Alfa Romeo 8C 2010 Owner handbook (in English)

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3VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION DATA
ACTIVE AND PASSIVE SAFETY
INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
BEFORE YOU DRIVE
USING THE VEHICLE
IN AN EMERGENCY
CAPACITIES AND TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
MAINTENANCE
TABLE OF CONTENTS

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INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
Dashboard .......................................................................................................................... 42
Instrument panel ................................................................................................................. 45
Reconfi gurable multifunction display ...................................................................................... 46
Warning lights and messages ................................................................................................ 60
Instruments and gauges ........................................................................................................66
Controls ............................................................................................................................. 68
Internal equipment .............................................................................................................. 72

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DASHBOARD
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25
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INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
1) Air conditioning side vents2) Lower gearshift paddle “DOWN”3) Instrument panel4) Air conditioning upper vent5)
Sun radiation sensor
6)
Driver’s airbag
7)
Windscreen/headlight wiper/washer
control lever
8)
Upper gearshift paddle UP
9)
Central air conditioning/heating vents
10)
Radio/navigator
11)
Passenger’s airbag
12)
Air conditioning and heating system
controls
13)
Side windows vents
14)
Glove compartment
15)
Central dashboard controls
16)
Electric parking brake engagement/
disengagement lever
17)
Starter/steering wheel lock switch
18)
Horn control
19)
Steering wheel height and depth
adjustment lever
20)
Cruise Control lever, direction indicators
21)
Controls to the left of the steering wheel
22)
Engine start button
23)
Reverse gear engagement button
24)
AUTO mode button
25)
SPORT mode button
26)
VDC deactivation button
27)
WET mode button
28)
Hazard light buttonRef. 15 Central dashboard controls
A) Front left-hand power window controlB) Central locking control C) PARK OFF function button (see page.
137)D) Rear window opening control E) Front right-hand power window control

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B
C
D
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C
D
E
B
A
AB
Controls on inside roofA) Anti-lift alarm system deactivation buttonB) Alarm system motion sensor deactivation
buttonC) Radio/Radio Navigator voice control
microphoneD) Passenger’s airbag deactivation warning
light. Ref. 21 Controls to the left of the steering
wheel
A) Headlight switchB) External rear-view mirror controlsC) TRIP button, see page 58D) MENU button, see page 47E) Instrument panel brightness control button
(up)F) Instrument panel brightness control button
(down)Controls on front roof panel
A) Central light switchB) RH side light switch

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INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
INSTRUMENT
PANEL
1) Speedometer 2) Warning lights
3)
Rev. Counter
4)
Reconfi gurable multifunction display

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INFORMATION SHOWN
ON THE STANDARD PAGE 1) Time2) Outside temperature3) Failure/information symbol4) Trip odometer5) Total odometer6) Q-Select gearbox status 7) Engine oil temperature8) Coolant temperature 9) Fuel level gauge
The central area of the display indicating the
engine oil and coolant temperatures and the
fuel level remains active until another function
is activated or other information on the vehicle
status needs to be displayed.
RECONFIGURABLE
MULTIFUNCTION
DISPLAY The “reconfigurable multifunction display” shows
useful information while driving, in particular:With the key turned to MAR the following
information is immediately displayed for 2
seconds:
- Clock
- Outside air temperature
- Date
- Total odometer
- Trip odometer
- Q-Select gearbox status.
After two seconds the display will automatically
return to the standard page.

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INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
When the key is extracted (and at least one of
the front doors is opened) the display will light
up for a few seconds, showing the Alfa Romeo
logo, the time, the total odometer and the
outside temperature. Button pressed at length:
- saves the changes confi rmed and returns
to the standard page (or the page that
was active before the MENU button was
pressed).
TRIP
Button pressed brie y:
- activates Trip A and B pages in succession
+/-
Button pressed briefly:
- selects the functions in the Setup menu
- sets/adjusts the functions in the Setup
menu. CONTROL BUTTONS
MENU
Button pressed briefly:
- when the vehicle is stationary, it activates
the “complete” Setup menu
- when the vehicle is moving, it activates the
“reduced” Setup menu
- confi rms the selected function
- confi rms the setting/change and returns
to the main menu page (to the same item
before the button was pressed)
- if the TRIP page is displayed, it returns to
the main page.

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How to select an item from the main menu
with submenu:
- briefl y press the MENU button to view the
fi rst item in the submenu
- press the + o – buttons once to scroll
through all the items in the submenu
- briefl y press the MENU button to select the
item in the submenu displayed and access
the relative setting menu
- press the + o – buttons once to select the
new setting for this item in the submenu;
- briefl y press the MENU button to save the
setting and simultaneously return to the
same item you selected previously. SETUP MENU
The Setup menu allows you to adjust/ set the
functions as described on the following pages by
pressing the MENU button +/–.
Press the MENU button briefly to access the
Setup menu.
The menu contains a series of functions arranged
in “circular” manner.
For safety reasons, when the vehicle is moving
only the reduced menu can be accessed (“Speed
limit” setting).
When the vehicle is stationary, the full menu can
be accessed.How to select an item from the main menu
without submenu:
- briefl y press the MENU button to select
the setting in the main menu you wish to
change
- press the buttons + o – once to select the
new setting
- briefl y press the MENU button to save
thesetting and simultaneously return to the
same item you selected previously.