2005 Alfa Romeo 159 fuse

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SAFETY
DEVICES
WARNING LIGHTS
AND MESSAGES
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A0E0056mfig. 1
1.Adjustable swivel side air vents - 2.Front side window demisting/defrosting vents - 3.External lights control lever - 4.In-
strument panel - 5.Driver’s air bag and horn -6.Windscreen wiper control lever - 7.Upper central vent - 8.Adjustable swiv-
el centre air vents - 9.Fuel level gauge/engine coolant temperature gauge/engine oil temperature gauge (petrol versions)
or turbocharger pressure gauge (diesel versions) - 10.Passenger’s air bag - 11.Passenger’s knees air bag (where provid-
ed) - 12.Glove box - 13.Sound system (where provided) - 14.Heating/ventilation/climate controls - 15.Engine
START/STOPbutton - 16.Ignition device - 17.Driver’s knees air bag - 18.Sound system controls on the steering
wheel (where provided) - 19.Cruise Control lever (where provided) - 20.Bonnet opening lever - 21.Dashboard fusebox
lid - 22.Switches for external lights, trip meter reset and headlamp aiming device.

IMPORTANT Never expose the elec-
tronic key to direct sunlight: risk of dam-
ages.
IMPORTANTRemote control fre-
quency may be disturbed by radio trans-
missions outside the car (e.g. mobile
phones, hams, etc…). In this event re-
mote control may be failing.
The electronic key fig. 7is fitted with
a metal insert A, that can be extracted
by pressing button B.
The metal insert operates the following:
❒central door locking/unlocking
through the driver's door lock (with
run-down car battery only the driver's
door will open);
❒windows opening/closing;
❒switch (where provided) for deacti-
vating the passenger’s air bag and
knees air bag (where provided);
❒safe-lock device (where provided);
❒emergency unlocking of electronic
key from ignition switch.Replacing the battery of the
electronic key
If when pressing button
Ë,Á, or `,
control given is refused or failing, the
battery should be replaced with an
equivalent one that can be purchased at
common stores.
To be sure that the battery is to be re-
placed, try again to press buttons
Ë,
Á, or `with another electronic key.
When closing the tailgate again, pro-
tection sensors are restored and direc-
tion indicators will flash once.
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A0E0022mfig. 7
Never leave the elec-
tronic key unattended
to prevent anyone, especially
children, from holding it and
pressing button B-fig. 7 inad-
vertently.
WARNING
A0E0021mfig. 8

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The device is automatically deactivated
when operating accidentally or incor-
rectly the stalk, the knurled ring Aor
buttonRES: in this event to reactivate
the device: bring the car to the required
speed and then move the stalk upwards
(+) or downwards (–).CEILING LIGHTS
FRONT CEILING LIGHT
fig. 58
Press button:
A: to turn on/off the driver’s courtesy
light;
B: to turn on/off the central light;
C: to turn on/off the passenger’s cour-
tesy light.
Keeping pressed button Bwill turn off
all front ceiling lights and rear ceiling
lights. Turning off is also indicated by the
sound of a buzzer. To turn these lights
on again press briefly button B.
In the event of device
malfunction or failure,
turn the knurled ring A-fig. 57
to O and contact Alfa Romeo
Authorized Services after
checking the protection fuse in-
tegrity.
WARNING
When travelling with
the device on, never
set the gearshift lever to neu-
tral.
WARNING
A0E0225mfig. 58
IMPORTANT Leaving inadvertently a
door open, the front ceiling light and the
puddle lights will turn off automatically
after a few minutes. To turn them on
again, open another door or close and
open again the same door.

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Resetting the power supply
cut-off switch
(where provided)The switch is located inside the fuse box
at battery positive terminal.
To reset the power supply cut-off switch,
proceed as follows:
❒press button A-fig. 61to reset the
fuel cut-off switch;
❒open the bonnet;
❒operate the retaining clips A-fig. 62
and remove the protection cover B;
❒press buttonC-fig. 63to reset the
power supply cut-off switch.
A0E0126mfig. 62
Before resetting the
power supply cut-off
switch carefully inspect the car
for fuel leaks or damages to
electric devices (e.g. head-
lights).
WARNING
A0E0071mfig. 63
Resetting the fuel cut-off
switch
Before resetting the fu-
el cut-off switch care-
fully inspect the car for fuel
leaks or damages to electric
devices (e.g. headlights).
WARNING
To reset the fuel cut-off switch, press but-
tonA-fig. 61.
A0E0221mfig. 61

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ANTI-CRUSHING SAFETY
SYSTEM
The anti-crushing safety system fitted on
the front curtain outline is active during
horizontal closing (front edge) and ver-
tical closing of the panel (rear edge) and
it will cut in when it finds an obstacle
(e.g.: finger, hand, etc …), thus guar-
anteeing sunroof reversal for a short sec-
tion.
When an obstacle is found, sunroof
stroke is stopped immediately and its
stroke is reversed to the preset position:
❒during horizontal closing it is active
along the whole stroke of the sunroof
and when it finds an obstacle on the
front side of the pane it guarantees
a 10 cm stroke reversal;
❒during vertical closing it is active
along the whole stroke of the sunroof
and when it finds an obstacle on the
rear side of the pane it guarantees
stroke reversal.
EMERGENCY OPERATION
In a emergency or during servicing (with-
out power supply), the sunroof can be
operated manually; proceed as follows:
❒press the light notches to release the
clips and remove the front ceiling light
A-fig. 88.
❒fit the setscrew wrench into the prop-
er slot B;
❒turn the key to open or to close (ac-
cording to rotation direction) the sun-
roof.
SUNROOF INITIALISATION
PROCEDURE
After disconnecting the battery or failing
the protection fuse, the sunroof shall be
“initialised” again, proceed as follows:
❒turn selector fully leftwards (counter-
clokwise);
❒press and keep pressed selector until
sunroof locking;
❒release selector;
❒press selector again within 3 seconds,
and keep it pressed;
❒a few seconds after the sunroof will
move automatically (during this stage
keep on pressing the knob);
❒initialisation will end when the sun-
roof stops. Release selector.
A0E0187mfig. 88

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CHILD LOCK
Rear doors are fitted with a locking de-
vicefig. 90 that inhibits door open-
ing from the inside.
This device can be engaged/disengaged
(by the metal insert of the key) only
with doors open:
❒position 1: engaged (door locked);
❒position 2: disengaged (door can
be opened from the inside).IMPORTANTEach device acts only
on the relevant door.
IMPORTANT Always use this device
when transporting children.
IMPORTANTAfter engaging the child
lock on both rear doors, check for prop-
er engagement by trying to open a rear
door with the internal handle. Button
qis disabled after door locking
carried out by operating the remote con-
trol, the driver's door revolving plug, or
by automatic door locking after about
2.5 minutes and it will be enabled again
after door unlocking carried out by press-
ing the key button
Ë, by turning the
metal insert of the key into the driver's
door lock or by fitting the key into the
ignition device.
IMPORTANT With central locking sys-
tem on, pulling the internal door handle
will unlock all the doors. Lacking pow-
er (blown fuse, battery disconnected,
etc.) it is however possible to lock the
doors manually.
A0E0155mfig. 90

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ASR SYSTEM
(WHEEL ANTISKID
SYSTEM)
(amber)
Fitting the key into the ignition device
the warning light turns on, but it should
go off after few seconds. The warning
light flashes when the system cuts in, to
alert the driver that the system is adapt-
ing to the road surface grip conditions.
ASR deactivation
When the ASR is deactivated manually
(pressing the ASR/VDC button) (see
paragraph “ASR system” in section
“Dashboard and controls”) the
ASR/VDC button turns on (on versions
fitted with “Reconfigurable multifunction
display” symbol
Vis also displayed).
ASR failure
In the event of a failure the ASR system
is deactivated automatically and on ver-
sions fitted with “Reconfigurable multi-
function display” the symbol
Vis dis-
played. In this case contact Alfa Romeo
Authorized Services as soon as possible.
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EXTERNAL LIGHTS
FAILURE
(amber)
The warning light (where provided)
turns on (on certain versions a message
is displayed) when one of the following
lights is failing:
– sidelights
– direction indicators
– rear fog guards
– number plate lights.
The failure referring to these lights could
be: one or more blown bulbs, a blown
protection fuse or an electric connection
cut-off.
W
HILL HOLDER
FAILURE
(where provided)
(amber)
Fitting the key into the ignition device,
the warning light (where provided) turns
on, but it should go off after a few sec-
onds.
If the warning light stays on (on certain
versions a message is displayed) there
is a failure in the Hill Holder system. Con-
tact Alfa Romeo Authorized Services.
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BRAKE LIGHTS
FAILURE
(amber)
The warning light (where provided) turns
on (on certain versions a message is dis-
played) when a failure at brake lights
(stop) is detected. The failure could be
due to: blown bulb, blown protection fuse
or electric connection cut-off.
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REAR FOG LIGHTS
(amber)
The warning light turns on
when the rear fog lights are turned on.
FRONT FOG LIGHTS
(green)
The warning light turns on
when the front fog lights are turned on.
4
5
SIDE/TAILLIGHTS
(green)
FOLLOW ME HOME
(green)
Sidelights
The warning light turns on when
side/taillights are turned on.
Follow me home
The warning light comes on (together with
the message on the display) when the
Follow me home device is activated (see
paragraph “Follow me home” in section
“Dashboard and controls”).
3
2
DIPPED BEAM
HEADLIGHTS
(green)
The warning light turns on when the
dipped beams are turned on.
MAIN BEAM
HEADLIGHTS (blue)
The warning light turns on
when the main beams are turned on.
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LEFT-HAND
DIRECTION
INDICATOR
(green)
The warning light turns on when the di-
rection indicator stalk is moved down-
wards or, together with the right indi-
cator, when the hazard light button is
pressed.
RIGHT-HAND
DIRECTION
INDICATOR (green)
The warning light turns on when the di-
rection indicator stalk is moved upwards
or, together with the left indicator, when
the hazard light button is pressed.
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