2017 Alfa Romeo Giulietta key battery

READ THIS CAREFULLYREFUELLINGPetrol engines: only refuel with unleaded petrol with octane rating (RON) not less than 95 in compliance with the European specification EN228.
Diesel engines: refuel only with diesel fuel for motor vehicles conforming to the European specification EN590. The use of other products or
mixtures may damage the engine beyond repair and consequently invalidate the warranty, due to the damage caused.LPG engines: refuel only with
LPG for motor vehicles conforming to the European specification EN589. The use of other products or mixtures may damage the engine beyond
repair and consequently invalidate the warranty, due to the damage caused.
STARTING THE ENGINE
Petrol engines: make sure that the handbrake is engaged; set the gear lever to neutral; fully depress the clutch pedal without pressing the
accelerator, then turn the ignition key to AVV and release it as soon as the engine has started.Diesel engines: turn the ignition key to MAR and wait
for the
icon andwarning light to switch off. Then turn the ignition key to AVV and release it as soon as the engine has started.
PARKING ON FLAMMABLE MATERIAL
The catalytic converter develops high temperatures during operation. Do not park the car on grass, dry leaves, pine needles or other flammable
material: fire hazard.
RESPECTING THE ENVIRONMENT
The vehicle is fitted with a system that carries out a continuous diagnosis of the emission-related components in order to help protect the
environment.
ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES
If, after buying the car, you decide to add electrical accessories (with the risk of gradually draining the battery), contact an Alfa Romeo Dealership.
They will calculate the overall electrical requirement and check that the car’s electrical system can support the required load.
SCHEDULED SERVICING
Correct maintenance of the car is essential for ensuring that it maintains its performance and its safety features, its environmental friendliness and
low running costs for a long time to come.
THE OWNER HANDBOOK CONTAINS
…important information, advice and warnings for correct use, driving safety and maintenance of the car over time. Special attention must be paid to
the symbols(personal safety)(environmental protection)(car integrity).

THE KEYS
MECHANICAL KEY
Operation
The metal insert 1 fig. 1 operates:
the ignition switch;
the door lock.
KEY WITH REMOTE CONTROL(for versions/markets, where provided)
Operation
The metal insert 1 fig. 2 operates:
the ignition device;
the door lock.
Press button 2 to open/close the metal
insert.
1)
Door and boot locking
Brief press of button
: locks doors,
switches off internal roof lights with
single flash of direction indicators (for
versions/markets, where provided).
Press twice or hold down the button
on the remote control to open the
luggage compartment remotely. The
direction indicators will flash twice to
indicate that the boot has been opened.
REQUESTING ADDITIONAL REMOTE
CONTROLS
The system can recognise up to 8 keys
with incorporated remote control. If you
need to request a new remote control,
contact an Alfa Romeo Dealership, taking
the CODE Card (for versions/markets,
where provided), an identity document
and documents proving ownership of the
car with you.
REPLACING THE BATTERY IN THE KEY
WITH REMOTE CONTROL
Procedure
1)
press button 1 fig. 3 and move the
metal insert 2 to opening position; turn
screw 4 to
using a fine bit
screwdriver;
remove battery compartment 5 and
replace battery 3, respecting the polarity;
reinsert compartment 5 in the key and
secure it by turning screw 4 to
.
SAFE LOCK DEVICE(for versions/markets, where provided)
This safety device inhibits the operation
of the interior door handles and the door
locking/unlocking button. We recommend
that you activate this device each time
you park your car.
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Activating the device
The device is enabled on all the doors by
pressing the button
on the key twice
quickly. Device activation is indicated by
3 flashes of the direction indicators and a
flash of the LED on the button
on the
dashboard. The device does not come on
if one or more doors is not properly shut.
Deactivating the device
The device disengages automatically:
the key insert is turned to opening
position in the driver side door;
by pressing the buttonon the key;
by turning the ignition key to the MAR
position.
IMPORTANT Once the safe lock system
is engaged, it is impossible to open the
doors from inside the car. Therefore,
before getting out of the car check that
there is no one left on board. If the
remote control battery is flat, the device
can only be deactivated by using the
metal insert in one of the door locks.
WARNING
1)Press button 2 only with the key away
from your body, especially your eyes and
from objects which could get damaged (e.g.
your clothes). Do not leave the key
unattended to avoid the button being
accidentally pressed while it is being
handled, e.g. by a child.
IMPORTANT
1)Used batteries may be harmful to the
environment if not disposed of correctly.
They must be disposed of as specified by law
in the special containers or taken to an Alfa
Romeo Dealership, which will take care of
their disposal.
IGNITION DEVICE
The key can be turned to three different
positions fig. 4:
STOP: engine off, key can be removed,
steering column locked. Some electrical
devices (e.g. radio, central door locking
system, alarm, etc.) are enabled;
MAR: driving position. All electrical
devices are enabled;
AVV: engine starting.
The ignition device is fitted with a safety
system that requires the ignition key to
be turned back to STOP if the engine
does not start, before the starting
operation can be repeated.
2) 3)
STEERING LOCK
Activation
When the key is at STOP, remove the key
and turn the steering wheel until it locks.
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ALARMSYSTEM
(for versions/markets, where provided)
ALARM ACTIVATION
Activation of the alarm triggers the
acoustic warning and the direction
indicators.
IMPORTANT The alarm is adapted by the
Manufacturer to meet the requirements
of the various countries where the
vehicle is marketed.
SWITCHING ON THE ALARM
With the doors, bonnet and tailgate
closed and the ignition key either turned
to STOP or removed, point the key with
remote control towards the car and press
and release the button
.
Except on some versions for specific
markets, the system produces a visual
and acoustic warning and enables door
locking.
ALARM SELF-ACTIVATION(for versions/markets, where provided)
If the alarm has not been activated using
the remote control, approximately
30 seconds after the key is turned to the
STOP position and the last time one of
the doors or tailgate was opened and
reclosed, the alarm is activated
automatically.This condition is indicated by the
intermittent illumination of the LED on
the alarm deactivation button on the roof
light and by the activation indications
described previously.
To deactivate the alarm, press the button
on the remote control.
Alarm self-activation also occurs when
the doors are closed by turning the metal
insert of the key in the driver door lock. If
the alarm is self-activated, the doors will
not be locked.
TURNING THE ALARM OFF
IMPORTANT Activating the central
opening using the key's metal insert does
not turn the alarm off.
DOORS
DOOR CENTRAL LOCKING/UNLOCKING
Locking from the outside
With the doors closed, press the
button on the key or fit and then turn
the metal insert (located inside the key)
in the driver side door lock.
The door locking function is operated:
with all the doors closed;
with all the doors closed and boot
open.
Door unlocking from the outside
Press the
button on the key or turn the
metal insert (located inside the key) in
the driver side door lock.
Door locking/unlocking from the inside
Press the
button on the dashboard.
IMPORTANT With central locking active,
pulling the internal opening lever of the
passenger side door unlocks the door
itself. Pulling the internal opening lever
of the driver side door activates central
unlocking.
IMPORTANT The rear doors cannot be
opened from the inside when the child
lock device is engaged.
In the absence of electrical power supply
(e.g. blown fuse, battery disconnected,
etc.) it is still possible to lock the doors
manually.
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CHILD SAFETY DEVICE
This system prevents the rear doors from
being opened from the inside.
This device 1 fig. 5 can be engaged only
with the doors open:
position A - device engaged (door
locked);
position B - device not engaged (door
may be opened from the inside).
The device remains engaged even if the
doors are electrically unlocked.
2) 3)
IMPORTANT The rear doors cannot be
opened from the inside when the child
lock device is engaged.
EMERGENCY DOOR LOCKING DEVICE
Front passenger door
The passenger side front door has a
device to lock it when there is no
electrical current.To lock it, fit the metal insert of the
ignition key into housing 1fig. 6 and move
it upwards.
Rear doors
The rear doors are fitted with an
emergency device that allows the doors
to be locked when there is no current.
In this case, proceed as described below:
fit the metal insert of the ignition key
into housing 2 fig. 5;
turn the key anticlockwise and then
remove it from housing 2 fig. 5.
The door lock knob can be realigned (only
when the battery charge has been
restored) as follows:
by pressing the buttonon the key;
press the door locking/unlocking
button
on the dashboard;
opening the door by inserting the key
in the front door pawl;
operate the internal door handle.
4)
Opening/closing mechanism
initialisation
If the battery is disconnected or the
protection fuse blows, the door
opening/closing mechanism must be
initialised as follows:
close all the doors;
press the buttonon the key or the
button
on the dashboard;
press the buttonon the key or the
button
on the dashboard.
IMPORTANT
2)Always use this device when carrying
children.
3)After engaging the child lock on both rear
doors, check for proper engagement by
trying to open a rear door with the internal
handle.
4)If the child lock device was engaged and
the previously described locking procedure
carried out, operating the internal handle will
not open the door but will only realign the
door lock knobs. To open the door, pull the
external handle. The door central
locking/unlocking button
is not disabled
by the engagement of the emergency lock.
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INTERIOR LIGHTS
FRONT CEILING LIGHT
Switch 5 fig. 21 is used to switch on/off
roof lights.
Switch 5 positions:
central position: lights 1 and 4 switch
on/off when the doors are
opened/closed;
pressed to the left(position OFF):
lights 1 and 4 are always switched off;
pressed to the right(position):
lights 1 and 4 are always switched on.
Lights switch on/off progressively.
Switch 2 switches on/off light 1.
Switch 3 switches on/off light 4.
IMPORTANT Before getting out of the
car, make sure that both switches are in
the central position: when the doors are
closed the lights will switch off to avoid
draining the battery.
In any case, if the switch is left in the on
position, the roof light switches off
automatically about 15 minutes after the
engine has been switched off.
ROOF LIGHT TIMING
(for versions where provided)
Timing while getting into the car
The roof lights come on won unlocking,
opening and closing.
The timed period is interrupted when the
ignition is turned to "MAR-ON".
Timing while getting out of the car
The roof lights come on when the key is
removed from the ignition within
2 minutes of switching off the engine, on
opening and closing a door with the
removed key.
The timing stops automatically when the
doors are locked.
WINDSCREEN/REAR WINDOW
WIPER
This operates only with the ignition key
turned to MAR.
SCREEN WIPER/WASHER
Operation5) 6)
Ring 2 fig. 22 can be set to the following
positions:
O– windscreen wiper off;
– intermittent operation (low
speed);
AUTO– Rain sensor on (for
versions/markets where provided);
– intermittent operation;
– continuous slow operation;
– continuous fast operation.
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ELECTRIC WINDOWS
These operate when the ignition key is
turned to MAR and for about 3 minutes
after turning the key to STOP or
removing it if one of the front doors is
open.
The buttons are located in the door panel
trim fig. 25 (the driver side door panel
can be used to operate all the windows).
Anti-crush safety device
An anti-pinch device operates when the
front and rear windows are raised. This
safety system detects the presence of an
obstacle during the window closing travel
and cuts in by stopping and reversing the
window travel, depending on its position.
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CONTROLS
Driver side front door
1: opening/closing front left window;
“continuous automatic” operation during
window opening/closing stage;
2: opening/closing front right window;
“continuous automatic” operation during
window opening/closing stage;
3: opening/closing rear right window
(for versions/markets, where provided);
“continuous automatic” operation during
window opening/closing stage.
4: opening/closing rear left window
(for versions/markets, where provided);
“continuous automatic” operation during
window opening/closing stage;
5: enabling/disabling of rear door
electric window controls;Front passenger door
There is an open/close button with
"continuous automatic” operation on the
passenger side for the relative window.
Electric window system initialisation
The system must be re-initialised after
disconnecting the battery or if the
relevant protection fuse is blown.
Initialisation procedure:
fully close the window to initialise
manually;
after the window has reached the
upper end of travel, hold the up button
pressed for at least one second.
For versions/markets where provided,
after there has been no power supply for
the control units (battery replaced or
disconnected or protection fuses for the
electric window control units replaced),
the automatic operation of the windows
must be restored.
The restoration procedure must be
performed as described below with the
doors closed:
completely open the driver's door
window keeping the operating button
pressed for at least three seconds after
the (lower) end of travel position is
reached;
completely raise the driver side
window and hold the button down for at
least 3 seconds once the (upper) end of
travel position has been reached;
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To close them, carry out the procedure in
reverse.
INITIALISATION PROCEDURE
The sunroof must be re-initialised after
disconnecting the battery or if the
relevant protection fuse is blown.
Proceed as follows:
press button 1 fig. 26 until the roof is
completely closed. Then release the
button;
press button 2 and hold it down for at
least 10 seconds and/or until the glass
panel clicks forwards. Release the button
at this point;
within 5 seconds of the previous
operation, press button 2 and hold it
down: the front glass panel will complete
a full opening and closing cycle. Only
release the button at the end of this
cycle.
MAINTENANCE/EMERGENCY
In case of emergency or maintenance the
roof can be moved manually when there
is no power supply (opening/closing of
the front glass panel) by carrying out the
following operations:
remove the protective cap 1 fig. 28
located on the internal lining, between
the two sun blinds;
take the Allen key 2 supplied, which is
located in the on-board documentation
container or in the toolbox in the luggage
compartment;
introduce the key into housing 3 and
turn it clockwise to open the roof or
anticlockwise to close the roof.
IMPORTANT
8)Do not open the sun roof if there is snow
or ice on it: you may damage it.
WARNING
14)When leaving the vehicle, always
remove the key from the ignition switch to
avoid the risk of injury to those still inside
the car due to accidental operation of the
sun roof. Improper use of the roof can be
dangerous. Before and during operation,
always check that no one is exposed to the
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