2008 Alfa Romeo 8C lights

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ABINTERNAL
EQUIPMENT FRONT DOME LIGHT
The dome light includes a central light and one
reading lights. The central light, which turns on
automatically when one of the doors is opened
and turns off following the door closing (timed
switching off) may be turned on manually by
pressing button
A.
The reading light is turned on and off with the
button
B.REAR DOME LIGHT
The rear dome lights
C which turns on
automatically when one of the doors is opened
and turns off following the door closing (timed
switching off), may be turned on/off manually
by pressing the transparent button at point
D.SUN VISORS
They can only be tilted forward.

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BEFORE YOU DRIVE
Doors ................................................................................................................................. 78
Power windows .................................................................................................................. 80Engine compartment lid
......................................................................................................... 81
Rear window ....................................................................................................................... 82
Fuel tank door .................................................................................................................... 83
Keys .................................................................................................................................. 84
Ignition switch ..................................................................................................................... 87
Electronic alarm system ........................................................................................................88
Front seats ......................................................................................................................... 92
Rear-view mirrors ................................................................................................................. 93
Steering wheel .................................................................................................................... 94
External lights and direction indicators ..................................................................................... 95
Windscreen washer/wipers and headlight washer .................................................................... 99
Air conditioning and heating system ...................................................................................... 102
Car stereo system .............................................................................................................. 108
Bose HI-FI system (optional) ............................................................................................... 109

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BEFORE YOU DRIVE
There is a button on the front central dashboard
that activates door locking and unlocking:D - door locking/unlocking.
OPEN DOOR WARNING
LIGHTS
If the doors and the engine/luggage
compartment lids are not closed properly, this is
signalled by the illumination of relative symbols
on the instrument panel display, accompanied by
the messages “Door open” or “Doors open”.DOOR LOCK ECU
INITIALISATION
Every time the battery is reconnected or a
fuse replaced, you must perform the system
initialisation procedure to ensure proper system
operation. To perform this procedure, lock and
then unlock the doors using the door remote
control.DOOR COURTESY LIGHT
Each door has a courtesy light
E fitted on the
lower part of the door panel to light up the area
where you get into and out of the vehicle.
We suggest that you move the seat fully back
before getting out of the vehicle, which also
makes it easier to get back in.

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1) Read the 5-digit electronic code found on
the CODE CARD.
2) Turn the ignition key to MAR: at this
moment the CODE
and EOBD
warning lights are on.
3) Depress the accelerator pedal and hold
it down. Approximately 8 seconds later,
the EOBD warning light will go off.
Release the accelerator and get ready to
count the number of times the EOBD
warning light fl ashes.
4) As soon as the number of fl ashing is equal
to the fi rst digit of your CODE CARD, fully
depress the accelerator pedal and hold it
down until the EOBD warning light
goes off (after approximately 4 seconds).
then release the accelerator.
5) The EOBD warning light starts fl ashing
again. As soon as the displayed number of
fl ashing is equal to the second digit of your
CODE CARD, depress the accelerator and
hold it down.6) Follow the same procedure for the
remaining digits in the code on the CODE
CARD.
7) When the last digit has been entered, hold
the accelerator pedal pressed down. The
EOBD warning light comes on for 4
seconds and then goes off; you can now
release the accelerator.
8) A quick fl ashing of the EOBD warning
light (about 4 seconds) confi rms that
procedure has been carried out correctly.9) Start the engine by turning the key to
position MAR.
If the EOBD warning light remains on,
turn the key to position STOP and repeat the
procedure from step 1.
This procedure can be repeated an unlimited
number of times.
WARNING: After an emergency staring, you
should contact an Authorised Service Centre of
the Manufacturer’s Network otherwise you will
have to perform the emergency procedure every
time the engine is started.

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BEFORE YOU DRIVE
EXTERNAL LIGHTS
AND DIRECTION
INDICATORSThe external lights and direction indicators can be
turned on only when the starter key is at MAR,
except the parking lights which can always be
turned on.
The external lights can be turned on and off
manually or automatically, according to the
brightness of the light outside.HEADLIGHT SWITCH
The switch
A can be set to 5 positions:
0 – DRL on (*)
– Position and number plate lights on
– Low beams on
– Parking lights
AUTO – Automatic activation and
deactivation of the external lights
according to the brightness outside.
(*) On vehicles manufactured for the Japanese
market, they are not operational; for all the
other markets where by law they may not be
turned on, they can be deactivated from the
multifunction display.PARKING LIGHTS
The parking lights work only when the ignition
key is turned to STOP or when the key is
removed.
They are activated by turning the light switch to
position .
It is harder to turn the switch to position than
to the other positions. This is to avoid activating
the parking lights unintentionally and waste
power.
Operating the direction indicator lever, you
can turn on only the parking lights on the side
selected with the lever.

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AUTOMATIC
ACTIVATION/
DEACTIVATION
When the switch
A is turned to AUTO and the
ignition key is turned to MAR, the position lights,
low beams and number plate lights automatically
turn on and off according to the ambient light.
WARNING: The high beams can only be turned
on manually by pushing the left-hand lever
forward.
CAUTION
If the high beams are activated,
they will be switched on automatically
every time the lights are turned on.
We recommend therefore that you
turn them off every time the twilight
sensor deactivates the external lights.CAUTION
In case of fog during the day,
the position lights and low beams will
not be activated automatically. The
driver must always be prepared to
turn on the external lights manually,
even the rear fog lights if necessary.
WARNING: After automatic activation of the
external lights, it will always be possible to
turn on the rear fog lights manually. When the
external lights turn off automatically, also the
rear fog lights (if on) will be turned off. The next
time the external lights activate automatically,
the rear fog lights will have to be turned on
manually if necessary. CAUTION
The driver is always
responsible for turning on the external
lights, depending on the ambient light
and in compliance with the regulations
in force in the country of use. The
automatic system for activating/
deactivating the external lights must
be considered an aid for the driver. If
necessary, turn the lights on and off
manually.

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BEFORE YOU DRIVE
TWILIGHT SENSOR
The twilight sensor is comprised of two sensors:
a global sensor, capable of measuring the light
intensity above, and a directional sensor, which
measures the light intensity in the vehicle’s
travelling direction, enabling it to recognise
tunnels and driveways. The sensing range of
the twilight sensor can be adjusted through the
instrument panel, by selecting the Setup mode.
In the event of a sensor failure, the system will
turn on the low beams and the position lights,
regardless of the light outside, and a failure
message will appear on the instrument panel
display.
The failure signal remains active until the switch A is turned to AUTO.
In this case, we recommend that you deactivate
the automatic system and turn on the external
lights manually if necessary; as soon as possible,
contact an Authorised Service Centre of the
Manufacturer’s Network.DIRECTION INDICATORS
The lever has 3 setting positions:
B - Direction indicators offC - Lever up: right-hand indicatorsD - Lever down: left-hand indicators.Lane change function
Allows the driver to flash the left or right direction
indicators 3 times without having to move the
lever to positions
C or D and then return it to the
standby position
B.
To activate this function, you must simply start
moving the lever to a different position: move it
up to activate the right-hand direction indicators,
move it down to activate the left-hand direction
indicators.
This function is useful when overtaking or
changing lanes.

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HIGH BEAMS
With the light switch in position
, push the
left-hand lever towards the dashboard to turn on
the high beams.
Pull the lever towards the steering wheel again
to turn off the high beams and turn on the low
beams.
WARNING: For the use of the high beams, follow
the Road Regulations in force.
FLASHING THE
HEADLIGHTS
The headlights can be flashed by pulling the left-
hand lever towards the steering wheel.
Flashing occurs also with the lights off if the
ignition key is in position MAR.WARNING: Keep to the road regulations in force
to avoid penalties.
“FOLLOW ME HOME”
FUNCTION
This function allows you to set a timing for
activation of the position lights and low beams,
so that they may remain on for a set time after
turning off the vehicle.
This function is activated by pushing the lever
on the steering column switch, used to flash the
headlights. The position lights and low beams
turn on for 30 seconds, the message “Follow
me” appears on the instrument panel display
for 20 seconds, and the light activation time is
displayed.
When this function is active, every time the lever
for flashing the headlights is operated, the time
the lights remain on is increased by 30 seconds,
up to a maximum total time of 210 seconds. The
display will show the time set.
If the lever for flashing the headlights is operated
for more than 2 seconds, the function is
deactivated, and the indicator on the instrument
panel display goes off.
When the function is active, turn the key back to
MAR to deactivate the system.