tow Alfa Romeo 147 2010 Owner handbook (in English)

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If the ignition device is
tampered with (for exam-
ple an attempted theft)
have it checked over by Alfa
Romeo Authorised Services before
travelling again.
STEERING LOCK
Engaging:
– move the key to STOPorPARK, then
remove the key and turn the steering wheel
slightly to facilitate the locking action.
Disengaging:
– turn the key to MARgently rocking the
steering wheel from side to side.
DOORS
OPENING/CLOSING FROM
OUTSIDE
To open the driver's door turn the key
clockwise and to open the passengers' door,
optional for versions/markets where ap-
plicable, turn the key anti-clockwise, then
remove the key and press the button (A-
fig. 9).
To close the door, turn the key in the lock
in the opposite direction to the one for open-
ing.
fig. 9
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Before opening a door, al-
ways make sure that it can
be done safely.
WARNING
Never remove the ignition
key with the car on the
move. The steering wheel would
lock automatically the first time the
steering wheel is turned. This al-
so occurs if the car is towed.
WARNING
When leaving the vehicle
always remove the key
from the ignition to prevent any oc-
cupants of the vehicle from acci-
dentally activating the controls.
Never leave children in the vehi-
cle unaccompanied. Remember to
engage the handbrake, and, if the
vehicle is parked on an uphill slope,
to engage first gear. If the vehicle
is facing downhill, engage reverse
gear.
WARNING
It is absolutely forbidden to
carry out whatever after-
market operation involving steering
system or steering column modifi-
cations (e.g.: installation of anti-
theft device) that could badly affect
performance and safety, cause the
lapse of warranty and also result in
non-compliance of the car with ho-
mologation requirements.
WARNING

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STEERING WHEEL
ADJUSTMENTS
The driver can adjust the steering wheel
position in rake and height.
To do this, release the lever (A-fig. 28)
pulling it towards the steering wheel.
After moving the steering wheel to the
most suitable position, lock it pushing the
lever fully forwards.
REAR-VIEW MIRROR
ADJUSTMENT
INNER
The mirror, fitted with a safety device that
causes it to be released in the event of a
violent crash, can be moved using the lever
(A-fig. 29) to two different positions nor-
mal or antiglare.
fig. 27
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fig. 28
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fig. 29
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Any adjustment of the
steering wheel position
must be carried out only with the
vehicle stationary.
WARNING
It is absolutely forbidden to
carry out whatever after-
market operation involving steering
system or steering column modifi-
cations (e.g.: installation of anti-
theft device) that could badly affect
performance and safety, cause the
lapse of warranty and also result in
non-compliance of the car with ho-
mologation requirements.
WARNING

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FRONT SEAT BELT HEIGHT
ADJUSTMENT
The front seat belt ring can take different
positions which make it possible to adjust
the height of the belts.
Always adjust the height of the belts adapt-
ing it to the person who is wearing it. This
precaution improves their effectiveness. sub-
stantially reducing the risk of injury in the
event of a crash.
Correct adjustment is obtained when the
belt passes half way between the end of the
shoulder and the neck.
To adjust, lower or raise the grip (A-
fig. 38) of the locking device, at the same
time moving the ring (B) to the most ap-
propriate of the allowed positions.
LOAD LIMITERS
To increase passive safety, the front seat
belt reels contain a load limiter which allows
controlled sag in such a way as to dose the
force acting on the shoulders during the belt
restraining action.
fig. 47
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When the rear seats are not occupied, use
the spaces provided in the cushion to stow
the belt buckles.
fig. 37
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To offer the highest level of
protection, the rear seat
belts should be fastened as shown
in fig. 36.
WARNING
Remember that, in the
event of an accident, any
passengers occupying the rear
seats who are not wearing a seat
belt not only subject themselves to
great personal risk but constitute
a danger to the occupants of the
front seats.
WARNING
After adjustment, always
check that the slider (B-
fig. 38) is anchored in one of the
positions provided. To do this, with
the button (A-fig. 38) released, ex-
ert a further pressure to allow the
anchor device to catch if release did
not take place at one of the pre-
set positions.
WARNING
Make the height adjust-
ment when the car is sta-
tionary.
WARNING

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STEERING
WHEEL LEVERS
The devices and services controlled by the
levers on the steering wheel can only be ac-
tivated with the ignition key at MAR.
LEFT-HAND LEVER
The left-hand lever controls the outer lights
except the fog lamps and rear fog guards.
When the outer lights are switched on, the
various controls on the dashboard are illu-
minated.
Only with the ignition key at PARK, re-
gardless of the position of the knurled ring,
the side lights and number plate lights stay
on.
Position (1or2-fig. 57) of the lever
causes the turning on only of the side lights
(front and rear), on the right or left respec-
tively.
Lights switched off (fig. 52)
When the pointer on the knurled ring is op-
posite the symbol Othe outer lights are
switched off.Sidelights(fig. 53)
The sidelights are switched on by turning
the knurled ring from Oto
6.
The
3warning light on the instrument
cluster will come on at the same time.
Dipped-beam headlights (fig. 54)
These are switched on by turning the
knurled ring from
6to2.
fig. 52
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fig. 53
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Main beams (fig. 55)
To turn main beams on, set knurled ring
to position
2, push the lever towards the
dashboard (stable position); warning light
1on the instrument panel will turn on.
To set dipped-beams back pull the lever to-
wards the steering wheel.
fig. 54
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fig. 55
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Flashing(fig. 56)
The headlights are flashed pulling the lever
towards the steering wheel (instable posi-
tion) regardless of the position of the
knurled ring. The
1warning light on the
cluster will come on at the same time.
IMPORTANTOnly the main-beam lights
are flashed. To avoid penalties follow local
regulations.
Direction indicators (fig. 57)
Regardless of the position of the knurled
ring, moving the lever to the stable position
will:
up, position (1) - engage the right-hand
direction indicators;
down, position (2) - engage the left-hand
direction indicators.One of the warning lights (
RorE) will
come on on the instrument cluster at the
same time.
The lever is returned to its home position
automatically and the indicators are
switched off when the steering wheel is
straightened.
IMPORTANTIf you wish to signal a
rapid change of direction involving only a
minimal movement of the steering wheel,
the lever can be moved up or down without
it clicking (unstable position). When re-
leased, the lever will return to its home po-
sition. When low beams and fog lights turned
on, the external light control unit (integral
into the Body Computer) can behave ac-
cording to one of the following logic:
– as the high beams are turned on, the
low beams turn off, in the meanwhile the
fog lights remain on, and the starting con-
ditions are restored, as soon as the low
beams are turned on again;
– otherwise, when the high beams are
turned on, the fog lights are turned off, and
they will automatically be turned on again
when the high beams are turned off.
Hence, should the Body Computer be re-
placed, the lights management logic could
differ from the previous one.
fig. 56
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fig. 58
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“Follow me home” device
(fig. 58)
This function allows the illumination of the
space in front of the car for the length of
time set, and is activated with the ignition
key at STOPor removed, pulling the left-
hand stalk towards the steering wheel.
This function is activated pulling the lever
within 2 minutes from when the engine is
turned off. At each single movement of the
lever, the staying on of the dipped beams
and sidelights is extended by 30 seconds up
to a maximum of 3.5 minutes; the lights
switch off automatically after the time set.
Each time the lever is operated, the
1
warning light on the cluster turns on.
This function can be interrupted by keep-
ing the lever pulled towards the steering
wheel for more than 2 seconds.
RIGHT-HAND LEVER
The right-hand lever is used to operate the
windscreen wiper-washer and rearscreen
wiper-washer. The windscreen washer con-
trol also activates the headlamp washers,
if fitted.
fig. 59
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Windscreen wiper - washer
(fig. 59-60)
The lever can be moved to five different
positions, corresponding to:
A- Windscreen wiper off.
B- Intermittent.
With the lever in position (B), turning the
ring (F) four possible intermittent speeds
are obtained:
■= intermittent slow.
■■= intermittent medium.
■■■= intermittent medium-fast.
■■■■= fast intermittent.
C- Continuous, slow.
D- Continuous, fast.
E- Fast, temporary (unstable position).
Operation in position (E) is limited to the
time the lever is held in this position. When
the lever is released, it returns to position
(A) automatically stopping the wiper.
IMPORTANTWhen the wiper is on, en-
gaging reverse gear automatically turns on
the rearscreen wiper.

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Rain sensor (fig. 61)
The rain sensor (A), fitted only on cer-
tain versions, is an electronic device com-
bined with the windscreen wiper which has
the purpose of automatically adjusting the
number of wipes during intermittent opera-
tion, to the intensity of the rain.
All the other functions controlled by the
right-hand lever remain unchanged.
The rain sensor is activated automatically
moving the right-hand lever to position (B-
fig. 59) and it has a range of adjustment
that gradually varies between wiper sta-
tionary (no wiping) when the windscreen is
dry, to wiper at first continuous speed (con-
tinuous, slow) with heavy rain.Turning the knurled ring (F-fig. 59) it
is possible to increase the sensitivity of the
rain sensor, obtaining a quicker change from
stationary when the windscreen is dry, to
first continuous speed (continuous, slow).
Operating the windscreen washer with the
rain sensor activated (lever at position B)
the normal washing cycle is performed at
the end of which the rain sensor resumes its
normal automatic function.
Turning the ignition key to STOPthe rain
sensor is deactivated and the next time the
engine is started (MARposition) it will not
be reactivated even if the lever has remained
in position (B). In this case to activate the
rain sensor, simply move the lever to (A)
or (C) and then back to (B).
When the rain sensor is reactivated in this
way, the wiper performs at least one stroke,
even if the windscreen is dry, to indicate that
reactivation has occurred.
The rain sensor is located behind the inner
rear-view mirror in contact with the wind-
screen and inside the area cleaned by the
wiper and it controls an electronic control
unit which in turn controls the wiper motor. “INTELLIGENT WASHING” FUNCTION”
Pulling the lever towards the steering
wheel (instable position) operates the wind-
screen washer.
Keeping the lever pulled, with only one
movement it is possible to operate the wash-
er jet and the wiper at the same time; in-
deed, the latter comes into action auto-
matically if the lever is pulled for more than
half a second.
The wiper stops working a few strokes af-
ter releasing the lever; a further “cleaning
stroke” after a few seconds completes the
wiping operation.
fig. 60
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At each start, the rain sensor automatically
stabilises at a temperature of about 40°C
to eliminate any condensation from the con-
trol surface and prevent the formation of ice.
The rain sensor is able to detect and au-
tomatically adapt to the presence of the fol-
lowing particular conditions which require
different sensitivity:
– impurities on the control surface (salt,
dirt, etc.);
– streaks of water caused by worn wiper
blades;
– difference between day and night (the
human eye is more disturbed during the
night by the wet glass surface).Rearscreen wiper-washer
(fig. 62-63)
Pushing the lever towards the dashboard
(unstable position) operates the rearscreen
washer jet and continuous operation of the
rearscreen wiper.
Operation ends when the lever is released.
fig. 62
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fig. 63
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Turning the knurled ring (A) from position
Oto
'operates the rearscreen wiper in-
termittently.
Headlamp washers (fig. 64)
These come into operation when the wind-
screen washer is turned on with the
dipped/main beam headlights on.
IMPORTANTOn certain versions when
the headlamp washer is operating, the cli-
mate control system automatically engages
inside air re-circulation, to prevent the smell
of liquid detergent from entering the pas-
senger compartment.
fig. 64
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The device may only be engaged in 4th,
5th or 6th gear, depending on the speed
of the car. Travelling downhill with the de-
vice engaged the car speed may increase
more than the memorised one, due to the
change in the engine load.
The ring (A) may be left constantly at ON
without damaging the device. You are, how-
ever, advised to switch the device off when
not in use, turning the ring to OFF, to avoid
memorising speeds by accident. It is advisable to engage the cruise control
only when the conditions of the traffic or
road so permit under completely safe con-
ditions, i.e.: straight and dry roads, dual car-
riageways or motorways, flowing traffic and
smooth road surface. Do not engage the de-
vice in town or in heavy traffic conditions.TO REDUCE
THE MEMORISED SPEED
The speed memorised can be reduced in
two ways:
1) disengaging the device (for instance
pressing the brake pedal) and then memo-
rising the new speed (turning the ring (B)
to (+) for at least three seconds);
2) keeping the ring pressed (B) at (–)
until reaching the new speed which will be
memorised automatically.
Cruise Control can only be
engaged at speeds above
30 km/h. The max. speed at which
the Cruise Control can be engaged
is 190 km/h, at speeds higher than
190 km/h it will not be engaged.
WARNING
When travelling with the
cruise control on, do not
move the gearshift lever to neu-
tral.
WARNING
If the device is faulty or
not working, turn the ring
(A) to OFF and contact Alfa Romeo
Authorised Services after checking
that the protection fuse is intact.
WARNING
RESETTING THE MEMORISED
SPEED
The memorised speed is automatically re-
set turning off the engine or moving the ring
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IMPORTANTThe temperature of the en-
gine coolant may rise towards the maximum
values (red zone) when the vehicle is dri-
ven at low speeds, especially when the am-
bient air temperature is high. In this case it
is advisable to stop the vehicle and switch
off the engine for a few minutes, after which
the journey can be resumed, preferably at
a higher speed.ENGINE COOLANT FLUID
TEMPERATURE GAUGE WITH
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
WARNING LIGHT
This shows the temperature of the engine
coolant fluid and begins when the fluid tem-
perature exceeds approx. 50°C.
Normally the pointer should be towards
the middle of the scale. If the pointer reach-
es the higher temperatures of the scale (red
area) the request for vehicle performance
should be decreased.
The turning on of the
uwarning light (on
some versions together with the message
shown on the reconfigurablemultifunction
display) indicates that the coolant fluid tem-
perature is too high; in this case, stop the
engine and contact Alfa Romeo Authorised
Services.
FUEL LEVEL GAUGE WITH
RESERVE INDICATOR
This shows the amount of fuel left in the
fuel tank.
The warning light
Kturns on to indicate that
approx. 7 litres of fuel are left in the tank.
IMPORTANTUnder certain conditions
(heavy slopes, for instance), the reading on
the gauge may differ from the actual amount
of fuel in the tank and changes in level may
be indicated late.
This condition falls within the operation log-
ics of the electronic control circuit to avoid
highly unstable readings due to swaying of
the fuel when travelling.
IMPORTANTRefuelling shall always be
performed with engine off and ignition key
toSTOP. If the engine is off but the key
is to MAR, a wrong fuel level could tem-
porarily be indicated. This is due to the in-
ternal system control logic and cannot be
considered as a system malfunctioning.