2008 Alfa Romeo 159 warning

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INTERIOR FITTINGS
CENTRAL ARMREST
The central armrest is located between
the front seats. Inside the armrest are
housed an oddment compartment and
an air-conditioned food box (where pro-
vided) (see next paragraphs).
On certain versions the central armrest
can be adjusted forward or backward by
operating the cover B-fig. 64.
Oddment compartment
To open the oddment compartment,
press button A-fig. 64and raise the
coverB.
A0E0141mfig. 65
Pay attention not to
spill the drinks: the food
box bottom however is
provided with a hole to drain
spilled liquids, if any.
REAR ARMREST
(where provided)
To use the central armrest A-fig. 66
lower it as shown in the figure.
A0E0139mfig. 66
A0E0039mfig. 64
Air-conditioned food box
(where provided)
Access to the food box is gained from
the oddment compartment by lifting tab
A-fig. 65. Turn wheel Bto adjust the
air flow inside the food box.
IMPORTANTFunction of the food
box is to keep the temperature of the
drinks placed inside it; drinks shall be
warmed or cooled as required before be-
ing put inside the food box.

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REAR ARMREST WITH
ODDMENT COMPARTMENT
(where provided)
To use the central armrest B-fig. 69,
take it from tab Aand then lower it.
Inside the armrest is fitted an oddment
compartment fig. 71. To open it, press
buttonB-fig. 70and raise the cover
C-fig. 70.
A0E0146mfig. 69
A0E0200mfig. 71
A0E0199mfig. 70
Ski compartment
(where provided)
This compartment can be used for car-
rying long loads.
To have access to this compartment,
lower the armrest, press button A-fig.
72of the lid B, then lower it on the
armrest. Ski compartment
(where provided)
This compartment can be used for car-
rying long loads.
To have access to this compartment,
lower the armrest, pull the lid tab A-
fig. 67, then lower it on the armrest
fig. 68.
A0E0142mfig. 67
A0E0143mfig. 68

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To open the lid B, switch A-fig. 73
(accessible from the boot) shall be set
in vertical position (horizontal position
Á= compartment locked).
A0E0148mfig. 73
A0E0147mfig. 72
GLOVE COMPARTMENT
To open the glove compartment use lever
A-fig. 74. When the glove compart-
ment is opened, the internal courtesy light
turns on. Leaving inadvertently open the
glove compartment, this light will turn off
automatically after a few minutes. The
folding top is also provided with a recess
for a pen or a pencil.
A0E0149mfig. 74
Do not travel with the
glove compartment open;
it could harm the passen-
ger in the event of an accident.
CIGAR LIGHTER
Front cigar lighter
(optional for versions/
markets where applicable)
It is located on the central console, near
the handbrake lever. To use the cigar
lighter, raise cover A-fig. 75as shown
by the arrow.
A0E0031mfig. 75

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Press button B-fig. 76to switch on
the cigar lighter with key fitted into ig-
nition device.
IMPORTANTAlways check that the cig-
ar lighter has turned off.
IMPORTANTThe cigar lighter gets
very hot. Handle it with care and make
sure that it is not used by children: dan-
ger of fire and/or burns.
IMPORTANT Do not plug electric ac-
cessories with power exceeding 100W
to the front cigar lighter seat.
A0E0152mfig. 76
Rear cigar lighter
(optional for versions/
markets where applicable)
It is located on the central console be-
tween the seats (see fig. 77).
IMPORTANTDo not plug electric ac-
cessories with power exceeding 140W
to the rear cigar lighter seat.
IMPORTANTOversize plugs could
damage the cigar lighter outlet tabs.
Do not plug electric ac-
cessories with absorption
exceeding the max. spec-
ified value. Prolonged current ab-
sorption could drain the battery
and impair next engine start up.
OFF
O
I
AUTOAUTO
A0E0068mfig. 77
IMPORTANTTo safeguard the light-
ing life of certain internal devices (e.g.:
cigar lighter ring and ashtray), when
switching on the external lights, these
devices will switch on according to the
passenger's compartment brightness:
with enough daylight these devices will
not switch on. On the contrary they will
switch on with poor daylight.

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GLASS/CAN HOLDER
fig. 80
It is located on the central console, near
the handbrake lever. To use it lift cover
A-fig. 75.
EYEGLASSES HOLDER
(where provided)
It is located near the front ceiling light.
To use it, press lid A-fig. 81.
ASHTRAY
(optional for versions/
markets where applicable)
Front ashtray
It is located on the central console, near
the handbrake lever.
To use the cigar lighter, raise cover A-
fig. 78 and open lid B.
Front ashtray is removable: to remove
it, pull it upwards.
IMPORTANT Do not use the ashtray
as paper bin: it could set on fire on con-
tact with cigarette stubs.
A0E0153mfig. 79A0E0101mfig. 80
A0E0156mfig. 81
A0E0140mfig. 78
Rear ashtray
It is located on the central console, be-
tween front seats. To use the ashtray,
lift lid A-fig. 79as shown by the ar-
row.
Rear ashtray is removable: to remove it,
press on the central part and pull it up-
wards.
IMPORTANTDo not use the ashtray
as paper bin: it could set on fire on con-
tact with cigarette stubs.

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ODDMENTS COMPARTMENTS
(where provided) fig. 84
They are located on the central console
between the front seats.
SUN VISORS
These are positioned to the sides of the
rear-view mirror. They can swing to the
sides and up or down.
On certain versions, sun visors are fitted
on the back with a courtesy mirror and
a light which enables to use the mirror
also with poor sunlight.
A0E0154mfig. 84A0E0102mfig. 85
To use the mirror open cover A-fig.
85.
Mirror lights will turn on automatically
when lifting the cover and they will turn
off when lowering it or few minutes af-
ter removing the electronic key from the
ignition device.
SUN VISORS
(where provided)
Certain versions are provided with sun-
visors behind the rear seats.
To use it, take the tab A-fig. 82, pull it
forwards and secure it to the hooks set on
the top of the car roof (see fig. 83).
A0E0197mfig. 82
A0E0198mfig. 83

PROGRAMMING
IMPORTANTWhile programming the
system, check for the absence of peo-
ple, animals or objects within the ma-
noeuvre space of main doors or gates to
prevent the risk of injuries or damages.
IMPORTANTPull up the handbrake
and fit the key into the ignition device.
Do not start the engine.Proceed as follows:
1) press and keep pressed the outer but-
tons (AandC): 20 seconds after led D
will start flashing. Release both buttons;
NOTEThis operation clears the stan-
dard codes programmed by the manu-
facturer. It will not be necessary to re-
peat this operation the next time you
program the buttons.
2) press and keep pressed the required
HomeLink button AorBorC. Do not
release the button until completing op-
eration4;
3) when the HomeLink led Dstarts
flashing slowly (about 20 seconds af-
ter) bring the portable remote control
(keeping the button to program
pressed) as close as possible to the
HomeLink.
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HOMELINK
(where provided)
DESCRIPTION
The HomeLink fixed-system installed on
your car enables to control up to three
different devices for opening/closing
garage doors or gates, or for turning
on/off lighting system and for activat-
ing/deactivating alarm systems installed
at home and/or office.
A0E0311mfig. 86

HOW TO USE THE
HOMELINK SYSTEM
The HomeLink remote control activates
the operation of the garage door mo-
tor or gate motor exactly as the portable
remote control. The car shall be within
the range of the motor and the key shall
be fitted into the ignition device.
Press the programmed button (AorB
orC). During signal transmission the led
Dwill stay on and the set system
(garage door, gate, etc.) will obey.
If the HomeLink system set as described
above does not work, this may be due
to the fact the original portable remote
control has an alternate code (see para-
graph "Synchronising alternate codes").
It is however always possible to use the
original portable remote control to op-
erate the system (garage door, gate,
etc.).
SYNCHRONISING
ALTERNATE CODES
To ascertain whether your garage door
motor or gate motor is provided with an
alternate code, proceed as follows:
consult the owner handbook provided
by the garage door motor's or gate mo-
tor's manufacturer;
the portable remote control seems to
have programmed HomeLink; HomeLink
however is not up to open or to close
the garage door or the gate;
press and keep pressed the programmed
button (AorBorC).
With an alternate code system, the led
Dblinks fast for short and then it stays
on glowing steadily for two seconds.
This sequence is repeated for 20 sec-
onds. The distance required between the
portable remote control and the Home-
Link depends on the system to be pro-
grammed (type of frequency of main
door, gate or other system).
IfDdoes not start to flash quickly try
again changing the distance between
HomeLink and portable remote control
(move them away slightly). If 20 sec-
onds later the led is still flashing slow-
ing, repeat the operation changing again
the distance between Homelink and re-
mote control.
4) the HomeLink led Dwill start blink-
ing, first slowly and then quickly. When
it starts flashing quickly, release both
buttons (HomeLink and portable remote
control).
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