2007 Lancia Thesis Owner handbook (in English)

96
Do not hook rigid
objects to the coat hooks
and to the support han-
dles.The airbag does not
replace seat belts but
rather increases their
effectiveness. Furthermore, the
airbag is not fired in the event of
low speed front collisions, rear-
end shunts and roll-overs. In
these cases, the passengers are
only protected by the seat belts
which for this reason must
always be fastened. When the ignition key is
turned to MAR (passenger
front airbag and rear side
bag deactivation switch at ON),
warning lights F F
and
Àwill
come on flashing for a few sec-
onds to remind the driver that
passenger front airbag and rear
side bags will be fired in the
event of a crash. Warning lights
should go out immediately after-
wards.The airbag is set to be
fired in the event of colli-
sions which are greater
than the pretensioner settings.
Consequently, for collisions in
the bracket between the two
thresholds, it is normal for only
the pretensioners to be fired.
Do not wash the seat
back rest with pres-
surised water or steam
(by hand or at automatic seat
washing stations).

97
LIGHT SWITCH
AND STEERING
COLUMN STALKS
The devices and services controlled
by light switch and steering column
stalks can only be activated with the
ignition key at MAR, excluding the
parking lights that are switched on
only with key at STOPor removed.
Outside lights can be switched on
manually or automatically accord-
ing to daylight intensity.LIGHT SWITCH (fig. 94)
It has 5 positions:
0- outside lights off
6- side/taillights
2- dipped beam headlights
F- parking lights
AUTO- automatic outside light
switching on/off according to set
sensitivity level.
Outside lights off
Outside lights are off when ring A
is turned to 0.
Side/taillights and number plate
lights
To switch these lights on, turn ring
Ato 6.
When these lights are on, instru-
ment panel warning light 3lights
up.
When the outside lights are turned
on, the instrument panel and the
various controls and displays located
on the dashboard and central con-
sole light up.Dipped beam headlights
These lights come on when you
turn ring Ato 2.
Parking lights
With ignition key at STOPor
removed, turn ring Ato Fto switch
the parking lights on (side/tail-
lights), the relevant instrument
panel warning light will come on.
When parking lights are on, move
the left stalk downwards to switch
on only the left side lights and move
it upwards to switch on only the
right side lights. In this case the
number plate lights and the instru-
ment panel warning light will not
come on.
When parking lights are on, a
buzzer will sound when opening the
driver’s door. Buzzer sound will stop
when closing the door or switching
the lights off.
fig. 94
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98
Automatic switching on/off
When ring Ais turned to AUTO
and the ignition key is at MAR,
side/taillights, number plate lights
and dipped beam headlights will
turn on/off automatically according
to daylight intensity.
The twilight sensor sensitivity of
the automatic light on/off system
can be set, also when travelling,
through the 3-position ring B:
1- low sensitivity
2- medium sensitivity
3- high sensitivity.
IMPORTANTMain beam head-
lights can only be switched on man-
ually by moving the left stalk for-
wards.If main beam headlights
are on (left stalk for-
wards), they will turn on
automatically each time the twi-
light sensor makes the outside
lights switch on automatically. It
is therefore recommended to turn
off the main beam headlights (if
on), moving backwards the left
stalk, each time the sensor
switches off the outside lights.
Twilight sensor is not
able to detect the fog
presence, it is therefore
necessary to switch on the lights
manually, including the front and
rear fog lights.The driver is responsible
for the use of the lights
according to the light
intensity and traffic regulations
of the country where the car is
being driven. Automatic switch-
ing on/off must be considered
just as an help for the driver
since he/she must always switch
on/off the lights manually as nec-
essary.With automatic switching on acti-
vated and switching off control
given by the sensor, main beam
headlights go off followed after
about 10 seconds, by the side/tail-
lights.IMPORTANTWhen switching on
the headlights automatically, it is
possible to switch on the front and
rear fog lights. When headlights are
automatically switched off, the front
and rear fog lights (if previously
activated) will be switched off as
well. At the following automatic
switching-on, only the front fog
lights will switch on, whereas the
rear fog lights, if required, will have
to be switched on manually.

99
Twilight sensor
It is composed by an infrared led
sensor installed on the windscreen in
order to detect the changes of the
external light intensity of the car , as
a function of the light sensitivity set;
greater is the sensitivity, smaller is
the amount of external light neces-
sary to control the switching-on of
the exterior headlights.
It consists of two sensors: a global
sensor for evaluating environment
light intensity and a directional one
for evaluating light intensity in run-
ning direction in order to recognize
tunnels, dark road sections, etc.When ring Ais turned to AUTO
(automatic light switching on), and
the twilight sensor is malfunction-
ing, side/taillights and dipped beam
headlights are switched on regard-
less of the light intensity and the dis-
play on the instrument panel shows
the message “TWILIGHT SENSOR
FAULT – GO TO DEALER”.
Failure indication will stay on as
long as ring Ais turned to AUTO. In
this case it is recommended to deac-
tivate the automatic function and
switch on the lights manually; con-
tact a Lancia Dealershipas soon as
possible.Delayed light switching off
(“Follow me home” device)
This device allows the illumination
of the space in front of the car for a
length of time of 30 seconds (or a
multiple of 30) and is activated with
the ignition key at STOPor
removed.
This device is activated by pulling
towards the steering wheel and then
releasing the left-hand stalk within 2
minutes from when the engine is
turned off. At each operation of the
stalk, the staying on of the lights is
extended by 30 seconds, up to a
maximum of 210 seconds that corre-
spond to 7 stalk operations, then the
lights are switched off automatical-
ly.
Total set time (in seconds) is
shown on the instrument panel dis-
play for about 20 seconds.

100
After activating the device, the set
time can be extended also within 2
minutes from when the engine is
turned off by pulling the stalk.
Keeping the stalk pulled for over 2
seconds will deactivate this function
with immediate light turning off as a
consequence.
To flash the lights (fig. 95)
Pull the stalk towards the steering
wheel (position B). Instrument panel
warning light 1will come on. LEFT-HAND STALK
The left-hand stalk controls the
external lights and the direction
indicators.
Main beam headlights (fig. 95)
These lights come on pushing the
left-hand stalk forwards (position
A), with dipped beam headlights
switched on both manually (ring to
2) and automatically (ring to
AUTO).
When these lights are on, the
instrument panel warning light 1
is on.
To switch the main beam head-
lights off, pull the stalk back
towards the steering wheel.If main beam headlights
are on (left stalk for-
wards), they will turn on
automatically each time the twi-
light sensor makes the outside
lights switch on automatically. It
is therefore recommended to turn
off the main beam headlights (if
on), moving backwards the left
stalk, each time the sensor
switches off the outside lights.
fig. 95
L0A0206b
fig. 96
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101
IMPORTANTThis operation will
flash the main beam headlights.
Follow the Highway Code to prevent
being fined.
Direction indicators (fig. 96)
Move the stalk as follows:
up (position A) - to switch on the
right-hand indicators
down (position B) - to switch on
the left-hand indicators.
When direction indicators are on,
instrument panel warning light
Ÿor
∆will flash.
The direction indicators return
automatically to neutral position
when the car straightens up.
IMPORTANTIf you want the indi-
cator to flash briefly to show that
you are about to change lane, move
the stalk up or down without click-
ing into position. When you let it go
it will return to its original position.RIGHT-HAND STALK
The right-hand stalk controls all
the washer/wiper controls.
Windscreen wiper (fig. 97)
This device can only work when
the ignition key is at MAR. The stalk
can be moved to 5 different posi-
tions:
0- Windscreen wiper off.
1- automatic operation. Turn ring
Ato this position to set the rain sen-
sor sensitivity.
2- Continuous slow.
3- Continuous fast.4- Fast temporary (unstable posi-
tion): when releasing the stalk it
returns to 0stopping the windscreen
wiper.
Windscreen washer (fig. 98)
Pulling the stalk towards the steer-
ing wheel (unstable position) oper-
ates the windscreen washer.
Keeping the stalk pulled, with just
one movement it is possible to oper-
ate the washer jet and the wiper at
the same time; indeed, the latter
comes into action automatically if
the stalk is pulled for more than half
a second.
fig. 97
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fig. 98
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102
The wiper stops working a few
strokes after releasing the stalk; a
further “cleaning stroke”, after a
few seconds completes the wiping
operation.
Windscreen washer nozzles are fit-
ted with demisting resistors that cut
in automatically (for about 3 min-
utes) when pressing the fast window
demisting/defrosting button.
Headlight washer (fig. 99)
Pulling the stalk towards the steer-
ing wheel will also operate the head-
light washers providing that the
dipped beam headlights are on.IMPORTANTUnder certain con-
ditions, when headlight washers are
on, the climate control system acti-
vates automatically the inside air
recirculation to prevent washer fluid
smell inlet into the passenger’s com-
partment.
Rain sensor
The rain sensor is an infrared led
sensor installed on the windscreen
and combined with the windscreen
wiper which automatically suits the
flick frequency during operation to
the intensity of rain.
All the functions controlled with
the right-hand stalk (i.e. on/off,
continuous slow and fast wipe, tem-
porary fast wipe, windscreen washer
and headlight washer) are unvaried.
fig. 99
L0A0122b
The rain sensor is automatically
switched on when the stalk is taken
to position 1(fig. 97) and has the
purpose of adjusting the range of
operation from stationary (no flick)
when the windscreen is dry to sec-
ond continuous speed (continuous
fast wipe) when the rain is heavy.
When taking the stalk to 1to acti-
vate the rain sensor, the windscreen
wiper indicates the sensor activation
by a flick.
IMPORTANTTo guarantee prop-
er rain sensor operation, keep the
glass clean in the sensor area.

103
Operating the windscreen washer
with the rain sensor activated (stalk
at position 1) the normal washing
cycle is performed at the end of
which the rain sensor resumes its
normal automatic function.
The rain sensor is switched off
when the key is turned to STOP. It
will not come on again at the follow-
ing engine start-up (key at MAR)
even if the stalk is at position 1. This
will avoid accidental activation when
starting the engine that could result
in dangerous situations (e.g. manual
windscreen washing, wiper blades
sticking due to ice and risk of dam-
aging the windscreen wiper motor).
In this case to activate the rain sen-
sor, just take the stalk to position 0
or2and then to 1again, or change
sensitivity (increase or decrease)
through knurled ring A. When the rain sensor is again acti-
vated in this way, at least one wind-
screen wiper stroke occurs, even if
the windscreen is dry, to signal the
occurred re-activation.
The rain sensor is located behind
the driving mirror in contact with
the windscreen and inside the area
cleaned by the wiper and it controls
an electronic control unit which in
turns controls the wiper motor.
At starting, the rain sensor auto-
matically provides to stabilize at
about 40°C temperature to elimi-
nate, from the control surface, the
possible condensate and to prevent
the ice formation. Turning the knurled ring A(fig.
100) it is possible to increase the
sensitivity of the rain sensor, obtain-
ing a quicker change from stationary
(no flick) when the windscreen is
dry, to second continuous speed
(continuous fast wipe):
■= low sensitivity
■■= medium sensitivity
■■■= high sensitivity
■■■■= max. sensitivity.
Rain sensor sensitivity level
increase (with sensor on) is indicat-
ed by windscreen wiper flick.
fig. 100
L0A0205b