) When the engine is running removethe When theengineisrunning Start theengine. Start in anemergency asthis charger tostartthe engine Never useaquickbattery Do notdirectlyconnectthe ried outbyskilled personnel. fore, thisoperationshouldbecar- the car’s electronicsystems.There- rent thatmaycauseproblemsto sparks. from thebattery. Donotcause flame andlightedcigarettesaway with skinandeyes.Keepnaked toxic andcorrosive.Avoid contact is liquid containedinthebattery discharge ofgreatintensity. The erations mayprovokeelectrical qualified personnelasincorrectop- operations generatecur- necting anddisconnecting must becarriedoutby This startingprocedure The battery terminal con- The battery WARNING STARTING BYINERTIA catalyst damagingitirreversibly. brake pedalandsteeringwheel. effort thanusualisneededonthe is started,therefore,muchgreater are notoperationaluntiltheengine cause fueltoflowintothe start thevehicle.Thiscould brake andpowersteering Remember thattheengine Never push,toworcoast WARNING cautions asmentionedbelow. and compactsparewheelcallforsomepre- GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS PUNCTURE IN THEEVENTOFA chapter. containedinthefollowing instructions “Fix&Go kitfortyrequickrepair”,seethe WARNING Wheel changing and correct useofthejack Wheel changingandcorrect If thecarisequippedwith the car. remove thetrailerbeforelifting When towingatrailer, always car israisedonthejack. Never starttheenginewhen to preventthecarfromrolling. suitable devicesunderthewheels surfaces, placewedgesorother If parkedonaslopeorunevenroad changed outofharmthetraffic. car andwaitforthewheeltobe Any passengersshouldleavethe angle, etc. ard warninglights,reflectingtri- ing tothecurrentregulations:haz- stationary vehicleaccord- stationary Signal thepresenceof WARNING 207 IN AN EMERGENCY 208 IN AN EMERGENCY of over80km/h. a minimum.Donotdriveatspeeds even thenitsuseshouldbekeptto only beusedinanemergencyand The compactsparewheelshould bolts withothersofsuitablesize. place thecompletekitoffastening tore- steel), itisalsonecessary changed (alloyrimsinsteadof Should thetypeofwheelsusedbe models onyourcar. or usethesparewheelofother car; donotuseitonothermodels, quired) isspecifictoyourmodelof sions/markets wherere- The sparewheel(forver- WARNING ing, sharpcornersandfastbends. Avoid suddenaccelerationorbrak- when thesparewheelisfitted. the compactsparewheel. NOT COVERTHISINDICATION. WITH ASTANDARD WHEEL.DO PLACE ITASSOONPOSSIBLE RARY USE!80km/hMAX!RE- four languages: bears thefollowinginstructionsin removed orcovered.Thesticker itations. Thestickershallneverbe compact sparewheeluseandlim- the mainwarningsregarding The carwillhandledifferently No wheelcapshallbeplacedon ATTENTION! ONLY FORTEMPO- wheel thereastickerwith On thecompactspare WARNING pacities thanstated onitslabel. not positionedcorrectly. under thevehicle. case shoulditbeusedforrepairs raising carsofothermodels.Inno er purposessuchasforinstance model. Itmustnotbeusedforoth- is providedoroncarsofthesame ing wheelsonthecarwithwhichit might slipout. bolts beforeinstallingthem;they gether. wheels shouldneverbeusedto- placed assoonpossible. punctured wheelrepairedandre- compact sparewheel.Havethe al tyretoarimdesignedforuseas with anotherofthesametype. this distanceitshouldbereplaced Do notusethejack forhigherca- The vehiclemay fall ifthejackis forchang- The jackonlyserves Do notgreasethethreadsof Two ormorecompactspare Never attempttofitatradition- is approx.3,000km.After The lifeofthesparewheel WARNING “Technical specifications”chapter. spare wheelisasspecifiedinthe of thetyresandcompact Routinely checkthatthepressure tween therimandtyre. Do notinserttoolsofanykindbe- inflation valve. Absolutely nevertamperwiththe thereby overcominganemergency. snow chainscanbemounted, ted tothefrontofvehicle, way, astwonormaltyresarefit- wheel fittedtotherear. Inthis normal wheelsandthespare the frontaxleshouldbefittedwith tured andchainsneedtobeused, wheel, so,ifafrontwheelispunc- ted tothecompactspare Snow chainscannotbefit- WARNING fig. 1a sible, parkonalevel,compactsurface. sible tochangethewheelsafely. Wherepos- not dangerousforthetraffic,whereitispos- can befittedtothejack. er originalone. of breakageitmustbereplacedbyanoth- You that: areinformed where applicable) (optional forversions/markets CHANGING AWHEEL – Stopthecarinsuchapositionthatitis To changethe wheel proceedasfollows: – Notoolsotherthanitsoperatingcrank – Thejackcannotberepaired,intheevent – Thejackrequiresnoadjustment. – Thejackmassis2,100kg. A0B0577m fig. 2 in ( brake. ( A-fig. 2 – Liftthebootcarpetandhookitasshown – Engagefirstgearorreverse. – Stoptheengineandengagehand- – Loosentheclampingdevice(handle) fig. 1a ). ). A0B0234m 209 IN AN EMERGENCY 210 IN AN EMERGENCY fig. 4 fig. 3 one turn ( one turn versions wuthsteelrimsonly). it nearthewheeltobechanged. – Loosenthefasteningboltsbyapprox. – Removethewheelcap( – Take thesparewheel( – Take outthetoolcontainer( B-fig. 4 ). C A-fig. 3 ). B ) andtake ) (for A0B0230m A0B0229m fig. 5 wheel isafewcentimetresfromtheground. wheelhouse. at about40cmfromtheprofileof on thelowerprofileofbody( inserted ofthejackiscorrectly upper part ter causethefasteningboltstoslacken. clean andfreeofimpuritieswhichmaylat- the compactsparewheelwithhubare wheel tobechanged. fig. 4 tend ituntilthegroove( – Completelyunscrewthebolts( – Work thejackandraisecaruntil – Make sure that the contact surfaces of – Makesurethatthecontactsurfaces – Work thejackcrank( – Placethejackundercarnear ), andremovethewheel. B-fig. 6 A-fig. 5 C-fig. 6 ) onthe )to ex- A0B0231m B- ) fig. 6 fig. 7 sponding pin( of theholes( – Lowerthecarandremovejack. – Tightenthefivefasteningbolts. – Installthesparewheelbymatchingone B-fig. 7 A-fig. 7 ). ) withthecorre- A0B0226m A0B0232m fig. 8 the pin( For versionswithsteelrims: wheel. viously, raisethecarandremovespare REFITTING ANORMALWHEEL shown in ter causethefasteningboltstoslacken. clean andfreeofimpuritieswhichmaylat- the compactsparewheelwithhubare holes ( – Fit a normal wheelbearinginmindthat – Fitanormal – Followingtheproceduredescribedpre- – Fullytightentheboltsinsequence – Make sure that the contact surfaces of – Makesurethatthecontactsurfaces A-fig.7 B-fig.7 fig. 8 ). , withoutrefittingthecap. ) mustmatchoneofthe A0B0227m wheel viously describedforthecompactspare For carswithalloyrims: ly inserted. valve countersunkholeuntilitiscomplete- fromtheareanextto ference starting countersunk hole.Pressthewheelcircum- inflating valvecancomeoutthroughthe with fourbolts. the fasteningboltholes. the sparewheel( tighten theboltsasdescribedpreviouslyfor and tightenthelastbolt. on themove. the wheelcaptocome offwhenthecaris – Tightentheboltsfollowingorderpre- – Screwthefasteningbolts. – Tightenthepin( – Placethecapnearwheelsothat – Removethecenteringpin( – Fitthewheelonpinandfastenit WARNING – Lowerthecarandremovejack;then fig. 7 . Incorrect fittingmightcause Incorrect fig. 7 A-fig. 9 ). ) inoneof A-fig. 9 ) fig. 9 ing device( withtheclamp- wheel andsecureeverything vided onthesupport; travelling; lightly topreventitfromvibratingduring vided intheluggagecompartment; – placethetoolcontaineronspare – placethetoolsusedinhousingspro- thejackinitscontainerforcingit – insert – stowthesparewheelinspacepro- After refittingthewheel: A-fig. 2 ). A0B0228m 211 IN AN EMERGENCY 212 IN AN EMERGENCY fig. 10 provided withthecar. tools andthecompactsparewheelusually repairing kitcalledFIX&GO,replacingthe markets whereapplicable)withatyrequick applicable) (for versions/marketswhere REPAIRING FOR QUICKTYRE FIX&GO KIT The carcanbeequipped(forversions/ A0B0390m fig. 11 fittings; inside theappropriatecontainer • • The quickrepairingkitincludes The quickrepairingkitisplacedintheboot a compressor a tool A to removethevalvebody; B with pressuregaugeand A-fig. 10 fig. 11 A0B0332m : . the instrument panel)afterfixingthetyre; the instrument placed inapositionvisibletothedriver(on ing thenotice“max80km/h”,tobe fitted withafillingpipe,andstickerbear- ing pipe. • • a “spout” a smallcylinder D to beconnectedthefill- C containing sealerand fig. 12 ter upto4mm. tyres havingcrackswithmaximumdiame- caused byforeignbodies,itispossibletofix WARNING In theeventofapuncture A0B0333m cracks withdiameterofmax4mm); tyre sides. tocheckaccurately the is necessary wheel flattened. Thatitiswhy damaged duetodrivingwiththe tyre sideisnotguaranteed. the treadwithin25mmfrom and permanentsealingofcrackson A In B areas whichCANNOTbefixed. tyre areawhichcanbefixed(holesor fig. 12 pairing kitifthetyreis Do notusethequickre- cracks onthetyresides It isnotpossibletofix it ispossibletoidentify: WARNING WARNING penetrated thetyre. bodies (screwsornails)whichhave possible. Donotremoveforeign previously indicated,fixingisnot or thetyreoutsidelimitareas is suchthatthereanairleakage) away fromheat and children. the appropriate compartment doctor. Keepthesmall cylinderin should takeplacecallamedical dant water. Ifanyallergyreaction case ofcontact,rinsewithabun- eyes, theskinandclothes.In swallow it;avoidcontactwiththe col; thissubstanceistoxic:donot wheel rim(thedeformation In caseofdamagestothe der containspropylenegly- Warning! Thesmallcylin- WARNING WARNING 213 IN AN EMERGENCY 214 IN AN EMERGENCY THAT: IT ISNECESSARY TOKNOW moved withwater. fixing. e +80°C,isnotadequateforpermanent kit, goodfortemperaturesbetween–30°C minutes. Riskofoverheating. The sealerhasnoexpiredate. The liquidinsidethetyrecanbeeasilyre- The sealerincludedinthequickrepairing pressor formorethan20 Do notoperatethecom- WARNING fig. 13 trated inthefigure( appropriate tool( the elementinsidevalvebyusing handbrake eration withthevalve, INFLATING PROCEDURE face . sur- not toplaceitonthesandoradirty the bottle( to thetyre. press itsothatthewholesealercangetin- 16 in thetyrevalve,keepbottle( 1) 3) 2) 4) ) withthepipedirecteddownwards,then Introduce thefillingpipe( Screw thefillingpipe( Unscrew thetyrevalveplug,remove Place thewheelinpositionillus- C ). . D-fig. 15 A-fig. 13 then engagethe B-fig. 14 ); becareful B-fig. 16 ) fortheop- C-fig. A0B0334m ) to ) fig. 14 accurate reading. the compressoroff,inordertohaveamore ue onthepressuregauge( are advisedtocheckthetyrepressureval- the “Technical specification”chapter).You sure value(see“Coldinflationpressures”in inflate thetyreaccordingtorightpres- fig. 19 valve withthetool( ( andclamptheaircompressorpipe to insert F 5) 7) 6) ) tothetyrevalve. Use theappropriatelever( Start the engine, insert theplug( theengine,insert Start Screw againtheelementinside ) inthelighter(orsocket12V)and D-fig. 17 H-fig. 18 E-fig. 18 ). ) with A0B335m G- ) fig. 15 tyre. the sealerisdistributedevenlyinside drivingimmediatelysothat reached, start Authorized Services. move thevehicleandcontactAlfaRomeo scribed pressureisnotachieved,do inflation. er isdistributedinsidethetyre,thenrepeat wards forabout10metres,sothattheseal- orback- pressure, movethecarforwards Once the correct tyrepressurehasbeen Once thecorrect If, inspiteofthelastoperation,pre- If itisnotpossibletoreachtheprescribed A0B0336m fig. 16 engage thehandbrake. the tyrepressureonceagain;rememberto acceleration orbraking. overcome 80km/h.Avoid sudden fully especiallyinabend.Donot the quickrepairingkit.Drivecare- that thetyrehasbeentreatedwith ly seenbythedriverasanotice After about10minutes,stopandcheck tion whereitcanbeclear- Place thestickerinaposi- WARNING A0B0337m driving thecarwithgreatcare. the handbrakeengaged)andstart sure (withtheenginerunningand detected, restorethecorrectpres- Conversely, ifatleast1,3barsare Romeo AuthorizedServices. too muchdamaged.ContactAlfa tee properholdbecausethetyreis further; FIX&GOcannotguaran- 1,3 bars,donotdriveany If thepressureisbelow WARNING 215 IN AN EMERGENCY 216 IN AN EMERGENCY fig. 17 vices. tact AlfaRomeoAuthorizedSer- cannot guaranteeproperhold.Con- aged andthequickrepairingkit cause thetyreistoomuchdam- bars, donotdriveanyfurtherbe- not possibletoreachatleast1,8 restoring operation,itis If, duringthepressure WARNING A0B0338m fig. 18 only temporarily. repairing kitmustbeused Tyres fixedwiththequick WARNING A0B0339m fig. 19 repairing kit. that thetyrehasbeenfixedwithquick tions, thenhaveitfixedorreplaced. tocheckthetyrecondi- Authorized Service It is absolutely necessary tocommunicate It isabsolutelynecessary Drive carefullytothenearestAlfaRomeo A0B0391m WHEN NEEDINGTOCHANGEA BULB tioning andtheriskoffire. of thesystemmaycausemalfunc- ing intoaccountthespecifications ried outcorrectlyandwithouttak- cific laws. passengers andthe subjectofspe- the safetyofvehicleandits of theexternallightsarevitalto correct operationandpositioning The Romeo AuthorizedServices. the electricsystemnotcar- Alterations orrepairsto should bereplacedbyAlfa Where possiblethebulbs WARNING WARNING of breakagethey mayburst. to dry. with methylatedspiritsandallow the bulbwithaclothmoistened mised. Iftouchedaccidentally, rub life ofthebulbmaybecompro- lighting intensityisreducedandthe bulb istouchedwiththefingersits metallic part.Ifthetransparent pressurised gas,in thecase Halogen bulbscontain handled touchingonlythe Halogen bulbsmustbe WARNING WARNING vices. out byAlfaRomeoAuthorizedSer- with Xenolampsmustbecarried light onvehiclesequipped Possible replacementofa WARNING 217 IN AN EMERGENCY 218 IN AN EMERGENCY GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS are safe. beam afterchangingabulbtoensurethey ers ofthesametypeandpower. tacts foroxidation. in thischapter. fuse” paragraph “Intheeventofaburnt the bulb. fuseisintactbeforereplacing corresponding – Alwayschecktheheightofheadlight bulbsmustbereplacedwithoth- – Burnt – Beforechangingabulbcheckthecon- – Forthelocationoffuses,referto – Whenalightisnotworkingcheckthe .Tubular bulbs C. Bayonettypebulbs B. Allglassbulbs A. hicle: TYPES OFBULBS Various typesofbulbsarefittedtoyourve- move. Free themfromtheircontactstore- holder. to removethistypeofbulbfromits counter-clockwise Press thebulb,turn move. They arepressure-fitted.Pulltore- (fig. 20) fig. 20 .Halogenbulbs D. seating. To removefreeitfromthecliponits A0B0233m Glovebox light light(whererequired) Courtesy Rear rooflight Boot light Front rooflight Number platelight Rear fogguard Reversing light Additional stoplight Stop/side light Rear directionindicator Side directionindicator Front directionindicator Foglight (whererequired) Front sidelight Low beam High beam BULBS FIGURE 20 D D D B B B B B B B C C C C A A A P21/5W PY21W TYPE C10W C10W P21W P21W P21W 3.2W W5W W5W H6W C5W C5W C5W H1 H7 H1 21W/5W POWER 10W 10W 21W 21W 21W 21W 55W 55W 55W 3.2 5W 5W 5W 5W 5W 6W 219 IN AN EMERGENCY 220 IN AN EMERGENCY be replaced”. vious chapter“Ifoneofthelightsneedsto the lightrefertowhatdescribedinpre- GOES OUT EXTERNAL LIGHTS IF ONEOFTHE tioning andtheriskoffire. of thesystemmaycausemalfunc- ing intoaccountthespecifications ried outcorrectlyandwithouttak- WARNING the electricsystemnotcar- Alterations orrepairsto For thetypeandpowerof WARNING fig. 21 units asfollows( counter-clockwise. removed turning beam lightbulbs. indicators, sidelights/dippedandmain FRONT LIGHTUNITS C. B. A. The bulbs are arranged insidethelight The bulbsarearranged To replacethesebulbsthecovermustbe The frontlightunitscontainthedirection Sidelight/main beamheadlights. Dipped beamheadlights Direction indicators fig. 21 ): A0B0224m fig. 22 it clicksintoplace. turning clockwiseandensuringthat Xeno lamp A. B. Fig. 22: Dipped beamheadlights/sidelight. Sidelight/main beamheadlights er inthecorrectposition been replacedrefitthecov- When thebulbshave Dipped beamheadlightswith A0B0392m correct proceduretoreplaceaXenonlight. correct fore breakdownsareunlikely. markets whereapplicable) LIGHTS REPLACEMENT OFXENON Services. only byAlfaRomeoAuthorized Hereafter youfindthedescriptionof longlife,there- Xenon lightshaveavery tem checkedandrepaired If necessary, havethesys- (optional forversions/ WARNING fig. 23 Dipped-beam headlamps fig. 23 cover. risk ofelectricdischarges. moved fromtheignitionswitch: turned offandtheignitionkeyre- be carriedoutwiththelights – Unscrewthethreelockingscrew( To replacethe bulb proceedasfollows: ) andremovetheprotective( the frontlightunitsmust Any operationregarding WARNING A0B0348m A B- ) fig. 24 fig. 25 and removeit. counter-clockwise, asindicatedin ofaturn the Xenonlampbyaquarter – Rotatetheconnector( -i.24 B-fig. fig. 25 A0B0351m A0B0349m ) of , 221 IN AN EMERGENCY 222 IN AN EMERGENCY fig. 26 not, re-engagethelamp. moves whenpositioningthelightitself.If and checkthattheheadlightparabola dippedbeamheadlampson completed, turn ting thebulb. beforerefit- its andallowtodry moistened withmethylatedspir- gers, rubitwithacleancloth parent bulbistouchedwiththefin- WARNING metallic part.Ifthetrans- handled touchingonlythe The Xenonlampmustbe Once theoperationhasbeen A0B0352m fig. 27 ( notch matchesthegrooveonitshousing. wise andremoveit. A-fig. 23 – Refittheprotectivecovercorrectly – Fitthenewbulbbyplacingitsothat – RemovetheXenonlamp( – Turn ring( ). A-fig. 26 ) counter-clock- B-fig. 26 A0B0350m ). fig. 28 wise ( Main beamheadlamps i.23 fig. shown inthefigure. move thebulboperatingclips( beam headlightbulb( – Turn theprotectivecovercounter-clock- To replacethebulbproceedasfollows: – Refit the protective cover correctly ( – Refittheprotectivecovercorrectly – Fitthenewbulb. – Removeconnector( C-fig. 23 ). ) inordertoreachthehigh- A-fig. 24 A-fig. 27 ). ) andre- B A0B0354m ) as C- fig. 29 er initshousing. wise. counter-clock- pushing lightlyandturning wise. ( Direction indicators A-fig. 29 – Replacethebulbandrefithold- – Removethebulbfromholder, – Turn thebulbholder( – Turn thecovercounter-clockwise To replacethebulb proceedasfollows: ). B ) counter-clock- A0B0353m Sidelights light bulb. counter-clockwise inordertoreachtheside- ( er ( counter-clockwise. bulb holder( C-fig. 23 – Turn theprotectivecover( To replacethebulbproceedasfollows: – Removethebulb( – Refittheprotectivecovercorrectly – Replacethebulbandrefithold- B-fig. 28 ). B ), pushinglightlyandturning ) initshousing. A-fig. 28 C-fig. 23 ) fromthe ) fig. 30 and turning counter-clockwise. and turning bulb holder( ( ceed asfollows: INDICATORS FRONT DIRECTION A-fig. 30 – Removethebulb( – Replacethebulb( – Turn thebulbholdercounter-clockwise To replacethebulb(orangecolour),pro- ) andremoveit. A-fig. 31 B-fig. 31 B-fig. 31 ), pushinglightly ) fromthe ). A0B0225m 223 IN AN EMERGENCY 224 IN AN EMERGENCY fig. 31 wise. itclock- in theheadlightunitbodyandturn making itsnotchescoincidewiththegrooves – Refitthebulbholder( A-fig. 31 A0B0221m ) by fig. 32 (fig. 32) DIPPED-BEAM HEADLAMPS – Disconnecttheelectricalconnector( – Removetheprotectivecover To replacethebulb proceedasfollows: – Releasethebulbcatch( – Withdraw thebulbandreplaceit. – Withdraw B ). A0B0222m A ). ( headlamp parabolaandhookthebulbcatch coincidewiththegroovesin metallic part B – Refittheprotectivecovercorrectly. – Fitthenewbulbmakingtabsof – Reconnecttheelectricalconnector( ). A ). fig. 33 and removethebulb. ( fig. 33 from thelightunit. as follows: (where required) FRONT FOGLIGHTS C-fig. 34 Releasethebulbstopper( – thesupplycableterminal Withdraw – Turn thecovercounter-clockwise( – Disconnecttheconnector( – To replacethebulbproceedundercar ) andremoveit. ). D-fig. 34 A-fig. 33 A0B0215m B- ) ) fig. 34 nect theconnector( ( ( the lamplensandhookbulbstopper coincidewiththegroovesin metallic part unit. D-fig. 34 C-fig. 34 refitthecover( – Fitanewbulbmakingthetabsof the – Re-connectthesupplycableterminal – ). ). A-fig. 33 B-fig. 33 ) tothelight ) andcon- A0B0216m checked andadjustedifnecessary. tohavethem Authorized Services ed. IfindoubtcontactAlfaRomeo light unitsarenotcorrectlyadjust- inconvenience otherroadusersifthe Authorized Services. lights contactAlfaRomeo will bedecreasedandmay The efficiencyofthelights To adjustthefrontfog- WARNING 225 IN AN EMERGENCY 226 IN AN EMERGENCY fig. 35 fig. 35 FRONT SIDELIGHTS which issnap-fitted. ( er ( counter-clockwise. bulb holder, pushing lightlyandturning A-fig. 35 – Removethebulbholder( – Removetheprotectivecover( To replacethebulb proceedasfollows: – Removethebulb( – Refit the protective cover correctly – Refittheprotectivecovercorrectly – Replacethebulbandrefithold- B-fig. 36 ). ). ) initshousing. C-fig. 36 B-fig. 35 ) fromthe A0B0217m A- ) fig. 36 (fig. 37) MAIN-BEAM HEADLAMPS connector. bulb. – Releasetheclipholdingbulb( – Removetheprotectivecover. To replacethebulb proceedasfollows: – Reconnectthepowercable( – Removeand( – Withdraw thepowersupply( – Withdraw C ) replacethebulb. B B ) tothe ) cable A0B0218m A ). fig. 37 headlamp parabola. coincidewiththegroovesin metallic part – Refittheprotectivecovercorrectly. – Lockthebulbinplacewithclip( – Fitthenewbulbmakingtabsof A0B0223m A ). fig. 38 parent cover( ( move theunit. fig. 38 rear ofthecartocompresstab( SIDE DIRECTIONINDICATORS B-fig. 39 Turn thebulbholdercounter-clockwise – Pushthetransparentcovertowards – To replacethebulb proceedasfollows: ). Release the front part andre- ). Releasethefrontpart ) andremoveitfromthetrans- D-fig. 39 ). A0B0219m A- fig. 39 to place( sition theunitensuringthatclipclicksin- the transparentcover( is ofthepressure-fittedtypeandreplaceit. ing thesidedirectionindicatorunit. – Withdraw the bulb( Withdraw – – Insert thebulbholder( – Insert parent coverwhenremov- the bodyworkortrans- A-fig. 38 Take carenottodamage ). D-fig. 39 C-fig. 39 B-fig. 39 ) andpo- ) which A0B0220m ) in fig. 40 ditional stoplight(3rdstop). ber platelights,stop/sidelightsandthead- rear fogguards,directionindicators,num- FOG GUARDS REVERSING LIGHTSANDREAR REAR LIGHTUNITS with thelightconcerned. fastening theboottrimincorrespondence Slacken thescrews( – Opentheboot. – To replacethebulbsproceedasfollows: Rear lightunitscontainthereversinglights, A or B-fig. 40 A0B0211m ) 227 IN AN EMERGENCY 228 IN AN EMERGENCY fig. 41 unit ( sponding areaandremovethebulbholder ( ( counter-clockwise it gentlyandturning bulb withbayonetattachmentpushing B-fig. 41 fig. 42 Lowerthebootlidtrimincorre- – ( ( Removeandreplacethe sphericaltype – E D ) rearfogguardbulb. ) reversinglightbulb C-fig. 41 ): ). ) releasingtheretainertab A0B0212m fig. 42 screws removedpreviously. fig. 41 rectly inplacewiththeretainertabs( Refittheboottrimfasteningitwith – Refitthebulbholderunitfastening itcor- – ). A0B0213m B- fig. 43 i.44 fig. er ( ( SIDELIGHTS ANDSTOPLIGHTS DIRECTION INDICATORS/ i.44 fig. A-fig. 43 – Withdraw thebulbholderunit( – Withdraw – Slackenthetwofasteningscrews – Opentheboot. To replacethebulbsproceedasfollows: B-fig. 43 ). ) releasingtheretainertabs( ) andremovetheprotectivecov- ). A0B0214m A- B- fig. 44 fastening withnuts( fig. 44 inplacewiththeretainertabs( correctly ( counter-clockwise it gentlyandturning (spherical withbayonetcoupling)pushing fig. 45 Refittheprotectivecover( – Refitthebulbholderunitfasteningit – ( ( – Removeandreplacethebulbconcerned D C sidelight/stoplightbulb ) directionindicatorbulb. ) ). ). A-fig. 43 B-fig. 43 ). A0B0207m B- ) fig. 45 fig. 47 lightlyandreplacethebulb( turning cloth onthestopper( ing aflatscrewdriverprotectedbysoft NUMBER PLATE LIGHTS Removetheunit( – removethebulbholder( – Removethenumberplatelightunitus- – To replacethebulbsproceedasfollows: ) whichispressure-fitted. A-fig. 46 B-fig. 46 C-fig. 47 ). ). A0B0208m D- ) fig. 46 fig. 47 ing gently. ( withthestopper ing incorrespondence thecatchesandthenpress- firstly inserting A-fig. 46 Refitthebulbholder( – – Refitthecompleteunit( ). C-fig. 47 B-fig. 46 ) turn- A0B0210m A0B0209m ) 229 IN AN EMERGENCY 230 IN AN EMERGENCY fig. 48 fig. 51 (3 ADDITIONAL STOPLIGHT until theyreleaseandlowerthetrim. draw thecompleteunit. Removethetransparentcover( – Slackentheknob( – Turn thefasteningbuttons( – Opentheboot. – To replacethebulbs proceedasfollows: Slackenthescrews( – rd STOP) ) andreplacethebulbconcerned. B-fig. 49 C-fig. 50 A-fig. 48 )and with- ). A0B0192m D- ) fig. 50 fig. 49 with itsbuttons( unit lockingitwiththeknob( – Re-position the trim correctly andfasten Re-positionthetrimcorrectly – Refitthetransparent coverandinstallthe – A-fig. 48 ). -i.49 B-fig. A0B0205m A0B0204m ). fig. 51 tacts. fittedbetweenthecon- new bulbiscorrectly it fromthelateralcontactsensuringthat fig. 53 ering inthepointsshownbyarrows. FRONT ROOFLIGHT GOES OUT INTERNAL LIGHTS IF ONEOFTHE – Replace the bulb concerned ( Replacethebulbconcerned – Openthecover( – Removetherooflight( – To replacethebulbsproceedasfollows: ) bypullingitoutwardsandfreeing B-fig. 53 A-fig. 52 ). A0B0206m ) lev- C- fig. 53 fig. 52 followed forremoval. taining clips. with theedgesoflightorre- ly arrangedanddoesnotinterfere To refittherooflightreverseprocedure electrical wiringiscorrect- rooflight ensurethatthe When refittingthe A0B0201m A0B0578m fig. 54 ering inthepointshownbyarrow. (except versionswithsunroof) REAR ROOFLIGHTBULBS other sideuntilthecatchclocksintoplace. with theconnectorandthenpressingon contacts. andlockedbetweenthe positioned correctly tacts. outwards andreleasingitfromthesidecon- Removethebulb( – Removetherooflight( – To replacethebulbsproceedasfollows: – Refit the light firstly inserting theside Refitthelightfirstlyinserting – Fitthenewbulbmakingsurethatitis – B-fig. 55 A-fig. 54 ) pulling ) lev- A0B0202m fig. 55 ering inthepointshownbyarrow. (only versionswithsunroof) CENTRE REARROOFLAMP other sideuntilthecatchclicksintoplace. side ( contacts. andlockedbetweenthe positioned correctly contacts. it outwardsandreleasingfromtheside Removethebulb( – Removetherooflight( – To removethebulbproceedasfollows: – Refit the roof light firstly inserting the Refittherooflightfirstlyinserting – Fitthenewbulbmakingsurethatitis – C-fig. 57 ) andthenpressingonthe B-fig. 57 A-fig. 56 ) pulling A0B0203m ) lev- 231 IN AN EMERGENCY 232 IN AN EMERGENCY fig. 57 fig. 56 ering inthepointshownbyarrow. (where required) COURTESY LIGHTS Removetherooflight( – To removethebulb proceedasfollows: A-fig. 58 A0B0197m A0B0196m ) lev- fig. 58 pressing ontheotheruntiltabclicks. rect positionfirstlyononesideandthen contacts. andlockedbetweenthe positioned correctly contacts. it outwardsandreleasingfromtheside Removethebulb( – – Refit the roof light, inserting itinthecor- Refittherooflight,inserting – Fitthenew bulbmakingsurethatitis – B-fig. 59 ) pulling A0B0198m fig. 59 fig. 60 driver onthetab( GLOVEBOX LIGHT Removethecover( – Removethelightpushingwithascrew- – To removethebulbproceedasfollows: A-fig. 60 B-fig. 61 ). ). A0B0195m A0B0199m fig. 62 fig. 61 pushing ontheotheruntiltabclicks. rect positionfirstlyononesideandthen is pressure-fitted. – Re-install the light inserting itinthecor- Re-installthelightinserting – Refitthecover( – Change thebulb( – B-fig. 61 C-fig. 62 ). ) which A0B0193m A0B0194m fig. 63 LIGHT LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT driver. bulb ( until theyclickandlowerthetrim. Turn thefasteningbuttons( – Opentheboot. – To removethebulbproceedasfollows: – Withdraw theclearplasticcoverand Withdraw – A-fig. 64 ) usingaflat-bladedscrew- -i.63 A-fig. A0B0192m ) fig. 64 fig. 65 i.65 fig. the retainingtabsclickintoplace( tween thecontacts. positionedbe- that thenewbulbiscorrectly cylindrical typepullingitoutwardsensuring Refitthetransparentcoverensuring that – Replacethebulb( – ). B-fig. 65 )of the A0B0190m A0B0191m C- 233 IN AN EMERGENCY 234 IN AN EMERGENCY fig. 66 GENERALITIES IN THEEVENTOFABURNTFUSE (same colour). fusewithanotherofthesamevalue burnt ment mustnotbebroken:ifso,replacethe tion, makesureithasnotfused.Thefila- down orwrongoperationonthesystem. (i.e. itgetsdisconnected)incaseofbreak- of theelectricalsystem:basicallyitoperates When anelectricaldevicesceasestofunc- The fuseis( fig. 66 ) aprotectiveelement A0B0189m colour. ways anintactfuseofthesame pincers ( rating, DANGER OF FIRE! ( ( Extract thefusetobereplacedusing A B ) -Fusewithbrokenfilament. ) -Intactfuse C than anewfuse.Useal- fuse withanythingother another withahigher amp Never replacea fuse with )situated onthefusebox. Never replaceabroken WARNING rized Services. switched offand/ordisengaged. are and thatalltheservices been removedfromtheignition an AlfaRomeoAuthorizedServices. do not fixitbutcontact intervenes, tact AlfaRomeo Autho- If afuseblowsagain con- check thatthekeyhas Before replacingafuse (MAXI-FUSE oMEGA-FUSE) If amainprotectivefuse WARNING WARNING WARNING fig. 68 fig. 67 lids ( minal; togainaccessthefuseslifttwo positiveter- side acontainernearthebattery 156 The generalprotectionfusesof fig. 67 are in the engine compartment, in- are intheenginecompartment, and fig. 68 ). Alfa A0B0579m A0B0188m fig. 69 screw ( belowandremovethe tion ofthearrow el ( left ofthesteeringcolumn. in acontrolunitunderthedashboard,to MAIN FUSEBOX(fig.69) FUSE ANDRELAYS INTHE To gainaccesstothem,removethepan- The fusesforthemaindevicesarehoused A ) releasingthetabs( C ). B ) inthedirec- A0B0172m fig. 70 ner sideofthepanel( shown onthelabel( component protectedbyeachfuse,are ment. window powercontrol,seatelectricadjust- of thecontrolunit( when theyareused. vised toreplenishthestockofsparefuses The symbolsthatidentifythemainelectric B. A. Some sparefusesarehousedattheright Relay forsunroof,seatheater, rear Dipped beamlightrelay. D-fig. 69 fig. 70 A-fig. 69 ); youaread- ) onthein- ). A0B0185m 235 IN AN EMERGENCY 236 IN AN EMERGENCY fig. 71 FROM THEGLOVEBOX FUSES ANDRELAYS ACCESSIBLE FUSEBOX FUSES ABOVETHEMAIN the glovebox. ket versionsarelocatedonabracketbehind specificmar- on requestoronlyforcertain is gainedremovingthepanel( ed abovethemainfuseboxtowhichaccess grouped togetheronthreecontainerslocat- Some fuses and relays for services supplied Some fusesandrelaysforservices devicesare The protectionfusesofcertain (fig. 71) A-fig. 69 A0B0141m ). fig. 72 rized Services. the glovebox:contactAlfaRomeoAutho- quired). i.72 fig. B A Access totherelaysisgainedbyremoving To gainaccesstothefusesremove( . Headlampwashertimer(wherere- . Foglightrelay(whererequired). ) thepressure-fittedlid. A0B0184m A- fig. 73 thorized Services. pected anomaly, contactAlfaRomeoAu- versions andmarkets.Intheeventofasus- dependingonthe es andrelaysmayvary the versions. number offusesandrelaysdependingon ed byaspecialcover, thereisavariable andprotect- bracket infrontofthebattery BAY FUSES ANDRELAYS INENGINE WARNING housedona In theenginecompartment, The arrangement ofthefus- The arrangement A0B0154m fig. 74 ( gain accesstothefollowingrelays/fuses lay. ly) orengineradiatorfan2 relay (T.SPARK versions). sions). jet versions). (only 2.5V624V, JTDand16VMulti- fig. 74 A. Remove thecover( D. C. F. E. B. G. Timing variatorrelay(1.6T.SPARK on- Climate controlcompressorrelay Engine radiatorcoolingfan1 Fuel pumprelay Electronic injectionrelay Engine radiatorcoolingfan2 Fuel oilheaterrelay(onlyDieselver- ): A-fig. 73 nd speed relay st speed re- nd speed A0B0183m ) to fig. 75 fig. 75 For JTD20vMultijetversionreferto A0B0618m fig. 76 compartment heater2 compartment tact AlfaRomeoAuthorizedServices. fuse amperevalue:incaseofdoubt,con- head forthefollowingfuses( rearbulk- tened totheenginecompartment tions installed,thereisasecondbracketfas- compartment heater1 compartment A. WARNING For Dieselversions,dependingontheop- B. MAXI-FUSE 30A:additionalpassenger MAXI-FUSE 30A:additionalpassenger Strictly observe thespecified Strictly observe st nd level relay. level relay. i.76 fig. A0B0619m ): 237 IN AN EMERGENCY 238 IN AN EMERGENCY IHSFGR MEE FUSE HI-FI BOSE system Car interior and gloveboxlights AMPERES Fog lamps lights Direction indicators-Hazard warning Right rearfogguard Left rearfogguard FIGURE Reversing lights/Soundsystem Right numberplatelight Left numberplatelight Control(optional) Cruise Right main-beamheadlamp Left main-beamheadlamp Right dipped-beamheadlamp/Xenonlamps(optional) Left dipped-beamheadlamp/Xenonlamps(optional) Right rearsidelight Left rearsidelight Right frontsidelight Left frontsidelight LIGHTS FUSE SUMMARY TABLE 12-13 16 14 13 13 9 6 7 6 7 1 2 4 8 7 6 6 7 25A 10A 15A 10A 10A 10A 10A 10A 10A 10A 10A 10A 20A 20A 10A 10A 10A 10A 71 69 71 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 EVCSFS MEE FIGURE versions) electrical socket intheboot(Sportwagon Supplementary system Electronic alarm Sound system/Diagnosis socket light Rearscreen heatingwarning AMPERES light Main-beam headlampwarning cluster Instrument Headlamp aimingdevice FUSE Headlamp washer Cigar lighter/Odoursensor defrosting mirror Wing adjustment mirror Wing Rearscreen heating Boot electricopening Door lockingsystem-Bootlight Right rearpowerwindow Left rearpowerwindow Front powerwindows system GSM BoxforConnect/Navigator-electronicwarning Horns wiper,Windscreen windscreenwasher/Rearscreenwiper/Rainsensor(optional) SERVICES 10 12 12 15 12 15 13 15 13 11 10 2 4 1 9 7 3 5 4 5 20A 10A 10A 30A 10A 10A 10A 20A 15A 30A 10A 30A 30A 20A 20A 20A 30A 10A 20A 20A 71 69 69 69 69 69 69 72 69 69 69 69 71 69 71 71 69 69 69 69 239 IN AN EMERGENCY 240 IN AN EMERGENCY EVCSFS MEE FIGURE Glow plugs and resistancesonfuel oilfilter(dieselversions) Electronic ignitionandinjection system AMPERES fan(dieselversions) Passenger compartment fan(petrolversions) Passenger compartment – 2.5V624Vversions – dieselversions – T.SPARK andJTSversions FUSE Second speed – 2.5V624Vversions – dieselversions – T.SPARK andJTSversions First speed Engine coolingradiatorfan: Climate controlsystem Alfa RomeoCODEsystem ABS system Air bagsystem Seat heating/Sunroof/Seatelectricaladjustment Rear controllightingfromsidelights Controls lighting/Stoplights Remote control SERVICES 11 (*) 2 (*) 15 14 13 13 13 8 5 4 1 7 7 7 6 6 6 9 9 8 6 3 10A (*) 10A (*) 7.5A 7.5A 70A 30A 15A 15A 40A 40A 40A 40A 30A 40A 60A 50A 15A 60A 30A 10A 10A 10A 68 68 71 71 71 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 69 71 71 68 71 71 71 71 69 SERVICES FUSE AMPERES FIGURE Fuel oil heater (JTD versions, JTD 16V Multijet) H 25A 74

Services switched off with starting 1 7.5A 71 Battery power supply for Alfa Romeo CODE/Injection system 12 7.5A 71 (+15) key-controlled service supply (ignition switch) 2 30A 68 General service supply (petrol versions) IN AN EMERGENCY 4 80A 68 General service supply (diesel versions) General service supply 1 80A 68 Additional heater (diesel version only) 3 70A 68 Oil pump supply (Selespeed versions only) 10 70A 68

Selespeed gearbox 10 30A 68 (2.0 JTS version) 7 30A 68 Automatic gearbox (2.5 V6 24V version) 8 20A 68 7 40A 68 (*) Specific components and values depending on the version/market. If in doubt, especially for the replacement8 of fuses which protect safety 20Acircuits 68 and/or systems (Air bag, ABS, etc.), you are recommended to contact Alfa Romeo Authorized Services, also to locate the cause of the fuse tripping.

241 242 IN AN EMERGENCY CHARGING THEBATTERY IN THEEVENTOFAFLAT BATTERY time maydamagethebattery. ing forabout24hours.Chargingalonger vices. outbyAlfaRomeoAuthorizedSer- be carried purposes.Thisoperationshould informative chargingprocedureisdescribedonlyfor tery durability. fromgettingflatandtoensureitslong tery to beadoptedinorderpreventthebat- “Car maintenance”chapterforprecautions Charging shouldbeslowatalowamprat- WARNING First ofall,youareadvisedtoreferthe The descriptionofthebat- negative ( fore disconnectingitfromthebattery. tery, respectingpolarity. negative( tery plosion and fire. or sourcesofsparks: dangerofex- and keptawayfrom nakedflames charged inawell ventilatedplace should be skin oreyes.The battery corrosive. Avoid contactwiththe – Reconnect the terminal tothebattery – Reconnecttheterminal offthechargerbe- – Afterchargingturn – Turn onthecharger. – Connectthechargercablestobat- fromthebat- – Disconnecttheterminal asfollows: Charge thebattery battery ispoisonousand battery The fluidcontainedinthe – ) pole. – ) pole. WARNING this chapter. BATTERY STARTING WITH ANAUXILIARY which ispoisonousandcorrosive. with theriskofacidcomingout and thatthebodyisnotcracked, not broken(riskofshortcircuit) check thattheinsideelementsare exists. Ifithasfrozen,always thawing it,thedangerofexplosion See “Starting with an auxiliary battery” in battery” withanauxiliary See “Starting frozen battery before frozen battery Never attempttochargea WARNING fig. 77 soft clothtopreventdamagingthecar. outthisoperation,protectthetipwitha ry If thesuppliedflatscrewdriverisusedtocar- front ( housed inthetoolboxunderbootmat. IF THEVEHICLEISTOBETOWED – Removethecover( – Take thetowringfromtoolbox. To installthetowring,proceedasfollows: The towringsuppliedwiththevehicleis i.77 fig. ) orrearbumper( A ) snap-fittedonthe i.78 fig. A0B0593m ). fig. 78 threaded housing. tow ringisfirmlytightenedinits tow thecarmakesurethat ing thering.Beforebeginningto – Firmly screwtheringinitshousing. – Firmly ed housingbeforetighten- Carefully cleanthethread- WARNING A0B0594m behaviour ontheroad. cerning boththetowingdeviceand the specifictrafficregulationscon- tocomplywith car itiscompulsory in contactwithit.Whentowingthe does notdamagethecomponents that fasteningthejointtocar ing towingoperationsmakesure for towingandavoidjerks.Dur- steering. Donotuseflexiblecables effort onthebrakepedalandfor toexertmore ing, itisnecessary andpowersteer- the servo-brake remember thatwithoutthehelpof to steerthewheels.Whentowing lock resultingintheimpossibility automatically engagesthesteering not removeit.Removingthekey key toMARandthenSTOP, do the car, turntheignition Before beginningtotow WARNING 243 IN AN EMERGENCY 244 IN AN EMERGENCY SELESPEED VERSION TOWING THE2.0JTS gearbox, makesurethatitisinneutral( Authorised Services. do nottowthevehicle;contactAlfaRomeo tions givenonthepreviouspage. mechanical gearboxfollowingtheinstruc- carwith and proceedasfortowinganormal (checking thatthecarmoveswhenpushed) WARNING Should itbeimpossibletosetneutral, when towingthevehicle. Do notstarttheengine For versionwithSelespeed WARNING N ) for towing. km/h. 50 only betowedfor50Kmataspeedof ground; ing thedrivingwheels(front)from hicle; following recommendations: page. givenontheprevious low theinstructions localregulations.Alsofol- ply withcurrent (2.5 V624VQ-SYSTEM) AUTOMATIC GEARBOX TOWING THEVERSIONWITH The gearshiftlevershouldbeatposition – ifthis,too,isnotpossible,thecarmay – ifthisisnotpossible,towthecarrais- – ifpossible,putthecaronarescueve- the If thecarneedstobetowed,observe WARNING For towingthevehiclecom- N the automaticgearbox. towing. being pulledintorotationduring raised topreventthegearboxfrom essary, thedrivingwheels mustbe low speed:iflongertowingisnec- towed. cause seriousdamageto above instructionsmay short distancesandata box maybetowedonlyfor when thevehicleisbeing Do notstarttheengine The failuretofollowthe Cars withautomaticgear- WARNING be installedonthejack. er originalone; of breakageitmustbereplacedbyanoth- ture” inthischapter. USING THEJACK IF THEVEHICLEISTOBELIFTED the car. must itbe usedforrepairs under cars ofothermodels. Innocase poses suchasfor exampleraising must neverbeused forotherpur- ed oroncarsofthe samemodel.It on thecarwithwhich itisprovid- – notoolotherthanitscrankinglevermay – thejackcannotberepairedandincase – thejackrequiresnoadjustment; – thejackmassis2,100kg; You that: areinformed See paragraph“Intheeventofapunc- only forreplacing wheels The purposeofthejackis WARNING ( cm fromtheprofileofwheelhouse shop liftintheareasillustrated,approx.40 orthework- sitioning theendsofarms WORKSHOP LIFT USING ANARMLIFT OR label. pacities thantheonestatedonits Never usethejackforhigherca- fig. 79 The vehiclemustonlybeliftedlaterallypo- ). is notpositionedcorrectly. The carmayfallifthejack WARNING fig. 79 points shown(fig.79). workshop liftarmplateonlyinthe sitioning thejackor The caristobeliftedpo- WARNING A0B0588m 245 IN AN EMERGENCY 246 IN AN EMERGENCY OCCURS IF ANACCIDENT cident withyourheadlights. ard lights. theemergencylanewithyourcar.struct the accident. cident, stopatleasttenmetresawayfrom – Atnight,illuminatethesceneofac- – Turn onthehaz- offtheengineandturn donotob- – Ifyouareonamotorway – Ifyouarenotdirectlyinvolvedintheac- tokeepcalm. – Itisimportant cles involved. are easiertobreak. ified windscreen.Therearandsidewindows get outofthevehiclebybreakingstrat- rail. mediately andtakerefugebehindtheguard ready immobile.Getoutofthevehicleim- intothoseal- risk ofothervehiclesrunning ly whenthevisibilityisbad,thereahigh mounted emergencyphones. usethespecialcolumn- On themotorway yougiveasaccuratecan. information where itcanbeclearlyseen. distancefromthecar angle attheregulatory over. – Removetheignitionkeysofvehi- to – Ifthedoorsareblocked,donottry – Inpile-upsonthemotorway, particular- makingthe – Calltheemergencyservices – Marktheaccidentbyputtingredtri- – Actcarefully, youmustnotriskbeingrun battery negative( battery fromthe system, disconnecttheterminal they are.Neverusewater. toputoutfires,nomatterhowsmall earth are extinguished. do notsmokeandmakesureallcigarettes – If it is not necessary tousethelighting – Ifitisnotnecessary – Useafireextinguisher, blanket,sandor – Ifyousmellpetrolorotherchemicals, – ) pole. the bodyhorizontal. bend theheadand,asfarpossible,keep orlegs,donot Do notpullhis/herarms ter orislikelytofalloveracliffsimilar. ly ifitriskscatchingfire,issinkinginwa- the followingcases. to drink. parties. by tocalmhim/herdownincaseofpanic. soon.Stayclose is onitswayandwillarrive person. accident. even forthosenotdirectlyinvolvedinthe The obligationtoprovideassistanceexists IF ANYONEISINJURED – Pulltheinjuredpersonfromcaron- – Nevermoveaninjuredpersonexceptin – Donotgiveaninjuredpersonanything – Unfastenorcutseatbeltsholdinginjured – Reassuretheinjuredpersonthathelp – Donotcongregatearoundtheinjured – Neverleavetheinjuredpersonalone. kit. guisher andablanketbesidesthefirst-aid FIRST-AID KIT It isadvisabletohavealsoafireextin- 247 IN AN EMERGENCY 248 CAR MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE PROGRAMMED chapter. paragraph in“Gettingtoknowyourcar” in the“DisplayInfocenter” see “Service” MAR theignitionkeyto is shownagainturning show “SCHEDULEDSERVICE WITHIN” which tenance deadline,theInfocenterdisplaywill 20,000km. tions every a seriesofchecksandmaintenanceopera- suring longcarlifeunderthebestconditions. WARNING This iswhyAlfaRomeohasprogrammed maintenanceisessentialforen- Correct , every 200 km. For further details, 200km. Forfurther , every At 2000kmfromthemain- C C A A pressure, etc... ping uptheleveloffluids,checkingtyre as forexampleroutinelycheckingandtop- another, such careisstillnecessary ordinary coupon andlater, betweenonecouponand the initialperiodbefore20,000kmservice ly coverallthecar’s requirements:alsoin grammed Maintenancedoesnotcomplete- vices, atpre-establishedtimes. outbyallAlfaRomeoAuthorizedSer- carried may invalidatethewarranty. facturer. out Thefailuretohavethemcarried nance couponsarespecifiedbytheManu- R R WARNING It ishoweverwisetorememberthatPro- The Programmed Maintenance service is The ProgrammedMaintenanceservice

M M A A The ProgrammedMainte- I I N N T T E E N N A A N N C C E E ing for the next service coupon. ing forthenextservice of anyminoroperatingfaults,withoutwait- intheevent Alfa RomeoAuthorizedServices of thecustomer. outonlywiththeexplicitagreement carried ther replacementsorrepairs,thesemaybe ones programmed,theneedarisesforfur- WARNING If duringeachoperation,inadditiontothe You areadvisedtocontact Check operation ofantievaporation system(petrolengines) Check engine smoke(dieselversions) Check petrolengineexhaust emissions Check/adjust valveclearance (1.9JTD8Vversions) Check/adjust handbrake leverstroke drivebelt Sight checkforconditionsofPoly-Vaccessory Check conditionoftimingdrivebelt Check forbonnetandbootlockcleanness,lever cleannessandlubrication (boots -sleevesbushesetc.) parts rubber pipes andhoses(exhaust-fuelbrakes), Sight checkfortheconditionsof:exteriorbodywork, underbodyprotection, Check conditionsofreardiskbrakepads Check frontdiskbrakepadwearindicator Check position/wearofwindscreen/rearscreenwiperblades Check operationofwindscreenwiper/washersystem,adjustsprayjets lights,etc..) lights,gloveboxlight,warning boot lights,passengercompartment Check operationoflightingsystem(headlights,directionindicators,hazardlights, Check tyreconditions/wearandadjustpressureifnecessary SCHEDULED MAINTENANCEPROGRAMME Thousands ofkm 04 08 0 2 4 6 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 ●●●●● ●●●●●●●●● ●●●●●●●●● ●●●●●●●●● ●●●●●●●●● ●●●●●●●●● ●●●●●●●●● ●●●●●●●●● ●●●● ●●●● ●●●● ●●●● ●● ●● ●● 249 CAR MAINTENANCE 250 CAR MAINTENANCE (*) Or every 3yearsinharsh conditions(cold– hotclimates,stopand gocitytraffic,dustyareas orroadscovered with sand (*) Orevery Replacement ofdust/pollen filter 2year) Change brakefluid(or every Change engineoiland oil filter Check automaticgearboxoillevel(2.5V624V version) Check gearboxanddifferentialoillevel Check operationofenginecontrolsystems(through diagnosis) Replacement ofsparkplugs(T.SPARK 16V, 2.0JTSand2.5V624Vversions) Replacement ofcounter-rotatingshaftdrivebelt (only2.0JTS) drivebelt Replacement oftimingdrivebelt(*)andPoly-V accessory topupSelespeedoillevel(2.0JTSversion) Check andifnecessary windscreen wiper, battery, enginecoolant,etc..) topupfluidlevels (brakes,hydraulicclutch,powersteering, Check andifnecessary (dieselversionsonly) Change aircleanercartridge (petrolengines) Change aircleanercartridge Change fuelfilter(dieselversionsonly) Or every 5years,regardless ofthemileage. Or every Thousand ofkm 04 08 0 2 4 6 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 ●●●●●●●●● ●●●●●●●●● ●●●●●●●●● ●●●●●●●●● ●●●●●●●●● ●●●●●●●●● ●●●●●●●●● ●●●● ●●●● ●●● ●● and/orsalt) ● ● ● ness, levercleanness andlubrication brake pad sition/wear wiper/washer operation,adjustnozzles panel, etc.) lightsofinstrument glovebox light,warning lights, boot lights,passengercompartment lights, directionindicators,hazard spare wheel) pressure ifrequired(includingthecompact lowing: 10,000 km).Itconsistsofthefol- cover lessthan20,000km(e.g. has beenestablishedforcarsthet PROGRAMME ANNUAL INSPECTION – Checkforbonnet and bootlockclean- – Checkconditionand wearofthefront – Checkwindscreen/rear-screenbladepo- – Checkwindscreenandrear-screen – Checklightingsystemoperation(head- – Checktyreconditions/wearandadjust An annualinspectionprogramme washer fluid,battery, etc.) id levels(coolant,brakefluid,windscreen and variouscontrols hoses sleeves -bushings,etc..),brakeandfuel components(casings- el -brakes)rubber gearbox, transmission,piping(exhaust-fu- – Changepollenfilter. – Replaceengineoilfilter – Changeengineoil – Checkandtopupifnecessary, theflu- checktheconditionofbelts – Visually chargecondition – Checkbattery checkthefollowing:engine, – Visually the “Technical specifications”chapter). “Specifications offluidsandlubricants”in expressly forAlfaRomeocars(seethetable er fluidlevel id level topup: check andifnecessary OPERATIONS ADDITIONAL the engine oilandtopupifnecessary. Every Every – tyrepressureandconditions. – windscreenwasherandheadlampwash- – powersteeringfluidlevel – brakefluid/hydraulicclutchcontrolflu- – enginecoolantlevel Every Every You are recommended touseproductsof FL Selenia 1000 km 3000 km , designedanddeveloped or beforelongjourneys check thelevelof 251 CAR MAINTENANCE 252 CAR MAINTENANCE required on tivity. inac- deliveries) orincaseofalongterm low speeddriving(e.g.taxisordoor-to-door low zero. temperaturesbe- peated andwithexternal tions: one ofthefollowingspeciallyheavycondi- Engine oil WARNING Replace engineoilmorefrequentlythan – frequentlyidlingenginesorlongdistance distances(lessthan7-8km)re- – short – dustyroads – trailerorcaravantowing Should prevailinguseofthecarbeunder EVC SCHEDULE SERVICE . is asignthatthefilterneedschanging. Programme. Iftheengineis“sobbing”it than statedintheScheduledMaintenance to changethefueloilfiltermorefrequently fuel oilincommercemaymakeitnecessary Fuel oilfilter WARNING The varietyofthedegreepurity Alfa RomeoAuthorizedServices. in relationtohowthecarisused,contact tween engineoilandaircleanerchanges the ScheduledMaintenanceProgramme. air cleanermorefrequentlythanstatedin Air cleaner WARNING For any doubts about the intervals be- For anydoubtsabouttheintervals Using thecarondustyroads,change gramme. ed intheScheduledMaintenancePro- thanstat- trolyte) atmorefrequentintervals fluid(elec- to checkthelevelofbattery harshconditions,itiswise or particularly if installedintheaftermarket. manently withtheignitionkeyoff,especially per- that absorbhighamountsofcurrent orifitisfittedwithservices journeys, short quently ifthecarisusedprevailinglyfor freezing theelectrolyte. onset ofwinter, toavoidthepossibilityof charge conditionschecked,preferablyatthe Battery WARNING In thecaseofusecarinhotclimates outmorefre- This checkshouldbecarried You arerecommended tohavethebattery the passenger compartment isnoted. the passengercompartment a reductionoftheamountairadmittedto itshouldbereplacedif quently; inparticular to replacethefilteringelementmorefre- heavily pollutedenvironmentsitisadvisable Pollen filter WARNING If thecarisusedfrequentlyindustyor have noexperience. outtheseoperationsifyou carry fluids;donothowever necessary Alfa Romeosparepartsandthe have theproperequipment,genuine yourself, alwaysmakesureyou out erations youwishtocarry routine andminormaintenanceop- Authorized Services. For Authorized Services. entrusted toAlfaRomeo Car maintenanceshouldbe 253 CAR MAINTENANCE 254 CAR MAINTENANCE LEVELS CHECKING FLUID 4 coolant fluid - the car. other andcouldseriouslydamage are allincompatiblewithonean- risk offire. vapours maybepresent,withthe ment; gasandinflammable 1 Windscreen washer fluid- Windscreen Engine oil - ious typesoffluids:they care nottoconfusethevar- ing intheenginecompart- Never smokewhilework- When toppinguptake 6 2 Power steering fluid Battery - Battery WARNING 3 Brake fluid - 5 Engine fig. 2 -2.0JTS version fig. 1-1.6T.SPARK, 1.8T.SPARK versions A0B00436m A0B00174m coolant fluid- 4 coolant fluid- 4 1 1 Windscreen washer fluid- Windscreen Windscreen washerfluid- Windscreen Engine oil - Engine oil- 6 6 2 2 Power steeringfluid Power steeringfluid Battery - Battery Battery - Battery 3 3 Brake fluid - Brake fluid- 5 5 Engine Engine fig. 3-2.5V624Vversion fig. 4 -JTDversion A0B00176m A0B00175m 255 CAR MAINTENANCE 256 CAR MAINTENANCE 4 coolant fluid - 4 coolant fluid- 1 1 Windscreen washerfluid- Windscreen Windscreen washer fluid- Windscreen Engine oil- Engine oil - 6 6 2 2 Power steering fluid Power steeringfluid Battery - Battery Battery - Battery 3 3 Brake fluid- Brake fluid - 5 5 Engine Engine fig. 5-JTD16VMultijetversion To is illustrated without the bonnet improve picture detail, the engine compartment fig. 6 -JTD20V Multijetversion A0B0616m A0B0558m i.7-TSAKvrin fig.8-2.0JTSversion fig. 7 -T.SPARK versions has beenswitchedoff. a fewminutes(about5)aftertheengine when thecarisstandingonalevelsurface ENGINE OIL of oil. toapproximately1liter marks corresponds and check thatthelevelisbetween back completely, removeitonceagainand Remove thedipstick( The engineoillevelshouldbechecked Fig. 12 Fig. 11 Fig. 10 Fig. 9 Fig. 8 Fig. 7 The interval between the The interval MAX : 2.5V624Vversion : 2.0JTSversion : T.SPARK versions : JTD20VMultijetversion : JTD16VMultijetversion : JTDversions marks onthedipstick. A ), cleanit,putit MIN and MAX MIN A0B0170m in: dangerofinjury. the engineishot,fanmaycut avoid burns.Rememberthatwhen inside theenginecompartmentto pulled bymovingparts. take carewhenworking When theengineishot, loose clothingmightbe tiesandother Scarves, WARNING WARNING A0B0437m fig. 9 -2.5V6 24V version ( MIN the circuit. ent fromthoseoftheoilalreadyin B If theoillevelisnearorevenbelow ), untilreachingthe , mark,addoiltroughthefillerneck viscosity) whicharediffer- acteristics (classification, Never addoilwithchar- MAX mark. A0B0169m 257 CAR MAINTENANCE 258 CAR MAINTENANCE fig. 10 -JTDversion that theoillevelisabove wait afewminutesafterstoppingit. theengineforafewsecondsand oil, run levelrestored. have thecorrect to contact AlfaRomeoAuthorizedServices WARNING WARNING After addingorchangingthe If aroutinecheckreveals MAX mark, A0B0165m i.1 - JTD16VMultijet version fig. 11 tions ofusethecar. pends onthewayofdrivingandcondi- 6000km. the first5000÷ tion canonlybeconsideredstabilisedafter settles, thereforetheengineoilconsump- 1000km. 400 gramsevery Engine oilconsumption WARNING During theinitialperiodofuseengine Max. engineoilconsumptionisusually Engine oilconsumptionde- A0B0559m i.1 - JTD20VMultijet version fig. 12 laws. respecting theenvironmentand dispose ofthewasteoilandfilters changed astheseareequippedto tohavetheoilandfilter Services Alfa RomeoAuthorized contain pollutants.Contact Used engineoilandfilter A0B0617m fig. 13 spout and turn theignitionkeyto spout andturn the breathertubecompletelyoncap level; up withoiluntilreachingthecorrect stick oftheactualcap; withthe corresponds move thecap( cold. andwiththeenginestopped el surface outwiththecaronalev- should becarried (fig. 13) HYDRAULIC SYSTEMOIL SELESPEED GEARBOX – afterscrewingthecapbackon,insert – ifthelevelisbelow – disconnectthebreathertubeandre- theignitionkeyto – turn To checkthelevel,proceedasfollows: The oilleveloftheSelespeedsystem A ) checkingthatthelevel MAX MAX mark onthedip- MAR mark, top ; STOP A0B0162m . the system. ment andlaws. waste oilrespectingtheenviron- are equippedtodisposeofthe to havetheoilchangedasthese those oftheoilalreadyin ferent characteristicsthan Romeo AuthorizedServices pollutants. ContactAlfa Do notaddoilwithdif- Used gearboxoilcontain in: dangerofinjury. the engineishot,fanmaycut avoid burns.Rememberthatwhen inside theenginecompartmentto take carewhenworking When theengineishot, WARNING 259 CAR MAINTENANCE 260 CAR MAINTENANCE fig. 14 well downtothebottom; gearshift leveratposition idling andatoperatingtemperature,the GEARBOX OILLEVEL Q-SYSTEM AUTOMATIC level ground. – removeittocheck. thedipstickinitshousingpushing – insert – cleanitwithalintfreecloth; The oilshouldbecheckedwiththeengine – removethedipstick( To checkthelevel,proceedasfollows: A P ); and thecaron (fig. 14) A0B0163m word MAX level shouldbebetweenthe hot,theoil gearbox/differential unitvery dipstick housing. mark, add word MAX cut in:dangerofinjury. when theengineishot,fanmay to avoidburns.Rememberthat ing insidetheenginecompartment WARNING If theoillevelisnearorbelow The levelshouldbebetweenthe HOT COLD marks ofthesectoridentifiedby marks ofthesectoridentifiedby hot, takecarewhenwork- When theengineisvery TUTELA GI/2 (+80°C). (+40°C). After long journeys withthe After longjourneys WARNING oil throughthe MIN MIN MIN and and gearbox/differential unithot. HOT side, ifthelevelischeckedcoldandon MAX the system. laws. oil respectingthe environmentand equipped todispose ofthewaste have theoilchanged astheseare to Romeo AuthorizedServices The oillevelshouldneverexceedthe side ifthelevelischeckedwith mark onthedipstick those oftheoilalreadyin ferent characteristicsthan pollutants. ContactAlfa Used gearboxoilcontain Do notaddoilwithdif- WARNING COLD fig. 15 -T.SPARK, 2.0JTS andJTD versions sions ENGINE COOLANTLEVEL danger ofburns. Fig. 16 Fig. 15 : T.SPARK, 2.0JTSanddieselver- when theengineishot: Do notremovehecap : 2.5V624Vversion WARNING A0B0161m fig. 16 -2.5V6 24Vversion to –35°C. cooling circuitguaranteesprotectiondown Services. outatAlfaRomeoAuthorised eration carried until nearingthe nical Specifications”,throughthefillerneck ids andlubricants”tableinsection“Tech- a mixtureofthefluidspecifiedin”Flu- the headertankcap( marks onthetank.Iflevelislow, loosen it shouldbebetweenthe and gine coldandthecaronalevelsurface shouldbecheckedwiththeen- (reservoir) The antifreezemixturecontainedinthe The levelofthecoolantinheadertank MAX A mark; havethisop- ) andslowlypour MIN and MAX A0B0160m mised. system efficiencycouldbecompro- another genuineone,otherwise fa RomeoAuthorizedService. not starttheengineandcontactAl- fluids. Shouldthistakeplace,do PARAFLU 11(blue) orwithother (red) cannotbemixedwith replace thecaponlywith pressurised. Ifnecessary, ing circuit.PARAFLU UP fluid containedinthecool- The coolingsystemis Top uponlywiththesame 261 CAR MAINTENANCE 262 CAR MAINTENANCE fig. 17 the dipstick integral with the reservoir cap. the dipstickintegralwithreservoir with theuppernotch(maximumlevel)on orcoincides erence notchonthereservoir and cold. is stationary car onlevelgroundandwhentheengine at theMAXlevel. POWER STEERINGOILLEVEL Check thatthelevelreaches outwiththe This operationmustbecarried is Check thattheoillevelinreservoir Fig. 19 Fig. 18 Fig. 17 : 2.0JTSversions : T.SPARK versions : 2.5V624VandJTDversions MAX A0B0159m ref- fig. 18 steering wheellocktoafewminutes. tosettle. reservoir specifications” chapterasfollows: “Fluids andlubricants”inthe“Technical one oftheproductslistedintable below thespecifiedlevel,topuponlywith then replacethecover. gine parts. let itcomeintocontactwithhoten- – Top uptothe the turn – Whentheengineisrunning theengineandallowoilin – Start falls If thelevelofoilinreservoir highly inflammable.Donot Power steeringfluidis WARNING MAX level notchand A0B0158m fig. 19 rized Services. sible leaksbyAlfaRomeoAutho- have thesystemcheckedforpos- operations. formaintenanceandrepair rized Services WARNING needed shortlyafterwards, low, iftoppingupagainis Oil consumptionisvery Contact AlfaRomeoAutho- A0B0158m fig. 20 light shouldcomeon. panel warning light panel warning key at ( CLUTCH FLUID BRAKE ANDHYDRAULIC it offimmediatelywithwater. with paintedparts.Ifitdoes,wash B From timetochecktheinstrument ) of the reservoir ( ) ofthereservoir MAR fluid tocomeintocontact voir capdonotallowthe When looseningthereser- ) instrument panelwarning ) instrument (fig. 20) x A ) (withtheignition by pressingcover A0B0157m yond repair. rubber brakingsystemgasketsbe- type fluidsdamagesthespecial the mineralkind.Using brake fluiddistinguishingitfrom lowed. a doctoratonceifthefluidisswal- water, thenrinsethoroughly. See immediately withneutralsoapand contact, washthepartsinvolved rosive. Intheeventofaccidental Symbol er indicatessynthetictype poisonous andhighlycor- Brake andclutchfluidis WARNING WARNING π on thecontain- Scheduled MaintenanceProgramme. thanspecifiedinthe frequent intervals midity, thefluidshouldbereplacedatmore areas withahighdegreeofatmospherichu- For thisreason,ifthecarismainlyusedin fluid ishygroscopic(i.e.itabsorbsmoisture). WARNING Brake andhydraulicclutch 263 CAR MAINTENANCE 264 CAR MAINTENANCE fig. 21 the cap( sions WASHER FLUID WINDSCREEN/HEADLIGHT Check the level in the reservoir removing Check thelevelinreservoir Fig. 22 Fig. 21 A : T.SPARK, 2.0JTS anddieselver- : 2.5V624Vversion. ). A0A0156m fig. 22 as follows: ter and SC 35 SC 35 –20°C use SC 35 – 30%of topupusingamixtureofwa- If necessary – 50%of – inthecaseoftemperaturesbelow TUTELA PROFESSIONALSC35 and 70%waterinsummer; fluid neat. and 50%waterinwinter; TUTELA PROFESSIONAL TUTELA PROFESSIONAL TUTELA PROFESSIONAL A0A0155m when the reservoir isempty.when thereservoir which couldsetitonfire. partment containshotcomponents are inflammable.Theenginecom- improving vision. screen washerisfundamentalfor voir empty:theactionofwind- the windscreen washers pump motors,do notuse for windscreenwashers Some commercialadditives windscreen washerreser- Do nottravelwiththe To avoiddamagingthe WARNING WARNING vices. out byAlfaRomeoAuthorizedSer- safety ofthecar. scribed hereinmaycompromisethe involving cleanerreplacementde- sion levels. gine, lowconsumptionandexhaustemis- operationoftheen- ditions toensurecorrect the controlunit. tion oftheinjectionandignitionsystemto opera- electrical signalsneededforcorrect perature andairflowsensorswhichsendthe AIR FILTER This operationshouldbecarried con- It mustthereforealwaysbeinperfect The aircleanerisconnectedtothetem- precautions, theoperations correctly andwiththedue If theyarenotcarriedout Maintenance Schedule. those givenintheProgrammed than changed atshorterintervals the cleanershouldbe ly drivenindustyareas, rious enginedamage. air cleanermaycausese- When thecarishabitual- Any attempttocleanthe erations. fordrainageop- Authorised Service soon aspossibletheAlfaRomeo ed versions/markets,contactas turn on,availablefortheprovid- WATER DRAINING CONDENSATION DIESEL FILTER ation. Shouldthewarninglamp cause malfunctionstoengineoper- whole injectionsystemand can seriouslydamagethe Water inthesupplycircuit c 265 CAR MAINTENANCE 266 CAR MAINTENANCE of theclimatecontrolsystem. ter canconsiderablyreducetheeffectiveness POLLEN FILTER gramme. specified intheScheduledMaintenancePro- than changed atmorefrequentintervals ily pollutedareas,thefiltershouldbe ably attheonsetofsummer. prefer- by AlfaRomeoAuthorizedServices, and doorsareshut. tering actions,providedthatthewindows WARNING If thecarismainlyusedindustyorheav- Have thepollenfiltercheckedonceayear This hasmechanical/electrostaticairfil- The failuretoreplacethefil- fig. 23 Alfa RomeoAuthorizedServices. dark withoutthegreencentralarea,contact tral area. should bedarkincolourwithagreencen- coverwhich the indicatoronbattery check cient conditions,atroutineintervals tilled water. To makesurethatitisineffi- trolyte doesnotneedtoppingupwithdis- trolyte levelandcharge. dicator ( nance” typeandisfittedwithanopticalin- BATTERY If theindicatorisabrightlightcolour, or conditionsofusetheelec- Under normal isofthe“LimitedMainte- The battery A-fig. 23 ) forcheckingtheelec- A0B0147m and thelaw. used batteriesrespectingnature properly equippedfordisposingof whichare Authorized Services, changedatAlfaRomeo battery ment. You areadvisedtohavethe battery: riskoffireandexplosion. battery: sible sourcesofsparksneartothe Do notbringnakedflamesorpos- Avoid contactwitheyesandskin. harmful fortheenviron- stances thatarevery poisonous andcorrosive. is The liquidinthebattery Batteries containsub- WARNING place, otherwise itmightfreeze. place, otherwise andtakeittoawarm the battery use amorepowerfulbattery. above alladviseabouttheneedto the mostsuitabledevicesand vices whowillbeabletosuggest tact AlfaRomeoAuthorizedSer- system, radiotelephone,etc.)con- electric accessories(alarm,sound buying thecar, youwishtoinstall very coldweather,very remove foralongtimein tionary ly damagethecar. Ifafter cal accessoriescanserious- If thecaristoremainsta- Incorrect fittingofelectri- gles. ways wearspecialprotectivegog- burst. irreversibly,tery even causingitto the battery ornearit,al- the battery When doinganyworkon level maydamagethebat- Working withalowfluid WARNING WARNING fig. 24 fig. 24 cording tothecolourindicatorshows. factorily usingtheindicator, andactingac- CHECKING THECHARGE Refer tothetablebeloworlabel charge maybecheckedsatis- The battery on thebattery. A0B0146m 267 CAR MAINTENANCE 268 CAR MAINTENANCE with green centralarea Dark colour without greencentral area Dark colour white colour Bright CHARGING THEBATTERY to resetactuatorstrokesproperly. key toenabletheclimatecontrolsystem the ed it,waitfor2minutesbeforeturning cableafterhavingdisconnect- ative battery negative( tery time maydamagethebattery. ing forabout24hours.Chargingalonger vices. outbyAlfaRomeoAuthorizedSer- be carried purposes.Thisoperationshould informative chargingprocedureisdescribedonlyfor tery WARNING fromthebat- – Disconnecttheterminal asfollows: Charge thebattery Charging shouldbeslowatalowamprat- WARNING – When reconnectingtheneg- The descriptionofthebat- ) pole. and charge sufficient Low battery charge Low battery Top up electrolyte Electrolyte level nal ( fore disconnectingitfromthebattery. rect. ensuringthatthebiasiscor- terminals tery car” chapter). in“Gettingtoknowyour “Electronic alarm” theemergencykeyto“ turning remote controlanddeactivatethesystem withthe offthealarm system,turn alarm – Reconnect the battery negativetermi- – Reconnectthebattery offthechargerbe- – Afterchargingturn – Turn onthecharger. – Connectthechargercablestobat- WARNING – ). (advisable tocontactAlfa Romeo If thecarisfittedwithan Authorized Services) Contact AlfaRomeo Authorized Services Charge the battery Charge thebattery No actionneeded OFF ” (see best outofyourcar”. cle inactivity”,inthechapter“Getting event ofaprolongedstop,referto“Vehi- freezing (thiscanoccurat–10°C).Inthe is difficult,therealsomorepossibilityof tion, thecapacityisreducedandstarting 50% ofitscapacityisdamagedbysulpha- rosive. ing outwhichispoisonousandcor- cracked, withtheriskofacidcom- not brokenandthatthebodyis check thattheinsideelementsare exists. Ifithasfrozen,always thawing it,thedangerofexplosion WARNING frozen battery before frozen battery Never attempttochargea A battery kept atbelow A battery WARNING manufacturer. providedbythebattery to theinstructions this sectionwillnolongerbevalid.Refer the ProgrammedMaintenanceSchedulein givenin intervals tions isfitted,theservice withdifferentspecifica- tions. Ifabattery havingthesamespecifica- uine sparepart REPLACING THEBATTERY If required, replace the battery withagen- If required,replacethebattery minal. negativeter- system, disconnectthebattery prevent lightsfromstayingon. boot andinteriorlidsareproperlyshutto garage, makesurethatthedoors,bonnet, etc.). stopped (radio,hazardlights,parking vices onforalongtimewiththeengine tions below: course oftime,carefullyfollowtheinstruc- itsoperating conditionsoverthe to preserve THE LIFEOFYOURBATTERY USEFUL HINTSTOEXTEND – Beforedoinganyworkontheelectric – Whenleavingthecarparkedina – Asfaraspossible,avoidkeepingser- mustalwaysbetightened. – Theterminals To and avoidquicklydrainingthebattery may graduallydrainthebattery. ignition keyoff(carparked,engineoff)and withthe vices continuetoabsorbcurrent er capacityisnecessary. Infact,thesede- withhigh- load requiredorwhetherabattery car’s the electricsystemisabletosupport electrical absorption,checkingwhetherthe Romeo willbeabletoevaluatethetotal suitable devicesfromLineaccessoriAlfa sonnel, inadditiontosuggestingthemost whosequalifiedper- Authorized Services ti-theft function,etc.)contactAlfaRomeo free phone,radio-navigatorwithsatellitean- hands- electricalsupply(alarm, permanent install electricalaccessorieswhichneeda – Ifafterpurchasingthecar, youwishto 269 CAR MAINTENANCE 270 CAR MAINTENANCE 70 Ah 60 Ah 50 Ah Battery are involved. ifsafetydevices is dangerous,particularly tric wiringforinstalling additionalequipment improper brancheson connectorsoftheelec- ning are poweredwith drainageprocessifthey celerate thebattery cellular telephone,minirefrigerator, etc.ac- vacuumcleaners, such asbottlewarmers, absorptionactivatedbytheuser,high current shown inthetablebelow: as than 0.6mAxAh(ofthebattery), (standard andinstalledlater)mustbeless WARNING You with are also remindedthatservices The totalabsorptionoftheseaccessories or running atidlespeed. or running It shouldalsobenotedthat Maximum permissible the enginenotrun- loadless absorption 42 mA 36 mA 30 mA nition keyisat minals oftheelectronic unitswhiletheig- the electricsystemareinefficientconditions. and the connectionsbetweenbattery charger. andnotabattery battery use anauxiliary tem. always disconnectitfromtheelectricsys- tem. fromtheelectricsys- connecting thebattery en belowmustabsolutelybeadheredto: giv- theinstructions or emergencystarting, precautions needtobetaken. UNITS ELECTRONIC CONTROL – Donotconnector disconnecttheter- andthat – Checkthatthebiasiscorrect inanemergency,– Whenstarting only tochargethebattery,– Ifitisnecessary – Alwaysswitchofftheenginebeforedis- In theeventofworkonelectricsystem useofthecar, normal With noparticular MAR . temperatures. if theworkinvolvesproductionofhigh trol unitsmustbedisconnectedorremoved on thebodyofcar, theelectroniccon- theends. short-circuiting faults withtheriskoffire. the system,maycauseoperating into accountthespecificationsof out incorrectlyandwithouttaking – If electrical welding is to be carried out – Ifelectricalweldingistobecarried inthecablesby – Donotcheckforcurrent the electricsystemcarried Alterations orrepairsto WARNING chapter. “Wheels” inthe“Technical specifications” ing. be +0.3barcomparewiththespecifiedrat- hot, bearinmindthatthepressureshould or restorethepressurewhentyresare when thecarisinuse.Ifyouhavetocheck tyre restedandcold. weeks andbeforealongjourney. two ing thecompactsparewheel,every TYRES PRESSURE WHEELS ANDTYRES correct tyreinflation pressure. For the correct tyreinflationpressure,see For thecorrect forthepressuretoincrease It isnormal The pressureshouldbecheckedwiththe Check thepressureofeachtyre,includ- holding alsodepends on Remember thatcarroad WARNING fig. 25 in thecentre. at theedges. follow localregulations. thickness isreducedto1.6mm.Inanycase wear damage toit. tyre withthepossibilityofserious C B A Tyres shouldbe changedwhenthetread Incorrect pressure causes abnormal tyre pressurecausesabnormal Incorrect - High pressure: tread particularly worn - Highpressure:treadparticularly - Low pressure: tread particularly worn - Lowpressure:treadparticularly - Normal pressure:treadevenlyworn. - Normal fig. 25 causes overheatingofthe Excessively lowpressure : WARNING A0B0235m check thesparewheel. they canstillbeused. Alsorememberto checked byspecialisedpersonnel,tosee if the carforover6years,theyshouldbe ing. Inanycase,ifthetyreshavebeenon areasignofag- Cracks inthetreadrubber Tyres ageeven iftheyarenotusedmuch. the rim,suspensionsandsteeringsystem. and changeittoavoiddamagethetyre, wheels andtyres. elling: thismaycauseseriousdamagetothe vices. contactAlfaRomeoAuthorizedSer- essary sides, swellingsoruneventreadwear. Ifnec- age thetyres. Prolonged drivingonroughroadsmaydam- kerbs, potholesorobstaclesofvariouskinds. etc. squealing starts, WARNINGS If atyreispunctured,stopimmediately Avoid overloadingthevehiclewhentrav- Routinely checkthetyresforcutson avoidviolentbumpsagainst Particularly Where possible,avoidsuddenbraking,tyre 271 CAR MAINTENANCE 272 CAR MAINTENANCE ( so astonotreversethedirectionofrotation keeping themonthesamesideofcar 10-15thousandkilometres, over every rear tyres,itisadvisabletochangethem flation valve use aninnertubewiththesetyres. tyres, avoidingthoseofdubiousorigin. i.26 fig. To allowevenwearbetweenthefrontand If atyreischanged,alsochangethein- Alfa 156 In thecaseofreplacement,alwaysfitnew ). uses Tubeless tyres.Never fig. 26 could beimpaired. wheel mechanicalcharacteristics ing 150°Cshouldbeavoidedsince vice versa. the rightofcartoleftand tyres, movingthemfrom Do notcrossswitchthe ing temperaturesexceed- Alloy rimpaintinginvolv- WARNING WARNING A0B0589m control isthereforenecessary. of thehoses,withpossibleleaks.Careful system maycausehardeningandcracking peratures andprolongedlackoffluidinthe of thischapter. Indeed ozone,hightem- low theScheduledMaintenanceProgramme carefullyfol- hosesareconcerned, ply rubber RUBBER HOSES As farasthebrakesystemandfuelsup- window wipers on dry glass. window wipersondry onthemotorandoverheating. effort dition toprotectingtheblades,thisprevents ing anantifreezeproduct. ber againsttheglass.Ifnecessary, thawus- make surethaticehasnotfrozentherub- sibility ofdamagetotheblades: be changedonceayear. should bereplaced.Inanycasethey SC 35 cial products BLADES SCREEN WIPERS WINDSCREEN/REAR weather. because visibility isreduced inbad – Donotoperatethe windscreenandrear – Removeanysnowfromtheglass:inad- – Ifthetemperaturefallsbelowzero, A fewsimplenotionscanreducethepos- they bladesarebentorworn If therubber usingspe- part Periodically cleantherubber is recommended. blades isaserious hazard, Driving withworn wiper TUTELA PROFESSIONAL WARNING fig. 27 blade (fig.27) Changing thewindscreenwiper following thesamespoilerdirection. blade tobereplaced,thenfitthenew the blade,checkspoilerdirectionof To preventimproperfitting,beforechanging sion betweenthebladeandwindscreen. is fittedwithaspoilerthatimprovesadhe- WARNING The bladeondriver’s side A0B0580m Services. able assparesfromAlfaRomeoAuthorized providedinthepacksavail- the instructions cording totheversions.Inanycase,follow pling spring with the curved topofthearm. pling springwiththecurved curved top of the arm ( topofthe arm curved tobewithdrawnthroughtheslot. low thearm movethebladetoal- topofthearm, curved arm ( arm remove thebladetobereplacedfrom f9°withthearm. of 90° anangle sition thebladesothatitforms – Liftthebladetoclamptab( WARNING – Lowerthewindscreenwiperarm. – Insert anewbladepassingitthroughthe – Insert – Whenthespringisreleasedfrom – Presstab( andpo- – Raisethewindscreenwiperarm Proceed asfollows: A ). B ) ofthecouplingspringand The bladesmaydifferac- A ) throughtheslot. B ) ofthecou- 273 CAR MAINTENANCE 274 CAR MAINTENANCE SPRAY JETS essary unblockthe nozzlesusinganeedle. essary that thesupplycircuitisnotblocked.Ifnec- rectly directed. er ajetoffluidwhichisadequateandcor- light (whereapplicable)washerjetsdeliv- If thespraydevicesarenotworkingcheck Make surethatthewindscreenandhead- fig. 28 an AlfaRomeoAuthorizedService. tact andclean where applicable) (optional forversions/markets HEADLIGHT WASHERS If it is necessary to directthejet,contact If itisnecessary Regularly checkthatthesprayjetsarein- fig. 28 . A0B0581m highly protective waxproducts. with wheel archesandotherparts partment, sheets, withhighresistance tocorrosion. and abrasion. resistance tocorrosion give thecarparticular against corrosion. nologies toeffectivelyprotectthebodywork implemented thebestmanufacturingtech- er vehicles. and sandmudgravelraisedbyoth- atmosphericdust sive actionofwind-borne hot humidclimates) ATMOSPHERIC AGENTS PROTECTION FROM BODYWORK – Sprayingtheunderbody, enginecom- – Useofgalvanised (or pretreated)steel – Paintingproductsandsystemswhich These include: On your Not tobeunderestimatedisalsotheabra- – seasonalenvironmentconditions. – saltyairandhumidity(coastalareas,or – atmosphericpollution are: The maincausesofcorrosion Alfa 156 , AlfaRomeohas UNDERBODY WARRANTY VEHICLE EXTERIORAND ranty Booklet. ofthiswarranty,eral terms refertotheWar- orbody.ment ofthestructure Forthegen- ofanyoriginalele- duetorust perforation from triggering rust inside. from triggeringrust vent condensationandpocketsofmoisture edges, etc. points: underdoor, innerwheelarchlinings, tective function,inthemoreexposed The – Useof“open”boxedsectionstopre- withapro- – Sprayingofplasticparts, Alfa 156 is guaranteedagainst process. of theliquidused inthewashing for thecollection andpurification car morefrequently. are sprayedwithsalt,itiswisetowashthe ple, inhighlypollutedareas,oriftheroads ditions andenvironmentofuse.Forexam- dependingonthecon- washing atintervals ifications” chapter). identification label”inthe“Technical spec- touching uppaint(see“Bodywork ofrust. formation outimmediatelytoavoidthe ing upcarried touch- are advisedtohavethenecessary lying sheetmetal. thetic purposebutalsoprotectstheunder- Paint TO PRESERVE THEBODYWORK RECOMMENDATIONS Normal paintmaintenanceconsistsin Normal Only originalproductsshouldbeusedfor In thecaseofdeepscrapesorscores,you anaes- The paintworkdoesnotonlyserve washed inareas equipped The carshouldtherefore be Detersives pollute water. quently. detergent solution,rinsingthespongefre- jet ofwater. an automaticsystem. vent damagetoitifthecariswashedin so thatresidualwatercanevaporate. closed areaimmediately, butleftintheopen stagnate. Thecarshouldnotbetakento a and aroundtheheadlightswherewatermay bonnet likedoorsurrounds, less visibleparts jet ofairorachamoisleather. 4) 3) 2) 1) To washthecar: correctly When drying, take particular carewiththe take particular When drying, Remove theaerialfromrooftopre- Pass aspongemoistenedwithlight Rinse well with water and dry witha Rinse wellwithwateranddry Spray thebodywithalowpressure 275 CAR MAINTENANCE 276 CAR MAINTENANCE gressive. ag- the acidtheycontainisparticularly washed offimmediatelyandthoroughlyas processes. crease thepossibilityoftriggeringrust give thepaintadullappearanceandin- the resinoussubstancemanyspeciesrelease the samewayasrestofvehicle. alter theshineofpaintwork. in thesunorwithbonnethot:thismay WARNING Where possible,donotparkundertrees; mustbecleanedin Exterior plasticparts Do notwashthecarafterithasbeenleft Bird droppingsmustbe ing theheatingdevice. direction ofthefilamentstoavoiddamag- should bewipedgentlywithaclothinthe tering thetransparencyofglass. Use cleanclothstoavoidscratchingoral- Windows WARNING Use specificproductstocleanthewindows. The insideoftherearscreen have thisdone. trol units.Contactaspecialisedworkshopto out directingthejetagainstelectroniccon- shouldbecarefullywashed,with- partment Engine compartment removed. various covers)havenotbeendamagedor capsand various protections(e.g.rubber STOP with theenginecoldandignitionkeyat used inthewashingprocess. collecting andpurifyingtheliquid be washedinareasequippedfor At theendofwinterenginecom- WARNING . Afterwashingmakesurethatthe gine compartmentshould pollution. Thereforetheen- Detergents causewater The vehicleshouldwashed oxidisation ofthesheetmetal. shoes, umbrellas,etc.)whichcouldcause under themats(duetowaterdrippingoff INTERIOR FITTINGS clean maycausefire. charges generatedwhenrubbingto side thecar. Theelectrostaticdis- or rectifiedpetrolforcleaningin- Periodically checkthatwaterisnottrapped products likefueloilether Never useinflammable WARNING gent. with asolutionofwaterandneutraldeter- ismoistened. brush remove dust.Velvet iscleanedbetterifthe ing the instructions foruse ing theinstructions sists, usespecificproducts,carefullyfollow- with waterandneutralsoap.Ifthestainper- wipe withasoftclothorchamoisleather Then absorbentclothwithoutrubbing. dry out pressingtoohard. moistened chamoisleatherorclothwith- AND VELVET PARTS CLEANING SEATS ANDFABRIC CLEANING LEATHER SEATS based products. – Rubtheseatswithaspongemoistened orvacuumcleanerto – Useasoftbrush WARNING – Removeliquidorgreasestainswitha withalightly – Removedriedondirt Never usespiritoralcohol- colour ofplasticcomponents. appearanceand ucts designedtopreserve stains usingappropriatesolvent-freeprod- neutral soap.Removegreaseorpersisting use asoftclothmoistenedwithwaterand er plasticparts. paneloroth- leum tocleantheinstrument INTERIOR PLASTICPARTS to thesun’s rays. beyond thatfigure whenexposed ature insidethe car mightgowell perature above50°C. Thetemper- must neverbeexposedtoatem- they mightexplode.Aerosolcans IMPORTANT For routinecleaningofinteriorplasticparts the car. Thereistherisk Do notkeepaerosolcansin Never usespiritorpetro- WARNING 277 CAR MAINTENANCE 278 ALFA 156 SPORTWAGON fig. 1 previous chapters. wagon for cific information In thischapter, you weillfindallthespe- that integrateandcompletethe la16Sport- Alfa 156 A A L L A0B0077m F F A A

fig. 2 handle ( knob lifted( Opening/closing fromoutside REAR DOORS DOORS also withthedooropen,thenshutdoor. 1 1 – To openthedoor, onlywiththeinside – To close, press theknob( 5 5 B-fig. 2 6 6 A-fig. 1

S S ). P P ), pulltheopening O O R R A-fig. 1 T T W W A0B0078m A A ) G G fig. 3 Opening/closing frominside also withthedooropen,thenshutdoor. 3 fig. safety” deviceisreleased. O O – To openthe doorpullthehandle( – To closeit, presstheknob( N N ). only possibleifthe“child Opening thereardoorsis WARNING B-fig. 3 A0B0079m A- ) fig. 4 vice”. car” undertheparagraph“Childsafetyde- given inthechapter“gettingtoknowyour CHILD SAFETYDEVICE leased. with theignitionkey. doors openraisingorloweringthecontrol door onwhichitisinstalled. opened frominside. vice ( WARNING Position Position The devicecanonlybeengagedwiththe WARNING The reardoorsarefittedwithalockingde- A ) whichpreventsthemfrombeing 1 2 (control up)=Deviceengaged. (control down)=Devicere- Each deviceonlyactsonthe Also followtheinstructions (fig. 4) A0B0080m fig. 5 wards untilhearingthestoppingclick. the centralseat( may alsobefittedwithathirdheadrestfor sions/markets whereapplicable,thecar side seats( Headrest REAR SEAT SEATS To pulloutthethirdheadrest,pushitup- The carisfittedwithtwoheadrestsforthe fig. 5 fig. 6 ). Onrequestforver- ). A0B0094m fig. 6 pressed ( the sametimeandremoveheadrests. moved asfollows: able, whereasthesideheadrestsmaybere- completely. – To refittheheadrestskeepbuttons – Pressthebuttons( – Raisetheheadrestsabout2cm. The thirdheadrest(centre)isnotremov- A and B-fig. 5 A and ) and insert them ) andinsert B-fig. 5 A0B0095m ) at 279 ALFA 156 SPORTWAGON 280 ALFA 156 SPORTWAGON fig. 7 lustrated ( Centre armrest(whererequired) is hitfrombehind. ert itsprotectiveactionifthecar it. Onlyinthispositiondoesitex- the napeandnotneckrestson be pulledoutcompletelysothat To loweritasil- usethecentrearmrest, fig. 7 headrest (central)should Remember thatthethird ), usingthehandle( WARNING A0B0564m A ). fig. 8 protection. the headrestcompletelyandsetfabric lift before loweringthelidonarmrest, lower the lid on the armrest ( lower thelidonarmrest pullthehandle( the armrest, ing longloads. Ski compartment On versionsfittedwiththethirdheadrest, To lower gainaccesstothecompartment canbeusedforcarry- This compartment A-fig. 8 fig. 9 ). ) and A0B0097m fig. 9 with a bag for carrying skis. with abagforcarrying canbefitted applicable, thecompartment partment. partment. itinthecom- andinsert then folditcorrectly (ifwet), skis,letthebagdry After carrying beforeputtingtheskisin. ger compartment or sharpbraking. the passengersincaseofaccident prevent thembeingthrownagainst WARNING On requestforversions/marketswhere are anchoredproperlyto Always checkthattheload Lay thebaginpassen- WARNING A0B0600m fig. 10 OPERATION REARSCREEN WASHER REARSCREEN WIPER– at seconds. comes intooperationautomaticallyforafew leased. which isdisengagedwhentheleverre- rearscreen washerjetcomesintooperation wiper worksintermittently. knob ( This isonlypossiblewiththeignitionkey With therearscreenwasher,With thewiper Pushing thelever( To the operatetherearscreenwiperturn MAR A . ) toposition (fig. 10) ( B ) forwards the ) forwards . Therearscreen A0B0081m fig. 11 ly tightenthefasteningnut. and remove the arm ( and removethearm tion totherearscreen. placed togetherwiththearm. 11) (fig. CHANGING THEBLADE – Lowerthelid. andfirm- posiitonthenewarm – Correctly – Raisethelid( – markthepositionofbladeinrela- To replace: The rearscreenwiperbladeshouldbere- A ), slackenthenut( C ). A0B0082m B ) fig. 12 SPRAY JET free themusingapin,ifnecessary. holes onthejet( ter “Carmaintenance”.Thencheckthatthe paragraphinthechap- see thecorresponding is fluidinthewindscreenwasherreservoir: If thejetdoesnotspray, checkthatthere (fig. 12) A ) arenotcloggedand A0B0083m 281 ALFA 156 SPORTWAGON 282 ALFA 156 SPORTWAGON fig. 13 the sideofdriver’s seat. senger compartment pullthelever( senger compartment (fig. 13) OPENING FROMINSIDE light sponding warning properly, thiswillbeshownbythecorre- and frominsidethevehicle. the vehicle(pressingbuttononkey) COMPARTMENT LUGGAGE sage ontheInfocenterdisplay. To openthetailgate frominsidethepas- WARNING The bootlidcanbeopenedfromoutside If thetailgateisnotshut ´ and warning mes- and warning A A0B0042m ) at of thetailgate. correct operationandsafetyinuse (spoiler, etc.)mayadverselyaffect ufacturer. Theadditionofobjects the weightsforeseenbyman- tion ofthegassprings. tionary. Lifting thetailgateisfacilitatedbyac- lifting ofthetailgatewith brated toensurecorrect ing leverwiththecarsta- Only usethetailgateopen- The gasspringsarecali- WARNING fig. 14 certain markets). certain seconds (withtheexceptionofversionsfor and thedirectionindicatorslightupforthree are restored,thesystemsoundstwobeeps markets). sions forcertain for threeseconds(withtheexceptionofver- beeps andthedirectionindicatorslightup trol sensor. The system alsosoundstwo volumetric protectionandthetailgatecon- engaged. (wherefitted)is when theelectronicalarm pressing thebutton( CONTROL OPENING WITHREMOTE Closing thebootagaincontrolfunctions systemswitchesoff In thiscasethealarm The bootcanbeopenedbyremotecontrol (fig. 14) C ) onthekey, also A0B9000m fig. 15 the interiortrim. (fig. 15) CLOSING THETAILGATE To lowerthetailgateusegrip( A A0B0084m ) on fig. 16 fa RomeoAuthorizedServices). versions/markets whereapplicablec/oAl- gage retainernet(availableonrequestfor oftheboot. corners the beltshookedtoringsprovidedat (fig. 16-17) RESTRAINING THELOAD The rings also serve forfasteningthelug- The ringsalsoserve canbeheldinplacewith The loadscarried A0B0085m fig. 17 ues giveninthesameparagraph. sure thattheloaddoesnotexceedval- useoftheaimingdevice,alsomake correct chapter “Gettingtoknowyourcar”).For beams (see“Headlamps”paragraphinthe toadjusttheheightoflow necessary elling atnightwithaloadintheboot,itis controlsystem,whentrav- rear geometry LUGGAGE CAUTIONS FORCARRYING On versionsnotfittedwiththeautomatic A0B0086m 283 ALFA 156 SPORTWAGON 284 ALFA 156 SPORTWAGON accident. rious harmtothepassengersinan braking. passengers intheeventofabrupt andharmingthe thrown forward cured, topreventthembeing tained inthebootarefirmlyse- Also makesurethattheitemscon- “Technical specifications”chapter. permissible loadsgiveninthe restraints couldcausese- Heavy luggagewithout er exceedthemaximum When usingtheboot,nev- WARNING WARNING fig. 18 dent. risk offireintheeventanacci- remember thatthisincreasesthe the cornerofboot.However, tened totheloadretainerringsat ly usingacertifiedcansuitablyfas- comply withlegalregulations,on- a reserve can,youshould a reserve fuelin If youwanttocarry WARNING A0B0091m fig. 19 be providedwithCD-Changer. ontheleft-handsidecan ment compartment sions/markets whereapplicable,theodd- itdownwards.Asoptionalforver- turn cesses closedbyalid. (fig. 18-19) ODDMENTS COMPARTMENT To openthecover, pressbutton ( On thesidesofboottherearetwore- A ) and A0B0092m fig. 20 where applicable)(fig.20) (optional forversions/markets CURRENT SOCKET 180W). that absorbamaximumof15A(power MAR socket issuppliedwiththeignitionswitchat To usethesocket,openlid( This isontheleft-handsideofboot. and canonlybeusedwithaccessories A ). The A0B0093m fig. 21 engine frombeingstarted. preventingthe drain thebattery longed currentabsorptionmight tion tothesocket.Pro- sories withhigherabsorp- Do notconnectacces- A0B0101m fig. 22 front part ofthebootandhousings( front part D-fig. 22 ings ( tions ( where applicable) (optional forversions/markets OBJECTS RETAINER NET The netcanbehookedindifferentposi- A fig. 24-25-26-27 and ) intherearpart. B-fig. 21 ) providedinthe ) usinghous- C A0B0102m and 285 ALFA 156 SPORTWAGON 286 ALFA 156 SPORTWAGON fig. 23 push downwards. fig. 23 To thehooks( fastenthenet,insert ) inthehousings( B-fig. 23 ) and A0B0103m A- fig. 25 fig. 24 the connectionpointpressed( To releasethenet,pullitupwardskeeping C-fig. 23 A0B0601m A0B0104m ). fig. 26 fig. 27 A0B0602m A0B0106m fig. 28 rolling, holdingitbythehandle( 29 fig. rolled upandremoved. LUGGAGE COVER WARNING To roll,removethetworearpins( The luggagecover( ) fromtheirhousings. Accompany thecoverwhen A-fig. 28 -i.28 C-fig. ) canbe A0B0603m B- ). fig. 29 two rearpins( it bythehandle( base oftheactualbuttonvisible,thenpull makingthegreensymbolsat forwards locked ing surethatthecatchesarecorrectly of thereelinrespectivehousings,mak- remove thecoverfromboot. pull thehooksback( is alsorolled(seefollowingparagraph),then separationnet the passengercompartment To theends putthecoverbackon,insert To removethecoverrollitandcheckthat B-fig. 29 C-fig. 28 A-fig. 30 ). ) andhookthe ). Raiseand A0B0109m fig. 30 recommended. ger compartmentseparationnetis the occupants;useofpassen- partment, withtheriskofharming thrown intothepassengercom- jects ontopofthecovermightbe jects onit. cover donotrestanyob- or abruptbrakinganyob- In theeventofanaccident To avoiddamagetothe WARNING A0B0604m 287 ALFA 156 SPORTWAGON 288 ALFA 156 SPORTWAGON fig. 31 NET COMPARTMENT SEPARATION UPPER PASSENGER hook theendsintwohousings( tained intheluggagecoverreel( andthebootiscon- senger compartment (fig. 31-32) To laythenet,removeitfromreeland The upperseparationnetbetweenthepas- (where required) A ). B A0B0111m ). fig. 32 winds. the housings( To rewindthenet,releaseendsfrom B ) andaccompanyitas A0B0112m fig. 33 fasten thehooks( gage cover. reel fastenedunderthehousingoflug- NET COMPARTMENT SEPARATION LOWER PASSENGER boot separationnet( where applicable) (optional forversions/markets To laythenetremoveitfromreeland The lower passenger compartment and The lowerpassengercompartment (fig. 33-34) B ) totherings( A ) iscontainedinthe C ). A0B0113m fig. 34 it winds. from therings( To rewindthenet,releasehooks( C ) andaccompanyitwhile A0B0114m B ) fig. 35 on the right-hand part oftherearseat. on theright-handpart twopassengers makes itpossibletocarry 1/3 Partialextension(fig.35) graph. para- giveninthecorresponding structions move theluggagecoverfollowingin- 2/3) ortotalextensionofthebootpossible. EXTENDING THEBOOT Extension oftheleft-handsideboot To usethemaximumloadingvolume,re- (1/3or The splitrearseatmakespartial A0B0605m fig. 36 the left-hand part oftherearseat. the left-handpart onepassengeron makes itpossibletocarry 2/3 Partialextension(fig.36) Extension oftheright-handsideboot A0B0606m 289 ALFA 156 SPORTWAGON 290 ALFA 156 SPORTWAGON fig. 37 maximum loadvolumeavailable. Total extension(fig.37) Completely foldingtherearseatmakes A0B0607m fig. 38 les ( To extendtheboot i.38 fig. ( belts ishookedontothesupport fig. 38 ets ontheseatbackandthattab( – Removetherollwithluggagecover. – Checkthatthelateralsafetybeltbuck- A-fig. 38 ). ) ofthecentralabdominalsafety ) arelocatedintheirpock- A0B0118m B- C- fig. 39 fig. 40 on thecushions( theminthespecialhousings seat andinsert each cushion. the handle( completely. rest fromthecentreofseat,lowerit – removethesideheadrestsfromrear pullingfrom – Tiltthecushionsforward – Ifthecarisfittedwiththirdhead- A-fig. 39 fig. 40 ) atthecentreof ). A0B0120m A0B0119m fig. 41 and handle( a single loading surface withthebootfloor.a singleloadingsurface back. handle ( – Fold the seat backs forward toobtain – Foldtheseatbacksforward – Releasetheseatbackcatchraising A-fig. 41 B-fig. 42 ) fortherightseatback ) fortheleftseat A0B0121m fig. 42 rectly. sition makingsurethattheyarecaughtcor- normal position To taketheseatsbackto next toeachhandle( ly caughtwhenthebutton( the handle. WARNING po- – Movetheseatbackstovertical The seatbacksarecorrect- B-fig. 43 A-fig. 43 ) isbackin A0B0122m ) fig. 43 section betweenthecushionandseatback. belts donotremaintwistedinthehidden ion backward,makingsurethatthesafety – Refittherollwithluggagecover. – Refittheheadrestonseatback. – Removetheheadrestandtiltcush- A0B0123m 291 ALFA 156 SPORTWAGON 292 ALFA 156 SPORTWAGON fig. 44 the reardoorsfittedwithacoathook( GRAB HANDLES INTERNAL FITTINGS dence withthefrontdoors. Two grabhandles( There aretwograbhandlesincorrespon- A (fig. 44) ) arelocatedabove A0B0124m B ). fig. 45 OPENING EMERGENCY FUELFLAP REFUELLING hand sideoftheboot. pull theemergencycord( If thefuelflapopeningleverfailstowork, (fig. 45) A ) ontheright- A0B0125m fig. 46 ious items (skis, windsurf boards,etc.). ious items(skis,windsurf var- tion ofspecificaccessories,forcarrying nal barsthatcanbeused,withtheaddi- markets whereapplicable) (fig. 46)(optionalforversions/ SKI RACK ROOF BARS- fications” chapter. The carmaybefittedwithtwolongitudi- en inthe“Technical speci- mum permissibleloadsgiv- Never exceedthemaxi- A0B0126m attached supplement. forusearedescribedinthe instructions style ofthedashboard.Thesoundsystem personalised designthatmatchesthe witha passenger compartment, to suitthespecificcharacteristicsof (radio withCDplayer)hasbeendesigned player withparametricsoundequalizer player (radiowithcassetteplayer)orCD The fixedsoundsystem,withcassette where applicable) (optional forversions/markets SOUND SYSTEM der anyloadcondition. pre-established positionthatwillbekeptun- ing capacityandhigherthebodyupto a toincreaseitsbear- ness oftheroadsurface ments inducedonthewheelsbyrough- moves offthesystemutilisesmove- and theload.However, assoonthecar relation totherigidityofspringsystem lowersin and luggage,thereargeometry stead ofconventionalshockabsorbers. damping, appliedtotherearsuspensionsin- corporated intherearshockabsorbers)and ling functions(duetoanactiveelementin- dropneumatic systemwithbuilt-inself-level- where applicable) (optional forversions/markets GEOMETRY CONTROL AUTOMATIC REAR When thecarisloadedwithpassengers The carisfittedwithasemi-bearinghy- bottom. dependingontheroad tres anditmayvary the levellingconditionisapprox.2,000me- the automaticdevice. iskeptconstantby the geometry ing ofthecarinanycaseevenif ment inthebootmodifyroadhold- The loadcarriedanditsarrange- “Technical specifications”chapter. permissible loadsgiveninthe The distancethatmustbecoveredtoreach er exceedthemaximum When usingtheboot,nev- WARNING 293 ALFA 156 SPORTWAGON 294 ALFA 156 SPORTWAGON fig. 47 OF APUNCTURE IN THEEVENT chapter. containedinthe“Inemergency” instructions “Fix&Go kitfortyrequickrepair”,seethe WARNING If thecarisequippedwith A0B0127m removing thecontainerwithtools. required) (for versions/marketswhere HOUSING TOOL ANDSPARE WHEEL slacken thehandle( mat usingthehandle( access tothem,raiseorremovetheboot the bootfloor, underthemat.To gain The toolsandsparewheelsarehousedin The sparewheel( To takethecontainerwithtools( (fig. 47) D C ) canbetakenafter ). A-fig. 47 ). B ) fig. 48 chapter “Inanemergency”. andprecautionsgiveninthe the warnings FOG GUARDS REVERSING LIGHTSANDREAR LIGHT GOESOUT IF ANEXTERIOR withdrawing itattheside. withthelightconcerned, correspondence – Removethecover( – Openthetailgate. To changethebulbs(Type B,21W): WARNING Before changingabulb,read A or B-fig. 48 A0B0128m ) in fig. 49 i.49 fig. wise ( counterclock- pressing lightlyandturning (sphericalwithbayonetcoupling) cerned 49 fig. ( – Removethebulbholderunit( ( – Removeandreplacethebulbcon- G F ) reversinglightbulb ) rearfogguardbulb i.50 fig. ) pressingontheretainertabs( ). ): A0B0129m D- E- fig. 50 it fromoutsideuntilfitsin. rectly betweentheretainertabs( – Refitthelid( thebulbholderunitfittingitcor- – Reinsert A or B-fig. 48 -i.49 E-fig. ) inserting A0B0130m ) fig. 51 ( 51 fig. tion indicators,5/21Wside/stoplights): SIDE/STOP LIGHTS DIRECTION INDICATORS AND -i.51 B-fig. – Slackenthetwofasteningnuts( – Openthetailgate. To replacethebulbs(Type B,21Wdirec- ) andremovetheprotectivecover ). A0B0131m A- 295 ALFA 156 SPORTWAGON 296 ALFA 156 SPORTWAGON fig. 52 fastening withnuts( retainer tabs correctly ( retainer tabscorrectly i.52 fig. wise ( counterclock- pressing lightlyandturning (sphericalwithbayonetcoupling) cerned 52 fig. – Refittheprotectivecover( thebulbholderunitfitting – Reinsert ( ( – Removethebulbholderunit( – Removeandreplacethebulbcon- D C ) sidelight/stoplight ) directionindicator. i.56 fig. ). ) pressingontheretainertab( ): A-fig. 51 B-fig. 52 B-fig. 51 ). ). A0B0132m A- B- ) fig. 53 soft clothonthecatch( ing aflat-tippedscrewdriverprotectedby NUMBER PLATE LIGHTS ( clockwiseandreplacethebulb turning D-fig. 55 – Removetheunit( – Removethenumberplatelightunitus- To replacethebulbs(Type A,5W): – Removethebulbholder( ) whichsnapson. B-fig. 54 A-fig. 54 C-fig. 55 ). ). A0B0133m ) fig. 54 fig. 55 ing clockwise. i.54 fig. withthestopper( ing incorrespondence thecatchesandthenpress- firstly inserting – Refitthebulbholder( – Refitthecompleteunit( ). C-fig. 55 B-fig. 54 ) turn- A0B0135m A0B0134m A- ) fig. 56 vices foritsreplacement. rear spoiler( (3 ADDITIONAL STOPLIGHTS Refer totheAlfaRomeoAuthorizedSer- The additionalstoplightisbuiltintothe rd STOP) fig. 56 ). A0B0136m fig. 57 chapter “Inanemergency”. andprecautionsgiveninthe the warnings TAILGATE LIGHT LIGHTS GOESOUT IF ANINTERIOR shown. with aflat-tippedscrewdriverinthepoint – Removethelight( – Openthetailgate. To changethebulb(Type C,10W): WARNING Before changingabulb,read A-fig. 57 ) levering A0B0139m fig. 58 ing untilthecatchclicksintoplace. tween thecontacts. tacts. outwards andreleasingitfromthesidecon- – Removethebulb( – Refit the light inserting itandthenpress- – Refitthelightinserting be- thenewbulbfittingitcorrectly – Insert B-fig. 58 ) pulling A0B0140m 297 ALFA 156 SPORTWAGON 298 ALFA 156 SPORTWAGON fig. 59 IF AFUSEBLOWS en inthechapter“Inanemergency”. lay, andprecautionsgiv- readthewarnings moving theprotectivepanel. main fuseboxandaccesstoitisgainedre- is locatedinthecentralfuseholderabove WARNING versions The specificfuseforSportwagon Before changingafuseorre- A0B0141m ytmCmoetFs o meaeLocation Amperage Fuseno. socket intheboot Additional current System/Component 020A 10 fig. 59 fig. 1 cated inthefollowingpositions( onlabelslo- The identificationdataiscarried IDENTIFICATION DATA 4 3 2 1 The identificationdatashouldberecorded. - Enginelabel. - Bodyworkpaintidentificationlabel - Bodylabel - Identificationlabel - Sportwagon versions= - Sportwagon - Saloonversions= fig. 1 T T fig. 1-2 fig. 2 E E C C A0B0590m H H ): N N fig. 2 I I tection. counter-clockwiseandraisethepro- turning the markingcompletely, removethecap coveredbyaprotection.Tois partially see number). per connection: side oftheright-handshockabsorberup- islocatedintheenginebaytoone formation BODY LABEL C For someversions/marketsthemarking – Manufacturer’s serialnumber(chassis – Type ofvehicle:ZAR932000 thefollowingin- The bodylabelcarrying C A A L L

S S P P E E C C I I F F I I C C A0B0058m A A T T I I ENGINE LABELS O O On therearleft-handside,gearboxside. N N S S 299 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 300 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS fig. 3 ta ( 2 fig. edgeofthetailgate( hand internal wagon versionsitisappliedontheright- IDENTIFICATION LABEL BODYWORK PAINT partment ( partment oftheluggagecom- part plied intheinternal D. C. B. A. On theSaloonversions,plateisap- fig. 3 ). The plate carries thefollowingda- ). Theplatecarries spraying. Colour codefortouchingupandre- Colour code Name ofcolour Paint manufacturer ): 3-fig. 1 ), whileontheSport- A0B0059m 3- fig. 4 front crossmember( mologation chassis number weights authorisedbyvariousnationallaws IDENTIFICATION LABEL A. thefollowingidentificationdata: It carries This islocatedintheenginebayon B. C. Space fordetailsofnationalho- Space forpunchingtheconsecutive Space availableformaximum fig. 4 ). A0B0076m name. sions only) indicationstothosespecified mentary F. E. D. Space forpunchingmanufacturer’s Space forsmokeindex(dieselver- Space forversionandanysupple- (**) 150CV version(forversions/markets whereapplicable) (*) Version forspecificmarkets JTD 20VMultijet JTD 16VMultijet JTD 2.5 V624VQ-System 2.5 V624V 2.0 JTSSelespeed 2.0 JTS 1.8 T.SPARK 1.6 T.SPARK ENGINE ANDBODYVERSION CODES Engine code 937A5000 (**) 192B1000 (*) 932A2000 (*) 932A2000 (*) 937A4000 (*) AR32103 (*) 192A5000 937A2000 937A1000 937A1000 841M000 841G000 AR32405 AR32405 AR32205 AR32104 (Saloon versions) 932A3100 30H(*) 932A4100 31H(*) 932AXN00 71(**) 932AXG00 62C(*) 932AXA01 54D(*) 932AXA00 52D(*) 932A4B00 32F(*) 932AXM00 68(*) 932AXL0066 (*) 932A2C00 44G 932A1101 27F 932A1100 26F 932AXF00 64B 932A3100 30L 932A4100 31L 932AXA01 54E 932AXA00 52E 932AXE00 60E Body code (Sportwagon versions) 932BXN00 72(**) 932B3100 37G(*) 932B4100 38G(*) 932BXG00 63C(*) 932BXA01 55D(*) 932BXA00 53D(*) 932B4B00 39E(*) 932BXM00 69(*) 932BXL00 67(*) 932B3100 37H 932B4100 38H 932B1101 34E 932B1100 33E 932B2C00 45F 932BXF00 65C 932BXA01 55E 932BXA00 53E 932BXE00 61E 301 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 302 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS trpm rpm Fuel kW Spark plugs(*) at mm Maximum torque(EEC): at (EEC): Maximum horsepower Total displacement bore andstroke Piston No./position cylinders Cycle Code type ENGINE kgm Nm HP NGK BKR6EKPA 1.6 T.SPARK NGK PFR6B+ (specification NGK PMR7A NGK PMR7A 82 x75.65 1598 cm AR32104 Unleaded 4 inline EN228) 95 RON 4200 6200 petrol 14.9 146 120 Otto 88 3 + NGK BKR6EKPA 1.8 T.SPARK NGK PFR6B+ (specification NGK PMR7A NGK PMR7A 82 x82.7 1747 cm AR32205 Unleaded 4 inline EN228) 95 RON 3900 6500 petrol 16.6 163 140 103 Otto 3 + NGK BKR6EKPA (specification NGK PFR6B 937A1000 1970 cm Unleaded 2.0 JTS 83 x91 4 inline EN228) 95 RON 3250 6400 petrol 206 165 121 Otto 21 3 NGK BKR6EKPA (specification Selespeed NGK PFR6B 937A1000 1970 cm Unleaded 2.0 JTS 83 x91 4 inline EN228) 95 RON 6400 3250 petrol 206 165 121 Otto 21 3 2.5 V624V NGK RPFR6B (specification n6°V 6 in60° 88 x68.3 2492 cm AR32405 Unleaded EN228) 95 RON 5000 6300 petrol 22.2 218 192 141 Otto 3 2.5 V624V NGK RPFR6B (specification Q-System n6°V 6 in60° 88 x68.3 2492 cm AR32405 Unleaded EN228) 95 RON 5000 6300 petrol 22.2 218 192 141 Otto 3 trpm (**) Forversions/markets whereapplicable (*) Version forspecific markets rpm Fuel kW at Maximum torque(EEC): at (EEC): Maximum horsepower mm Total displacement Piston boreandstroke No./position cylinders Cycle Code type kgm Nm HP motor vehicles Diesel fuelfor (Specification EN590) 937A2000 4 82 x90.4 1910 cm in line JTD Diesel 2000 4000 275 115 28 85 3 motor vehicles Diesel fuelfor (Specification JTD 16V Multijet EN590) 192A5000 4 82 x90.4 1910 cm in line Diesel 2000 4000 305 140 103 31 3 Multijet (**) motor vehicles Diesel fuelfor (Specification JTD 16V EN590) 937A5000 4 82 x90.4 1910 cm in line Diesel 2000 4000 305 150 110 31 3 motor vehicles Diesel fuelfor (Specification Multijet (*) JTD 16V EN590) 937A4000 4 82 x90.4 1910 cm in line Diesel 2000 4000 305 126 31 93 3 motor vehicles Diesel fuelfor (Specification Multijet (*) JTD 16V EN590) 192B1000 4 82 x90.4 1910 cm in line Diesel 2000 4000 305 136 100 31 3 motor vehicles Diesel fuelfor (Specification JTD 20V Multijet EN590) 5 82 x90.4 2387 cm 841G000 in line Diesel 2000 4000 39.3 385 175 129 3 motor vehicles Diesel fuelfor (Specification Multijet (*) JTD 20V EN590) 4 841M000 82 x90.4 2387 cm in line Diesel 2000 4000 39.3 385 163 120 3 303 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 304 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FUEL SUPPLY TRANSMISSION Drive Clutch Gearbox Injection order Firing order Supply technical specificationsofthesystem, maycauseabnormalfunctioningwiththeriskoffire. Alterations orrepairstothesupply systemnotcarriedoutcorrectlyorwithouttakingaccountof the . .PR 1.8T.SPARK 1.6 T.SPARK - with hydrauliccontrol for forward speeds for forward Five forward gears Five forward plus reversewith Dry singledisk Dry synchronisers 2.0 JTS Front 1.8 T.SPARK 1.6 T.SPARK Multi Point Electronic injection 1-3-4-2 – electrohydraulic Five forward Selespeed Direct injection single disk gears and electronic 2.0 JTS reverse control control 2.0 JTS Front with with 1-3-4-2 Dry Dry BOSCH – 2.5 V624V synchronised WARNING Six forward Direct injection single disk reverse all gears plus hydraulic Selespeed control 2.0 JTS Front with 1-3-4-2 BOSCH Dry Dry – 2.5 V624V Four forward Q-System plus reverse 2.5 V624V electronic 1-4-2-5-3-6 Lock-up Multi Point control Electronic gears Front injection with – with hydraulic synchronised Five forward plus reverse 2.5 V624V single disk Q-System 1-4-2-5-3-6 Multi Point control Electronic injection gears Front JTD Dry Dry all – with hydraulic synchronised COMMON RAIL Direct injection plus reverse Six forward single disk JTD 16V Multijet JTD 16V Multijet control gears 1-3-4-2 Front BOSCH Dry Dry all JTD – COMMON RAIL Direct injection with hydraulic synchronised plus reverse Six forward JTD 20V single disk JTD 20V Multijet Multijet BOSCH 1-2-4-5-3 control gears Front Dry Dry all – (between pavements) Turning radius Type STEERING Parking brake brakes: Service BRAKES ducing theemissionofpollutants. with regardtoengineefficiencyandforre- SPARK PLUG Clean, intactsparkplugsaredeterminant – rear – front . .PR . .PR . T 20JS . 62V25V 4 T JTD20V JTD 2.5V624V 2.5V624V 2.0JTS 2.0JTS 1.8T.SPARK 1.6 T.SPARK . .PR . .PR . T . T . 62V25V 4 T-T 6 JTD20V JTD-JTD16V 2.5 V624V 2.5V624V 2.0JTS 2.0JTS 1.8T.SPARK 1.6 T.SPARK efvniae efvniae efvniae efvniae efvniae efvniae efvniae Self-ventilated Self-ventilated Self-ventilated Self-ventilated Self-ventilated Self-ventilated Self-ventilated Self-ventilated 11m1. 11m1. 16m1. 11m11.1 11.1m 11.6m 11.6m 11.1m 11.1m 11.1m 11.1 m ikDs ikDs ikDs ikDisk Disk Disk Disk Disk Disk Disk Disk ikds ikds ikds ikdisk disk disk disk disk disk disk disk Servo-brake. Electroniccontrolwithbrakepadwearsensors.Gasketofecological type. Servo-brake. fa RomeoAuthorizedServices. tant tohavethesparkplugscheckedbyAl- riencing anyengineproblems,itisimpor- ignition system.Thereforeifyouareexpe- for locatingafault,evenifnotinvolvingthe pearance ofasparkplugissoundclue If examined by an expert eye,theap- If examinedbyanexpert Hydraulic power steering with liquid reservoir inenginecompartment Hydraulic powersteering withliquidreservoir Wheel anti-looksystem(ABS)withelectronic brakingdistribution. Controlled byhandleveroperatingrearbrakes. eepe -ytmJD1VMultijet Q-SystemJTD 16V Selespeed eepe -ytmMlie Multijet Q-System Multijet Selespeed Rack andpinion. anteed inconveniencesmayensue. or iftheenvisagedlifeisnotguar- the thermalcapacityisinadequate spark plugsofthespecifiedtype:if Maintenance Programme.Onlyuse specified intheScheduled placed attheintervals Spark plugsshouldbere- Multijet 305 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 306 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Winter tyres:wintertyreswith“Q”min. speedindexcanbeused. Winter Alloy wheel Tyres Alloy wheel Tyre Alloy wheel –tyre Optional fittings –rim wheel: Spare Tyres Alloy wheel Tyres Steel wheel Standard fittings Versions TYRES WHEELS AND ( Snowchainsmay notbeusedonthistyres (*) = Tyres ( ( ❒ ▼ ● Tyres beyondthe tyreprofileof9mm. onwhichchainscanbefitted:use snowchainswithreducedsizemax. protrusion = ) ) = Excluding Sportwagon versions ExcludingSportwagon = ) Tyres beyondthetyreprofileof12mm. onwhichchainscan befitted:usesnowchainswithreducedsize max.protrusion = ) 185/65 R15”88H 205/60 R15”91V T125/80 R15”95M IMPRESSION 1.6 T.SPARK 6,5J x15” 6J x15” 4J x15” ( ( ▼ ▼ ) ) 185/65 R15”88H 205/60 R15”91V 205/55 R16”91V T125/80 R15”95M 215/45 ZR17(*) PROGRESSION 6,5J x15”( 6,5J x16”( 1.6 T.SPARK 7J x17” 4J x15” 6J x15” ❒ ❒ ( ( ) ) ( ▼ ▼ ● ) ) ) 205/55 R16”91V 205/55 R16”91V T125/80 R15”95M 215/45 ZR17“(*) DISTINCTIVE 1.6 T.SPARK 6,5J x16” 6,5J x16” 7J x17” 4J x15” ( ( ● ● ) ) 185/65 R15”88V 205/60 R15”91V T125/80 R15”95M IMPRESSION 1.8 T.SPARK 6,5J x15” 6J x15” 4J x15” ( ( ▼ ▼ ) ) 205/60 R15”91V 185/65 R15”88V 205/55 R16”91V T125/80 R15”95M 215/45 ZR17“(*) PROGRESSION 1.8 T.SPARK 6,5J x15” 6,5J x16” 7J x17” 4J x15” 6J x15” ( ( ( ▼ ▼ ● ) ) ) 205/55 R16”91V 205/55 R16”91V T125/80 R15”95M 215/45 ZR17“(*) DISTINCTIVE 1.8 T.SPARK 6,5J x16” 6,5J x16” 7J x17” 4J x15” ( ( ● ● ) ) ( Snowchainsmaynotbeusedonthis tyres = (*) Tyres Alloy wheel Tyre Alloy wheel –tyre Tyre –rim Alloy wheel Optional fittings wheel: Spare Tyres Alloy wheel Tyres Steel wheel Standard fittings Versions ( Winter tyres:wintertyreswith“Q”min. speedindexcanbeused. Winter ▼ ● Tyres beyondthetyre profileof9mm. onwhichchainscanbefitted:usesnow chainswithreducedsizemax.protrusion = ) Tyres beyondthetyreprofileof12mm. onwhichchainscanbefitted: usesnowchainswithreducedsizemax. protrusion = ) 205/60 R15”91V 185/65 R15”88V T125/80 R15”95M IMPRESSION 6,5J x15” 2.0 JTS 4J x15” 6J x15” ( ( ▼ ▼ ) ) 205/60 R15”91V 205/60 R15”91V 205/55 R16”91V T125/80 R15”95M 215/45 ZR17“(*) PROGRESSION 6,5J x15” 6,5J x16” 6,5J x15” 2.0 JTS 7J x17” 4J x15” ( ( ( ▼ ▼ ● ) ) ) 205/55 R16”91V 205/55 R16”91V T125/80 R15”95M 215/45 ZR17“(*) DISTINCTIVE 6,5J x16” 6,5J x16” 2.0 JTS 7J x17” 4J x15” ( ( ● ● ) ) 205/60 R15”91V 205/60 R15”91V 205/55 R16”91V 2.0 JTSSelespeed T125/80 R15”95M 215/45 ZR17”(*) PROGRESSION 6,5J x15” 6,5J x16” 6,5J x15” 7J x17” 4J x15” ( ( ( ▼ ▼ ● ) ) ) 205/55 R16”91V 205/55 R16”91V 2.0 JTSSelespeed T125/80 R15”95M 215/45 ZR17”(*) DISTINCTIVE 6,5J x16” 6,5J x16” 7J x17” 4J x15” ( ( ● ● ) ) 205/60 R15”91W 205/60 R15”91W 205/55 R16”91W T125/80 R15”95M 215/45 ZR17”(*) PROGRESSION 2.5 V624V 6,5J x15” 6,5J x15” 6,5J x16” 7J x17” 4J x15” ( ( ( ▼ ▼ ● ) ) ) 307 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 308 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Tyres Alloy wheel Tyres Alloy wheel Spare wheel: Tyres Alloy wheel Tyres Steel wheel Standard fittings Versions Tyre Alloy wheel Optional fittings ( Snowchainsmaynotbeusedonthistyres = (*) ( Winter tyres:wintertyreswith“Q”min. speedindexcanbeused. Winter ▼ ● Tyres beyondthetyreprofileof9mm. onwhichchainscanbefitted:usesnowwithreducedsize withmax.protrusion = ) Tyres beyondthetyreprofileof12mm. onwhichchainscanbefitted: usesnowchainswithreducedsizemax. protrusion = ) – rim – tyre 205/60 R15”91W 205/60 R15”91W 205/55 R16”91W T125/80 R15”95M 215/45 ZR17”(*) PROGRESSION 2.5 V624V Q-System 6,5J x16” 6,5J x15” 6,5J x15” 4J x15” 7J x17” ( ( ( ▼ ▼ ● ) ) ) 205/55 R16”91W 205/55 R16”91W T125/80 R15”95M 215/45 ZR17”(*) DISTINCTIVE 2.5 V624V Q-System 6,5J x16” 6,5J x16” 4J x15” 7J x17” ( ( ● ● ) ) 205/55 R16”91W 205/55 R16”91W T125/80 R15”95M 215/45 ZR17”(*) DISTINCTIVE 2.5 V624V 6,5J x16” 6,5J x16” 4J x15” 7J x17” ( ( ● ● ) ) 205/60 R15”91V 185/65 R15”88V T125/80 R15”95M IMPRESSION 6,5J x15” 4J x15” 6J x15” JTD ( ( ▼ ▼ ) ) 205/60 R15”91V 185/65 R15”88V 205/55 R16”91V T125/80 R15”95M 215/45 ZR17“(*) PROGRESSION 6,5J x16” 6,5J x15” 6J x15” 7J x17” 4J x15” JTD ( ( ( ▼ ▼ ● ) ) ) 205/55 R16”91V 205/55 R16”91V T125/80 R15”95M 215/45 ZR17“(*) DISTINCTIVE 6,5J x16” 6,5J x16” 7J x17” 4J x15” JTD ( ( ● ● ) ) ( Snowchainsmaynotbeusedonthistyres = (*) Tyres Alloy wheel Tyres Alloy wheel Tyre Alloy wheel Optional fittings Spare wheel: Tyres Alloy wheel Tyres Steel wheel Standard fittings Versions ( Winter tyres:wintertyreswith“Q”min. speedindexcanbeused. Winter ▼ ● Tyres beyondthetyreprofileof9mm. onwhichchainscanbefitted:usesnowwithreducedsize withmax.protrusion = ) Tyres beyondthetyreprofileof12mm. onwhich chainscanbefitted:usesnowwithreducedsizemax.protrusion = ) – tyre – rim 205/60 R15”91V 185/65 R15”88V T125/80 R15”95M JTD 16VMultijet IMPRESSION 6,5J x15” 4J x15” 6J x15” ( ( ▼ ▼ ) ) 205/60 R15”91V 185/65 R15”88V 205/55 R16”91V T125/80 R15”95M JTD 16VMultijet 215/45 ZR17“(*) PROGRESSION 6,5J x16” 6,5J x15” 4J x15” 7J x17” 6J x15” ( ( ( ▼ ▼ ● ) ) ) 205/55 R16”91V 205/55 R16”91V T125/80 R15”95M JTD 16VMultijet 215/45 ZR17“(*) DISTINCTIVE 6,5J x16” 6,5J x16” 4J x15” 7J x17” ( ( ● ● ) ) 205/60 R15”91V 205/60 R15”91V 205/55 R16”91V T125/80 R15”95M JTD 20VMultijet 215/45 ZR17“(*) PROGRESSION 6,5J x16” 6,5J x15” 6,5J x15” 7J x17” 4J x15” ( ( ( ▼ ▼ ● ) ) ) 205/55 R16”91V 205/55 R16”91V T125/80 R15”95M JTD 20VMultijet 215/45 ZR17“(*) DISTINCTIVE 6,5J x16” 6,5J x16” 7J x17” 4J x15” ( ( ● ● ) ) 309 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 310 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS RIMS ANDTYRES sidered. hicle LogBook,onlythe lattershouldbecon- ancies betweenthisHandbook andtheve- tyres. ulla bar ( Snowchainsmaynotbeusedonthistyres = (*) Full load bar Reduced load(2occupants) ( With wintertyrestheinflation pressureshouldbe+0.2barcomparedwiththespecifiedrating. With thetyrehotinflatingpressureshouldbe+0.3barcomparedwithspecifiedrating.Recheckvaluecol With TYRE INFLATION PRESSURESCOLD ▼ ● WARNING The Logbookshowsallthehomologated Radial Tubeless tyres. Pressed steeloralloyrims. Tyres beyondthetyreprofileof9mm. onwhichchainscanbefitted:usesnowwithreducedsizemax.protrusion = ) Tyres beyondthetyreprofile of12mm. onwhichchainscanbefitted:usesnowwith reducedsizewithmax.protrusion = ) In theeventofanydiscrep- 185/65 R15” rn rear front . 2.5 2.2 2.5 2.2 Tyres ( ▼ type onallwheels. be fittedwithtyresofthesamebrandand same, fordrivingsafety, thevehiclemust ) While thespecifieddimensionsremain 205/55 R16” rn rear front . 2.6 2.4 2.6 2.4 Tyres ( ● ) 205/60 R15” rn rear front . 2.5 2.2 2.5 2.2 Tyres ( ▼ ) Tubeless tyres. WARNING 215/45 ZR17” rn rear front . 2.6 2.4 2.6 2.4 Tyres Do notuseinnertubeswith d tyres. (*) 125/80 R15” Compact spare wheel 4.2 fig. 5 given below. the tyre. know themeaningofcodestampedon 5) (fig. CORRECT TYREREADING The codemaybelikeoneoftheexamples to necessary Below aretheinstructions 205/60 R1591V 215/45 ZR17 Example: or: A0B0395m V,Z 91 15 ZR R 205 60 Maximumspeedindex.InZRtyres = Loadindex(capacity),e.g.91= = Rimdiameterininches.( = Radialtyrewithspeedabove = Radialtyre. = Nominalwidth( = Percentageheight/width( = the speedindexZisbeforeR. 615 kg.NotpresentinZRtyres. kph. 240 ratio. in mmbetweenthesides). S , distance Ø H ). / S ) 83 82 81 80 79 78 77 76 75 74 73 72 71 70 69 68 67 66 65 64 63 62 61 60 Load index(capacity) = 487kg = 475kg = 462kg = 450kg = 437kg = 425kg = 412kg = 400kg = 387kg = 375kg = 365kg = 355kg = 345kg = 335kg = 325kg = 315kg = 307kg = 300kg = 290kg = 280kg = 272kg = 265kg = 257kg = 250kg 106 105 104 103 102 101 100 99 98 97 96 95 94 93 92 91 90 89 88 87 86 85 84 = 775kg = 750kg = 730kg = 710kg = 690kg = 670kg = 650kg = 630kg = 615kg = 600kg = 580kg = 560kg = 545kg = 530kg = 515kg = 500kg = 950kg = 925kg = 900kg = 875kg = 850kg = 825kg = 800kg 311 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 312 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Maximum speedindex Y W ZR V H U T S R Q upto300km/h. = upto270km/h. = upto240km/h. = upto210km/h. = upto210km/h. = upto200km/h. = upto190km/h. = upto180km/h. = upto170km/h. = upto160km/h. = tyres Maximum speedindexforsnow wheel. COMPACT SPARE WHEEL H M+S T M+S Q M+S For specific markets normally-sized spare For specificmarketsnormally-sized Tubeless tyre. Pressed steelrim. upto210kph. = upto190kph. = upto160kph. = the rim,asshownin know themeaningofcodestampedon CORRECT RIMREADING ET 43 H2 16 J 6.5 to necessary Below aretheinstructions 6.5 Jx16H2ET43 camber angle(distancebe- = “hump” shapeandnumber(re- = rimnominaldiameterininches = rimdropcentreoutline(side = rimwidthininches( = rim centre line) tween disk/rimlineand wheel the rim) ing theTubeless tyre beadon lief onthecircumference hold- tyre tobemounted)( todiameterofthe (corresponds rests ( projection wherethetyrebead Example: 2 ) i.5 fig. . 1 3 ) = Ø ) set the15"rimattestbench,refertoprimes value.Thetoe-invalue,toleranceincluded,shallalwaysbeevenlydistribu (*) Thetoe-invalue,primestommconversion, isalwayscalculatedtakingintoaccounta15"rimregardlessofrimsactuallyu Rear wheels: –caster Front wheels: WHEEL GEOMETRY – toe-in – toe-in – camber – camber (excluding versionswithSportsKit) . m()( 5´mm) 0.6mm(*)(–9± – 1± m()(7 9´) mm(*)(27´± 1 3 ± °3´±20´ 39´± – 0° °5´±30´ 55´± 3° 5 20´ – 35´± All types .m * –0 5’) 0.6mm(*)(–0’± – 0± m()(7±9’) 1mm (*) (27’± 3 ± °6 20’ 6’± – 1° Sports Kit °’±20’ – 1°7’± °3 30’ 3’± 4° ted betweenthetwowheels. sed. Shoulditbeimpossibleto 313 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 314 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS (*) 150CVversion(for versions/marketswhereapplicable) standing start Kilometer with from 0-100km/h Acceleration Maximum speed VERSIONS SPORTWAGON (*) 150CVversion(forversions/marketswhere applicable) standing start Kilometer with from 0-100km/h Acceleration Maximum speed VERSIONS SALOON PERFORMANCE 200 km/h 200 km/h T.SPARK T.SPARK 32.3 s 11.0 s 31.8 s 10.5 s 1 1.6 .6 208 km/h 208 km/h T.SPARK T.SPARK 31.0 s 30.7 s 9.7 s 9.4 s 1.8 1.8 Selespeed Selespeed 220 km/h 220 km/h 2.0 JTS 2.0 JTS 2.0 JTS 2.0 JTS 29.8 s 29.8 s 8.2 s 8.2 s 2.5 V624V 2.5 V624V 230 km/h 230 km/h 27.9 s 27.8 s 7.4 s 7.3 s 2.5 V624V 2.5 V624V Q-System Q-System 227 km/h 227 km/h 29.2 s 29.0 s 8.5 s 8.5 s 195 km/h 195 km/h 32.9 s 10.7 s 32.6 s 10.3 s JTD JTD 209 km/h JTD 16V 209 km/h JTD 16V Multijet Multijet 31.3 s 9.7 s 9.3 s 31 s Multijet (*) Multijet (*) 212 km/h 212 km/h JTD 16V JTD 16V 30.0 s 30.3 s 9.1 s 9.5 s 225 km/h 225 km/h JTD 20V JTD 20V Multijet Multijet 29.1 s 29.4 s 8.3 s 8.6 s DIMENSIONS fig. 6 On request for versions/markets where applicable the car may be fitted with rear spoiler and miniskirts paintedthesame colour On request forversions/markets whereapplicablethe carmaybefitted with rearspoilerand miniskirts The height indicatedisforanunladen car The dimensionsareexpressed inmm The valuesgiveninbrackets refertothe1.6T.SPARK, 1.8T.SPARK, JTD,JTD16VMultijetand 20VMultijet asthecar. A0A0591m 315 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 316 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS fig. 7 The height indicatedisforanunladen car. The dimensions areexpressedin mm The valuesgiveninbrackets refertothe1.6T.SPARK, 1.8T.SPARK, JTD,JTD16VMultijetand 20VMultijet A0A0592m *)Ifspecialequipment isfitted(sunroof,towhitchetc.)theunladen weightincreases,thusreducingthepayload asspecifi sothattheycom Weight and/orloadsurface thegoodsinluggagecompartment nottobeexceeded. TheDrivermustarrange (**) (*) Max. loadonball Towable weight driver (**) Payload including weight (*) Max. permitted weight Kerb Capacity (dm LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT WEIGHTS allowed. 3 ) - SALOONVERSIONS T.SPARK 1300 kg 1785 kg 1265 kg 1.6 T.SPARK 520 kg 60 kg 1.6 378 T.SPARK 1300 kg 1785 kg 1265 kg 520 kg 60 kg 1.8 T.SPARK 1.8 378 1300 kg 1805 kg 1285 kg 2.0 JTS 520 kg 60 kg - SALOONVERSIONS 2.0 JTS 378 Selespeed 1300 kg 1805 kg 1285 kg 2.0 JTS 520 kg 60 kg Selespeed 2.0 JTS 378 2.5 V624V 1400 kg 1855 kg 1355 kg 500 kg 60 kg 2.5 V624V 378 2.5 V624V Q-System 1400 kg 1885 kg 1385 kg 500 kg 60 kg 2.5 V624V Q-System 378 1300 kg 1805 kg 1305 kg 500 kg 60 kg JTD JTD 16V Multijet 378 JTD ed inthemaximumweight JTD 16V Multijet 1300 kg 1805 kg 1305 kg 500 kg 60 kg ply withtheselimits. JTD 20V Multijet JTD 20V Multijet 1300 kg 1885 kg 1305 kg 500 kg 378 60 kg 317 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 318 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS *)Ifspecial equipmentisfitted (sunroof,towhitchetc.) theunladenweight increases,thusreducing the payloadasspecifi Weight sothattheycom and/orloadsurface thegoodsinluggagecompartment nottobeexceeded.TheDriver mustarrange (**) kg kg (*) kg Max. loadonball Towable weight kg driver (**) Payload including weight (*) Max. permitted Kerb weight WEIGHTS folded (dm Capacity (dm LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT rear seatback Capacity with lowed. 3 ) 3 ) - SPORTWAGON VERSIONS 1.6 T.SPARK 1180 360 T.SPARK 1300 1830 1315 1.8 T.SPARK 515 60 1180 360 T.SPARK 1300 1830 1315 - SPORTWAGON VERSIONS 515 1.8 60 2.0 JTS 1180 360 Selespeed 2.0 JTS 2.0 JTS 1300 1850 1335 515 60 Selespeed 2.0 JTS 1180 360 2.5 V624V 1400 1900 1405 495 60 2.5 V624V 1180 360 2.5 V624V Q-System 1400 1930 1435 495 60 2.5 V624V Q-System 1180 360 1300 1850 1355 495 JTD 60 JTD 16V ed inthemaximumweight al- Multijet 1180 360 JTD JTD 16V Multijet 1300 1850 1355 495 60 ply withtheselimits. JTD 20V Multijet JTD 20V Multijet 1180 360 1400 1930 1435 495 60 REFILLING ■ litres reservoir: rearscreen washerfluid washerand Windscreen automatic gearbox litres Q-System litres litres actuation hydraulicsystem litres Selespeed gearbox differential Mechanical gearbox/ differential Mechanical gearbox/ litres litres Oil sumpandfilter system Engine cooling litres Fuel tank: ihhalm ahrlitres – withheadlamp washer nldn eev flitres of – includingareserve For decidedly sportive useof thecar,For decidedly sportive fullysynthetic For use in particularly harsh weatherconditions For use inparticularly T.SPARK 4.4 63 9 1.6 5.3 2,5 6.9 – – – 2 ● ● ■ T.SPARK 4.4 63 9 1.8 5.3 2,5 6.9 – – – 2 ● ● ■ SELENIA PERFORMER MULTIPOWER 2.0 JTS 4.4 63 9 5.3 2,5 6.9 – – – 2 ● SELENIA RACING ● ◆ Selespeed 2.0 JTS 4.4 63 9 5.3 2,5 0.6 6.9 – – 2 ● ● ◆ 2.5 V6 5.9 63 24V 9 5.3 2,5 9.2 – – – 2 ● ● ■ SAE 10W-60 engine oil isrecommended. Q-System 2.5 V6 5.9 63 24V 9 5.3 2,5 3.8 9.2 – – – ● ● ■ 4.5 63 9 JTD 5.3 2,5 6.1 – – – 2 ❍ SAE ❍ ❑ 5W-30 engine oilisrecommended. JTD 16V Multijet 4.5 63 9 6.1 5.3 2,5 – – – 2 ❍ ❍ ❑ JTD 20V Multijet 63 7.25 9 5 3.1 5.3 2,5 – – – ❍ ❑ ❍ vehicles (SpecificationEN590) (specification EN228) less than95R.O.N Romeo ❑ ◆ ■ PARAFLU UP PARAFLU 11 Mixture ofdistilledwaterand ❍ ● SC 35 TUTELA PROFESSIONAL Mixture ofwaterandliquid TUTELA GI/2 TUTELA CARCSSPEED TUTELA CARMATRYX ZC 75Synth TUTELA CAR Recommended products Unleaded petrolatnot SELENIA WR SELENIA 20KforAlfa Diesel fuelformotor SELENIA RACING Specified fuels (blue) at50%or (red) at50% 319 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 320 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS USABLE PRODUCTSANDTHEIRSPECIFICATIONS FLUIDS ANDLUBRICANTS (*) For decidedly sportive useofthecarfullysynthetic (*) Fordecidedlysportive Applications diesel engines Lubricants for Recommendedfluids Qualityfeaturesoffluidsandlubricants petrol engines(*) Lubricants for and 2.0JTSSelespeed Use engines 2.0JTS Lubricants forpetrol WARNING SELENIA PERFORMER MULTIPOWER harshweatherconditions For useinparticularly Do not topupwith oilwithdifferent specifications that theoilalready inthe engine. that passACEAB4andAPICF, FIAT 9.55535-M2specifications. Synthetic-based engineoilsSAE5W-40 grade that passAPISL,ACEAA1-A5,FIAT 9.55535-M1specifications. Synthetic-based engineoilSAE5W-30 grade, that passACEAA3andAPISLspecifications. Synthetic-based engineoil,SAE10W-40 grade Synthetic oil,SAE10W-60 grade o orc eil prto andlubricants for correctvehicleoperation is notrequired whenusing SELENIA PERFORMER MULTIPOWER SELENIA RACING SAE 10W60engineoil isrecommended. SELENIA RACING SAE 5W-30 engineoilisrecommended. 10W-60 engine oil. SELENIA WR MULTIPOWER SELENIA PERFORMER for AlfaRomeo SELENIA 20K SELENIA RACING

A0B0682m Use (*) washer fluid rearscreen/headlamp Windscreen/ fuel oil Additive for Protective agentforradiators Brake fluid for transmissions Lubricants andgreases IMPORTANT Do not addormix withfluids withspecifications other thanthe specifiedones. Mixture of spirits and surface-active agentsCUNA NC956-11 Mixture ofspiritsandsurface-active Additive forfueloilwith protectiveactionforDieselengines ASTM D3306specifications glycol, withO.A.T.-based thatpassesCUNA NC956-16, organic formula, Protective withantifreezeaction,redcolour, basedoninhibitedmonoethylen glycol, CUNANC956-16 Protective withantifreezeaction,bluecolor, basedoninhibitedmonoethylene CUNA NC956-01syntheticfluid 116DOT4,ISO4925,SAEJ1704, FMVSS n° Consistency NLGI2 Lithium-soap-based greasewithmolybdenum bisulphate. “ATF DEXRON IIDLEV”,SAE10Wtypeoil “ATF DEXRONIII”typespecificoil “ATF DEXRONIIDLEV”,typeoil Meets APIGL4andZFTEML06(B&C)LEVEL,ALLISONC4specifications SAE 75W-85 completlysyntheticengineoil. and MIL-L-2105DLevspecifications Synthetic-based engineoil,SAE75W-80 EPgradethatpassesAPIGL5 Quality featuresoffluidsandlubricants for correctvehicleoperation SC 35 PROFESSIONAL TUTELA DIESEL MIX PARAFLU UP(*) or PARAFLU 11(*) for AlfaRomeo TUTELA CARTOP4 TUTELA MRM2 TUTELA GI/A CS SPEED TUTELA CAR TUTELA GI/2 MATRYX TUTELA CAR ZC 75Synth TUTELA CAR Recommended fluids and lubricants or diluted To beused neat oil (25ccper10litres) To bemixed withthefuel 50% downto–35°C Percentage: Cooling ducts clutch control Hydraulic brakeand C.V. joints Hydraulic powersteering electrohydraulic drive electrically-operated Selespeed transmission Automatic gearbox temperatures differential forhigh Mechanical gearboxand differential Mechanical gearboxand Applications 321 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 322 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FUEL CONSUMPTION urban route; followedbysimulationofamixed starting lowing: ropean Directives. mologation testsprescribedinspecificEu- following tableswereestablishedduringho- – The testconditionsadoptedincludethefol- The fuelconsumptionvaluesshowninthe an urbancycle : thisincludescold the speedvariesbetween0and120kph; extraurbanuseofthevehicle; ing normal frequent acceleratinginallgears,simulat- ban cycle. about 37%urbancycleand63%extraur- culated byconsideringarouteconsistingof – – combined consumption an extraurbancycle : thisincludes : thisiscal- “Correct useofthecar”). ronment pollution”inthechapter “Reducing runningcostsandenvi- above-mentioned procedures(see els thanthosemeasuredbythe to differentfuelconsumptionlev- the vehicleorwindresistancelead atively affecttheaerodynamicsof trol system,otheritemsthatneg- of roofrack,usetheclimatecon- accessories, vehicleload,presence the vehicle,trimlevel/equipment/ tions, drivingstyle,conditionsof traffic conditions,weathercondi- WARNING Thetypeofroute, (*) 150CVversion(forversions/marketswhere applicable) (*) 150CVversion(forversions/marketswhereapplicable) Combined Extraurban Urban VERSIONS SALOON FUEL CONSUMPTIONACCORDINGTODIRECTIVE 1999/100/EC(litresx100km) Extraurban Urban VERSIONS Combined SPORTWAGON T.SPARK T.SPARK 1.6 1.6 11.5 11.4 8.3 6.5 8.2 6.4 T.SPARK T.SPARK 1.8 12.2 1.8 12.1 8.6 6.5 8.5 6.4 2.0 JTS 2.0 JTS 12.5 12.2 8.9 6.8 8.6 6.6 Selespeed Selespeed 2.0 JTS 2.0 JTS 12.5 12.2 8.9 6.8 8.6 6.6 2.5 V6 2.5 V6 24V 24V 12.0 17.8 11.8 17.5 8.6 8.5 2.5 V624V 2.5 V624V Q-System Q-System 12.2 18.1 11.9 17.5 8.8 8.6 JTD JTD 6.0 4.9 7.9 5.8 4.7 7.8 JTD 16V JTD 16V Multijet Multijet 6.1 4.8 8.2 5.9 4.7 8.0 Multijet (*) Multijet (*) JTD 16V JTD 16V 6.1 4.8 8.2 5.9 4.7 8.0 JTD 20V JTD 20V Multijet Multijet 6.7 5.5 8.9 6.6 5.3 8.8 323 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 324 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS (*) 150CVversion(forversions/marketswhere applicable) Value (g/km) VERSIONS SPORTWAGON (*) 150CVversion(forversions/marketswhere applicable) Value (g/km) VERSIONS SALOON CO CO The CO 2 2 EMISSIONS ACCORDINGTODIRECTIVESTANDARD 1999/100/EC(g/km) EMISSIONS 2 emission levelsshowninthefollowingtablesaremeasuredonamixedcycle. T.SPARK T.SPARK 1.6 1.6 198 195 T.SPARK T.SPARK 1.8 1.8 205 202 2.0 JTS 2.0 JTS 212 206 Selespeed Selespeed 2.0 JTS 2.0 JTS 212 206 2.5 V6 2.5 V6 24V 24V 286 282 2.5 V6 2.5 V6 24V 24V 291 282 JTD JTD 160 155 JTD 16V JTD 16V Multijet Multijet 161 157 Multijet (*) Multijet (*) JTD V6 JTD V6 161 157 JTD 20V JTD 20V Multijet Multijet 178 175 RADIO FREQUENCYREMOTECONTROL: MINISTERIALHOMOLOGATIONS International automobilecode CRO GBZ SLO FIN IRL GB CH GR DK CY NL IS N H D B S A P F E L I Great Britain Switzerland Luxemburg Country Denmark Germany Slovenia Hungary Gibraltar Portugal Belgium Sweden Norway Holland Finland Iceland Croatia Ireland Greece Austria Cyprus France Spain Italy CEPT-LPD IDGPGF/4/2/03/338862/ FO/0002926/29/10/97 Homologation number E D.G./Tel. 07970647 MCW 129/955/1997 ARL 9741/Telestyrelsen G131649J CEPTLPD-NL G131649J CEPTLPD-D G131649J CEPTLPD-A BAKOM 97.0516.K.P L2822/10263-01H TRA 24/5/60/31 N097000419-R 12000/120AG RTT/D/X1491 HB-23879/97 FI 97080075 ICP-044TC-97 970235PPLO LPD-041/97 UE 970090 IS-2623-00 N832/00 12793 EK550 325 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 326 ALPHABETICAL INDEX A Annual inspection programme 6 Alfa RomeoCODEsystem...... Alfa 156Sportwagon 108-109 ...... Air vents 129 ...... Air recirculation 265 Air cleaner...... 42 ...... Air bags,frontandside 230-297 Additional stoplight(3rdstop) Additional operations 135 ...... Additional heater Accessories purchasedby crmitnne...... 251 (car maintenance)...... 9 – operation...... – sideairbags 43 .... – passengersidefrontairbag 46 ...... – generalcautions 42 ...... – frontairbags – deactivatingpassenger’s 251 (car maintenance)...... 166 ...... the owner 177 – operationandwarnings...... BS (wheelanti-locksystem) sd a idwbg ....44 ...... (side bag-windowbag) 44 ...... air bag ..... 278 ...... A A L L P P S ytm...... 181 ASR system...... Ashtray Armrests B Boot 172 ...... Bonnet 300 . Bodywork paintidentification label Body H H er ...... 164 ...... – rear 164 ...... – front 22 23-280 ...... – rear – front...... 23-280 ...... – centre aaiy...... 317-309 ...... – capacity 301 – versions...... 299 – marking...... 274 – cleaning...... withanauxiliary – starting 269 ...... – replacement 266 ...... – maintenance 267 ...... – checkingthecharge 242-268 ...... – charging 269 ...... – adviceforprolonginglife attery atr ...... 242 ...... battery A A B B E E T T I I C C A A L L

I I N N D D E E Brakes Brake andclutchfluid X X pcfctos...... 305 – specifications...... 138 ...... – handbrake – checkingfluidlevel 263 – checkingleveland toppingup.. forcarrying – warnings 171-283 ...... – tailgateclosing 171-283 ...... – securingtheload – passengercompartment – passengercompartment – openingwithremote 135 ...... – openinglever 131-170-282 .. – openingfrominside 285 ...... – oddmentcompartments 285 – objectretainernet...... 287 ...... – luggagecover 171-284 ...... – lighting 289 ...... – extension 285 ...... socket – current n opn p ...... 263 ...... and topping up 172-284 luggage...... 288 separation net(upper)...... 288 separation net(lower)...... 8-170-282 ...... control C Bulbs hnigwel...... 209 Changing wheels...... Changing bulbs ofkey Changing battery 163 Centre rearrooflamp...... 162 Ceiling lights...... 188 ...... Catalytic converter 35 ...... childrensafely Carrying Car maintenance ye fbls...... 218-219 ...... – typesofbulbs 217 – replacement...... 218 ...... – generalinstructions eea ntutos...... 207 ...... – general instructions 218-219 ...... – typesof bulbs 217 – replacement...... 218 ...... – generalinstructions 10 ...... with remotecontrol 231 ...... – bulbreplacement 163 ...... – rearrooflight 162 – frontrooflight...... 163 light...... – courtesy 163 – centrerearrooflamp...... 245 ...... – withworkshophoist 245 ...... – withjack 245 hoist...... – witharm ar lifting ...... 248 ...... lmt oto ytm...... 108 Climate control system...... Cleaning andmaintenance 164 ...... Cigar lighter 35 ...... safely) Children (carrying 19-35-279 Child safetydevice...... 254 Checking levels...... 242-268 ...... Charging thebattery i et...... 108-109-110 – airvents...... 276 – windows...... 277 – plasticparts...... 277 ...... – leatherseats 277 ...... – fabricseats 276 ...... – enginecompartment 277 ...... – carinterior 274 ...... – carexterior 35-38 – presettingforinstallingthe – child’s seats...... – windscreen/rearscreen/ 259 ...... – Selespeedgearboxoil – Q-systemautomatic 261 ...... – powersteeringoil 257 ...... – engineoil 261 – enginecoolant...... 263 ...... – brakeandclutchfluid sfxtp hl etan ytm39 Isofix typechildrestraintsystem 264 ...... headlamp washingfluid 260 gearbox oil...... CO Clutch 57-58-59-60-61 Clock...... Climate controlsystem,automatic Demisting-defrosting 136 ...... Dashboard lightingdimming urn okt(ot ...... 285 ...... socket(boot) Current control Cruise 163 ...... light Courtesy Correct useofthecar 135 Controls...... 294 7 ...... Compact sparewheel CODE card...... D – checkingfluidlevel 114 two-zone ...... 118 ...... – controls cntn pe dutet ...53 ...... (constant speedadjustment) 232 ...... – bulbreplacement 312 – technicaldata...... – windscreen andfront 26-133 – rearscreen...... 25-133 – doormirrors...... 63 – brightingadjustment...... sbad...... 57-58-59-60-61 ashboard ...... 2 n opn p...... 263 ...... and toppingup iewnos...... 132 ...... side windows msin...... 324 emissions...... 189 ...... 327 ALPHABETICAL INDEX 328 ALPHABETICAL INDEX Doors 25-26 Door mirrors...... Direction indicators Dipped beamheadlights 315-316 Dimensions...... 265 ...... Diesel filter eoelcigulcig ...16 ...... 7 – remote locking/unlocking – remote control...... – opening/closing – opening/closing 20-279 – childsafetylock...... 19 ...... – centralizedlocking 49 ...... – switchingon 227 – changingsidebulbs...... 228 – changingrearbulbs...... 223 – changingfrontbulbs...... 48 ...... – switchingon 224 ...... – changingbulbs – aimingforleft-hand/ rmotie...... 18-278 ...... from outside 19-278 ...... from inside 178 right-hand driving...... Engine compartment Engine 191-205 ...... Emergency starting 270 ...... Electronic controlunits 11 system...... Electronic alarm E laig...... 276 – cleaning...... 172 ...... – bonnet 302 – specifications...... 299 ...... – marking 301 – identificationcodes...... withanauxiliary – starting 207 ...... byinertia – starting 14 istriggered..... – whenthealarm 15 ...... – volumetricprotection 12 ...... – switchingon 13 ...... – switchingoff – requestforadditional 16 ...... – ministerialhomologation 14 thealarm...... – interrupting 11 ...... – description 15 ...... – cuttingoutthesiren 14 – automaticengagement...... 197 driving...... conomy andenvironment-friendly atr...... 242 battery...... 12 emote controls...... ODsse...... 182 EOBD system...... Environment Engine oil Engine locksystem Engine coolant Front foglights 320 ...... Fluids andlubricants 49 ..... Flashing mainbeam headlights 212 ...... Fix&Go (quicktyrerepair kit) F s fnntxcmtras....187 – useofnon-toxicmaterials...... costs – reducingrunning – protectingemission 187-188 . – emissionreducingdevices – economyandenvironment- 258 ...... – consumption 257 – checkinglevelandtoppingup.. 6 (Alfa RomeoCODE)...... – temperaturegauge 261 – checkinglevelandtoppingup.. wthn n...... 136 – switching on...... 225 ...... – changing bulbs 177 – adjustment...... rtadkt...... 247 ...... irst-aid kit n niomn olto....195 and environmentpollution...... 198 ...... reducing devices 197 friendly driving...... 62 light...... and warning Fuses and relays 319 ...... Fuel tank(capacity) 303 Fuel supply(technical data)...... 62-319 ...... Fuel reserve Fuel 21 Front seats...... 162 ...... Front rooflight Front lightunits uesmaytbe...... 238 table...... – fusesummary 319 – specifications...... 185-292 – refuelling...... 319 ...... – refilling – levelgaugeandreserve 137 ...... fuelcut-offswitch – inertial 137 – fuelflap...... 186 ...... – fuelcap – emergencyflapopening 322 ...... – consumption 23 – rearpockets...... 23 – headrests...... 22 ...... – electricheating 22 – centrearmrest...... 21 ...... – adjustments 230 ...... – changingbulbs 220 – bulbarrangement...... ann ih...... 62 light...... warning 186-292 device...... rbhnls...... 161-292 Grab handles...... Glovebox light Getting toknowyourcar Headlights 52-274 Headlight washer...... Headlight aimingdevice Hazard lights H G ubrpaeet...... 217-220 – bulbreplacement...... 177 ...... – beamadjustment abroad 138 ...... – beamadjustment 138 (corrector)...... 135 ...... – switchingon – specificfusesforSportwagon 238 ...... – listofprotecteddevices 234 ...... – generalitiesandcautions – fusesandrelaysinthemain 236 . – fusesandrelaysinenginebay – fusesandrelaysaccessiblefrom 236 – fusesabovethemainfusebox.. hnigbls ...... 232 ...... – changingbulbs nbaelvr...... 138 andbrake lever...... asitlvr...... 139 earshift lever...... esos...... 299 versions...... 235 ...... fusebox 236 the glovebox...... 6 .... I noetr...... 64 ...... Infocenter 137 ...... fuelcut-offswitch Inertial 246 In theeventofanaccident...... 207-294 In theeventofapuncture...... In anemergency 17-18 Ignition deviceandsteeringlock 300 ...... Identification labels 56 ...... Horn Headrests etfcto aa...... 299 ...... dentification data ipa otatajsmn .. 84 ..... – displaycontrast adjustment 64 ...... 85 – display ...... – defaultvalue reset 76 66 – datesetting/time setting...... – controlbuttons 72 .... – accesstomainmenu screen 246 ...... – ifanybodyisinjured 247 ...... – firstaidkit 207 ...... – generalinstructions 212 . – FIX&GO(quicktyrerepairkit) 209 – changingawheel...... 24-279 ...... – rear 23 ...... – front 176 ...... – gasdischargeheadlights 175 – compensationfortilt...... 205 ...... 329 ALPHABETICAL INDEX 330 ALPHABETICAL INDEX sfx(hl’ et...... 39 Isofix (child’s seat)...... 25 ...... rear-view mirror Internal 161-292 fittings...... Internal Interior lighting 277 ...... Interiors (cleaning) Intelligent washingfunction 56 ...... cluster Instrument er...... 163 ...... – rear 162 ...... – front 136 – dashboard...... 171 ...... – bootlighting 51 (windscreen)...... 81 ...... – “winter”tyresspeedlimit buzzer 79 – warning/failure ...... – unitsselection 75 – Trip Bon/off...... 73 – speedlimit...... – programmedmaintenance 67 – menu...... 78 ...... – languageselection 68 – initialcheck...... 87 ...... – GeneralTrip -Trip 86 B – exitmenu...... light – displayrheostat ouestig...... 80 volume setting...... 82 (Service)...... 63 adjustment...... K J L Luggage compartment 48 ...... Lights (controls) ack s ...... 209 207-208 ...... – warnings ...... – use – opening withremote 135 ...... – opening lever 135-170-282 .. – openingfrominside 285 ...... – oddmentcompartments 285 ...... – luggageretainernet 287 – luggagecover...... 171-284 ...... – lighting 289 – extension...... 285 socket...... – current 317-318 ...... – capacity – requestforadditionalkeys – replacingremotecontrol 16 7 – remotedoorlocking/unlocking – remotecontrol...... figpit...... 245 ifting points...... y...... 6 eys...... ihrmt oto...... 12 with remotecontrol...... 10 battery...... oto...... 8-170-282 control...... M Mechanical gearbox 11 Manual climate controlsystem...... Maintenance Luggage compartment light Luggage compartment ee ...... 139 ...... – lever 248 ...... – warnings – scheduledmaintenance 248 – scheduledmaintenance...... 248 – generalinformation...... 254 ...... – checkingfluidlevels 251 . – annualinspectionprogramme 251 ...... – additionaloperations 48 ...... – switchingon 226 ...... – changingbulbs ubrpaeet...... 233-297 – bulbreplacement...... forcarrying – warnings 171-283 ...... – tailgateclosing 171-283 ...... – securingtheload 283 ...... – reversiblenet – passengercompartment – passengercompartment ain beamheadlights rgam...... 249 programme...... ugg...... 172-284 luggage...... 288 separation net(upper)...... 288 separation net(lower)...... dmtr...... 59 ...... Odometer P O N eie...... 198 devices...... Protecting emission reducing 32 Pre-tensioning devices...... 27 ...... Power windows Power steering 266 ...... Pollen filter Pockets andcompartments 314 Performance...... 63 ...... odometer Partial 187 Parking sensors...... 191 Parking...... ndsbad...... 165 ...... – ondashboard 165 – oncentreconsole...... 285 ...... – intheboot hnigbls ...... 229-296 ...... – changingbulbs – checkingfluidlevel 165 on frontdoors...... 301 ...... – colourlabel itok(aneac)...... 275 aintwork (maintenance)...... umber platelights ddment recesses n opn p ...... 262 ...... and toppingup ersas...... 23 Rear seats...... 163 Rear rooflights...... Rear lightunits Rear fogguards 51 ...... Rain sensor Q R oigtecr...... 160 – towingthecar...... 157 – stoppingthecar...... 152 theengine...... – starting 156 ..... – selectingthedrivingmodes – selectingautomatic/ 159 ...... – pushstarting 152 – movingoff...... – manualoperatingmode/ 158 – faultsignalling...... 260 – checkingtheoillevel...... 154 ...... – automaticoperation 159 – acousticwarning...... hnigbls...... 231 ...... – changing bulbs 227 ...... – bulbreplacement 136 – switchingon...... 227-294 ...... – changingbulbs 167 ...... telephones adio transmittersandcellular sse uoai ero.... 152 -system automaticgearbox...... aulgasitn...... 153 manual gearshifting...... 157 Q-System activation...... Reversing lights 62 Rev counter...... 7-12 Remote control...... 319 Refilling ...... costs Reducing running Rearscreen wiper 281 ...... Rearscreen washer 26-133 Rearscreen heating...... Rear suspensions hnigbls...... 227-294 – changing bulbs...... – remotedoorlocking/ 325 7 – ministerialhomologation...... – dooropening-closing...... 10 8 ...... – changingthebattery – bootopening...... 11 ...... system – alarm 12 ...... – additionalremotecontrols 197 ...... and environmentpollution 281 – operation...... 281 ...... – bladereplacement 281 – sprayjet...... 293 ..... control) (automatic geometry 24-280 – skicompartment...... 24-279 ...... – headrests 23-280 – centrearmrest...... nokn...... 16 unlocking...... 331 ALPHABETICAL INDEX 332 ALPHABETICAL INDEX S 272 ...... Rubber hoses 174 Roof rackprovision...... 292 Roof bars/skiracks...... eepe ero...... 141 21-23 Selespeed gearbox...... Seats (front andrear) 28 ...... Seat belts Scheduled maintenance 187 ...... Safeguarding theenvironment s ...... 28 ...... – use 30 ..... – rearcentralabdominal belt 32 – pretensioners...... 34 ...... 33 – maintenance ...... – generalinstructions 35 – frontandrearsidebelt ...... children safely – carrying 249 ...... programme 192 – whentravelling...... 193 – nightdriving...... 194 – mountaindriving...... 195 ...... – drivingwithABS 195 ...... – drivingonsnowandice 194 – drivingintherain...... 194 ...... – drivinginthefog 192 ...... – beforedrivingoff f rvn ...... 192 ...... afe driving egtajsmn...... 31 height adjustment...... Spray jets 63 Speedometer...... 305 Spark plugs (technicaldata)...... Sound systempresetting 183-293 ...... Sound system 202 24 Snow chains...... Ski compartment Side lights ytm...... 183 system ...... 48 – switchingon...... 228 ...... – changingrearbulbs 226 – changingfrontbulbs...... 146 ...... – warnings 145 theengineoff...... – turning 151 – towingthevehicle...... 142 – systemactivation...... 148 – stoppingthecar...... 145 theengine...... – starting 151 – signallingwiththebuzzer...... – semiautomaticoperation 151 – parkingthevehicle...... 143 – operationwiththeengineoff... 146 – movingoff...... 150 ...... – failuresignalling 259 – checkingtheoillevel...... 150 ..... – automaticoperation(CITY) MNA)...... 148 ...... (MANUAL) ybl ...... 5-6 Symbols ...... 166 ...... Sun visors 167 ...... Sunroof Stop lights 48 ...... Steering wheellevers Steering wheel 18 ...... Steering lock Steering system 242 ... battery withanauxiliary Starting 189 theengine...... Starting – raising to the quarterlight – raisingtothequarterlight 168 – slidingforwards/backwards..... 169 ...... – emergencyoperation 228 ...... – changingbulbs 25 – adjustment...... 25 .... – steeringwheeladjustments 305 – specifications...... 190 ...... theengine – warming 190 – switchingofftheengine...... 189 – procedureforpetrolversions.... 190 – procedureforJTDversions...... 17 ...... – ignitionswitch 191-205 ...... – emergencystarting – windscreen/rearscreen/ oiin...... 168 position ...... 274 ...... headlight T Tyres Transmission 199 ...... Towing trailers 160-244 Towing thecar...... 243 Tow rings...... 199-201 ...... Tow hook 294 Tools...... 230-297 ...... Third stoplight 166 ...... Telephone (provision) Technical specifications – toolsand compactspare 202 ...... – snowchains 307 ...... – inflationpressure 207-294 – intheeventofapuncture. – FIX&GO 311 reading...... – correct 209 – changing...... 304 – technicaldata...... 166 – radiotransmitters...... 166 – cellulartelephone...... – openingwithremote 171-283 135-170-282 .. – openingfrominside – closing...... ailgate he osn...... 294 wheel housing...... 212 (kit forquicktyrerepairing)..... 8-170-282 control...... 299 ...... Wheels andtyres 306-312 Wheel rims...... 317-318 Weights...... Washing thecar ouercpoeto...... 15 Volumetric protection...... 203 ...... Vehicle inactivity V U W sflacsois...... 204 ...... Useful accessories yeifainpesr....271-310 – tyreinflation pressure...... 306 ...... – tyresand rims 202 ...... – snowchains 209 ...... – replacement 313 – geometry...... 212 .. – FIX&GO(quicktyre repairkit) 312 ...... rimreading – correct 277 – interiors(cleaning)...... 276 ...... – enginecompartment 275 ...... – body eoigfo trg ..... 204 ...... – removingfromstorage 181 ...... – ASRfunction itrtrs...... 202 – wintertyres...... – typesoftyres droypoeto...... 274 nderbody protection...... Csse ...... 179 ...... DC system riglgt n niain ..92 .... lightsandindications arning n is...... 306 and rims...... Winter wiper Windscreen washer Windscreen Windows 28 winders...... Window X itrtrs...... 202 ...... – wintertyres 202 – snowchains...... 274 – sprayjets...... 50 – operation...... 51 ...... – rainsensor 273 ...... – bladereplacement 274 – sprayjets...... 50 ...... – operation 51 . – “intelligentwashing”function – checkingfluidlevel 276 – cleaning...... elcn ieihs...... 223 – replacingsidelights...... – replacingmainbeam 223 – replacingdirection indicators.... – replacingdipped-beam enon lights n opn p...... 264 ...... and toppingup edap...... 222 headlamps...... 221 headlamps...... 333 ALPHABETICAL INDEX NNOOTTEESS

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V V E E R R S S I I O O N N to ensure 341 RIGHT HAND DRIVE VERSION 342 RIGHT HAND DRIVE VERSION lights switch - ment and healamp diming- tion switch - 16. lever (wherefitted) - 6. 1. DASHBOARD fig. 1 Engine coolanttemperature gauge- Side airoutlets- Windscreen wipercontrol lever- Windscreen 20. 26. Steering wheel lock/releaselever - Glove box. 2. 12. Defrosting/demisting ventsforsidewindows- Outside lightscontrol lever- 23. Controls for heating,ventilation andclimatecontrol - 17. 7. Bonnet openinglever - Clock - 8. 21. Centre airvents- 13. Driver’s - Airbag andhorns Speedometer. -mileagerecorder 18. Radio controlsonthe steeringwheel(whereapplicable)- 3. 9. Upper sidevents- Infocenter display- 24. 22. Ashtray and cigarlighter- Controls unit: instrument panellighting adjust- Controls unit: instrument 4. 10. Passanger’s Airbag- 14. Fuel levelgauge- Check panel- 25. 5. 15. 11. Hazard warning Sound system- Rev counter- Cruise control Cruise 19. A0B0611m Igni- may vary with regardto thered sector and theclock values. may vary A. INSTRUMENT PANEL F. fig. 2-petrolengine versions WARNING Clock - Speedometer - G. Fuel levelgauge - Depending on the version of the vehicle the instrument dials may beblack orlight greyand therevcounter and speedometer Depending onthe versionof thevehicle theinstrument B. Mileage recorder andtripmeter display- H. Services warning lights. warning Services C. Check panel - D. Rev counter - E. Engine coolant temperaturegauge - A0B0612m 343 RIGHT HAND DRIVE VERSION 344 RIGHT HAND DRIVE VERSION fig. 3-dieselengine versions may vary withregardtothe redsectorandthe clockvalues. may vary G. A. WARNING Fuel levelgauge- Speedometer - Depending on the version of the vehicle the instrument dials maybeblackor lightgreyandthe rev counterandspeedometer Depending ontheversionof vehicletheinstrument B. H. Mileage recorderand display- Services warning lights. warning Services C. Check panel- D. Rev counter- E. Engine coolanttemperature gauge- F. Clock - A0B0613m stored if the battery isdisconnected. stored ifthebattery ( The displayshows: (TOTAL ANDTRIP) DOUBLE METERDISPLAY MILEAGE RECORDERWITH A WARNING To resetthetripmeter, keepthebutton thetripmeter(4 figures). – themileageonfirstline(6figures) – ) pressedforafewseconds. The tripmeterreadingisnot fig. 4 ( board lightingisadjustedpressingbutton ADJUSTMENT (fig.4) DASHBOARD LIGHTING vided: low-medium-high. lects oneofthethreelightinglevelspro- B When theoutsidelightsareon,dash- Each pressofthebutton( ). B ) cyclicallyse- A0B0418m (fig. 4) HEADLIGHT CORRECTOR pensate forvehicleloading. loads givenbelow. tovariousvehicle positions corresponding of thesteeringcolumncanbemovedtofour present. seats, fullfueltank,on-boardequipment compartment full(50kgapproximately). compartment compartment. The control( Position Both headlightsshouldbeadjustedtocom- Position Position Position 0 3 1 2 : 1or2peopleoccupyingfront : Driverand300kginluggage : 5peopleon-board. : 5peopleon-board,luggage C ) ontheplateatside 345 RIGHT HAND DRIVE VERSION 346 RIGHT HAND DRIVE VERSION FRONT SEATS (fig.5) SEATS edly withclearlydangerousconsequences. case ofcollisionitmightmoveunexpect- forth. tomoveitbackand bytrying in therunners lever, locked checkthat theseatisfirmly Once youhaveletgoofthe or forwards. or forwards Moving theseatbackwards tionary. If theseatisnotlockedproperly, inthe Lift lever( solely withthecarsta- Adjustments maybemade A ) andpushtheseatbackwards WARNING fig. 5 quired height. lever (upanddown)untilreachingthere- ing itupwards,thencontinueoperatingthe of thedriver’s seat Adjusting theheight ried outwhenseatedinthedriver’s seat. down) untilreachingtheheightrequired. downwards, thenoperatethelever(upand To lowertheseat,pushlever( To raisetheseat,pulllever( WARNING Adjustment mustonlybecar- B ) tak- A0B0419m B ) of thebackrest Adjusting theangle sition. ( (for versions/marketswhereapplicable) of thedriver’s seat Lumbar adjustment until thedesiredpositionisreached. D This can be done by turning theknob( This canbedonebyturning Adjustment is done by turning theknob Adjustment isdonebyturning ) until reaching the most comfortable po- ) untilreachingthemostcomfortable C ) fig. 6 fuel supplysystem. restarted. Pressbutton( restarted. fuel. theflowof the eventofcrashtointerrupt the passanger’s seatwhichistriggeredin SWITCH (fig.6) AUTOMATIC FUELCUT-OFF CONTROLS switch. the riskoffiredonotreset the fuelsystemisleaking,toavoid If noleaksarefoundthevehiclecanbe This isanautomaticsafetyswitchunder following anaccident,or If asmelloffuelisnoted WARNING A ) toactivatethe A0B0574m fig. 7 side ofthedriver’s seat. OPENING THEBOOT(fig.7) the move. To openthebootpulllever( lease leverwiththecaron Do notoperatethebootre- WARNING A ) atthe A0B0421m raising the front part ofthelever( raising thefrontpart (fig. 7) OPENING THEFUELFLAP The fuelflapisreleasedfrominsidethecar B ). 347 RIGHT HAND DRIVE VERSION 348 RIGHT HAND DRIVE VERSION fig. 8 dows - floor vents - 1. HEATING ANDCLIMATE CONTROL Central vents fordemisting/defrosting thewindscreen - 4. Movable side outlets- 9. Rear seatadjustable andmovable outlets. 5. Upper adjustable vent- 6. 2. Central movable andadjustable vents- Upper adjustable sidevents- 3. Vents for demisting/defrosting thesidewin- 7. Front seat floor vents- 8. Rear seat A0A0615m fig. 9 sible toadjusttheairflowrateofvents. persons horizontally. possible todirecttheflowofairtowards control. VENTS (fig.10) ADJUSTING THECENTRE (fig. 9) ADJUSTING THEUPPERVENT • • Using theopening/closingcontrolitispos- Each venthasaleverthroughwhichitis The ventisfittedwithanopening/closing ( ) Completelyopen. = Completelyclosed. = Completelyopen. = Completelyclosed. = A0B0572m fig. 10 ring ( demisting thesidewindows. andfixedvents( senger compartment justable vents( (fig. 11) ADJUSTING THESIDEVENTS • ) To the adjusttheairflowofventsturn At theendsofdashboardtherearead- Completelyopen. = Completelyclosed. = C ). A ) forventilatingthepas- B A0B0573m ) for fig. 11 dashboard). OUTLETS ADJUSTABLE ANDMOVABLE tween theseats). Fig. 12 Fig. 13 : Frontseats(attheendsof : Rearseats(ontheconsolebe- A0B0297m 349 RIGHT HAND DRIVE VERSION 350 RIGHT HAND DRIVE VERSION fig. 13 fig. 12 lets usingthefins. pressing toopen/close. The air flow is directed by turning theout- The airflowisdirectedbyturning To adjusttheairflowrateusefins( A0B0289m A0B0299m A ) fig. 14 ( on thelefthandsideofdashboard ignition keytooperatethespecialswitch Air bagonthevehiclecanbedeactivated. achildonthefrontseat,passenger’sry PASSENGER’S AIRBAG DEACTIVATING THE AIR BAG only withthedooropen. fig. 14 Deactivation takesplaceusingthecar tocar- Should itbeabsolutelynecessary ). Accesstotheswitchisgained A0B0614m child onthefrontseat. a ter off;itisabsolutelyprohibitedtocarry sition inserted andremovedinbothpositions. inserted is reactivated. untilthepassenger’son permanently Airbag on thefrontseat. child protectedbyspecialrestraintsystems a clusteron;itispossibletocarry strument two positions: ( 2) The warning light The warning 1) The key-operatedswitch( When thedoorisopen,keycanbe OFF Passenger’s Airbagactivated:( Passenger’s Airbagdeactivated: P ) warning light on instrument clus- lightoninstrument ) warning position F L ) warning lightonin- ) warning on theclusterstays fig. 14 ON ) has po- transport isnolongernecessary. mediately assoonchild mended toactivatetheAirbagim- tection ofadults,youarerecom- bylaw,compulsory forbetter pro- on thefrontseat.Evenifitisnot fitted) whenachild’s seatisplaced tivate thepassenger’s Airbag(if In thecaseofneed,alwaysdeac- the frontseatfacingbackwards. side, donotplaceachild’s seaton with anAirbagonthepassenger’s with acarfitted SERIOUS DANGER: WARNING fig. 15 particulars ofright-handdriveversions. particulars SELESPEED GEARBOX hand driveversions. please refertothedescriptionsgivenforleft- controls, asfarfunctioningisconcerned, duetothespecularpositionof formal, lect thedifferentgears. the lay-outofmovementsneededtose- WARNING Below youwillfindthemoresignificant Fig. 15 shows thegearshiftleverwith As thedifferencesareonly A0B0410m fig. 16 fig. 17 for selectingtheautomatic the gearengagedup/down. with twobuttonsonthespokesforshifting Fig. 17 Fig. 16 shows thesteeringwheelfitted shows thepositionofbutton CITY mode. A0B0412m A0B0411m A 351 RIGHT HAND DRIVE VERSION 352 RIGHT HAND DRIVE VERSION fig. 18 mode needed toselectgearsintheautomatic lever withthelay-outofmovements hand driveversions. please refertothedescriptionsgivenforleft- controls, asfarfunctioningisconcerned, duetothespecularpositionof formal, ofright-handdriveversions. particulars GEARBOX AUTOMATIC Q-SYSTEM The illustrationsshowthegearshiftcontrol WARNING Below youwillfindthemoresignificant fig. 18 and manualmode As thedifferencesareonly fig. 19 A0B0413m . fig. 20 fig. 19 A box operatingmode. Fig. 20 C/S and shows thepositionofbuttons B ICE for selectingthegear- A0B0415m A0B0414m fig. 21 right ofthesteeringcolumn. in acontrolunitunderthedashboard,to applicable) versions/markets where (fig. 21orfig.22for FUSES INTHEMAINFUSEBOX BURNT FUSEORRELAY IN THEEVENTOFA The fusesforthemaindevicesarehoused A0B0416m fig. 22 el ( screw ( belowandunlockthe tion ofthearrow tabs ( Alfa RomeoAuthorizedService. To gainaccesstothem,removethepan- WARNING A-fig. 21 B-fig. 21 C-fig. 21 In caseofdoubt,contactan or or fig. 22 or fig. 22 fig. 22 ) releasingthe ) inthedirec- ). A0B0397m fig. 23 are used. plenish thestockofsparefuseswhenthey of thecontrolunit;youareadvisedtore- on theinnerwallofpanel( each fusearegivenonalabel( to main electriccomponentcorresponding Some sparefusesarehousedattheright The graphicsymbolswhichdistinguishthe A-fig. 21 fig. 23 A0B0185m ). ) fig. 24 A-fig. 22 gained removingthepanel( above themainfuseboxtowhichaccessis grouped inthreecontainers( FUSEBOX FUSES ABOVETHEMAIN The protection fuses for some services are The protectionfusesforsomeservices ). A-fig. 21 fig. 24 A0B0417m or ) 353 RIGHT HAND DRIVE VERSION TYRE INFLATION PRESSURES COLD (bar) Tyres Tyres Tyres Tyres Compact spare wheel 185/65 R15” (▼) 205/55 R16” ( ●) 205/60 R15” (▼) 215/45 ZR17” (*) front rear front rear front rear front rear 125/80 R15” Reduced load (2 occupants) 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.4 Full load 4.2 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.6 (*) = Snow chains may not be used on this tyres ( ●) = Tyres on which chains can be fitted: use snow chains with reduced size with max. protrusion beyond the tyre profile of 9 mm. (▼) = Tyres on which chains can be fitted: use snow chains with reduced size with max. protrusion beyond the tyre profile of 12 mm. With the tyre hot the inflating pressure should be +0.3 bar compared with the specified rating. Recheck pressure value with cold tyres. With winter tyres the inflation pressure should be +0.2 bar compared with the specified rating. ENGINE OIL REPLACEMENT (litres)

1.6 T.SPARK 1.8 T.SPARK 2.0 JTS 2.5 V6 24V JTD JTD 16V JTDMultijet 20V Multijet Quantity for periodical replacement (also changing filter) 4.40 4.40 4.40 5.90 4.50 4.50 5 Do not discard used oil in the environment. REFUELLING (litres) 1.6 T.SPARK 1.8 T.SPARK 2.0 JTS 2.5 V6 24V JTD JTD 16V JTD 20V Multijet Multijet Fuel tank capacity 63 63 63 63 63 63 63 Reserve 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Only use unleaded petrol with over 95 R.O.N. AFTER SALES ASSISTENZA TECNICA - INGEGNERIA ASSISTENZIALE Viale Alfa Romeo 20020 Arese (MI) - Italia Fiat Auto S.p.A. Pubblication n° 60431326 - 5th Edition - 09/2004 Printed by Satiz - Turin (Italy) All rights reserved. Reproduction, even partial, is strictly prohibited without SERVICE written permission from Fiat Auto S.p.A Coordinamento Editoriale Satiz - Torino