GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR
73
LOW ENGINE
OIL PRESSURE
Message + symbol are displayed when en-
gine oil pressure is low.
LOW BATTERY
CHARGE
Message + symbol are displayed when the
battery charge is low.
If message + symbol are displayed, con-
tact immediately Alfa Romeo Authorized Ser-
vices.
AIR BAG FAILURE
(red)
Turning the ignition key to MARthe warn-
ing light turns on, but it should go off after
few seconds.
The warning light stays on glowing steadi-
ly if there is a failure in the air bag system.
¬vw
If when turning the igni-
tion key to MAR, the
warning light
¬does not
turn on or if it stays on when trav-
elling there could be a failure in
safety systems; in this event air
bags or pretensioners could not
trigger in case of impact or, in a mi-
nor number of cases, they could
trigger accidentally. Before restart-
ing contact Alfa Romeo Authorized
Services.
The failure of the warning
light
¬(warning light off)
is also indicated by the
flashing for more than the normal
4 seconds of the air bag warning
light
¬.
If message + symbol are
displayed when travelling
stop the engine immedi-
ately and contact Alfa Romeo Au-
thorized Services.
CAR MAINTENANCE
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ADDITIONAL
OPERATIONS
Every 1000 kmor before long journeys,
check and if necessary top up:
– engine coolant fluid level
– brake/hydraulic clutch control fluid level
– power steering fluid level
– windscreen washer and headlamp wash-
er fluid level
– tyre pressure and conditions.
Every 3000 kmcheck and if necessary
top up the engine oil level.
The use of FL Seleniaproducts is rec-
ommended which have been designed and
made expressly for Alfa Romeo cars (see
“Refuelling” in the “Technical Specifica-
tions” chapter).
ANNUAL INSPECTION
PROGRAMME
For cars with an annual mileage
of below 20,000 km (for example
about 10,000 km) the following
yearly inspection programme is ad-
vised:
– Check tyre conditions/wear and if nec-
essary adjust the pressure (including spare
wheel)
– Check operation of lighting system
(headlights, direction indicators, hazard
warning lights, boot, passenger compart-
ment, glovebox lights, warning lights, etc.)
– Check operation of windscreen wiper
system, spray jet adjustment
– Check windscreen blade position/wear
– Check front disk brake pad conditions
and wear
– Check cleanness of bonnet and boot
locks, and lever cleanness and lubrication.– Sight check for conditions of: engine,
gearbox, transmission, pipes (exhaust - fu-
el supply - brakes), rubber parts (boots -
sleeves - bushes etc..), brake and fuel sup-
ply system hoses
– Check battery charge
– Sight check for conditions of various dri-
ve belts
– Check and if necessary top up fluid lev-
els (engine coolant, brakes, windscreen
washer, battery etc. )
– Change engine oil and oil filter
– Change pollen filter.
