Alfa Romeo 159 Manual De Propietario

SAFETY 

DEVICES

W

ARNING LIGHTS

AND MESSAGES

IN AN 

EMERGENCY

CAR 

MAINTENANCE

TECHNICAL 

SPECIFICA

TIONS

INDEX

CORRECT USE 

OF THE CAR

Selecting “Date” and “Clock”:
❒ briefly press button MENU to select

the first value to change (e.g. hours/
minutes or year/month/day);

❒ operate buttons + or – (by single

press) to select the new setting;

❒ briefly press button MENU to store

the new setting and to go to the next
setup menu option, if this is the last
one you will go back to the previously
selected option of the main menu.

Fitting the electronic key into the igni-
tion device, the display will show for a
few seconds the engine oil level. At this
stage, to clear this indication and to go
to next screen, press button 

MENU.

Low oil level will be indicated by a ded-
icated warning message on the display.

IMPORTANT Check the proper en-
gine oil level on the dipstick (see para-
graph “Checking levels” in section “Car
maintenance”).

IMPORTANT Proper engine oil level
shall be checked with the car on level
ground.

IMPORTANT To read the correct oil
level after fitting the electronic key, wait
for about 2 seconds before starting the
engine.

IMPORTANT Engine oil level could in-
crease after a long stop.

Selecting an option of the main
menu with submenu:
❒ briefly press button MENU to display

the first submenu option;

❒ operate buttons + or – (by single

press) to scroll all submenu options;

❒ briefly press button MENU to select

the displayed submenu option and to
enter the corresponding setup menu;

❒ operate buttons + or – (by single

press) to select the new setting of this
submenu option;

❒ briefly press button MENU to store

the new setting and go back to the
previously selected submenu option.

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