2008 Alfa Romeo 159 door lock

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OF THE CARThe date Cin the middle of the display
will stay on until another display info is
activated (e.g. “Light dimmer”) or oth-
er information on car conditions.
With key removed (when opening when
of the front doors) the display will turn
on and show for a few seconds the time,
covered km (or miles) and outside tem-
perature.
INFORMATION ABOUT CAR
CONDITIONS (at event)
❒Scheduled servicing;
❒Trip computer;
❒Instrument panel light dimmer;
❒Engine oil level;
IMPORTANTWhen opening one of
the front doors, the display will show for
a few seconds the time, the km covered
and the external temperature.
RECONFIGURABLE
MULTIFUNCTION
DISPLAY
(where provided)
The “Reconfigurable multifunction dis-
play” shows all the useful information
necessary when driving, more particu-
larly:
INFORMATION ON
STANDARD SCREEN
❒ClockA-fig. 24/a;
❒External temperature B;
❒DateC;
❒Partial km (or mi) covered D;
❒Total km (or mi) covered E;
❒Indications on car conditions F(e.g.:
doors open, or possible ice on road,
etc. ...).
A0E0015mfig. 24/a

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Briefly press button MENUto access navigation from the standard screen. To surf the menu press buttons +or–. For safety rea-
sons, when the car is running, it is possible to access only the reduced menu (for setting “Speed limit”). When the car is stationary
access to the whole menu is enabled. With the Radionavigation system it is only possible to adjust/set the following functions: “Speed
Limit”, “Light sensor sensitivity ” (where provided) and “S.B.R. buzzer reactivation” (where provided). The other functions are shown
on the Radionavigation system display, that shall be use to adjust/set them as required.
fig. 26
BEEP VOL.SERVICEQUIT SETUPLIGHT SENS.RESET TRIP B
CLOCK
MODE 12/24
DATE
AUDIO RPT.
INDEP. BOOT
UNLOCK FDA
DOOR LOCK
UNITS KEYS VOL.
LANGUAGESPEED LIMIT
A0E0218g

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Driver’s door unlocking
(Unlock Fda)
With this function it is possible to unlock
only the driver’s door by pressing the
electronic key button
Ë.
With this function active (ON), it is
however possible to unlock the other
doors by pressing the door unlock but-
ton on central console.
To activate/deactivate (ON/OFF) this
function proceed as follows:
❒briefly press button MENU:ONor
OFF(according to previous setting)
will flash on the display;
❒press button +or–to select the re-
quired language;
❒briefly press button MENUto go
back to the menu screen or press the
button for long to go back to the stan-
dard screen.Automatic central door locking
(Door lock)
When activated (ON), this function
locks automatically the doors when the
car speed exceeds 20 km/h.
To activate/deactivate (ON/OFF) this
function proceed as follows:
❒briefly press buttonMENU:ONor
OFF(according to previous setting)
will flash on the display;
❒press button +or–to select the re-
quired language;
❒briefly press button MENUto go
back to the menu screen or press the
button for long to go back to the stan-
dard screen.
Function activation is indicated by the
circular led around the button
q. Independent boot unlocking
(Indep. Boot)
With this function it is possible to unlock
the boot independently from doors.
When the function is enabled, the trunk
opens by pressing
`on the elec-
tronic key, or by acting on the lever lo-
cated under the left back seat (refer to
“Boot” paragraph in this chapter) in-
hibiting the key that opens the trunk lo-
cated on the front roof light.
To activate independent boot function
(ON) or deactivate it (OFF), proceed
as follows:
❒briefly press button MENU:ONor
OFF(according to previous setting)
will flash on the display;
❒press button +or–to select the re-
quired language;
❒briefly press button MENUto go
back to the menu screen or press the
button for long to go back to the stan-
dard screen.

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In the following table are summarised the causes that make front/rear ceiling lights turn on/off and their turning on/off
mode:
Cause
Opening one of the front/rear doors
Closing all the doors
Removing the electronic key from the ignition device
Locking the doors
Unlocking the doors
Cutting in of the fuel cut-off switch
Front and rear ceiling lights turning on/off mode
Central front light and rear light turning on for a few minutes.
This timed operation will be reactivated each time a door is opened.
With electronic key removed from ignition device: ceiling lights
will stay on for other 10 seconds. This timed operation
is stopped when refitting the electronic key into the ignition
device
Starting the engine: front central and rear courtesy lights will
turn off
Front central and rear courtesy lights turning on for about
10 seconds
Front central and rear courtesy lights turning off
Front central and rear courtesy lights turning on for about
10 seconds
Front central and rear courtesy lights turning on for a few
minutes. Reactivating the fuel cut-off switch will turn off the
ceiling lights
In all the cases tabulated above, front and rear ceiling lights turning on/off is gradual, for 2 seconds.

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POWER SUPPLY AND FUEL
CUT-OFF SWITCHES
The car is fitted with a safety switch that
in the event of a crash comes into op-
eration by cutting off fuel and turning
off the engine as a consequence.
Certain versions are equipped with an
additional safety switch that in the event
of a crash comes into operation by cut-
ting off the power supply.
These two safety switches therefore pre-
vent dangerous fuel leaks due to fuel
line cracking, and sparks or electric dis-
charges due to damaging or malfunc-
tioning of the electric components of the
car in the event of a crash.
IMPORTANTAfter a crash, remem-
ber to remove the key from the ignition
device to prevent battery run-down.
If, after a crash, you
smell fuel or see leaks
from the fuel system, do not
reset the switches to avoid
fire risk.
WARNING
If central door locking
has been activated
from inside the car and after a
crash the fuel cut-off switch
cannot activate automatic door
unlocking, it will not be pos-
sible to get into the car. In any
case, door opening from the
outside depends on door con-
ditions after the crash: if a
door is badly damaged it will
be impossible to open it. In this
event try to open one of the
other doors.
WARNING
Door unlocking in the event
of a crash
In the event of a crash that triggers the
fuel cut-off switch, the doors will unlock
automatically to enable getting into the
car and at the same time the passen-
ger’s compartment lights will turn on.
It is however always possible to open
the doors from the passenger’s com-
partment by means of the internal door
handles.
If, after a crash no fuel leaks or dam-
ages to the electric devices (e.g. head-
lights) are found and the car can be
started again, reset the fuel cut-off
switch and the power supply cut-off
switch (where provided). Follow the in-
structions given below.

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With key removed the led will turn off
after about 2 minutes.
When doors are unlocked the led is off;
pressing the button will lock all the
doors. Central door locking will only take
place if all doors are perfectly closed.
DOORS
CENTRAL DOOR LOCKING/
UNLOCKING SYSTEM
Door locking from the outside
With the doors closed, press the elec-
tronic key button
Áor fit and turn the
metal insert (inside the key) into the
lock of the driver’s door. Central door
locking can only be activated if all the
doors are closed. If one or more doors
are open after pressing the electronic
key button
Áthe direction indicators and
the driver’s door led will flash fast for
about 3 seconds.
If one or more doors are open by turning
the metal insert of the electronic key, on-
ly the driver’s door led will flash fast for
about 3 seconds. If the doors are closed
but the tailgate is open, central locking
is actuated: the direction indicators (only
for locking performed by pressing button
Á) and the driver’s door led will flash fast
for about 3 seconds.
A0E0025mfig. 90
Through the “Setup menu” (or the Ra-
dionavigation system for certain versions)
it is possible to activate the function that
enables to unlock only the driver’s door
lock by pressing the electronic key button
Ë(see paragraph “Reconfigurable mul-
tifunction display” in this section).
With this function on (ON) it is howev-
er possible to unlock the other doors by
pressing button
q(fig. 90) set on the
central console.
Door unlocking from
the outside
Press the electronic key button
Ëor, fit
and turn the metal insert (inside the
key) into the lock of the driver’s door.
Door locking/unlocking from
the inside
Press button
q(fig. 90) to lock/un-
lock all the doors.
The button is provided with a circular led
indicating the car condition (doors
locked or unlocked). When doors are
locked the led is on: in this case press-
ing the button again will unlock all the
doors and will turn the led off.

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CHILD LOCK
Rear doors are fitted with a locking de-
vicefig. 91 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. 91

Doorknobs can be realigned (only after
recharging the battery) as follows:
❒pressing the electronic key button Ë;
❒pressing door locking/unlocking but-
ton
q;
❒opening with the key in front door re-
volving plug;
❒pulling internal door handle.IMPORTANTAs concerns rear doors,
with child lock device on and the previ-
ously described locking active, operat-
ing the internal door handle will not
open the door but will only realign door-
knobs; to open the door pull the exter-
nal door handle. Emergency locking will
not disable central door locking/un-
locking button
q.
IMPORTANTAfter disconnecting the
battery or failing the protection fuse, the
door locking/unlocking mechanism shall
be “initialised” again, proceed as fol-
lows:
❒lock the doors;
❒press the remote control button Áor
the button
qon the central console;
❒press the remote control button Ëor
the button
qon the central console.
DOOR LOCKING WITH RUN
DOWN BATTERY
If the car battery is run down, to lock
the doors proceed as described in the
following points.
Right front door
Proceed as follows:
❒remove the protection plug on the
door;
❒fit the electronic key metal insert in-
toA-fig. 92;
❒turn the key clockwise (counter-clock-
wise for right-hand drive versions);
❒remove the key from A-fig. 92and
then efit the plug on the door.
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A0E0237mfig. 92