Alfa Romeo 159 Benutzeranleitung

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SAFETY

DEVICES

ARNING

LIGHTS AND

MESSAGES

IN AN

EMERGENCY

CAR

MAINTENANCE

TECHNICAL

SPECIFICA

TIONS

INDEX

CORRECT USE

OF THE CAR

DASHBOARD

AND

CONTROLS

The performance of the
system, in terms of ac-

tive safety should not induce
the driver to take pointless
and unnecessary risks. The
style of driving must in any
case always be adapted to the
conditions of the road surface,
visibility an traffic. Road safe-
ty is always the driver’s re-
sponsibility.

WARNING

The action of the ASR is particularly help-
ful in the following circumstances:
❒ slipping of the inner wheel due to the

effect of dynamic load changes or ex-
cessive acceleration;

❒ too much power transmitted to the

wheels also in relation to the condi-
tions of the road surface;

❒ acceleration on slippery, snowy or

frozen surfaces;

❒ in the case of loss of grip on a wet

surface (aquaplaning).

Switching the ASR system
on/off

ASR turns on automatically when turn-
ing the instrument panel on.

When travelling the ASR can be
switched off by pressing briefly the
ASR/VDC button on the central console.

When the ASR is switched off this is
shown by the lighting up of the
ASR/VDC button led (on versions fitted
with “Reconfigurable multifunction dis-
play” symbol

V will also be dis-

played).

If the ASR is switched off when travel-
ling, it will turn on again automatically
the next time the engine is started.

When travelling on snowy roads with
snow chains, it may be helpful to turn
the ASR off: in fact, in these conditions,
slipping of the driving wheels when mov-
ing off makes it possible to obtain bet-
ter drive.

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