steering Alfa Romeo 156 2004 Owner handbook (in English)

RIGHT HAND DRIVE VERSION
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MILEAGE RECORDER WITH
DOUBLE METER DISPLAY
(TOTAL AND TRIP)The display shows:
– the mileage on the first line (6 figures)
– the trip meter (4 figures).
To reset the trip meter, keep the button
(A) pressed for a few seconds.
WARNINGThe trip meter reading is not
stored if the battery is disconnected.
DASHBOARD LIGHTING
ADJUSTMENT (fig. 4)When the outside lights are on, the dash-
board lighting is adjusted pressing button
(B).
Each press of the button (B) cyclically se-
lects one of the three lighting levels pro-
vided: low-medium-high.
HEADLIGHT CORRECTOR
(fig. 4)The control (C) on the plate at the side
of the steering column can be moved to four
positions corresponding to various vehicle
loads given below.
Both headlights should be adjusted to com-
pensate for vehicle loading.
Position 0: 1 or 2 people occupying front
seats, full fuel tank, on-board equipment
present.
Position 1: 5 people on-board.
Position 2: 5 people on-board, luggage
compartment full (50 kg approximately).
Position 3: Driver and 300 kg in luggage
compartment.
fig. 4
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RIGHT HAND DRIVE VERSION
351
SELESPEED GEARBOXBelow you will find the more significant
particulars of right-hand drive versions.
WARNINGAs the differences are only
formal, due to the specular position of the
controls, as far as functioning is concerned,
please refer to the descriptions given for left-
hand drive versions.
Fig. 15shows the gearshift lever with
the lay-out of the movements needed to se-
lect the different gears.Fig. 16shows the steering wheel fitted
with two buttons on the spokes for shifting
the gear engaged up/down.
Fig. 17shows the position of button A
for selecting the automatic CITYmode.fig. 15
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fig. 17
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fig. 16
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SERIOUS DANGER:
with a car fitted
with an Air bag on the passenger’s
side, do not place a child’s seat on
the front seat facing backwards.
In the case of need, always deac-
tivate the passenger’s Air bag (if
fitted) when a child’s seat is placed
on the front seat. Even if it is not
compulsory by law, for better pro-
tection of adults, you are recom-
mended to activate the Air bag im-
mediately as soon as child
transport is no longer necessary.
WARNING

RIGHT HAND DRIVE VERSION
352
Q-SYSTEM
AUTOMATIC
GEARBOXBelow you will find the more significant
particulars of right-hand drive versions.
WARNINGAs the differences are only
formal, due to the specular position of the
controls, as far as functioning is concerned,
please refer to the descriptions given for left-
hand drive versions.
The illustrations show the gearshift control
lever with the lay-out of the movements
needed to select gears in the automatic
mode fig. 18and manual mode fig. 19.Fig. 20shows the position of buttons
A and B for selecting the gear-
box operating mode.
ICE
C/S
IN THE EVENT OF ABURNT FUSE OR RELAYFUSES IN THE MAIN FUSEBOX
(fig. 21 or fig. 22 for
versions/markets where
applicable)The fuses for the main devices are housed
in a control unit under the dashboard, to the
right of the steering column.
fig. 18
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fig. 20
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fig. 19
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fig. 21
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