2010 Alfa Romeo 159 display

SCHEDULED
SERVICING
Correct maintenance is essential for en-
suring long car life under the best condi-
tions.
This is why Alfa Romeo has programmed
a series of checks and maintenance op-
erations every 35,000 km (or 21,000
mi).
IMPORTANTThe actual engine oil and
filter change frequency depends on the
conditions of use of the car and is si-
gnalled by means of a warning light or
message (where provided) on the in-
strument panel.
IMPORTANTAt 2,000 km from the
scheduled service, the display will show
a dedicated message. It is however important to remember that
scheduled servicing does not completely
cover all the car’s requirements: also in
the initial period before 35,000 km (or
21,000 mi) service coupon and later, be-
tween one coupon and another, ordinary
care is still required such as for example
routine check and topping up the level of
fluids, tyre pressure check, etc...
IMPORTANTThe Programmed Main-
tenance coupons are specified by the
Manufacturer. The failure to have them
carried out may invalidate the warranty.
Scheduled Servicing is performed by all
Alfa Romeo Authorized Services, at pre-
established times.
If during whatever service operation, in
addition to the ones programmed, the
need arises for further replacements or
repairs, these may be carried out only
with the explicit agreement of the Cus-
tomer.IMPORTANTYou are advised to con-
tact Alfa Romeo Authorized Services in
the event of any minor operating faults,
without waiting for the next service
coupon.
If your car is used frequently for towing,
the interval between one service coupon
and the other must be reduced.
CAR
MAINTENANCE
DASHBOARD
AND
CONTROLS
CORRECT USE
OF THE CAR
INDEX
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
IN AN
EMERGENCY
WARNING
LIGHTS AND
MESSAGES
SAFETY
DEVICES
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FADER adjustment ..................................................... 305
LOUDNESS function ................................................... 305
Antitheft protection ................................................... 305
RADIO (Tuner) .......................................................... 306
Introduction ............................................................. 306
Selecting the frequency band ...................................... 306
Presetting buttons ..................................................... 306
Storing the last station heard ...................................... 306
Automatic tuning ...................................................... 307
Manual tuning .......................................................... 307
AUTOSTORE function ................................................. 307
Emergency alarm reception ........................................ 308
EON function ............................................................ 308
Stereophonic stations ................................................ 308
Menu ...................................................................... 308
- MENU button functions ............................................ 308
- AF SWITCHING function ............................................ 309
- TRAFFIC INFO function ............................................. 309
- REGIONAL MODE function ......................................... 310
- MP3 DISPLAY function ............................................. 310
- SPEED VOLUME function ........................................... 311
- EXTERNAL AUDIO VOL function .................................. 311
- RADIO OFF function ................................................. 311
- RESTORE DEFAULT function ....................................... 311
S S
O O
U U
N N
D D

S S
Y Y
S S
T T
E E
M M
INTRODUCTION ......................................................... 295
Advice ..................................................................... 295
- Road safety ............................................................ 295
- Reception conditions ................................................ 295
- Care and maintenance ............................................. 295
- Compact Disc ......................................................... 296
Technical data .......................................................... 297
HI-FI Bose System .................................................... 298
QUICK GUIDE ........................................................... 299
Steering wheel controls .............................................. 301
General ................................................................... 302
- Radio section .......................................................... 302
- Compact Disc section ............................................... 302
- MP3 CD section ...................................................... 302
- Audio section .......................................................... 302
FUNCTIONS AND ADJUSTMENTS................................... 303
Turning the sound system on ...................................... 303
Turning the sound system off ...................................... 303
Selecting Radio/CD/CD Changer ................................. 303
Audio source memory function .................................... 303
Volume adjustment ................................................... 303
SPEED VOLUME function ............................................ 303
MUTE/PAUSE function ............................................... 304
Audio adjustments .................................................... 304
Bass/Treble adjustment ............................................. 304
Balance adjustment ................................................... 304
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COMPACT DISC PLAYER .............................................. 312
Introduction ............................................................. 312
Selecting the CD player .............................................. 312
Loading/ejecting CD ................................................. 312
Possible error messages ............................................. 313
Display information ................................................... 313
Select track ............................................................. 313
Fast forward/backward ............................................. 313
Pause function ......................................................... 313
Antitheft protection ................................................... 314
- Entering the secret code ........................................... 314
- Code Card .............................................................. 314
MP3 CD PLAYER ....................................................... 315
Introduction ............................................................. 315
MP3 mode .............................................................. 315
Display information ................................................... 316
Select next/previous directory .................................... 316
Protection against theft .............................................. 316
CD CHANGER (CDC) .................................................. 317
Introduction ............................................................. 317
Selecting the CD Changer ........................................... 317
Possible error messages ............................................. 317
Selecting the CD ....................................................... 317
TROUBLESHOOTING .................................................. 318
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On multimedia CDs in ad-
dition to sound tracks also
data tracks are recorded.
Playing one of these CDs may
cause rustling and such a volume
as to compromise road safety, as
well as causing damage to the fi-
nal stages and speakers.
MP3 CD section
❒MP3-Info function (ID3-TAG);
❒Directory selection (previous/next);
❒Track selection (forward/backward);
❒Fast forward/backward;
❒MP3 CD data display: directory name,
ID3-TAG info, time elapsed from start of
track, file name);
❒Playing audio CDs and R/RW CDs.
Audio section
❒Mute/Pause function;
❒Soft Mute function;
❒Loudness function (excluding versions
with Bose HI-FI system);
❒7 band graphic equalizer (excluding ver-
sions with Bose HI-FI system);
❒Separate bass/treble adjustment;
❒Right/left channel balancing. Compact Disc section
❒Direct disc selection;
❒Track selection (forward/backward);
❒Fast forward/backward;
❒CD Display function: displaying CD
name/time elapsed from start of track;
❒Playing audio CDs and R/RW CDs.
GENERAL
The set possesses the following functions:
Radio section
❒PLL tuning with FM/AM/MW/LW fre-
quency bands;
❒RDS (Radio Data System) with TA (traf-
fic announcements) - TP (Program Type)
- EON (Enhanced Other Network) - REG
(Regional programmes);
❒AF: alternative frequency search selection
in RDS mode;
❒emergency alarm presetting;
❒automatic/manual station tuning;
❒FM Multipath detector;
❒manual storage of 36 stations: 18 in the
FM band (6 in FM1, 6 in FM2, 6 in
FMT), 6 in the MW band and 6 in the LW
band;
❒automatic storage (AUTOSTORE function)
of 6 stations in FM band;
❒SPEED VOLUME function (excluding ver-
sions with Bose HI-FI system): automat-
ic volume adjustment with car speed;
❒automatic Stereo/Mono switching.
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AUDIO ADJUSTMENTS
The options proposed by the audio menu dif-
fer according to the audio source selected:
AM/FM/CD/CDC.
To change Audio functions, press briefly but-
ton AUDIO. The display will show “BASS”.
To scroll the Menu options, use buttons
N
or O. To change the setting of the option
selected, press buttons
÷or ˜.
The display will show the current status of
the function selected.
The functions controlled by the menu are the
following:
❒BASS (bass adjustment);
❒TREBLE (treble adjustment);
❒BALANCE (right/left balance);
❒FADER (excluding versions with Bose HI-
FI system) (front/rear balance);
❒LOUDNESS (excluding versions with Bose
HI-FI system) (LOUDNESS on/off);
❒EQUALIZER (excluding versions with Bose
HI-FI system) (standard equalization ac-
tivation and selection);
❒USER EQUALISER (personal equalization
setting).
TONE ADJUSTMENT
(bass/treble)
Proceed as follows:
❒Use button Nor Oto select “BASS”
or “TREBLE” in the AUDIO menu;
❒press button ÷or ˜to in-
crease/decrease the basses or trebles.
Pressing the buttons briefly the change is grad-
ual by steps. Pressing longer, changing is
faster.
BALANCE ADJUSTMENT
Proceed as follows:
❒Use button Nor Oto select “BALANCE”
in the AUDIO menu;
❒press button ÷to increase the sound
from the right speakers or button
˜to increase the sound from the left speak-
ers.
Pressing the buttons briefly the change is grad-
ual by steps. Pressing longer, changing is
faster.
Select “
÷0 ˜” to set the same val-
ue for both right and left speakers.
MUTE /PAUSE FUNCTION
(turning off the volume
completely)
To switch on the Mute function, briefly press
the button MUTE. Volume will gradually low-
er and the display will show the word
“MUTE” (when in radio mode) or “PAUSE”
(when in CD or CD-Changer mode).
To switch off the Mute function, press the
button MUTE again. Volume will gradually
become louder returning to the value set be-
fore switching on the Mute function.
Changing volume will deactivate the Mute
function and the volume will be set to the
new level selected.
With the Mute function on:
❒if an emergency alarm or a traffic bulletin
arrives with the TA function on, the mes-
sage ignores the Mute function. The Mute
function will be resumed at the end of the
traffic announcement.
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PRESET/USER*/CLASSIC/
ROCK/JAZZ functions
(equalizer on/off)
The integrated equalizer can be turned on
or off. With the equalizer off, it is possible
to change the sound settings only adjust-
ing the bass (“BASS”) and treble tones
(“TREBLE”), while activating the function
makes it possible to adjust the sound curves.
To turn the equalizer off, select “PRESET”
by means of button
÷or ˜.
To turn the equalizer on, use button
÷or ˜to select one of the following op-
tions:
❒“USER” (adjustment of the 7 equalizer
bands that can be changed by the user);
❒“CLASSIC” (predefined equalizer adjust-
ment for best playing of classic music);
❒“ROCK” (predefined equalizer adjust-
ment for best playing of rock and pop mu-
sic);
❒“JAZZ” (predefined equalizer adjustment
for best playing of jazz music).
When one of the equalizer settings is on,
the display shows “EQ”.*USER EQ SETTINGS function
(only if the USER equalizer
setting has been selected)
(excluding versions with
Bose HI-FI system)
To set a personal equalizer adjustment, use
button
Nor Oto select USER and then
press button
Ofor long.
The display shows a graph with 7 bars,
where each bar represents a frequency.
Choose the bar to be adjusted using button
÷or ˜; the bar chosen starts to flash
and it is possible to adjust it using button
N
or O.
To store the new settings, press button AU-
DIO again. The display still shows “USER EQ
SETTINGS”.
ANTITHEFT PROTECTION
Refer to section “CD PLAYER”.
FADER ADJUSTMENT
Proceed as follows:
❒Use button Nor Oto select “FADER” in
the AUDIO menu;
❒press button ÷to increase the sound
from the rear speakers or button
˜to
increase the sound from the front speak-
ers.
Pressing the buttons briefly the change is grad-
ual by steps. Pressing longer, changing is
faster.
Select “
÷0 ˜” to set the same val-
ue for both front and rear speakers.
LOUDNESS FUNCTION
The Loudness function improves the sound
volume when listening at low level, in-
creasing the basses and trebles.
To switch the function on/off, use button
Nor Oto select “LOUDNESS” in the AU-
DIO menu. The function condition (on or off)
is shown on the display for few seconds by
“LOUDNESS ON” or “LOUDNESS OFF”.
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SELECTING THE FREQUENCY
BAND
If in the Tuner mode, briefly and repeated-
ly press button FM or AM to select the re-
quired frequency band.
Every time the button is pressed the fol-
lowing bands are selected in sequence:
❒Pressing button FM: “FM1”, “FM2”,
“FMT”;
❒Pressing button AM: , “MW” and “LW”.
Each band is shown by the respective word-
ing on the display.
The last station selected in the respective fre-
quency band will be tuned.
The FM band is divided into sections: FM1,
FM2 and FMT. The FMT reception band is re-
served to the stations stored automatically
with the AutoSTore function.
PRESETTING BUTTONS
The buttons with symbols from 1 to 6 make
it possible to set the following presettings:
❒18 in the FM band (6 in FM1, 6 in FM2,
6 in FMT);
❒6 in the MW band;
❒6 in the LW band;
To call a preset station, choose the required
frequency band and then press briefly the
corresponding preset button (from 1 to 6).
Pressing the respective preset button for
longer than 2 seconds will store the tuned
station. Storing is confirmed by a beep.
STORING THE LAST STATION
HEARD
The radio automatically keeps in storage the
last station heard for each reception band,
which is then tuned when the radio is turned
on or the reception band is changed.
INTRODUCTION
When the set is turned on the last function
selected before turning off is played (Radio,
CD or CD Changer).
To select the Tuner source while listening
to another audio source, press briefly but-
tons FM or AM, according to the required
frequency band.
When Tuner is on, the display will show the
selected station name (RDS stations only)
(or frequency), the frequency band (e.g.:
FM1) and the preselection button number
(e.g.: P1).
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AUTOSTORE FUNCTION
(automatic station storage)
To switch on the AutoSTore function, keep
button FM-AS pressed until receiving the con-
firmation beep. With this function the ra-
dio automatically stores the six stations with
the strongest signal in decreasing order of
intensity of the FMT frequency band.
IMPORTANT Activating the AutoSTore func-
tion cancels the stations stored previously in
the FMT band.
If the TA function is on (traffic information),
only the stations that send traffic informa-
tion will be stored.
During automatic storage the display shows
“FM AST”.
To interrupt AutoSTore press button FM-AS
again: the radio will automatically tune to
the station heard before activation of the Au-
toSTore function.At the end of the AutoSTore function the ra-
dio automatically tunes on the first preset
station in the FMT band stored on preset but-
ton 1.
On buttons numbered from 1 to 6, the sta-
tions are automatically stored that give a
strong signal in that moment in the present
band.
Activating the AutoSTore function in MW or
LW bands will automatically select the FMT
band where the function is then run.
IMPORTANT Sometimes the AutoSTore func-
tion is unable to find 6 stations with a strong
signal. In this case the previous stations will
be stored on the free preset buttons.
AUTOMATIC TUNING
Briefly press button ÷or ˜to start
automatically searching the tuning for the
next station that it is possible to receive in
the direction chosen.
If button
÷or ˜is pressed for longer,
quick searching takes place. When the button
is released, the tuner stops on the next re-
ceivable station.
If the TA function is on (traffic information),
the tuner only searches stations which broad-
cast traffic bulletins.
MANUAL TUNING
This allows manual station searching in the
chosen band.
Select the required frequency band and then
press briefly and repeatedly button
Nor O
to start searching in the chosen band. Press-
ing one of the buttons
Nor Olonger obtains
fast forward searching, which is stopped when
the button is released.
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