door key Alfa Romeo 159 2006 Owner handbook (in English)

HOW TO USE THE
HOMELINK SYSTEM
The HomeLink remote control activates
the operation of the garage door mo-
tor or gate motor exactly as the portable
remote control. The car shall be within
the range of the motor and the key shall
be fitted into the ignition device.
Press the programmed button (AorB
orC). During signal transmission the led
Dwill stay on and the set system
(garage door, gate, etc.) will obey.
If the HomeLink system set as described
above does not work, this may be due
to the fact the original portable remote
control has an alternate code (see para-
graph "Synchronising alternate codes").
It is however always possible to use the
original portable remote control to op-
erate the system (garage door, gate,
etc.).
SYNCHRONISING
ALTERNATE CODES
To ascertain whether your garage door
motor or gate motor is provided with an
alternate code, proceed as follows:
consult the owner handbook provided
by the garage door motor's or gate mo-
tor's manufacturer;
the portable remote control seems to
have programmed HomeLink; HomeLink
however is not up to open or to close
the garage door or the gate;
press and keep pressed the programmed
button (AorBorC).
With an alternate code system, the led
Dblinks fast for short and then it stays
on glowing steadily for two seconds.
This sequence is repeated for 20 sec-
onds. The distance required between the
portable remote control and the Home-
Link depends on the system to be pro-
grammed (type of frequency of main
door, gate or other system).
IfDdoes not start to flash quickly try
again changing the distance between
HomeLink and portable remote control
(move them away slightly). If 20 sec-
onds later the led is still flashing slow-
ing, repeat the operation changing again
the distance between Homelink and re-
mote control.
4) the HomeLink led Dwill start blink-
ing, first slowly and then quickly. When
it starts flashing quickly, release both
buttons (HomeLink and portable remote
control).
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Proceed as follows:
❒find the set-up button on the upper
side of the garage door/gate motor.
Colour and position may vary ac-
cording to the manufacturer (consult
the motor handbook);
❒press the motor set-up button (this
action will usually turn up the "set-
up" pilot light). After operation 2,
start to perform operation 3 within
30 seconds;
❒press the programmed button (Aor
BorC) and release it. Press again
the programmed button and then re-
lease it to end the operation. Certain
motors could require to repeat once
again the operation for concluding
the setting.
Now the motor should be up to recog-
nise the signal transmitted by HomeLink
and therefore to open/close the garage
door or the gate.
RE-PROGRAMMING ONE
SINGLE BUTTON
It is possible to programme another orig-
inal portable remote control on one
HomeLink button already programmed.
Previous programming will be cancelled.
IMPORTANTWhile programming the
system, check for the absence of peo-
ple, animals or objects within the ma-
noeuvre space of main doors or gates to
prevent the risk of injuries or damages.
IMPORTANTPull up the handbrake
and fit the key into the ignition device.
Do not start the engine.
Proceed as follows:
1) press and keep pressed the required
HomeLink button AorBorC. Do not
release the button until completing op-
eration3;
2) when the HomeLink led Dstarts
flashing slowly (about 20 seconds af-
ter) bring the portable remote control
(keeping the button to program
pressed) as close as possible to the
HomeLink. HomeLink can only work if the pro-
grammed alternate code is synchronised
with the system of the device (garage
door, gate, etc.).
IMPORTANTWhile synchronising the
system, check for the absence of peo-
ple, animals or objects within the ma-
noeuvre space of main doors or gates to
prevent the risk of injuries or damages.
IMPORTANTThe car shall be within
the range of the motor. Pull up the hand-
brake and fit the key into the ignition
device. Do not start the engine.
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SUNROOF
(where provided)
The sunroof consists of a moving pane
sliding horizontally and retractable.
When closed it enables sunlight to get
into the passenger compartment, where-
as when open it enables wide opening
of the whole glass sunroof surface.
The sunroof is provided with manually-
operated sun curtain with handle and air
vents.
Sunroof can only be operated when the
key is fitted into the ignition device.
Do not open the sunroof
if there is snow or ice on
it: it could be damaged.
IMPORTANTTop comfort position
with sunroof open is obtained by turn-
ing selector A-fig. 87to position.
Operating the selector it is possible to
open/close the sunroof in one of the fol-
lowing cases:
❒fitting the electronic key into the ig-
nition device;
❒in the first 2 minutes after removing
the key from the ignition device or up
to door opening.
Opening from outside the car
Press the electronic key button
Ëfor
over 2 seconds.
When leaving the car,
the ignition key should
be removed to prevent the
sunroof from being operated
inadvertently and harming
anyone remaining in the car.
Improper use of the sunroof
can be dangerous. Before and
during its operation ensure
that any passengers are not at
risk from the moving roof ei-
ther by personal objects get-
ting caught in the mechanism
or by being injured by it di-
rectly.
WARNING
C
A0E0238mfig. 87
SUNROOF OPENING
Opening from inside the car
Turn selector A-fig. 87, as shown by the
arrow. The sunroof will stop in position as
soon as the selector is released.

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With key removed the led will turn off
after about 2 minutes.
When doors are unlocked the led is off;
pressing the button will lock all the
doors. Central door locking will only take
place if all doors are perfectly closed.
DOORS
CENTRAL DOOR LOCKING/
UNLOCKING SYSTEM
Door locking from the outside
With the doors closed, press the elec-
tronic key button
Áor fit and turn the
metal insert (inside the key) into the
lock of the driver’s door. Central door
locking can only be activated if all the
doors are closed. If one or more doors
are open after pressing the electronic
key button
Áthe direction indicators and
the driver’s door led will flash fast for
about 3 seconds.
If one or more doors are open by turning
the metal insert of the electronic key, on-
ly the driver’s door led will flash fast for
about 3 seconds. If the doors are closed
but the tailgate is open, central locking
is actuated: the direction indicators (only
for locking performed by pressing button
Á) and the driver’s door led will flash fast
for about 3 seconds.
A0E0025mfig. 90
Through the “Setup menu” (or the Ra-
dionavigation system for certain versions)
it is possible to activate the function that
enables to unlock only the driver’s door
lock by pressing the electronic key button
Ë(see paragraph “Reconfigurable mul-
tifunction display” in this section).
With this function on (ON) it is howev-
er possible to unlock the other doors by
pressing button
q(fig. 90) set on the
central console.
Door unlocking from
the outside
Press the electronic key button
Ëor, fit
and turn the metal insert (inside the
key) into the lock of the driver’s door.
Door locking/unlocking from
the inside
Press button
q(fig. 90) to lock/un-
lock all the doors.
The button is provided with a circular led
indicating the car condition (doors
locked or unlocked). When doors are
locked the led is on: in this case press-
ing the button again will unlock all the
doors and will turn the led off.

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CHILD LOCK
Rear doors are fitted with a locking de-
vicefig. 91 that inhibits door open-
ing from the inside.
This device can be engaged/disengaged
(by the metal insert of the key) only
with doors open:
❒position 1: engaged (door locked);
❒position 2: disengaged (door can
be opened from the inside).IMPORTANTEach device acts only
on the relevant door.
IMPORTANT Always use this device
when transporting children.
IMPORTANTAfter engaging the child
lock on both rear doors, check for prop-
er engagement by trying to open a rear
door with the internal handle. Button
qis disabled after door locking
carried out by operating the remote con-
trol, the driver's door revolving plug, or
by automatic door locking after about
2.5 minutes and it will be enabled again
after door unlocking carried out by press-
ing the key button
Ë, by turning the
metal insert of the key into the driver's
door lock or by fitting the key into the
ignition device.
IMPORTANT With central locking sys-
tem on, pulling the internal door handle
will unlock all the doors. Lacking pow-
er (blown fuse, battery disconnected,
etc.) it is however possible to lock the
doors manually.
A0E0155mfig. 91

Doorknobs can be realigned (only after
recharging the battery) as follows:
❒pressing the electronic key button Ë;
❒pressing door locking/unlocking but-
ton
q;
❒opening with the key in front door re-
volving plug;
❒pulling internal door handle.IMPORTANTAs concerns rear doors,
with child lock device on and the previ-
ously described locking active, operat-
ing the internal door handle will not
open the door but will only realign door-
knobs; to open the door pull the exter-
nal door handle. Emergency locking will
not disable central door locking/un-
locking button
q.
IMPORTANTAfter disconnecting the
battery or failing the protection fuse, the
door locking/unlocking mechanism shall
be “initialised” again, proceed as fol-
lows:
❒lock the doors;
❒press the remote control button Áor
the button
qon the central console;
❒press the remote control button Ëor
the button
qon the central console.
DOOR LOCKING WITH RUN
DOWN BATTERY
If the car battery is run down, to lock
the doors proceed as described in the
following points.
Right front door
Proceed as follows:
❒remove the protection plug on the
door;
❒fit the electronic key metal insert in-
toA-fig. 92;
❒turn the key clockwise (counter-clock-
wise for right-hand drive versions);
❒remove the key from A-fig. 92and
then efit the plug on the door.
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A0E0237mfig. 92

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In this case it is necessary to carry out
system restore procedure as follows:
❒open the windows;
or
❒remove and then refit the key into the
ignition device.
If no malfunction is present, the window
returns to its normal operation automat-
ically. In the event of a failure see section
“Warning lights and messages”.
Windows and sunroof
opening/closing by the
electronic key
(where provided)
By the metal insert of the key
On all versions:
❒turning clockwise the metal insert of
the key into the driver's door re-
volving plug will open all the win-
dows and the sunroof (where pro-
vided) at the same time.
❒turning counterclockwise the metal
insert of the key into the driver's
door revolving plug will close all the
windows and the sunroof (where
provided) at the same time.By remote control
On all versions, keep button
Ëpressed
for over 2 seconds to open all the win-
dows and the sunroof (where provided)
at the same time.
On versions provided with 4 power win-
dow, keep button
Ápressed for over 2
seconds to close all the windows and
the sunroof (where provided) at the
same time.
POWER WINDOWS
Versions with 2 front power windows
are fitted with automatic window open-
ing/closing only on the driver’s side.
Versions with 4 power windows are fit-
ted with automatic window opening/
closing on all doors. These versions are
fitted with anti-crushing safety device to
detect the presence of an obstacle in the
window closing stroke. If an obstacle
is detected, the safety system will stop
window closing and, according to win-
dow position, will also reverse window
stroke.
This system is particularly useful when
children operate the windows inadver-
tently and make it possible to
close/open the windows using the re-
mote control when leaving the car.
IMPORTANTIn the event the anti-
crushing function is activated 5 times in
only 1 minute or in the event of a fail-
ure, the system will automatically enter
the “recovery” mode (self-protection).
This condition is pointed out by the fact
that, in the closing stroke, the windows
goes up in jerks.
The system complies
with the forthcoming
Standard 2000/4/ EC
concerning the safety of pas-
sengers leaning out of the pas-
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C(where provided) – rear left window
opening/closing; “automatic continu-
ous” mode operation during window
opening/closing;
D(where provided) – rear right win-
dow opening/closing; “automatic con-
tinuous” mode operation just during win-
dow opening;
E(where provided) – rear power win-
dow enabling/disabling controls (when
rear power window controls are dis-
abled, the led on button Ewill turn on
and disabled controls will turn off).
Press buttons A,B,CorDto open/
close the required window.
Pressing briefly one of the buttons the
window “jerks” whereas a prolonged
pressing makes the window opening or
closing in “automatic continuous”
mode.
Pressing button A,B,CorDagain will
stop the window in the required posi-
tion.Front passenger door/
rear doors
Front passenger door and, on certain
versions, rear doors are fitted with but-
ton panels controlling opening/closing
of the corresponding window.
CONTROLS
Driver side
On the driver’s door panel are set the
buttonsfig. 93 for controlling, with
electronic key fitted into the ignition de-
vice:
A– front left window opening/closing;
window opening or closing in “auto-
matic continuous” mode;
B– front right window opening/clos-
ing; window opening or closing in “au-
tomatic continuous” mode (only ver-
sions with 4 power windows);
A0E0051mfig. 93
Improper use of the
power windows can be
dangerous. Before and
during its operation ensure that
any passengers are not at risk
from the moving glass either by
personal objects getting caught
in the mechanism or by being in-
jured by it directly. Always re-
move the ignition key when
getting out of the car to prevent
the power windows being op-
erated accidentally and consti-
tuting a danger to the passen-
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On certain versions, improper boot
closing is indicated by the instrument
panel warning light
´, whereas on
other versions the symbol
Rand a
message are displayed (see section
“Warning lights and messages”).
OPENING FROM
THE INSIDE
Press button A-fig. 94set on the
front ceiling light.
ButtonA-fig. 94is disabled when
locking the doors by:
❒pressing the electronic key button
Á;
❒turning the metal insert of the key
into the driver's door lock;
❒automatic locking of the doors
after about 2.5 minutes.
Tailgate opening is facilitated by the
side gas shock springs.
Opening the boot its internal light will
turn on and it will turn off automati-
cally when re-closing the tailgate.
Leaving the tailgate inadvertently
open, the light will turn off automati-
cally after a few minutes.
BOOT
The boot lock is electric and it is dis-
abled when the car is running.
Through the “Setup menu” (or the
Radionavigation system for certain
versions) boot opening can be set by
selecting the option “Indep. boot”
(see paragraph “Reconfigurable multi-
function display” in this section):
when this function is on, the boot can
only be opened by pressing the elec-
tronic key button
`, thus inhibit-
ing the boot opening button on the
ceiling light A-fig. 94.
A0E0096mfig. 94

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OPENING BY REMOTE
CONTROL
Press the electronic key button `.
Opening is indicated by double flashing
of direction indicators.
Opening the boot with alarm (where
provided) on will cause the following:
❒volumetric protection deactivation;
❒anti-raising protection deactivation;
❒tailgate monitoring sensor.
Re-closing the tailgate will restore all the
above functions and direction indicators
will turn on for about 1 second. Emergency opening of the
boot from the passenger
compartment
If the battery is disconnected, the boot
can be opened by pulling the lever A-
fig. 95set under the rear left seat.
Refit the handle under the cushion after
using it.
A0E0228mfig. 95
IMPORTANTAfter disconnecting the
battery or failing the protection fuse, the
tailgate locking/unlocking mechanism
shall be “initialised” again, proceed as
follows:
❒lock the doors and the tailgate;
❒press the remote control button Áor
the button
qon the central console;
❒press the remote control button Ëor
the button
qon the central console.