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Sit comfortably in your vehicle and carefully read through the fol-
lowing pages.
You will immediately recognize the parts described and rapidly get
to know the controls and devices fitted to your vehicle.STR (SPORT THROTTLE RESPONSE) SYSTEM.................................................63
CONSTANT SPEED REGULATOR (CRUISE CONTROL)
...................................64
PARKING SENSORS
...............................................................................................67
INSTRUMENT PANEL
.............................................................................................68
CLIMATE CONTROL
................................................................................................80
CLIMATE CONTROL UNIT
.....................................................................................83
ADDITIONAL HEATER
............................................................................................91
CONTROLS
................................................................................................................93
INTERNAL FITTINGS
..............................................................................................96
SUNROOF
.................................................................................................................103
LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT
..................................................................................105
BONNET
....................................................................................................................109
HEADLIGHTS
............................................................................................................110
EOBD SYSTEM
........................................................................................................113
ABS
.............................................................................................................................114
VDC AND ASR SYSTEMS
.......................................................................................117
SOUND SYSTEM
......................................................................................................122
REFUELLING
............................................................................................................124
FUEL CUT-OFF SWITCH
........................................................................................127
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
.........................................................................129 DASHBOARD
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ALFA ROMEO I.C.S. SYSTEM: CONTROLS ON STEERING WHEEL
. ..........14
THE ALFA ROMEO CODE SYSTEM
......................................................................16
ELECTRONIC ALARM
..............................................................................................22
REMOTE CONTROL DOOR LOCKING SYSTEM
................................................26
IGNITION DEVICE
...................................................................................................26
DOORS
.......................................................................................................................28
SEATS
.........................................................................................................................31
STEERING WHEEL ADJUSTMENT
.......................................................................36
ADJUSTING THE REAR-VIEW MIRRORS
..........................................................36
POWER WINDOWS
................................................................................................38
SEAT BELTS
...............................................................................................................40
CARRYING CHILDREN SAFELY
............................................................................45
FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS
...............................................................................50
LIGHT SWITCHES & STEERING WHEEL LEVERS
............................................57
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR
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1Air ducts for side window outlets.
2Side air vents.
3Light switch lever (high beam, flash-
ing, direction indicators and controls
for Cruise Control (automatically
keeping a set speed) (if present).
4Instrument cluster.
5Outlets for windscreen.
6Upper outlet.
7Oddments compartment.
8Centre air vents.
9Passenger’s air bag.
10Manual passenger’s side Air bag
deactivation switch.
11Glove box.
12Boot opening button (in glove box).
13Button for rearscreen defrosting,
door mirrors and resistances at base
of windscreen (if present).
14Button for windscreen/front side
windows and door mirrors
defrosting, rearscreen heating,
resistances at base of windscreen (if
present).15Cigar lighter.
16Alfa Romeo I.C.S. (INTEGRATED
CONTROL SYSTEM): RDS radio,
computer on board (TRIP), climate
control, clock and outside/inside
temperature, GSM phone and
navigation system (if present).
17Buttons for central locking, fuel flap
opening, switching off the ASR
function of the VDC system switching
on the STR system (if present).
18Rear fog guard switch.
19Front fog light switch.
20Hazard warning light switch.
21Inside temperature sensor.
22Windscreen wiper/washer control
lever and rain sensor (if present).
23Ignition switch (ignition device).
24Driver’s air bag and horn.
25Lever for releasing/locking adjustable
steering wheel.
26Instrument lighting adjustment.
27Headlamp aiming device control
(except versions with gas discharge
headlights).28Outside lights switch.
29Bonnet opening lever.
30Front floor air outlets.
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EQUIVALENT TEMPERATURE
The system makes it possible to control
the passenger compartment climate main-
taining the “equivalent temperature” lev-
el required by the driver. This “equivalent
temperature” is an estimator of the ideal
temperature (obtained through the devel-
opment of a complex mathematical algo-
rithm) needed to obtain the best temper-
ature and well-being in the passenger
compartment.
To bring about this operating condition,
select:
– the “equivalent temperature” re-
quired pressing the button (B-fig. 94);
– the AUTOposition pressing the but-
ton (D).
IMPORTANT The compressor can be
engaged automatically or manually. To
switch from one operating mode to the
other see the “Compressor on/off but-
ton” paragraph in this chapter.
DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS
(fig. 94)
A- Climate control dedicated screen se-
lector button.
B- Rocker button for adjusting the “e-
quivalent temperature”.
C- Rocker button for fan speed adjust-
ment.
D- Automatic system operation selector
button.
E- Climate control compressor off/on
button.
F- Climate control system off/on but-
ton.
G- Rocker button for selecting air distri-
bution.
H- Air recirculation on/off button.
I- On/off button for maximum defrost-
ing/demisting windscreen and front side
windows, rearscreen heating, door mirror
resistances and resistances at windscreen
base (where applicable).
J- On/off button for rearscreen heating
and mirror defrosting and resistances in
windscreen wiper blade parking are at the
base of the windscreen (where applica-
ble).Adjustment button for
required equivalent
temperature
Pressing this rocker button up or down
respectively raises or lowers the equiva-
lent temperature required in the passen-
ger compartment.
Pressing the button upwards or down-
wards to the extreme HIGHorLOW
positions, the functions with the highest
heating or cooling power are engaged.
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1Air ducts for side window outlets.
2Side air vents.
3Light switch lever (high beam, flash-
ing, direction indicators) and controls
for Cruise Control (automatically
keeping a set speed, if present).
4Instrument cluster.
5Outlets for windscreen.
6Upper outlet.
7Oddments compartment.
8Centre air vents.
9Passenger’s air bag.
10Manual passenger’s side Air bag
deactivation switch.
11Glove box.
12Boot opening button (in glove box).13Button for rearscreen defrosting,
door mirrors and resistances at base
of windscreen (if present).
14Button for windscreen/front side
windows and door mirrors
defrosting, rearscreen heating,
resistances at base of windscreen (if
present).
15Cigar lighter.
16Alfa Romeo I.C.S. (INTEGRATED
CONTROL SYSTEM): RDS radio,
computer on board (TRIP), climate
control, clock and outside/inside
temperature, GSM phone and
navigation system (if present).
17Buttons for central locking, fuel flap
opening, switching off the ASR
function of the VDC system switching
on the STR system (if present).
18Rear fog guard switch.
19Front fog light switch.
20Hazard warning light switch.21Inside temperature sensor.
22Windscreen wiper/washer control
lever and rain sensor (if present).
23Ignition switch (ignition device).
24Driver’s air bag and horn.
25Lever for releasing/locking adjustable
steering wheel.
26Instrument lighting adjustment.
27Headlamp aiming device control
(except versions with gas discharge
headlights).
28Outside lights switch.
29Bonnet opening lever.
30Front floor air outlets.