2008 Alfa Romeo 159 boot

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CRUISE CONTROL .............................................. 76
CEILING LIGHTS ................................................. 78
CONTROLS ........................................................ 81
INTERIOR FITTINGS............................................. 83
SUNROOF ......................................................... 93
DOORS ............................................................ 96
POWER WINDOWS ............................................ 99
BOOT ............................................................... 101
BONNET............................................................ 105
ROOF RACK/SKI RACK ....................................... 106
HEADLIGHTS...................................................... 106
ABS SYSTEM .................................................... 108
VDC SYSTEM .................................................... 110
EOBD SYSTEM .................................................. 115
SOUND SYSTEM PRESETTING .............................. 116
ACCESSORIES PURCHASED BY THE OWNER .......... 117
INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC/ELECTRONIC DEVICES .. 117
PARKING SENSORS ............................................ 118
TYRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM
(T.P.M.S.) ......................................................... 122
AT THE FILLING STATION ..................................... 125
PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT ......................... 127 DASHBOARD...................................................... 7
INSTRUMENT PANEL .......................................... 8
SYMBOLS ........................................................ 10
ALFA ROMEO CODE SYSTEM ................................ 10
ELECTRONIC KEY ............................................... 12
ALARM ............................................................ 17
IGNITION DEVICE................................................ 19
INSTRUMENTS ................................................... 21
MULTIFUNCTION DISPLAY .................................... 25
RECONFIGURABLE MULTIFUNCTION DISPLAY .......... 30
SEATS .............................................................. 45
HEAD RESTRAINTS.............................................. 48
STEERING WHEEL .............................................. 49
REARVIEW MIRRORS .......................................... 50
CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM ................................ 53
MANUAL CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM ................... 55
AUTOMATIC TWO-/THREE-ZONE
CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM ................................ 58
ADDITIONAL HEATER .......................................... 69
EXTERNAL LIGHTS .............................................. 70
WINDOW WASHING .......................................... 73

ButtonËshall 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.
ELECTRONIC KEY fig. 7
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).
ELECTRONIC KEY
CODE CARD
The CODE card fig. 6delivered with the
keys, contains the mechanical codeA
and the electronic one B.
The code numbers on the CODE card
must be kept in a safe place, not in the
car.
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A0E0023mfig. 6
If the car changes own-
er, the new owner must
be given the electronic
key and the CODE card.
A0E0021mfig. 7

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Depending on the markets, the trigger-
ing of the alarm will activate the siren
and the hazard warning lights (for about
26 seconds). The methods of operation
and the number of cycles may vary de-
pending on the versions/markets.
A maximum number of sound/sight cy-
cles is however envisaged. Once the
alarm cycle is over, the system will re-
store its normal operation.
IMPORTANTCentral door unlocking
by the emergency electronic key will not
deactivate the alarm, therefore with
alarm on the siren will activate when
opening one of the doors or the boot.
To deactivate the siren see paragraph
“How to deactivate the alarm”.
IMPORTANTThe engine immobiliser
function is guaranteed by the Alfa
Romeo CODE system, which is auto-
matically activated when the electronic
key is removed from the ignition device.
HOW TO ACTIVATE
THE ALARM
With the doors, bonnet and boot shut
and electronic key removed from igni-
tion switch, point the electronic key in
the direction of the car, then press and
release the button
Á.
With the exception of certain markets,
the system sounds a “beep” and the
doors are locked.
Engagement of the alarm is preceded
by a self-diagnostic test characterised by
a different flashing of the round led lo-
cated around the door lock/unlock but-
ton (see fig. 13): if a fault is detect-
ed the system sounds a further warning
“beep”.
ALARM
(where provided)
WHEN THE ALARM
IS TRIGGERED
The alarm comes into action in the fol-
lowing cases:
❒unlawful opening of doors, bonnet
and boot (perimetral protection);
❒attempt to start the engine with
unauthorised electronic key;
❒ battery cable cutting;
❒ presence of moving bodies in the pas-
senger’s compartment (volumetric
protection);
❒abnormal raising/sloping of the car
(for versions/markets where applic-
able);
Volumetric and anti-raising protections
can be cut off by operating the front ceil-
ing light controls(see paragraph “Volu-
metric protection/Anti-raising sensor”
on the following pages).
A0E0025mfig. 13

HOW TO DEACTIVATE
THE ALARM
Press button Ë. The system will react as
follows (with the exception of certain
markets):
❒two brief flashes of the direction in-
dicators;
❒two brief “beeps”;
❒door unlocking.
The alarm can be deactivated by fitting
the electronic key into the ignition
switch.
IMPORTANTOn certain versions any
attempt to break in detected by the sys-
tem will be indicated by a warning mes-
sage on the instrument panel display
when fitting the electronic key into the
ignition switch.VOLUMETRIC PROTECTION/
ANTI-RAISING SENSORS
To make sure that the protection sensors
are working properly, check that win-
dows and sunroof (where provided) are
shut.
This function can be cut out (for exam-
ple if you leave animals on the car) by
pressing button A-fig. 14on the front
ceiling light within 1 minute after in-
strument panel turning off.
When this function is off the button led
will turn on. Volumetric protection/anti-
raising sensors cut out shall be repeated
at each instrument panel turning off. Surveillance
When the system has been turned on,
the led A-fig. 13will flash to indicate
that the system is in the surveillance
mode. The led will flash continuously
while the system is under surveillance.
IMPORTANTOperation of the alarm
is adapted at the origin to the regula-
tions of the different countries.
Self-diagnosis and monitoring
of doors/bonnet/boot
If, after the alarm has been activated, a
second acoustic signal is heard, turn the
system off by pressing button
Ë, check
for proper locking of doors, bonnet and
boot, then turn the system on again by
pressing button
Á.
Otherwise if a door or bonnet/boot lid
is not correctly closed it will not be con-
trolled by the system. If the control sig-
nal is repeated when the doors and bon-
net/boot are closed properly this means
that the self-diagnosis function has de-
tected a system operating fault, in which
case it is necessary to contact Alfa
Romeo Authorized Services.
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A0E0086mfig. 14

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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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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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On certain versions, improper boot
closing is indicated by the instrument
panel warning light
´, whereas on
other versions the symbol
Rand a
message are displayed (see section
“Warning lights and messages”).
OPENING FROM
THE INSIDE
Press button A-fig. 94set on the
front ceiling light.
ButtonA-fig. 94is disabled when
locking the doors by:
❒pressing the electronic key button
Á;
❒turning the metal insert of the key
into the driver's door lock;
❒automatic locking of the doors
after about 2.5 minutes.
Tailgate opening is facilitated by the
side gas shock springs.
Opening the boot its internal light will
turn on and it will turn off automati-
cally when re-closing the tailgate.
Leaving the tailgate inadvertently
open, the light will turn off automati-
cally after a few minutes.
BOOT
The boot lock is electric and it is dis-
abled when the car is running.
Through the “Setup menu” (or the
Radionavigation system for certain
versions) boot opening can be set by
selecting the option “Indep. boot”
(see paragraph “Reconfigurable multi-
function display” in this section):
when this function is on, the boot can
only be opened by pressing the elec-
tronic key button
`, thus inhibit-
ing the boot opening button on the
ceiling light A-fig. 94.
A0E0096mfig. 94