IMPORTANT
11) Keep your speed down when
snow chains are fitted; do not
exceed 50 km/h. Avoid potholes,
steps and pavements and avoid
driving for long distances on
roads not covered with snow to
prevent damaging the car and the
road surface.
CAR INACTIVITY
If the vehicle is to be left inactive for
longer than a month, observe the
following precautions:
❒park the car in covered, dry and if
possible well-ventilated premises and
slightly open the windows;
❒check that the handbrake is not
engaged;
❒disconnect the negative battery
terminal and check the battery
charge. Repeat this check once
every three months during storage.
For optimum preservation of the
battery charge, it is advisable to use
the charge-holder (for versions/
markets, where provided, or
alternatively, available from
Lineaccessori). For more details on
its operation, refer to the attached
Supplement;
❒if the battery is not disconnected
from the electrical system, checks its
state of charge every thirty days;
❒clean and protect the painted parts
using protective wax;❒sprinkle talcum powder on the rubber
blade of the windscreen wiper and lift
it off the glass (for the correct lifting
procedure, refer to the "Windscreen
wiper" paragraph in the
"Maintenance and care" chapter);
❒cover the car with a cloth or
perforated plastic sheet. Do not use
sheets of non-perforated plastic
as they do not allow moisture on the
car body to evaporate;
❒inflate tyres to +0.5 bar above the
standard prescribed pressure and
check it periodically;
❒do not drain the engine cooling
system;
❒every time the car is left inactive for
two weeks or longer, run the air
conditioning system for about
5 minutes, set to outside air and with
fan set to maximum, with the engine
idling; this operation will ensure
adequate lubrication to minimise the
possibility of damage to the
compressor when the system is put
back into operation;
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STARTING AND DRIVING
❒if after 5 minutes it is impossible to
reach at least 1.8 bar, disconnect
the compressor from the valve and
power socket, then move the car
forwards approximately 10 metres in
order to distribute the sealant inside
the tyre evenly, then repeat the
inflation operation;❒if you still cannot obtain a pressure of
at least 1.8 bar within 5 minutes from
the compressor switching on, do
not drive off and contact a dedicated
Alfa Romeo Dealership;
❒after driving for about 10 minutes
stop and check the tyre pressure
again; remember to engage the
handbrake;
❒if a pressure value of at least 1.8 bar
is detected, restore the correct
pressure (with the engine running and
the handbrake engaged), resume
driving and drive with great care to a
dedicated Alfa Romeo Dealership.
98) 99) 100)
CHECKING AND
RESTORING TYRE
PRESSURE
The compressor can also be used to
check and, if necessary, restore the tyre
pressure.
Release quick connector A fig. 85 and
connect it directly to the valve of the
tyre to be inflated.REPLACING THE BOTTLE
Proceed as follows:
❒release connector A fig. 86 and
disconnect tube B;
❒turn the bottle to be replaced
anticlockwise and raise it;
❒insert the new bottle and turn it
clockwise;
❒insert connector A and tube B in their
housings.
83A0L0079
84A0L0080
85A0L0081
86A0L0082
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IN AN EMERGENCY
– rev counter ................................ 64
– speedometer ............................. 64
Parking ......................................... 105
– Handbrake ................................ 105
Parking lights ................................. 28
Parking sensors ............................. 51
Passenger side front airbag ............ 100
Performance .................................. 176
Plugs (type) .................................... 165
Power socket ................................. 35
Pre-Fill system (RAB - Ready
Alert Brake) .................................. 45
Pretensioners ................................. 94
– Load limiters.............................. 95
Protecting the environment ............ 59
Radio system................................ 50
Radio transmitters and mobile
phones......................................... 51
Raising the car ............................... 136
Rear direction indicators................. 130
Rear fog light.................................. 33
Rear fog light/reversing light ........... 131
Rear view mirrors ........................... 18
– Internal mirror ............................ 18
Rear window washer
– rear window washer fluid level ... 147
Refuelling ....................................... 178
Refuelling the car ........................... 58Rev counter ................................... 64
Roof light
– bulb replacement ...................... 132
Roof lights...................................... 32
– Front roof light ........................... 32
Saving fuel .................................... 111
SBR system (Seat Belt
Reminder) .................................... 94
Scheduled Servicing Plan ............... 141
Screen wiper/washer ..................... 29
– “Smart washing” function .......... 30
Seat belts....................................... 92
– Use ........................................... 92
Seats ............................................. 15
Setup menu ............................... 64-65
Side air diffusers............................. 19
Side lights/brake lights ................... 130
Side lights/daytime running lights
(DRL)
– bulb replacement ...................... 129
Side lights/dipped headlights ......... 28
Snow chains .................................. 113
Snow tyres ..................................... 113
Speedometer ................................. 64
Speedometer (speed indicator) ...... 64
Starting the engine ......................... 104
Starting the engine ......................... 118
– Bump starting ........................... 118
– Jump starting ............................ 118Steering ......................................... 170
Steering lock .................................. 15
Steering wheel ............................... 17
Storage compartments .................. 34
Sun visors ...................................... 36
Suspension .................................... 169
Symbols......................................... 10
Technical data .............................. 162
The keys ........................................ 11
– Key without remote control........ 11
– Key with remote control............. 11
Third brake lights
– bulb replacement ...................... 131
Towing the car ............................... 137
– Attaching the tow hook ............. 137
TPMS (Tyre Pressure Monitoring
System)........................................ 54
Transmission .................................. 167
TRIP button.................................... 71
Trip Computer ................................ 70
Ty r e s
– Fix&Go automatic (kit) ............... 119
– inflation pressures ..................... 174
– reading the tyre code ................ 171
– snow tyres................................. 173
– tyres provided ........................... 173
Tyres - maintenance ....................... 153
Using the transmission.................. 106
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