2007 Alfa Romeo 166 dashboard

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PASSENGER’S FRONT AIR BAG
The passenger’s front air bag has been
designed to improve the protection of a
person wearing a seat belt.
It volume at maximum inflation fills
most of the space between the dash-
board and the passenger.
MANUAL DEACTIVATION OF
PASSENGER’S FRONT AIR BAG
Should it be absolutely necessary to car-
ry a child on the front seat, the passen-
ger’s front Air bag can be deactivated.
Deactivation takes place operating the
special key switch on the right of the
dashboard (fig. 65) using the car’s igni-
tion switch. Access to the switch is only
possible with the door open.
SERIOUS DANGER: The
car is fitted with an Air
bag on the passenger's side. Never
place cradle child’s seats on the
front passenger seat of cars fitted
with passenger air bag since the
air bag activation could cause se-
rious injuries, even mortal. In the
case of need, always deactivate
the passenger's Air bag when a
child's seat is placed on the front
seat. The front passenger seat
shall be adjusted in the most back-
ward position to prevent any con-
tact between child’s seat and
dashboard. Even if not compulsory
by law, you are recommended to
reactivate the Air bag immediately
as soon as child transport is no
longer necessary.
WARNING
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fig. 65

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Deactivation/reactivation takes place
with ignition key at STOPand operating
it in the special key switch on the right-
hand side of the dashboard (fig. 65).
You can reach the switch only if the
door is opened.The key switch (fig. 65) has two posi-
tions:
1)Passenger’s front Air bag active
(ONposition
P) warning light on clus-
ter off; it is absolutely prohibited to carry
children on the front seat.
2)Passenger’s front Air bag deactivat-
ed (OFFposition
F) warning light on
cluster on; it is possible to carry children
protected by special restraint systems on
the front seat.
The
Fwarning light on the instru-
ment cluster glows steadily until the pas-
senger’s Air bag is reactivated.
Deactivation of the front passenger’s Air
bag does not inhibit operation of the side
Air bag.
With the door open the key can be in-
serted and removed in both positions.Operate the switch only
when the engine is not
running and the ignition key is re-
moved.
WARNING
Warning light Findi-
cates also warning light
¬failure. This is indicated by in-
termittent flashing, over 4 sec-
onds, of warning light
F. In this
event, warning light
¬could be
not up to indicate restraint system
failures, if any. Stop the car and
contact Alfa Romeo Authorized
Services to have the system
checked.
WARNING

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Never travel with objects
on your lap, in front of
your chest or with a pipe, pencil,
etc. between your lips; injury may
result in the event of the air bag
being triggered.
WARNING
Always keep your hands
on the steering wheel rim
when driving, so that if the Air bag
is triggered, it can inflate without
meeting any obstacles which could
cause serious harm to you. Do not
drive with the body bent for-
wards, keep the seat back rest in
the erect position and lean your
back well against it.
WARNING
If the car has been stolen
or an attempt to steal it
has been made, if it has been sub-
jected to vandals or floods, have
the Air bag system checked by Alfa
Romeo Authorized Services.
WARNING
Do not wash the seat
back rest with pres-
surised water or steam (by hand
or at automatic seat washing sta-
tions).
WARNING
When the ignition key is
turned to the MAR posi-
tion, the warning light
F(with
passenger’s front air bag deacti-
vation switch in the ON position)
turns on and flashes for few sec-
onds to remind that passenger’s
air bag will be deployed in a crash,
after which it should go off.
WARNING
Please remember that
with the ignition key at
MAR, the air bags can be triggered
also on a stationary vehicle, if it is
bumped by another moving vehi-
cle. Therefore, even with the car
stationary, never allow children on
the front seat. On the other hand,
remember that with the car sta-
tionary and ignition key at STOP
no safety device (air bags or pre-
tensioners) will be triggered in the
event of an impact; in this case the
failure to trigger safety devices
should not be considered as a sys-
tem failure.
WARNING
Please don’t apply stickers
or other objects to the
steering wheel, to the air-bag cover
on the passenger's side or on the
side roof lining to the upholstery on
the roof side. Don’t place objects on
the dashboard passenger’s side
(such as mobile phones) because
they could tamper with the correct
opening of the passenger’s air-bag
and than cause serious injuries to
the vehicle occupants.
WARNING

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Sidelights
The sidelights are switched on by turn-
ing the knurled ring (A) from Oto
6.
The
3warning light on the instru-
ment panel will come on at the same
time.
Dipped-beam headlights
These are switched on by turning the
knurled ring (A) from
6to2.
Parking lights
When the pointer of the switch (A) cor-
responds with the
Fsymbol, the side
lights stay on regardless of the position of
the ignition key.
If moving the left-hand lever (fig. 67)
downward, only the left-hand side park-
ing lights switch on, while moving the
lever upward, only the right-hand side
parking lights switch on.Main-beam headlights (fig. 68)
When the knurled ring in the
2posi-
tion the headlights can be changed form
dipped-beam to main-beam by pushing
the lever towards the dashboard (stable
position).
The
1warning light will come on the
instrument panel.
To return from main-beam to dipped-
beam, once again pull the lever towards
the steering wheel and then release.
LEFT LEVER (fig. 67)
The left lever operates the high beam
lights and the direction indicators.
fig. 67
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The passenger compartment climate
control (heating, cooling and ventilation)
can be used in the following ways:
– manual climate control, by selecting
the functions using the control panel but-
tons;
– automatic climate control, managed
by the system electronic control unit.ADJUSTING THE CENTRE
UPPER VENT
(fig. 89)
The upper vent is fitted with an open-
ing/closing control (A)
O= Completely open
●= completely closed.
368PGSm
fig. 89 The air is admitted to the passenger
compartment through a series of out-
lets/vents located on the dashboard, on
the front door panels, centre console and
floor as illustrated (fig. 88):
1Centre vents for demisting/defrosting
the windscreen
2Upper adjustable centre vent
3Central movable and adjustable out-
lets
4Movable and adjustable side outlets
5Vents for demisting/defrosting the
side windows
6Front seat floor vents
7Rear seat floor vents
8Rear seat adjustable and movable
outlets.

SIDE VENTS (fig. 93)
The front door panels contain fixed side
vents (A) for defrosting or demisting the
side windows.
422PGSm
fig. 93
338PGSm
fig. 92
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ADJUSTABLE AND MOVABLE
OUTLETS
(fig. 90-91-92)
To open the round air vents, press on
the fins (A) in point (B).
The air flow is directed by turning the
outlets using the fins or changing their
slope.
Fig. 90: front seats (in the middle of
the dashboard)
fig. 91
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fig. 90Fig. 91: front seats (at the ends of the
dashboard)
Fig. 92: rear seats (on the centre con-
sole).

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Pressing the button turns
the compressor on/off. With the com-
pressor off, the air admitted to the pas-
senger compartment can not be cooled or
dehumidified and recirculation is switched
off automatically to avoid misting the
windows: when wanting to activate recir-
culation in the condition, press the corre-
sponding button.
Pressing the button again
with the compressor off, will restore the
operating conditions of before the com-
pressor was turned off.
Pressing the button turns
off/back on the climate control, in the
former case air is no longer admitted to
the passenger compartment which is thus
isolated from outside, in the latter, the
previous operating mode is restored.Pressing the button selects
the possible air distributions to the pas-
senger compartment:
Flow of air towards the windscreen
and front side windows
Distribution of the flow between
the windscreen /front side windows and
lower part of the passenger compartment
Flow of air to the lower part of the
passenger compartment and secondary
flow of air towards the windscreen and
front side windows
Distribution of the flow between
the upper centre, centre, side and rear
outlets and the lower part of the passen-
ger compartment
Flow of air towards the centre up-
per vent, centre and side dashboard out-
lets and rear outlets.If the system was in the FULL AUTO
mode, pressing the button
passes to the simple automatism condi-
tion: i.e. the system chooses the fan
speed and mixing to obtain the equiva-
lent temperature required, but will not
change the distribution selected manually.
Pressing the recirculation button
, the system automatically reac-
tivates the compressor if it was deactivat-
ed manually; to maintain recirculation
with the compressor of, it is necessary to
press the button to deacti-
vate the compressor.

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REAR FOG GUARDS (fig. 98)
These are turned on, with the dipped
beam headlights or fog lights on, by
pressing button (B).
When the rear fog guards are on the led
next to the button lights up.
Turning the ignition key to STOPthe
fog guards are automatically turned off
and they do not come on the next time
the engine is started unless button (B) is
pressed. Press button (B) to turn them
off.
IMPORTANT Always use the rear fog
guards in accordance with local regula-
tions. The fog guard system complies
with EEC/ECE standardsDASHBOARD LIGHTING
ADJUSTMENT
(fig. 99)
When the outside lights are on, the
dashboard lighting is adjusted pressing
button (A).
OPENING THE FUEL FLAP
(fig. 100)
The fuel flap is released from inside the
car pressing the button (A) with the en-
gine off.
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fig. 99
1009PGSm
fig. 98
fig. 100
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