2012 Lancia Thema octane

equipped with Tire Pressure Monitor-
ing (TPM) Sensors. Then, drive the
vehicle for 20 minutes above
24 km/h. The TPMS will chime, the
“TPM Telltale Light” will flash on
and off for 75 seconds and then re-
main on and the Electronic Vehicle
Information Center (EVIC) will dis-
play the “SERVICE TPM SYSTEM”
message and then display dashes (--)
in place of the pressure values. Begin-
ning with the next ignition switch
cycle, the TPMS will no longer chime
or display the “SERVICE TPM SYS-
TEM” message in the EVIC but
dashes (--) will remain in place of the
pressure values.
To reactivate the TPMS, replace all
four wheel and tire assemblies (road
tires) with tires equipped with TPM
sensors. Then, drive the vehicle for up
to 20 minutes above 24 km/h. The
TPMS will chime, the “TPM Telltale
Light” will flash on and off for 75 sec-
onds and then turn off, and the Elec-
tronic Vehicle Information Center
(EVIC) will display the “SERVICE
TPM SYSTEM” message. The EVIC
will also display pressure values inplace of the dashes. On the next igni-
tion switch cycle the “SERVICE TPM
SYSTEM” message will no longer be
displayed as long as no system fault
exists.
FUEL REQUIREMENTS
— GASOLINE ENGINES
3.6L ENGINE
All engines are designed to meet all
emissions regulations and provide ex-
cellent fuel economy and performance
when using high quality unleaded
gasoline with a minimum research oc-
tane rating of 91. The use of premium
gasoline is not recommended, as it
will not provide any benefit over regu-
lar gasoline in these engines.
Light spark knock at low engine
speeds is not harmful to your engine.
However, continued heavy spark
knock at high speeds can cause dam-
age, and immediate service is re-
quired. Poor quality gasoline can
cause problems such as hard starting,
stalling, and hesitations. If you expe-
rience these symptoms, try another
brand of gasoline before considering
service for the vehicle.
Over 40 auto manufacturers world-
wide have issued and endorsed consis-
tent gasoline specifications (the World-
wide Fuel Charter, WWFC) which
define fuel properties necessary to de-
liver enhanced emissions, perfor-
mance, and durability for your vehicle.
The manufacturer recommends the use
of gasoline that meets the WWFC
specifications if they are available.Besides using unleaded gasoline with
the proper octane rating, gasolines
that contain detergents, corrosion and
stability additives are recommended.
Using gasolines that have these addi-
tives may help improve fuel economy,
reduce emissions, and maintain ve-
hicle performance.Poor quality gasoline can cause prob-
lems such as hard starting, stalling and
stumble. If you experience these prob-
lems, try another brand of gasoline be-
fore considering service for the vehicle.Methanol
(Methyl or Wood Alcohol) is used in a
variety of concentrations when
blended with unleaded gasoline. You
may find fuels containing 3% or more
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Methanol along with other alcohols
called cosolvents. Problems that re-
sult from using Methanol/gasoline or
E-85 Ethanol blends are not the re-
sponsibility of the manufacturer.
While MTBE is an oxygenate made
from Methanol, it does not have the
negative effects of Methanol.CAUTION!
Do not use gasolines containing
Methanol or E-85 Ethanol. Use of
these blends may result in starting
and driveability problems and may
damage critical fuel system compo-
nents.
Ethanol
The manufacturer recommends that
your vehicle be operated on fuel con-
taining no more than 10% Ethanol.
Purchasing your fuel from a reputable
supplier may reduce the risk of ex-
ceeding this 10% limit and/or of re-
ceiving fuel with abnormal properties.
It should also be noted that an in-
crease in fuel consumption should be
expected when using Ethanol-
blended fuels, due to the lower energy
content of Ethanol. Problems that result from using
Methanol/gasoline or E-85 Ethanol
blends are not the responsibility of the
manufacturer. While MTBE is an oxy-
genate made from Methanol, it does
not have the negative effects of
Methanol.
CAUTION!
Use of fuel with Ethanol content
higher than 10% may result in en-
gine malfunction, starting and oper-
ating difficulties and materials deg-
radation. These adverse effects
could result in permanent damage to
your vehicle.
Clean Air Gasoline
Many gasolines are now being
blended that contribute to cleaner air,
especially in those areas where air
pollution levels are high. These new
blends provide a cleaner burning fuel
and some are referred to as “reformu-
lated gasoline.”
The manufacturer supports these ef-
forts toward cleaner air. You can help
by using these blends as they become
available. MMT In Gasoline
MMT is a manganese containing me-
tallic additive that is blended into
some gasoline to increase octane.
Gasoline blended with MMT provides
no performance advantage beyond
gasoline of the same octane number
without MMT. Gasoline blended with
MMT reduces spark plug life and re-
duces emission system performance in
some vehicles. The manufacturer rec-
ommends that gasoline without MMT
be used in your vehicle. The MMT
content of gasoline may not be indi-
cated on the gasoline pump; therefore,
you should ask your gasoline retailer
whether or not his/her gasoline con-
tains MMT.
Materials Added To Fuel
Besides using unleaded gasoline with
the proper octane rating, gasolines
that contain detergents, corrosion and
stability additives are recommended.
Using gasolines that have these addi-
tives will help improve fuel economy,
reduce emissions, and maintain ve-
hicle performance.
Indiscriminate use of fuel system
cleaning agents should be avoided.
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FLUIDS, LUBRICANTS, AND GENUINE PARTS
ENGINEComponentFluids and Lubricants Specs (Genuine Parts)
Engine Coolant* Contact a LANCIA Dealership.
Engine Oil – 3.6L Engine** SAE Grade 5W-30 fully synthetic engine oil that meets FIAT Classification
9.55535, API SN, ILSAC GF-5 (SELENIA K POWER, Contractual Technical
Reference N° F042.F11)
Engine Oil – 3.0L Diesel Engine** SAE Grade 5W-30 fully synthetic engine oil that meets FIAT Classification
9.55535, API SM/CF, ACEA C3 (SELENIA MULTIPOWER C3, Contractual
Technical Reference N° 510.D07)
Spark Plugs – 3.6L Engine RER8ZWYCB4 (Gap 1.1 mm)
Fuel Selection – 3.6L Engine 91 Octane or higher
Fuel Selection – 3.0L Diesel Engine This vehicle must only use premium diesel fuel that meets the requirements of
EN 590. Biodiesel blends that meet EN 590 may also be used.
Fuel Additive – 3.0L Diesel Engine Additive for diesel with antifreeze and protective action for diesel engines. (TU-
TELA DIESEL ART, Contractual Technical Reference N° F601.L06. To be
mixed with the diesel fuel: 25 cc per 10 litres)
* Do not top up or mix with fluids
with different specifications.
** In the event of an emergency in
which the original products are not
available, lubricants with at least IL-
SAC GF-5 performance for petrol en- gines and ACEA C3 performance for
diesel engines are acceptable. In this
case optimum engine performance is
not guaranteed and the lubricants
should be replaced with recom-
mended products as soon as possible
at a LANCIA Dealership. Using prod-ucts with specifications lower than
ILSAC GF-5 for gasoline engines or
lower than ACEA C3 for Diesel en-
gines may cause engine damage not
covered by warranty.
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Fog Lights, Rear . . . . . . . . . . 107
Folding Rear Seat . . . . . . . . . 101
Forward Collision
Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128,162
Freeing A Stuck Vehicle . . . . . 248
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223,225Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Conserving . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Filler Door (Gas Cap) . . . . . 156
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Octane Rating . . . . . . . 223,284
Saver Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Tank Capacity . . . . . . . . . . 283
Fuel Optimizer . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Fuel Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Gasoline (Fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . 223 Conserving . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Gasoline, Clean Air . . . . . . . . 224
Gauges Coolant Temperature . . . . . 159
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Gear Ranges . . . . . . . . . . 196,200
Gear Select Lever Override . . . 249
General Information . . . . 14,18,88
General Maintenance . . . . . . . 257
Glass Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Gross Axle Weight Rating
. . 227,229
Gross Vehicle Weight
Rating
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227,228
GVWR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Hazard Driving Through Flowing,
Rising, or Shallow Standing
Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Hazard Warning Flasher . . . . . 240
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Head Rests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Headlight Washers . . . . . 112,263
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . 281
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
High Beam/Low Beam Select
Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Lights On Reminder . . . . . . 107
On With Wipers . . . . . . 105,111
Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Time Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
High Beam/Low Beam Select
(Dimmer) Switch . . . . . . . . . . 107
Hill Start Assist . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Holder, Coin . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Holder, Cup . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Ignition Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Illuminated Entry . . . . . . . . . . 16
Immobilizer (Sentry Key) . . . . . 13
Infant Restraint . . . . . . . . . 42,45
Information Center, Vehicle . . 159
Instrument Cluster . . . . . 153,154
Instrument Panel and
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Instrument Panel Lens
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Integrated Power Module
(Fuses) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Interior Appearance Care . . . . 272
Interior Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Interior Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Intermittent Wipers (Delay
Wipers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Intervention Regeneration
Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
301

Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . 19
Child Protection . . . . . . . . . . 20
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Low Tire Pressure System . . . . 219
Lower Anchors and Tether for
CHildren (LATCH) . . . . . . . 46,47
Lubrication, Body . . . . . . . . . 262
Maintenance Free Battery . . . . 260
Maintenance Procedures . . . . . 257
Maintenance Schedule . . . 290,293
Maintenance, General . . . . . . . 257
Malfunction Indicator Light
(Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . 271 Fluid Level Check . . . . . . . 271
Master Cylinder (Brakes) . . . . 269
Memory Feature (Memory
Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Memory Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Memory Seats and Radio . . . . 101
Methanol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Methanol Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Mini-Trip Computer . . . . . . . . 166
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . 63
Electric Powered . . . . . . . . . 64
Electric Remote . . . . . . . . . . 64 Exterior Folding . . . . . . . . . . 63
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Vanity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Mode Fuel Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Modifications/Alterations,
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Monitor, Tire Pressure
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Multi-Function Control
Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Navigation System
(Uconnect™ gps) . . . . . . 134,177
New Vehicle Break-In Period . . 50
Occupant Restraints . . . . 25,37,40
Occupant Restraints
(Sedan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,37,39
Octane Rating, Gasoline
(Fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223,284
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Oil Change Indicator . . . . 154,164
Oil Change Indicator,
Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154,164
Oil, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 258,284 Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Change Interval . . . . . . 164,258 Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259,284
Materials Added to . . . . . . . 259
Recommendation . . 258,259,283
Synthetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Onboard Diagnostic System . . 257
Operating Precautions . . . . . . 257
Operator Manual (Owner's
Manual) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Outside Rearview Mirrors . . . . . 63
Overdrive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Overdrive OFF Switch . . . . . . 202
Overhead Console . . . . . . . . . 135
Overheating, Engine . . . . 159,240
Owner's Manual (Operator
Manual) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Paint Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Park Sense System, Rear . . . . 129
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Passing Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Pedals, Adjustable . . . . . . . . . 114
Pets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Power
Deck Lid Release . . . . . . . . . 24
Distribution Center
(Fuses) . . . . . . . . . . . . 274,276
303