2012 Lancia Thema Owner handbook (in English)

Therefore, make sure the Key Fob is
not inside the vehicle before closing
the door.WARNING!
 For personal security and safetyin the event of an accident, lock
the vehicle doors before you drive
as well as when you park and
leave the vehicle.
 When leaving the vehicle, always
remove the key fob and lock your
vehicle.
 Never leave children alone in a
vehicle, or with access to an un-
locked vehicle.
Allowing children to be in a vehicle
unattended is dangerous for a
number of reasons. A child or oth-
ers could be seriously or fatally in-
jured. Children should be warned
not to touch the parking brake,
brake pedal or the shift lever. Do not leave the key fob in or near
the vehicle, and do not leave Key-
less Enter-N-Go in the ACC or
ON/RUN mode. A child could op-
erate power windows, other con-
trols, or move the vehicle. POWER DOOR LOCKS
A power door lock switch is on each
front door trim panel. Use this switch
to lock or unlock the doors.
The doors can also be locked and un-
locked with the Keyless Enter-N-Go
(Passive Entry) system. For further
information, refer to “Keyless Enter-
N-Go” in “Things To Know Before
Starting Your Vehicle”.
If you press the power door lock
switch while the ignition is in the ACC
or ON/RUN position, and any front
door is open, the power locks will not
operate. This prevents you from acci-
dentally locking the Key Fob in the
vehicle. Cycling the ignition to the
OFF position or closing the door will
allow the locks to operate. If a door is
open, and the ignition is in the ACC or ON/RUN position, a chime will sound
as a reminder to remove the Key Fob.
Automatic Door Locks (for
versions/markets, where
provided)
When enabled, the door locks will
lock automatically when the vehicle's
speed exceeds 24 km/h. The auto
door lock feature can be enabled or
disabled by your authorized dealer
per written request of the customer.
Please see your authorized dealer for
service.
Automatic Unlock Doors On Exit
The doors will unlock automatically
on vehicles with power door locks if:
1. The Automatic Unlock Doors On
Exit feature is enabled.
2. The transmission was in gear and
the vehicle speed returned to 0 km/h.
3. The transmission is in NEUTRAL
or PARK.
4. The driver door is opened.
5. The doors were not previously un-
locked.
6. The vehicle speed is 0 km/h.
Power Door Lock Switch
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Automatic Unlock Doors On Exit
Programming
To change the current setting, refer to
“Uconnect Touch™ Settings” in “Un-
derstanding Your Instrument Panel”
for further information.
NOTE:
Use the Automatic Unlock Doors
On Exit feature in accordance with
local laws.
CHILD-PROTECTION
DOOR LOCK SYSTEM —
REAR DOORS
To provide a safer environment for
small children riding in the rear seats,
the rear doors are equipped with
Child-Protection Door Lock system.
To Engage Or Disengage The
Child-Protection Door Lock
System
1. Open the rear door.
2. Insert the tip of the emergency key
into the lock and rotate to the LOCK
or UNLOCK position.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for the oppo-
site rear door.
WARNING!
Avoid trapping anyone in a vehicle
in a collision. Remember that the
rear doors can only be opened from
the outside when the Child-
Protection locks are engaged
(locked).
NOTE:
For emergency exit from the rear
seats when the Child-Protection
Door Lock System is engaged,
manually raise the door lock knob
to the unlocked position, roll down
the window, and open the door us-
ing the outside door handle.
KEYLESS ENTER-N-GO
The Passive Entry system is an en-
hancement to the vehicle’s Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) system and a
feature of Keyless Enter-N-Go. This
feature allows you to lock and unlock
the vehicle’s door(s) without having
to press the RKE transmitter lock or
unlock buttons.
NOTE:
 Passive Entry may be pro-
grammed ON/OFF; refer to
“Uconnect Touch™ Settings” in
“Understanding Your Instru-
ment Panel” for further infor-
mation.
 If wearing gloves on your hands, or if it has been raining on the
Passive Entry door handle, the
unlock sensitivity can be af-
fected, resulting in a slower re-
sponse time.
 If the vehicle is unlocked by the RKE transmitter or Passive En-
try and no door goes ajar within
60 seconds, the vehicle will re-
lock and for versions/markets,
where provided will arm the
theft alarm.Child-Protection Door Lock Function
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To Unlock From The Driver's Side:
With a valid Passive Entry RKE
transmitter within 1.5 m of the driv-
er's door handle, grab the front driver
door handle to unlock the driver's
door automatically. The interior door
panel lock knob will raise when the
door is unlocked.
NOTE:
If “Unlock All Doors 1st Press” is
programmed all doors will unlock
when you grab hold of the front
driver’s door handle. To select be-
tween “Unlock Driver Door 1st
Press” and “Unlock All Doors 1st
Press”, refer to “Uconnect Touch™
Settings” in “Understanding Your
Instrument Panel” for further in-
formation.To Unlock From The Passenger
Side:
With a valid Passive Entry RKE
transmitter within 1.5 m of the pas-
senger door handle, grab the front
passenger door handle to unlock all
four doors automatically. The interior
door panel lock knob will raise when
the door is unlocked.
NOTE:
All doors will unlock when the
front passenger door handle is
grabbed regardless of the driver’s
door unlock preference setting
(“Unlock Driver Door 1st Press” or
“Unlock All Doors 1st Press”).
Preventing Inadvertent Locking Of
Passive Entry RKE Transmitter In
Vehicle
To minimize the possibility of unin-
tentionally locking a Passive Entry
RKE transmitter inside your vehicle,
the Passive Entry system is equipped
with an automatic door unlock fea-
ture which will function if the ignition
switch is in the OFF position.
If one of the vehicle doors is open and
the door panel switch is used to lockthe vehicle, once all open doors have
been closed the vehicle checks the in-
side and outside of the vehicle for any
valid Passive Entry RKE transmitters.
If one of the vehicle's Passive Entry
RKE transmitters is detected inside
the vehicle, and no other valid Passive
Entry RKE transmitters are detected
outside the vehicle, the Passive Entry
System automatically unlocks all ve-
hicle doors and chirps the horn three
times (on the third attempt ALL
doors will lock and the Passive Entry
RKE transmitter can be locked in the
vehicle).
NOTE:
The vehicle will only unlock the
doors when the doors are locked
using the door panel switch, a
valid Passive Entry RKE transmit-
ter is detected inside the vehicle,
and no valid Passive Entry RKE
transmitter is detected outside the
vehicle. The vehicle will not un-
lock the doors when any of the fol-
lowing conditions are true:
 The doors are locked using the
RKE transmitter.Grabbing The Driver's Door Handle
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 The doors are locked using theLOCK button on the Passive En-
try door handles.
 The doors are manually locked using the door lock knobs.
 There is a valid Passive Entry RKE transmitter outside the ve-
hicle and within 1.5 m of either
Passive Entry door handle.
 Three attempts are made to lock the doors using the door panel
switch and then close the doors.
To Enter The Trunk
With a valid Passive Entry RKE
transmitter within 1.0 m of the deck
lid, press the button on the right side
of CHMSL, (Center High Mounted
Stop Light) which is located on the
deck lid. NOTE:
If you inadvertently leave your ve-
hicle's Passive Entry RKE trans-
mitter in the trunk and try to close
the deck lid, the deck lid will au-
tomatically unlatch, unless an-
other one of the vehicle’s Passive
Entry RKE transmitters is outside
the vehicle and within 1.0 m of the
deck lid.
To Lock The Vehicle’s Doors
With one of the vehicle’s Passive En-
try RKE transmitters within 1.5 m of
the driver or passenger front door
handles, press the door handle LOCK
button to lock all four doors.
NOTE:
 After pressing the door handle
LOCK button, you must wait two seconds before you can lock or
unlock the doors, using either
Passive Entry door handle. This
is done to allow you to check if
the vehicle is locked by pulling
the door handle, without the ve-
hicle reacting and unlocking.
 The Passive Entry system will not operate if the RKE transmit-
ter battery is dead.
The vehicle doors can also be locked
by using the RKE transmitter lock
button or the lock button located on
the vehicle’s interior door panel.
WINDOWS
POWER WINDOWS
The window controls on the driver's
door control all the door windows.
Trunk Passive Entry Button
Outside Door Handle Lock Button
Power Window Switches
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There are single window controls on
each passenger door trim panel,
which operate the passenger door
windows. The window controls will
operate only when the ignition is in
the ACC or ON/RUN position.
NOTE:
For vehicles equipped with the
Uconnect Touch™, the power win-
dow switches will remain active
for up to 10 minutes after the igni-
tion is cycled to the OFF position.
Opening either front door will can-
cel this feature. The time is pro-
grammable. Refer to “Uconnect
Touch™ Settings” in “Under-
standing Your Instrument Panel”
for further information.WARNING!
Never leave children in a vehicle
with the Key Fob. Occupants, par-
ticularly unattended children, can
become entrapped by the windows
while operating the power window
switches. Such entrapment may re-
sult in serious injury or death.AUTO-Down Feature
The driver door power window switch
and some model passenger door
power window switches have an
AUTO-down feature. Press the win-
dow switch to the second detent, re-
lease, and the window will go down
automatically.
To open the window part way, press
the window switch to the first detent
and release it when you want the win-
dow to stop.
To stop the window from going all the
way down during the AUTO-down
operation, pull up on the switch
briefly.
AUTO-Up Feature With
Anti-Pinch Protection (for
versions/markets, where
provided)
Lift the window switch to the second
detent, release, and the window will
go up automatically.
To stop the window from going all the
way up during the AUTO-up opera-
tion, push down on the switch briefly.
To close the window part way, lift the
window switch to the first detent and
release it when you want the window
to stop.
NOTE:
 If the window runs into any ob-
stacle during auto-closure, it
will reverse direction and then
go back down. Remove the ob-
stacle and use the window
switch again to close the win-
dow.
 Any impact due to rough road conditions may trigger the auto-
reverse function unexpectedly
during auto-closure. If this hap-
pens, pull the switch lightly to
the first detent and hold to close
the window manually.
WARNING!
There is no anti-pinch protection
when the window is almost closed.
Be sure to clear all objects from the
window before closing.
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Reset Auto Up
Should the Auto Up feature stop
working, the window probably needs
to be reset. To reset Auto Up:
1. Pull the window switch up to close
the window completely and continue
to hold the switch up for an additional
two seconds after the window is
closed.
2. Push the window switch down
firmly to the second detent to open the
window completely and continue to
hold the switch down for an addi-
tional two seconds after the window is
fully open.
Window Lockout Switch
The window lockout switch on the
driver's door trim panel allows you to
disable the window controls on the
rear passenger doors and the rear sun-
screen (for versions/markets, where
provided). To disable the window
controls and the rear sunscreen, press
and release the window lockout but-
ton (setting it in the DOWN position).
To enable the window controls and
the rear sunscreen, press and releasethe window lockout button again (set-
ting it in the UP position).
WIND BUFFETING
Wind buffeting can be described as
the perception of pressure on the ears
or a helicopter-type sound in the ears.
Your vehicle may exhibit wind buffet-
ing with the windows down, or the
sunroof (for versions/markets, where
provided) in certain open or partially
open positions. This is a normal oc-
currence and can be minimized. If the
buffeting occurs with the rear win-
dows open, then open the front and
rear windows together to minimize
the buffeting. If the buffeting occurs
with the sunroof open, then adjust the
sunroof opening to minimize the buf-
feting.TRUNK LOCK AND
RELEASE
The trunk lid can be released from
inside the vehicle by pressing the
TRUNK RELEASE button located on
the instrument panel to the left of the
steering wheel.
NOTE:
The transmission must be in PARK
before the button will operate.
The trunk lid
can be re-
leased from
outside the ve-
hicle by press-
ing the
TRUNK but-
ton on the Re-
mote Keyless
Entry (RKE)
transmitter
twice within five seconds or by using
the external release switch located on
the underside of the decklid over-
hang. The release feature will func-
tion only when the vehicle is in the
unlock condition.
Window Lockout Switch
Trunk Release Button
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With the ignition in the ON/RUN po-
sition, the Trunk Open symbol will
display in the instrument cluster indi-
cating that the trunk is open. The
odometer display will reappear once
the trunk is closed.
With the ignition in the OFF position,
the Trunk Open symbol will display
until the trunk is closed.
Refer to “Keyless Enter-N-Go” in
“Things To Know Before Starting
Your Vehicle” for more information
on trunk operation with the Passive
Entry feature.
TRUNK SAFETY
WARNINGWARNING!Do not allow children to have access to
the trunk, either by climbing into the
trunk from outside, or through the
inside of the vehicle. Always close the
trunk lid when your vehicle is unat-
tended. Once in the trunk, young chil-
dren may not be able to escape, even if
they entered through the rear seat. If
trapped in the trunk, children can die
from suffocation or heat stroke.
TRUNK EMERGENCY
RELEASE
As a security measure, a trunk inter-
nal emergency release lever is built
into the trunk latching mechanism. In
the event of an individual being
locked inside the trunk, the trunk can
be simply opened by pulling on the
glow-in-the-dark handle attached to
the trunk latching mechanism.
OCCUPANT RESTRAINTS
Some of the most important safety
features in your vehicle are the re-
straint systems:
 Three-point lap and shoulder beltsfor the driver and all passengers
 Advanced Front Air Bags for driver and front passenger
 Supplemental Driver Side Knee Air Bag  Supplemental Side Air Bag Inflat-
able Curtains (SABIC) for the
driver and passengers seated next
to a window
 Supplemental Seat-Mounted Side Air Bags
 An energy-absorbing steering col- umn and steering wheel
 Knee bolsters/blockers for front seat occupants (for versions/
markets, where provided)
 Front seat belts incorporate preten- sioners that may enhance occupant
protection by managing occupant
energy during an impact event
 All seat belt systems (except the driver’s and front passenger's) in-
clude Automatic Locking Retrac-
tors (ALRs), which lock the seat
belt webbing into position by ex-
tending the belt all the way out and
then adjusting the belt to the de-
sired length to restrain a child seat
or secure a large item in a seat
If you will be carrying children too
small for adult-sized seat belts, the
seat belts or the ISOFIX feature also
can be used to hold infant and child
Trunk Emergency Release
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restraint systems. For more informa-
tion, refer to ISOFIX — Child Seat
Anchorage System.
NOTE:
The Advanced Front Air Bags have
a multistage inflator design. This
allows the air bag to have different
rates of inflation based on several
factors, including the severity and
type of collision.
Please pay close attention to the infor-
mation in this section. It tells you how
to use your restraint system properly,
to keep you and your passengers as
safe as possible.WARNING!In a collision, you and your passen-
gers can suffer much greater injuries
if you are not properly buckled up.
You can strike the interior of your
vehicle or other passengers, or you
can be thrown out of the vehicle. Al-
ways be sure you and others in your
vehicle are buckled up properly.
Buckle up even though you are an
excellent driver, even on short trips.
Someone on the road may be a poor
driver and cause a collision that in-
cludes you. This can happen far away
from home or on your own street.
Research has shown that seat belts
save lives, and they can reduce the
seriousness of injuries in a collision.
Some of the worst injuries happen
when people are thrown from the ve-
hicle. Seat belts reduce the possibility
of ejection and the risk of injury
caused by striking the inside of the
vehicle. Everyone in a motor vehicle
should be belted at all times.
LAP/SHOULDER BELTS
All seating positions in your vehicle
are equipped with combination lap/
shoulder belts.
The belt webbing retractor is de-
signed to lock during very sudden
stops or impacts. This feature allows
the shoulder part of the belt to move
freely with you under normal condi-
tions. However, in a collision, the beltwill lock and reduce your risk of strik-
ing the inside of the vehicle or being
thrown out.
WARNING!
 It is dangerous to ride in a cargo
area, inside or outside of a vehicle.
In a collision, people riding in
these areas are more likely to be
seriously injured or killed.
Do not allow people to ride in any
area of your vehicle that is not
equipped with seats and seat belts. Be sure everyone in your vehicle is
in a seat and using a seat belt
properly.
 Wearing a seat belt incorrectly is
dangerous. Seat belts are designed
to go around the large bones of
your body. These are the strongest
parts of your body and can take
the forces of a collision best.
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