2005 Alfa Romeo 159 buttons

48
SAFETY
DEVICES
WARNING
LIGHTS AND
MESSAGES
IN AN
EMERGENCY
CAR
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
INDEX
CORRECT USE
OF THE CAR
DASHBOARD
AND
CONTROLS
HEAD RESTRAINTS
FRONT HEAD RESTRAINTS
fig. 34
Head restraints are adjustable in height
and, on certain versions, also in angle
and they lock automatically in the re-
quired position.
To adjust height proceed as follows:
❒to raise: raise the head restraint un-
til hearing the locking click.
❒to lower: press button Aand lower
the head restraint.
To adjust head restraint angle (where
provided) turn it by hand.
If required, head restraints can be re-
moved as follows:
❒raise head restraints to max. height;
❒press buttonsA-fig. 34(set aside
the two head restraint supports) then
remove the head restraints by pulling
them upwards. Storing driver’s seat/door
mirror positions
ButtonsCallows to store and recall three
different driver’s seat and door mirror po-
sitions. Storing and recalling are only pos-
sible with electronic key fitted into igni-
tion device.
Stored position can only be recalled for
about 3 minutes after opening the doors
and for about 1 minute after removing
the electronic key from the ignition de-
vice.
To store the required seat position, ad-
just it as required then press the button
corresponding to position to store for a
few seconds.
To recall the stored position, press briefly
the corresponding button.
Storing a new position will automatically
clear the one stored previously using the
same button.
A0E0033mfig. 34
Remember that the
head restraints should
be adjusted to support the
back of your head and not
your neck. Only in this position
do they exert their protective
action. To optimise head re-
straint protective action, adjust
the seat back upright and keep
your head as close as possible
to the head restraint.
WARNING

49
SAFETY
DEVICES
WARNING
LIGHTS AND
MESSAGES
IN AN
EMERGENCY
CAR
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
INDEX
CORRECT USE
OF THE CAR
DASHBOARD
AND
CONTROLS
REAR HEAD RESTRAINTS
Rear seats are fitted with two head re-
straints.
Certain versions are fitted with height-ad-
justable head restraint also for the central
seat (see previous paragraph for height
adjustment).
If required, head restraints can be re-
moved as follows:
❒raise head restraints to max. height;
❒press buttonsA-fig. 35(set aside
the two head restraint supports) then
remove the head restraints by pulling
them upwards.
STEERING WHEEL
The steering wheel can be adjusted both
axially and in height.
Release the lever A-fig. 36pushing it
downwards, then adjust the steering
wheel as required. To lock the steering
wheel, push lever Aupwards.
A0E0137mfig. 35
It is absolutely forbid-
den to carry out what-
ever after-market operation
involving steering system or
steering column modifications
(e.g.: installation of anti-theft
device) that could badly affect
performance and safety, cause
the lapse of warranty and al-
so result in non-compliance of
the car with homologation re-
quirements.
WARNING
A0E0136mfig. 36
Any adjustment of the
steering wheel position
must be carried out only with
the car stationary and the en-
gine turned off.
WARNING

52
SAFETY
DEVICES
WARNING
LIGHTS AND
MESSAGES
IN AN
EMERGENCY
CAR
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
INDEX
CORRECT USE
OF THE CAR
DASHBOARD
AND
CONTROLS
Storing the “parking”
position of the door mirror
on the passenger side
On versions equipped with electric seats,
when engaging reverse for parking to
improve visibility the driver can adjust
(and store) the passenger's door mirror
to a position different than that used
commonly. To store mirror position pro-
ceed as follows:
❒To perform storing, proceed as fol-
lows: engage reverse with car
stopped and electronic key fitted in-
to the ignition device;
❒move device A-fig. 39to position
2(passenger door mirror selection);
❒adjust the passenger door mirror to
obtain the best position for parking
manoeuvres;
❒keep one of the buttons C-fig. 33
pressed for at least 3 seconds (see
paragraph “Seats” in this section).
Together with the passenger door mir-
ror “parking” position, also the driver
seat position and the driver door mirror
will be stored. The sound of a buzzer
will confirm that the mirror position has
been stored.Recalling the passenger door
mirror “parking” position
Proceed as follows: fit the electronic key
into the ignition device, engage reverse,
move device A-fig. 39to position 2
(passenger door mirror selection).
The mirror will set automatically to the
previously stored position.
If no parking position has been stored,
when engaging reverse the passenger
door mirror will slightly lower to favour
the parking manoeuvre.
The passenger door mirror will return au-
tomatically to its original position about
10 seconds after disengaging reverse,
immediately after exceeding 10 km/h
with forward gear or when moving de-
viceA-fig. 39to0.Automatic door mirror
realignment
Each time the electronic key is fitted in-
to the ignition device the door mirrors
return automatically to the last position
reached and/or recalled before remov-
ing the electronic key from the ignition
device.
This enables mirror alignment if, when
the car is parked, one of the door mir-
rors has been moved manually and/or
accidentally.
Defrosting/demisting
The electric mirrors are fitted with heat-
ing coils which come into operation
when turning on the heated rear win-
dow (pressing button
().
IMPORTANTThis function is timed
and is deactivated after a few minutes.

57
SAFETY
DEVICES
WARNING
LIGHTS AND
MESSAGES
IN AN
EMERGENCY
CAR
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
INDEX
CORRECT USE
OF THE CAR
DASHBOARD
AND
CONTROLS
CLIMATE CONTROL
(fast cooling)
Proceed as follows:
❒turn knob Acompletely leftwards;
❒turn knob Cto top speed;
❒turn knob BtoO;
❒press buttons √andv(buttons
leds on).
How to keep the required
cooling
Proceed as follows:
❒turn air recirculation off (if on).
❒turn knob Ato the required temper-
ature;
❒turn the knurled ring Cto the required
fan speed.
LOOKING AFTER THE
SYSTEM
During the winter, the climate control
system
√must be turned on at least
once a month for about ten minutes.
Before summer, have the system
checked at Alfa Romeo Authorized Ser-
vices.
RECIRCULATION
To turn this function on press button
v: the button led will turn on.
This function is particularly useful when
the outside air is heavily polluted (in a
traffic jam, tunnel, etc.) However, it is
better not to use it for long periods, es-
pecially if there are several people in the
car to prevent window misting up.
Do not use the air recirculation function
on rainy/cold days as it would consid-
erably increase the possibility of the win-
dows misting inside.
IMPORTANTThe inside air recircula-
tion system makes it possible to reach
the required (“heating” or “cooling”)
conditions faster.

58
SAFETY
DEVICES
WARNING
LIGHTS AND
MESSAGES
IN AN
EMERGENCY
CAR
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
INDEX
CORRECT USE
OF THE CAR
DASHBOARD
AND
CONTROLS
To guarantee perfect
and regular sensor op-
eration do not apply
stickers in the “monitoring”
area between sensor and wind-
screen. Keep windscreen and
sensor clean and avoid to accu-
mulate dust or other sub-
stances.
AUTOMATIC TWO-/
THREE-ZONE
CLIMATE CONTROL
SYSTEM
(where provided)
DESCRIPTION
The car is fitted with a two-/three-zone
climate control system which makes it
possible to separately adjust the air tem-
perature in the two/three passenger’s
compartment areas to reach the required
comfort.
For top quality temperature control in
the two/three areas of the passenger's
compartment, the system is fitted with
external temperature sensor, passen-
ger's compartment temperature sensor
and two-side sun radiation sensor.
The climate control system automatically
controls and adjusts the following pa-
rameters and functions:
❒air temperature at driver/passengers
vents;
❒fan speed;
❒air distribution at driver/passenger
vents;
❒compressor activation;
❒air recirculation.
The following parameters and functions
can be set or changed manually:
❒required temperature;
❒fan speed;
❒air distribution on seven levels ;
❒compressor on/off;
❒window demisting/defrosting;
❒air recirculation;
❒one-zone function.
The system is fitted with AQS (Air Qual-
ity System) sensor (where provided),
that turns on air recirculation automati-
cally when it detects the presence of out-
side polluted air (for example in queues
and tunnels).
Where provided, the system also features
a demisting sensorA-fig. 48 ( set be-
hind the driving mirror), capable of mon-
itoring a preset area of the internal wind-
screen pane and to cut in automatically
to prevent or to reduce misting up through
a suitable strategy.
A0E0091mfig. 48
This sensor can be disabled by any man-
ual control and it is activated each time
the engine is started and in any case
when the user presses one of the AUTO
buttons.

59
SAFETY
DEVICES
WARNING
LIGHTS AND
MESSAGES
IN AN
EMERGENCY
CAR
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
INDEX
CORRECT USE
OF THE CAR
DASHBOARD
AND
CONTROLS
I- Button for activating the MONO function (alignment of set temperatures), cor-
responding to driver’s one;
L- air recirculation on/off button;
M- climate control compressor on/off button;
N- passenger’s compartment temperature sensor TWO-ZONE controls fig. 49
A- air distribution buttons (on driver and
passenger side);
B- temperature adjustment knob on dri-
ver side;
C- automatic operation button (FULL
AUTO);
D- climate control data display;
E- temperature adjustment knob on
passenger side;
F- heated rear window/door mirrors
on/off button;
G- MAX-DEF function button (fast de-
frosting/demisting function for wind-
screen, heated rear window and door
mirrors with heating function);
H- buttons for adjusting the fan speed
and for turning the climate control sys-
tem off (OFF);
fig. 49 - TWO-ZONE configurationA0E0058m

60
SAFETY
DEVICES
WARNING
LIGHTS AND
MESSAGES
IN AN
EMERGENCY
CAR
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
INDEX
CORRECT USE
OF THE CAR
DASHBOARD
AND
CONTROLS
THREE-ZONE controls fig. 50
Front controls
A- air distribution buttons (driver and pas-
senger side);
B- temperature adjustment knob on driver
side;
C- automatic operation button (FULL AUTO);
D- climate control data display;
E- temperature adjustment knob on passen-
ger side;
F- heated rear window/door mirrors on/off
button;
G- MAX-DEF function button (fast defrost-
ing/demisting function for windscreen, heat-
ed rear window and door mirrors with heating
function);
H- buttons for adjusting the fan speed and
for turning the climate control system off
(OFF);
I- Button for activating the MONO function
(alignment of set temperatures), correspond-
ing to driver’s one;
L- air recirculation on/off button;
M- climate control compressor on/off button;
N- passenger’s compartment temperature
sensor
Rear controls
P- knob for adjusting temperature on rear
passenger side;
Q- button for turning on automatic operation
(FULL AUTO) and for turning off air flow to
rear seats (OFF);
R- air distribution buttons;
S- rear temperature display.
fig. 50 - THREE-ZONE configuration - Front and rear controlsA0E0059m

63
SAFETY
DEVICES
WARNING
LIGHTS AND
MESSAGES
IN AN
EMERGENCY
CAR
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
INDEX
CORRECT USE
OF THE CAR
DASHBOARD
AND
CONTROLS
FAN SPEED ADJUSTMENT
Press buttons +/–to increase or to de-
crease the fan speed.
The fan speed is shown by the lit bars on
the display:
❒min fan speed = one bar lit;
❒max fan speed = 6 bars lit;
At starting, if climate control system is
operating in automatic mode, the fan
speed is kept at minimum until the en-
gine has started.
With compressor on and engine running,
the fan speed cannot fall below the min.
speed.
The fan can be cut off (all bars off) on-
ly if the climate control compressor has
been switched off by pressing button
√.
To restore automatic fan speed control
after a manual adjustment, press but-
tons AUTO. AUTO will also go off if the system (spe-
cially when compressor is turned off
manually) cannot reach or cannot keep
the required temperature.
Button
√will not turn off AUTO if the
system can keep the required comfort.
It is inadvisable to use
air recirculation on
rainy/cold days as it would
considerably increase the pos-
sibility of windows misting up
inside.
WARNING
AUTOMATIC OPERATION
(AUTO BUTTON)
Pressing button AUTO (front and rear
controls) the displays will show FULL AU-
TO and the system will automatically ad-
just:
❒fan speed;
❒air distribution in passenger com-
partment;
❒air recirculation;
❒compressor;
and it will cancel all the previous man-
ual adjustments.
Wording FULL will disappear from the
display of the involved area (driver or
front passenger side or rear passenger
side) when performing whatever oper-
ation (excluding temperature change).