Regeneration Lancia Thema 2012 Owner handbook (in English)

 Transmission TemperatureWarning Telltale This telltale indicates that
the transmission fluid tem-
perature is running hot.
This may occur with severe
usage, such as trailer towing. If this
telltale turns on, safely pull over and
stop the vehicle. Then, shift the trans-
mission into PARK and run the engine
at idle or faster until the light turns
off.CAUTION!
Continuous driving with the Trans-
mission Temperature Warning Tell-
tale illuminated will eventually
cause severe transmission damage or
transmission failure.WARNING!
If the Transmission Temperature
Warning Telltale is illuminated and
you continue operating the vehicle,
in some circumstances you could
cause the fluid to boil over, come in
contact with hot engine or exhaust
components and cause a fire.  Electric Power Steering
Malfunction This telltale is on when the
Electric Power Steering is
not operating and needs
service.
OIL CHANGE DUE
Your vehicle is equipped with an en-
gine oil change indicator system. The
“Oil Change Due” message will flash
in the EVIC display for approxi-
mately 10 seconds after a single chime
has sounded to indicate the next
scheduled oil change interval. The en-
gine oil change indicator system is
duty cycle based, which means the
engine oil change interval may fluctu-
ate dependent upon your personal
driving style.
Unless reset, this message will con-
tinue to display each time you cycle
the ignition to the ON/RUN position.
To turn off the message temporarily,
press and release the BACK button.
To reset the oil change indicator sys-
tem please refer to a Lancia Dealer-
ship. DIESEL PARTICULATE
FILTER (DPF) MESSAGES
 Exhaust System — Regeneration
Required Now. Under conditions of
exclusive short duration and low
speed driving and low speed driv-
ing cycles, the engine and exhaust
after-treatment system may never
reach the conditions required to re-
move the trapped PM. If this occurs
the “Exhaust System Regeneration
Required Now” message will be
displayed on the EVIC. By driving
your vehicle at highway speeds for
as little as 30 minutes, you can rem-
edy the condition in the particulate
filter system by allowing the
trapped PM to be removed to re-
store the system to normal operat-
ing condition.
 Exhaust Service Require — See Dealer Now. The engine will be de-
rated to prevent permanent dam-
age to the after-treatment system. If
this condition occurs, it is necessary
to have your vehicle serviced by
your local authorized dealer.164

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MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE
 ENGINE COMPARTMENT — 3.6L . . . . . . . . . . . 255
 ENGINE COMPARTMENT — 3.0L DIESEL . . . . 256
 ONBOARD DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM — OBD II . . . 257
 REPLACEMENT PARTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
 MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257  ENGINE OIL – GASOLINE ENGINE . . . . . . . . 258
 ENGINE OIL – DIESEL ENGINE . . . . . . . . . . 259
 SYNTHETIC ENGINE OILS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
 MATERIALS ADDED TO ENGINE OILS . . . . . 259
 DISPOSING OF USED ENGINE OIL ANDFILTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
 ENGINE OIL FILTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
 ENGINE AIR CLEANER FILTER . . . . . . . . . . 259
 MAINTENANCE-FREE BATTERY . . . . . . . . . 260
 AIR CONDITIONER MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . 261
 A/C AIR FILTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
 BODY LUBRICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
 WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES . . . . . . . . . . . 263
 ADDING WASHER FLUID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
 INTERVENTION REGENERATION STRATEGY – 3.0L DIESEL ENGINE . . . . . . . 264
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INTERVENTION
REGENERATION
STRATEGY – 3.0L DIESEL
ENGINE
This vehicle is equipped with a state-
of-the-art engine and exhaust system
containing a diesel particulate filter.
The engine and exhaust after-
treatment system work together to
meet the Emission standards. The
system manages engine combustion to
allow the exhaust system’s catalyst to
trap and burn Particulate Matter
(PM) pollutants with no input or in-
teraction on your part.
Refer to “Electronic Vehicle Informa-
tion Center (EVIC)” in “Understand-
ing Your Instrument Cluster” for fur-
ther information.
EXHAUST SYSTEM
The best protection against carbon
monoxide entry into the vehicle body
is a properly maintained engine ex-
haust system.
Whenever a change is noticed in the
sound of the exhaust system, when
exhaust fumes can be detected inside
the vehicle, or when the underside orrear of the vehicle is damaged, have a
competent mechanic inspect the com-
plete exhaust system and adjacent
body areas for broken, damaged, de-
teriorated, or mispositioned parts.
Open seams or loose connections
could permit exhaust fumes to seep
into the passenger compartment. In
addition, have the exhaust system in-
spected each time the vehicle is raised
for lubrication or oil change. Replace
as required.
WARNING!
Exhaust gases can injure or kill.
They contain carbon monoxide
(CO), which is colorless and odor-
less. Breathing it can make you un-
conscious and can eventually poison
you. To avoid breathing CO, refer to
“Safety Tips/Exhaust Gas” in
“Things To Do Before Starting Your
Vehicle” for further information.
CAUTION!
The catalytic converter requires the
use of unleaded fuel only. Leaded
gasoline will destroy the effective-
ness of the catalyst as an emissions
control device and may seriously re-
duce engine performance and cause
serious damage to the engine.
Under normal operating conditions,
the catalytic converter will not require
maintenance. However, it is impor-
tant to keep the engine properly tuned
to assure proper catalyst operation
and prevent possible catalyst damage.CAUTION!
Damage to the catalytic converter
can result if your vehicle is not kept
in proper operating condition. In the
event of engine malfunction, par-
ticularly involving engine misfire or
other apparent loss of performance,
have your vehicle serviced promptly.
Continued operation of your vehicle
with a severe malfunction could
cause the converter to overheat, re-
sulting in possible damage to the
converter and the vehicle.
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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
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