2012 Alfa Romeo MiTo Owner handbook (in English)

96GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR
ELECTRIC WINDOWS
These are equipped with an automatic setting to raise and lower
the driver-side front window.
CONTROLS FOR
Driver’s door fig. 57
Buttons have been provided on the driver’s door panel to control
the following functions with the ignition turned to MAR:
A: opening/closing of left-hand window
B: opening/closing of right-hand window
Continuous automatic operation
(for versions/markets, where provided)
This is activated by pressing one of the two buttons for longer than
half a second. The window will stop when it reaches the end of
travel or when the button is pressed again.
❍Driver’s side: raising/lowering
❍Passenger side: lowering only
❍Where the anti-crush safety device is present: driver’s side and
passenger side raising/lowering.
Anti-pinch safety device
(for versions/markets, where provided)
The vehicle is equipped with an anti-pinch safety device for the
upwards motion of the windows.
This safety system is capable of recognizing the presence of an ob-
stacle whilst the window is closing; when this happens, the system
stops the travel of the glass and, depending on the position of
the window, reverses its movement.
This device is also useful when the windows are activated acci-
dentally by children on board the vehicle.
The anti-crush safety function is activated both during the manual
and the automatic operation of the window. When the anti-crush
system is activated the window travel is immediately interrupted
and then reversed. The window cannot be operated in any way dur-
ing this time.
fig. 57A0J0023m

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IMPORTANT If the anti-pinch protection intervenes 5 times consec-
utively within 1 minute or a system failure is detected, the auto-
matic window closing function is inhibited. The window can then
only be operated in steps of half a second and the button must
be released following each step.
In order to restore the correct operation of the system, the relevant
window must be lowered.
IMPORTANT With ignition key at STOP or removed, the electric win-
dows remain active for about 3 minutes and are deactivated the
moment a door is opened.
IMPORTANT Where the anti-crush safety device is present, when
button
Ëon the remote control is pressed for more than 2 seconds,
the windows are opened, whilst when button
Áis pressed for more
than 2 seconds the windows are closed.
Passenger-side door
The passenger-side door is equipped with a button that controls
the opening/closing of the passenger-side window.
The system conforms to the 2000/4/EC standard
concerning the safety of passengers leaning out of
the passenger compartment.
Incorrect use of the electric windows may be dan-
gerous. Before operation, always check that no
passenger is at risk of being injured directly by the
moving window or by objects getting caught in or dragged
by the window. When leaving the car, always remove the
key from the ignition device to avoid the risk of injury due
to accidental operation of the electric windows.

98GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR
Electric window system initialisation
The safety system must be re-initialised after disconnecting the bat-
tery or if the relevant protection fuse is blown.
Initialisation procedure:
❍fully close the window to be initialised manually;
❍after the window has reached the upper end of travel, hold the
up button pressed for at least one second.
IMPORTANT For versions/markets where provided, following the
disconnection of the power supply (replacing or disconnecting the
battery or replacing the protection fuse for the electric windows
control units), the automatic setting for the electric windows must
be reset.The reset operation should be carried out with the doors closed
according to the following procedure:
1. completely lower the driver-side window and keep the button
pressed for at least 3 seconds once the end of travel position
has been reached;
2. completely raise the driver-side window and keep the button
pressed for at least 3 seconds once the end of travel position
has been reached;
3. repeat stages 1 and 2 for the passenger-side window
4. check that the initialisation has taken place correctly by check-
ing the automatic operation of the windows.
IMPORTANT With central locking on, operating the internal handle
of one of the doors will unlock all the doors. If there is no power
(blown fuse, battery disconnected, etc.) the doors can still be locked
manually. As in this case the automatic window opening function
is not available, to open or close the door with the window closed,
apply pressure to the window towards the vehicle interior (see fig.
58), to aid the passage of the window against the trim.
fig. 58A0J0170m

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1LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT
Luggage compartment unlocking is electrically controlled and is dis-
abled with the vehicle in motion.
OPENING
When unlocked, the luggage compartment can be opened from out-
side the vehicle by pressing the electric logo fig. 59 until a click is
heard or by pressing button
Ron the remote control.
When the luggage compartment is opened the direction indica-
tors will flash twice and the internal light will come on: the light
will go out automatically when the luggage compartment is closed.
If the luggage compartment is left open, the light will go out au-
tomatically after several minutes.
fig. 59A0J0058m
Emergency opening from the inside
Proceed as follows:
❍remove the rear head restraints and completely fold back the
seats (see the paragraph on “Expanding the luggage com-
partment”);
❍press lever A-fig. 60.
fig. 60A0J0178m

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LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT INITIALISATION
IMPORTANT If the battery is disconnected or the protection fuse
blows, the luggage compartment opening/closing mechanism must
be reinitialised as follows:
❍close all the doors and the luggage compartment;
❍press button Áon the remote control;
❍press button Ëon the remote control.
CLOSING
Pull tab A-fig. 61 and lower the tailgate by pressing near the lock
until a click is heard.
IMPORTANT Before closing the luggage compartment make sure
that you have the keys. The luggage compartment is locked au-
tomatically.
fig. 61A0J0079m

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EXPANDING THE LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT
Removing the parcel shelf
Proceed as follows:
❍free the ends of the two links A-fig. 62 supporting the parcel
shelf B, releasing eyelets C from pins D;
❍free pins A-fig. 63 on the outside of the shelf from housings B
in the side mounts, then remove the parcel shelf.
❍after removal, the parcel shelf can be loaded sideways into the
luggage compartment or placed between the front seat back-
rests and the folded-back rear seats (with the luggage com-
partment completely expanded).
Folding back the seats
Proceed as follows:
❍raise the head restraints to the maximum height, press both
buttons A-fig. 64 to the side of the two supports, then remove
the head restraints by sliding them upwards;
❍move the seat belts to the side, making sure that they are
correctly extended and not twisted;
fig. 62A0J0080mfig. 63A0J0081m

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Repositioning the rear seat
Move the seat belts making sure that they are correctly extended
with no coils.
Lift up the backrests and push them back until a click is heard for
both mechanisms. Make sure that red strip on levers A-fig. 65. is
no longer visible; if it is, this indicates that the backrest has not
engaged.
Reposition the head restraints into their housings.
❍raise backrest levers A-fig. 65 and fold the required cushion for-
ward (when lever A is raised this is indicated by a red strip).
fig. 64A0J0083mfig. 65A0J0082m

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1BONNET
OPENING THE BONNET
Proceed as follows:
❍pull lever A-fig. 66 in the direction indicated by the arrow;
❍pull lever B in the direction indicated by the arrow;
❍lift the bonnet and, at the same time, release the bonnet stay
C - fig. 67 from its locking device. Then, insert the end in the
housing D, making sure that the stay is engaged in the small-
est opening of the retaining clip.
IMPORTANT Before lifting up the bonnet make sure that the wind-
screen wipers are in the rest position and not operational.
fig. 66A0J0085m
CLOSING THE BONNET
❍hold the bonnet up with one hand and with the other remove
rod C-fig. 67 from housing D and fit it back into its catch;
fig. 67A0J0086m