2007 Alfa Romeo Brera/Spider window

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D D D D
A A A A
S S S S
H H H H
B B B B
O O O O
A A A A
R R R R
D D D D

A A A A
N N N N
D D D D

C C C C
O O O O
N N N N
T T T T
R R R R
O O O O
L L L L
S S S S
WINDOW WASHING .......................................... 68
CRUISE CONTROL .............................................. 72
CEILING LIGHTS ................................................. 75
CONTROLS ........................................................ 77
INTERIOR FITTINGS............................................. 80
FIXED PANORAMA ROOF ..................................... 84
DOORS ............................................................ 86
POWER WINDOWS ............................................ 88
BOOT ............................................................... 91
BONNET............................................................ 96
ROOF RACK/SKI RACK ....................................... 98
HEADLIGHTS...................................................... 98
ABS SYSTEM .................................................... 100
VDC SYSTEM .................................................... 102
EOBD SYSTEM .................................................. 106
SOUND SYSTEM ................................................ 106
ACCESSORIES PURCHASED BY THE OWNER .......... 107
PARKING SENSORS ............................................ 108
AT THE FILLING STATION ..................................... 111
PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT ......................... 113 DASHBOARD...................................................... 7
INSTRUMENT PANEL .......................................... 8
SYMBOLS ........................................................ 9
THE ALFA ROMEO CODE SYSTEM.......................... 9
ELECTRONIC KEY ............................................... 11
ALARM ............................................................ 17
IGNITION DEVICE................................................ 19
INSTRUMENTS ................................................... 22
RECONFIGURABLE MULTIFUNCTION DISPLAY .......... 26
SEATS .............................................................. 41
HEAD RESTRAINTS.............................................. 44
STEERING WHEEL .............................................. 45
REARVIEW MIRRORS .......................................... 46
CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM ................................ 49
MANUAL CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM ................... 51
AUTOMATIC TWO-ZONE CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM 54
ADDITIONAL HEATER .......................................... 64
EXTERNAL LIGHTS ............................................. 65

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A0F0056mfig. 1
1.Adjustable and swivel side air vents - 2. Front side window demisting/defrosting vents - 3.External lights control lever
- 4.Instrument panel - 5.Driver’s air bag and horn - 6.Windscreen wiper control lever - 7.Upper central vent - 8.Ad-
justable and swivel central 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 provided) - 12.Glove box - 13.Sound system - 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.

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OF THE CARButton Ëshall be used for central open-
ing of doors and fuel cap with alarm de-
activation (where provided).
Button
`shall be used to open the
tailgate.
When unlocking the doors by pressing
button
Ë, if by 2.5 minutes no door or
the boot is opened, the system will au-
tomatically lock the car again.
When unlocking the doors, the driver's
window will slightly open to facilitate
door opening. If the door is not opened,
the window will re-close automatically
3 minutes after. If the door is opened,
the window will re-close when re-closing
the door.
ELECTRONIC KEY fig. 5
The car is delivered with two copies of
the key with remote control.
The electronic key operates the ignition
switch.
Button
Áshall be used for central lock-
ing of doors, tailgate and fuel cap with
alarm activation (where provided).
When doors are locked, door mirrors will
fold (where provided); mirrors will be
brought automatically to driving position
when refitting the ignition key. This func-
tion can be deactivated (see paragraph
“Rearview mirrors”).
ELECTRONIC KEY
CODE CARD
The CODE card fig. 4, delivered with
the keys, contains the mechanical code
Aand the electronic one B.
The code numbers on the CODE card
must be kept in a safe place, not in the
car.
A0F0023mfig. 4A0F0021mfig. 5
If the car changes own-
er, the new owner must
be given the electronic
key and the CODE card.

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OF THE CARReplacing 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. 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. 6 is fitted with
a metal insert A, that can be extracted
by pressing button B.
The metal insert operates the following:
❒central door locking/unlocking by
operating the driver’s door lock (with
flat 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.
A0F0022mfig. 6
Never leave the elec-
tronic key unattended
to prevent anyone, especially
children, from holding it and
pressing button B-fig. 6 inad-
vertently.
WARNING
A0F0021mfig. 7

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The main functions that can be activated with the electronic key or with the emergency metals insert are the following:
(*) It is possible to set the option “Unlocking front door only” through the “Setup Menu” (see paragraph “Reconfigurable multifunction display” in this sec-
tion). In this case pressing button
Áand turning the metal insert of the electronic key counter-clockwise will unlock the driver’s door only. To unlock all
the doors, press twice button
Ëwithin 1 second or turn twice the metal insert of the electronic key counter-clockwise.
IMPORTANTWindow opening operation is a consequence of a door unlocking control. Window closing operation is a consequence of a door lock-
ing control.
Electronic
key
Emergency
metal
insert
Direction
indicators
flashing
Led on
driver’s door
Doors,
tailgate
and fuel cap
unlocking
Brief press on
button
Ë(*)
Electronic key
rotation
clockwise (*)
2 flashings
Deterrence
led offDoors,
tailgate
and fuel
cap
locking
Brief press on
button
Á
Electronic key
rotation
counter-clockwise
1 flashing
Turning on fixed
for 3 seconds,
followed by deter-
rence led
flashingWindow
opening
Prolonged
pressing
(over 2 seconds)
on button
Ë
Electronic key
rotation
for over
2 seconds
clockwise
2 flashings
Deterrence led offWindow
closing
Prolonged
pressing
(over 2 seconds)
on button
Á
Electronic key
rotation
for over
2 seconds
counter-clockwise
1 flashing
Turning on fixed
for 3 seconds,
followed by
deterrence led
flashingSafe lock
(where
provided)
Double pressing
(within 1 second)
on button
Á
Double electronic
key rotation
within 1 second
counter-clockwise
3 flashings
Double
flashing,
followed by
deterrence led
flashingTailgate
opening
Brief press on
button
`
–
2 flashings
–

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Together with the passenger door mir-
ror “parking” position, also the driver
seat and door mirror positions will be
stored. The sound of a buzzer confirms
that the mirror position has been stored.Recallig the passenger door
mirror “parking”
Proceed as follows: fit the electronic key
into the ignition device; engage reverse;
turn selectorA-fig. 34to 2(to select
the passenger door mirror).
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 aid the
driver during parking.
The mirror will automatically return to
its original position 10 seconds after dis-
engaging reverse, when the car speed
exceeds 10 km/h in forward gear or
when turning selector A-fig. 34to 0.Automatic door mirror
realignment
Each time the ignition key is fitted into
the ignition device, door mirrors return
automatically to the last position
reached and/or recalled at last key re-
moval.
This enables mirror alignment if when
leaving the car parked one of the door
mirrors has been moved manually
and/or accidentally.
Defrosting/demisting
The electric mirrors are fitted with heating
coils which come into operation when turn-
ing on the heated rear window (by press-
ing button
().
IMPORTANTThis function is timed
and is deactivated after a few minutes.

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CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM
1Upper vent - 2Adjustable and swivel central vents - 3Adjustable and swivel side vents -4Lower vents for rear seats -
5 Lower vents for front seats - 6Windscreen and front windows demisting/defrosting vents.
A0F0220m
fig. 36

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CENTRAL AND
SIDE VENTS fig. 37-38
These vents are located on the dash-
board. Each vent Afeatures a wheel B
to adjust air flow and a device Cto di-
rect it horizontally or vertically.
O= Completely closed
I = Completely open
A0F0014mfig. 37A0F0057mfig. 39
UPPER VENT fig. 39
The vent has an opening/closing con-
trol.
O= Completely closed
I = Completely open
WINDSCREEN AND FRONT
SIDE WINDOW
DEMISTING/
DEFROSTING VENTS
These vents are located at the ends A-
fig. 40and on the front part Bof the
dashboard.
A0F0012mfig. 38
A0F0067mfig. 40