2008 Alfa Romeo GT length

Fabric upholstery of your
car is purpose-made to
withstand common wear
resulting from normal use of the
car. It is however absolutely nec-
essary to prevent hard and/or pro-
longed scratching/scraping caused
by clothing accessories like metal-
lic buckles, studs, “Velcro” fixings,
etc. that stressing locally the fabric
could break yarns and damage the
upholstery as a consequence.
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FRONT SEATSCENTRAL LOCKING
This allows central locking of the door
locks.
To engage central locking, the doors must
be perfectly shut, otherwise locking is de-
nied.
IMPORTANTWith central locking en-
gaged, pulling the inside lever for opening
one of the front doors causes the unlock-
ing of all the doors.
In the event of a power cut off (blown
fuse, battery disconnected, etc.) it is still pos-
sible to work the lock by hand.
fig. 11
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Only make adjustments
when the car is stationary.
LENGTHWISE ADJUSTMENT
(fig. 12)
Raise the lever (A) and push the seat
backwards or forwards; in the driving posi-
tion the arms should be slightly flexed and
the hands should rest on the rim of the steer-
ing wheel.
fig. 12
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After releasing the ad-
justment lever, always
check that the seat is
locked on the runners, trying to
move it to and fro. The lack of this
clamping action could cause the
seat to move unexpectedly and
cause loss of car control.

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“Follow me home” device
(fig. 61)
This function allows the illumination of the
space in front of the car for the length of
time set, and is activated with the ignition
key at STOPor removed, pulling the left-
hand lever towards the steering wheel.
This function is activated pulling the lever
within 2 minutes from when the engine is
turned off. At each single movement of the
lever, the staying on of the dipped beams
and sidelights is extended by 30 seconds up
to a maximum of 3.5 minutes; the lights
switch off automatically after the time set.
Each time the lever is operated, the
1
warning light on the cluster turns on. Flashing
(fig. 59)
The headlights are flashed pulling the lever
towards the steering wheel (instable posi-
tion) regardless of the position of the
knurled ring. The
1warning light on the
cluster will come on at the same time.
IMPORTANTOnly the main-beam lights
are flashed. To avoid penalties follow local
regulations.
Direction indicators
(fig. 60)
Regardless of the position of the knurled
ring, moving the lever to the stable position
will:
up, position (1) - engage the right-hand
direction indicators.
down, position (2) - engage the left-hand
direction indicators.One of the warning lights (
RorE) will
come on on the instrument cluster at the
same time.
The lever is returned to its position auto-
matically and the indicators are switched off
when the steering wheel is straightened.
IMPORTANTIf you wish to signal a
rapid change of direction involving only a
minimal movement of the steering wheel,
the lever can be removed up or down with-
out it clicking (unstable position). When re-
leased, the lever will return to its home po-
sition.
fig. 61
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Care and maintenance
The radio structure ensures long operation
with no need for particular maintenance.
In the event of a fault, contact Alfa Romeo
Authorized Services.
To clean the front panel only use a soft,
antistatic cloth. Cleaning and polishing prod-
ucts might spoil the surface. Compact Disc
Remember that dirt, marks or distortion on
Compact Disc can cause skipping. To obtain
optimum playing conditions we give the fol-
lowing advice:
– Only use Compact Discs which have the
following brand:
– Carefully clean all Compact Discs of fin-
gerprints and dust using a soft cloth. Sup-
port Compact Discs from the outer circum-
ference and clean from the centre outwards;
– Never use chemical products for clean-
ing (e.g.: spray cans, antistatic or thinners)
as they might damage the surface of Com-
pact Discs;
– After use, put Compact Discs back in
their container, to avoid marks or scratches
that may cause skipping when playing;
– Do not expose Compact Discs to direct
sunlight, high temperatures or damp for pro-
longed lengths of time to prevent them from
bending;
– Do not stick labels or write on the record-
ed surface of Compact Discs. Too high a volume when
driving can put the driver’s
life at risk and that of oth-
er people. Therefore the volume
should always be adjusted in such
a way that it is always possible to
hear the noises of the surrounding
environment (e.g.: horns, ambu-
lance, police sirens, etc.).

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TROUBLESHOOTING
Overview
Low volume
The Fader function shall only be set to “F”
(front), to prevent sound system output
power reduction and volume muting if the
Fader level set is = R+9.
Required source cannot be
selected
No CD loaded. Load the CD or the MP3 CD
you want to play. Compact disc player
CD not played
Loaded CD is dirty. Clean the CD.
Loaded CD is scratched. Try to play another
CD.
Required CD cannot be loaded
Another CD is already loaded. Press button
˚and remove the CD.
MP3 file reading
Skipping when reading MP3 files
Loaded CD is scratched or dirty. Clean the
CD as described in “CD” voice in “Advise”
paragraph.
MP3 track length not displayed
correctly
In certain cases (due to recording) MP3
track length can be displayed incorrectly. Selecting the CD
Press button
▲to select the next CD and
button
▼to select the previous CD.
If the loader does not contain a disc in the
position selected, the display briefly shows
the wording “CD ERROR”, and the next CD
is played automatically.

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It is necessary therefore to limit their use
to the purposes for which they are certified.
IMPORTANTWhen winter tyres are
used with a maximum speed index below
the one that can be reached by the car (in-
creased by 5%), place a notice in the pas-
senger’s compartment, plainly in the driver’s
view, which states the maximum permissi-
ble speed of the winter tyres (as per EC Di-
rective).
Fit the same type of tyre on all four wheels
(brand and profile) to ensure higher driving
safety when braking and good handling.
Remember that it is inappropriate to
change the direction of rotation of tyres.WINTER TYRES
These tyres are specially designed for dri-
ving on snow and ice, to be fitted in re-
placement of those fitted on the car.
Use winter tyres of the same size as nor-
mal tyres provided on the car.
Alfa Romeo Authorised Services will be
pleased to advise you on the choice of the
tyre most suited to the use the Customer in-
tends to make of it.
For the type of tyre to be used, inflation
pressures and specifications of winter tyres,
follow the instructions given in the “Tech-
nical Specifications” chapter.
The winter features of these tyres are re-
duced considerably when the tread depth
is below 4 mm. In this case, they should be
replaced.
Due to the winter features, under normal
conditions of use or long motorway jour-
neys, the performance of these tyres is low-
er than that of normal tyres.
SNOW CHAINS
Use of snow chains should be in compli-
ance with local regulations.
For 1.8 T. SPARK, 2.0 JTS and 1.9
JTD versions, tyre 195/60 R15 can be
fitted with chains (use snow chains with re-
duced size with max protrusion beyond the
tyre profile of 12 mm). Tyres 205/60 R15
- 205/55 R16 - 205/55 ZR16 - 215/45
R17 - 215/45 ZR17 - 225/40 ZR18 can-
not be fitted with snow chains.
For 3.2
V6version, only use spider type
chains on tyres 215/45 R17” and
215/45 ZR 17”. Tyres 225/45 ZR17 -
225/40 ZR18 cannot be fitted with snow
chains.
Lineaccessori Alfa Romeo provides SPIKES
SPIDER COMPACT chains (model: 17003
compact) with 9 spikes, 16 mm adjustable
length and 17 inch wheel cap adapter.
Snow chains should only be applied to the
drive wheels (front).
Before purchasing or using snow chains,
you are recommended to contact Alfa
Romeo Authorised Services.
Check the tensions of the chain after the
first few metres have been driven.