2005 Alfa Romeo 159 Owner handbook (in English)

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SAFETY
DEVICES
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Selecting the language
(Language)
Display messages can be shown in the
following languages: Italian, English,
German, Portuguese, Spanish, French,
Dutch and Brazilian.
To set the required language proceed as
follows:
❒briefly press button MENU, the pre-
viously set “language” will show on
the display;
❒press button +or–to select the re-
quired language;
❒briefly press button MENUto go
back to the menu screen or press the
button for long to go back to the stan-
dard screen.Adjusting the button volume
(Keys Vol.)
With this function the volume of the
roger-beep accompanying the activation
of certain buttons can be adjusted ac-
cording to 8 levels.
To adjust the volume proceed as follows:
❒briefly press button MENU, the pre-
viously set “level” will show on the
display;
❒press button +or–to select the re-
quired volume;
❒briefly press button MENUto go
back to the menu screen or press the
button for long to go back to the stan-
dard screen. Adjusting the failure/warning
buzzer volume (Beep Vol.)
With this function the volume of the
buzzer accompanying any failure/warn-
ing indication can be adjusted according
to 8 levels.
To adjust the volume proceed as follows:
❒briefly press button MENU, the pre-
viously set “level” will show on the
display;
❒press button +or–to select the re-
quired volume;
❒briefly press button MENUto go
back to the menu screen or press the
button for long to go back to the stan-
dard screen.

Reactivating the S.B.R.
(Seat Belt Reminder) buzzer
(Beep Seatb.) (where provided)
This function is displayed only after the
system has been deactivated by Alfa
Romeo Authorized Services.
Exit Menu (Quit setup)
Selecting this option will bring back to
standard screen.
REV COUNTER/DASHBOARD
BUTTON LIGHT
(NIGHT PANEL)
This function enables to turn on/off
(ON/OFF) the lights of the rev counter
and dashboard buttons. This function can
be activated (only with electronic key fit-
ted into ignition device, external lights on,
and speedometer built-in sensor in poor
outside light setting), by pressing for long
button–. When this function is on, the
display will show a warning message.
Once on, the NIGHT PANELfunction
can be deactivated as follows:
❒by long press on button +(also with
external lights off);
❒removing the electronic key from the
ignition device.
When function is off the display will show
a warning message.
Messages stay on the display for a few
seconds, then they will go off. To stop
displaying before time, briefly press but-
tonMENU. Scheduled Servicing (Service)
Through this function it is possible to dis-
play information connected to proper car
servicing.
Proceed as follows:
❒briefly press button MENU: service
in km or mi, according to previous
setting, will be displayed (see para-
graph “Units”);
❒briefly press buttonMENUto go
back to the menu screen or press the
button for long to go back to the stan-
dard screen.
IMPORTANTThe Service schedule in-
cludes car maintenance every 30,000 km
(or 18,000 mi); this is shown automat-
ically, with the electronic key into the ig-
nition device starting from 2,000 km (or
1,240 mi) from this deadline and it will
be displayed in km or miles according to
the unit set. When a scheduled service in-
terval (“coupon”) is near to come, fitting
the electronic key into the ignition device
will display a message followed by the
number of km/mi to go before car ser-
vicing. Contact Alfa Romeo Authorized Ser-
vices to carry out any service operation
provided by the Service schedule or by the
Annual inspection plan, and to reset the
display.
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OF THE CAR
Reset TRIP B
End of partial mission
Start of new partial mission End of partial mission
Start of new
partial mission
Reset TRIP B
End of partial mission
Start of new
partial mission Reset GENERAL TRIP
End of complete mission
Start of new missionReset GENERAL TRIP
End of complete mission
Start of new mission
End of partial mission
Start of new
partial mission Reset TRIP B
Reset TRIP B TRIP B
TRIP B
TRIP B GENERAL TRIP
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˙
˙
˙˙
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fig. 27
TRIP COMPUTER
General features
The “Trip computer” displays information (with electronic key fitted into ignition device) relating to the operating status of
the car. This function comprises the “General trip” concerning the “complete mission” of the car (journey) and “Trip B” con-
cerning the partial mission of the car; this latter function (as shown in fig. 27) is “contained” within the complete mission.
Both functions are resettable (reset - start of new mission).

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Values displayed
Average consumption
This value shows the average con-
sumption from the start of the new mis-
sion.
Current consumption
This value shows instant fuel consump-
tion (this value is updated second by
second). If parking the car with engine
on, the display will show “- - - -”.
Average speed
This value shows the car average speed
as a function of the overall time elapsed
since the start of the new mission.
Travel time
This value shows the time elapsed since
the start of the new mission (driving
time).
Range
This value shows the distance in km (or
mi) that the car can still cover before
needing fuel, assuming that driving con-
ditions are kept unvaried.The display will show “- - - -“ in the fol-
lowing cases:
❒value lower than 50 km (30mi);
❒car left parked with engine running
for over 5 minutes.
Travel Distance
This value shows the distance covered
from the start of the new mission.
Each time the battery is connected and
each time a new mission is started (re-
set), the display will show “0.0”.
IMPORTANTLacking information,
Trip computer values are displayed with
“- - - -”. When normal operating condi-
tion is reset, calculation of different units
will restart regularly. Values displayed
before the failure will not be reset. The “General Trip” displays the figures
relating to:
❒Average consumption
❒Current consumption
❒Average speed
❒Travel time
❒Range
❒Travel Distance
“Trip B” displays information concern-
ing:
❒Travel Distance B
❒Average consumption B
❒Average speed B
❒Travel time B.

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ButtonTRIP fig. 28, set on the right
steering column stalk shall be used (with
electronic key into ignition device) to en-
ter the “General Trip” and “Trip B” func-
tion. To scroll the values of each option
use buttons set aside the stalk.ButtonTRIPshall also be used to reset
the “General Trip” and “Trip B” functions
to start a new mission:
❒short push: to display the different
values;
❒long push: to reset and then start
a new mission.
To scroll the Trip Computer options,
briefly press buttons
-and..
IMPORTANT“General Trip” reset will
also reset the “Trip B” function, where-
as “Trip B” reset will only reset the in-
formation associated with this function. New mission (reset)
Reset can be:
❒“manual” reset is performed by the
driver by pressing button TRIP;
❒“automatic” reset is performed when
the trip distance reaches 9999.9 km
(or mi), when travel time reaches
99.59 (99 hours and 59 minutes)
or after disconnecting and then re-
connecting the battery.
A0E0076mfig. 28

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OF THE CAREvery Trip computer screen displays two
options of the active Trip (Trip A or Trip
B); one option is displayed at the top of
the screen, the other one at the bottom
(seefig. 29).
In the same screen it is not possible to
have displayed at the same time the
same option at the top and at the bot-
tom of the screen.Briefly press button TRIPto select the
two Trip computer modes; use button
-to scroll the options at the top of the
display, use button
.. to scroll the op-
tions at the bottom of the display.
Press briefly button TRIPto go from
Trip A to Trip B.Start of journey procedure
(reset)
Trip A and Trip B reset are independent.
Reset General Trip
With electronic key into ignition device,
to reset the “General Trip” press and
keep pressed button TRIPfor over 2
seconds.
IMPORTANTReset can be automat-
ic only in the following cases:
❒when the “Travel Distance” reaches
9999.9 km or the “Travel Time”
reaches 99.59 (99 hours and 59
minutes);
❒after disconnecting/reconnecting the
battery.
A0E0052mfig. 29

Reset Trip B
As concerns the Trip B values, it is pos-
sible to select through the “Setup
Menu” the reset mode (Manual or Au-
tomatic) (see paragraph “Setup Menu”
on previous pages):
❒manual reset: press and keep pressed
buttonTRIPfor over 2 seconds.
❒automatic reset: it takes place each
time the electronic key is fitted into
the ignition device.
At Trip B reset a warning message will
be displayed.
IMPORTANTTrip B reset will not re-
set “Range” and “Current Consump-
tion”. At General Trip reset a warning message
will be displayed.
IMPORTANTGeneral Trip reset will
not reset “Range” and “Current Con-
sumption”.
On versions fitted with T.P.M.S. system
(Tyre pressure Monitoring System) (see
paragraph “T.P.M.S. system” in this sec-
tion), after Trip A and Trip B info, the
screen with tyre pressure condition is dis-
played (see fig. 30).
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A0E0053mfig. 30

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Height adjustment
(where provided)
Move repeatedly lever Bupwards or
downwards to achieve the required
height.
IMPORTANTAdjustment must be car-
ried out only seated at the driver’s seat.
Back rest angle adjustment
Turn the knob Cuntil obtaining the re-
quired position.
Lumbar adjustment
(where provided)
Turn the knob Duntil obtaining the re-
quired position.
Back rest angle adjustment
(where provided)
Use lever E. Pulling the lever upwards
the seat will bend back by one position.
Pushing the lever downwards the seat
will bend forward.SEATS
MANUALLY ADJUSTABLE
FRONT SEATS fig. 31
Only make adjustments
when the car is sta-
tionary.
WARNING
A0E0020mfig. 31
Once you have re-
leased the lever, check
that the seat is firmly locked
in the runners by trying to
move it back and forth. Failure
to lock the seat in place could
result in the seat moving sud-
denly and the driver losing
control of the car.
WARNING
Moving the seat backwards
or forwards
Lift the lever A(on the inner side of the
seat) and push the seat forwards or
backwards: in the driving position the
arms should rest on the rim of the steer-
ing wheel.