remote control Alfa Romeo Brera/Spider 2006 Owner handbook (in English)
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OF THE CARButton Ëshall be used for central open-
ing of doors, tailgate and fuel cap with
alarm deactivation (where provided).
Button
`shall be used to open the
tailgate.
When unlocking the doors by pressing
button
Ë, if by 2.5 minutes no door or
the boot is opened, the system will au-
tomatically lock the car again.
When unlocking the doors, the driver's
window will slightly open to facilitate
door opening. If the door is not opened,
the window will re-close automatically
3 minutes after. If the door is opened,
the window will re-close when re-closing
the door.
ELECTRONIC KEY fig. 5
The car is delivered with two copies of
the key with remote control.
The electronic key operates the ignition
switch.
Button
Áshall be used for central lock-
ing of doors, tailgate and fuel cap with
alarm activation (where provided).
When doors are locked, door mirrors will
fold (where provided); mirrors will be
brought automatically to driving position
when refitting the ignition key. This func-
tion can be deactivated (see paragraph
“Rearview mirrors”).
ELECTRONIC KEY
CODE CARD
The CODE card fig. 4, delivered with
the keys, contains the mechanical code
Aand the electronic one B.
The code numbers on the CODE card
must be kept in a safe place, not in the
car.
A0F0023mfig. 4A0F0021mfig. 5
If the car changes own-
er, the new owner must
be given the electronic
key and the CODE card.
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OF THE CARReplacing the battery of the
electronic key
If when pressing button
Ë, Á, or `,
control given is refused or failing, the
battery should be replaced with an
equivalent one that can be purchased at
common stores.
To be sure that the battery is to be re-
placed, try again to press buttons
Ë,
Á, or `with another electronic key.
When closing the tailgate again, pro-
tection sensors are restored and direc-
tion indicators will flash once. IMPORTANT Never expose the elec-
tronic key to direct sunlight: risk of dam-
ages.
IMPORTANTRemote control fre-
quency may be disturbed by radio trans-
missions outside the car (e.g. mobile
phones, hams, etc…). In this event re-
mote control may be failing.
The electronic key fig. 6 is fitted with
a metal insert A, that can be extracted
by pressing button B.
The metal insert operates the following:
❒central door locking/unlocking by
operating the driver’s door lock (with
flat car battery only the driver’s door
will open);
❒windows opening/closing;
❒switch (where provided) for deacti-
vating the passenger’s air bag and
knees air bag (where provided);
❒safe-lock device (where provided);
❒emergency unlocking of electronic
key from ignition switch.
A0F0022mfig. 6
Never leave the elec-
tronic key unattended
to prevent anyone, especially
children, from holding it and
pressing button B-fig. 6 inad-
vertently.
WARNING
A0F0021mfig. 7
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Driver’s door unlocking
(Unlock Fda)
With this function it is possible to unlock
only the driver’s door by pressing the
electronic key button
Ë.
With this function active (ON) it is how-
ever possible to unlock the other doors
by pressing the door unlock button on
central console.
To activate/deactivate (ON/OFF) this
function proceed as follows:
❒briefly press button MENU: the dis-
play will show ONor OFF (ac-
cording to previous setting);
❒press button +or –for setting as re-
quired;
❒briefly press button MENUto go
back to the menu screen or press the
button for long to go back to the
standard screen.Automatic central door locking
(Door lock)
When activated (ON), this function
locks automatically the doors when the
car speed exceeds 20 km/h.
To activate/deactivate (ON/OFF) this
function proceed as follows:
❒briefly press buttonMENU: the dis-
play will show ONor OFF (ac-
cording to previous setting);
❒press button +or –for setting as re-
quired;
❒briefly press buttonMENUto go
back to the menu screen or press the
button for long to go back to the
standard screen.
When the function is on, the button
round led is on
q. Independent boot unlocking
(Indep. Boot)
Opening the boot with the remote con-
trol (press button
`is always pos-
sible. The option “Independent boot” en-
ables or disables the button set on the
armrest. More particularly: with “Indep.
Boot ON” the button is always off. With
“Indep. Boot OFF” the button is always
on and pressing it will unlock the boot if
doors are unlocked.
To activate independent boot function (by
deactivating the armrest button) (ON)
or to deactivate it (OFF), proceed as fol-
lows:
❒briefly press button MENU: the dis-
play will show ONor OFF (ac-
cording to previous setting);
❒press button +or –for setting as re-
quired;
❒briefly press button MENUto go
back to the menu screen or press the
button for long to go back to the
standard screen.
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Using the “Setup Menu” (or the Ra-
dionavigation System on certain ver-
sions) of the car it is possible to activate
automatic door locking when exceeding
20 km/h (see paragraph “Reconfig-
urable multifunction display” in this sec-
tion).
Button
qwill be deactivated by locking
the doors by remote control, revolving
plug or automatic locking after about
2.5 minutes and it will be reactivated
after pressing the key button
Ëturning
the key metal insert into the driver’s
door lock or fitting the key into the ig-
nition 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.
IMPORTANTAfter disconnecting the
battery or failing the protection fuse,
door locking/unlocking mechanism shall
be “initialised” again, proceed as fol-
lows:❒close all the doors;
❒press remote control button Áor but-
ton
qon the central console;
❒press remote control button Ëor but-
ton
qon the central console.
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Door locking/unlocking from
the inside
Press button
q(fig. 69) to lock/ un-
lock all the doors.
The button has a round led showing the
door condition (locked or unlocked).
When doors are locked the button led is
on: pressing the button again will obtain
central unlocking of the doors and turn-
ing off of the led. With key removed,
the led will turn off 2 minutes after.
When doors are unlocked, the button
led is off and pressing the button will ob-
tain central locking of the doors. Door
locking is activated only if all the doors
are perfectly closed.
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IMPORTANTIn the event the anti-
crushing function is activated 5 times in
only 1 minute, the system will auto-
matically enter the “recovery” mode
(self-protection). To restore correct sys-
tem operation, press the control button:
the window will close jerkily till complete
closing. If no malfunction is present, the
window returns to its normal operation
automatically; otherwise contact Alfa
Romeo Authorized Services.
IMPORTANTAfter switching the en-
gine off, power windows will be active
for about 3 minutes and they will de-
activate when opening a door.IMPORTANT Power windows are pro-
vided with “automatic continuous op-
eration” device for opening and closing
the window. Just press briefly the upper
or lower part of the button to
open/close the window automatically:
press the button again (the upper or the
lower part of the button, it doesn't mat-
ter) to stop the window at the required
height.
IMPORTANTKeeping the door lock-
ing/unlocking button on the remote
control pressed for about 2 seconds will
obtain automatic window opening/clos-
ing. Keep the remote control button
pressed until opening/closing the win-
dow completely otherwise the window
will stop at the height it has when you
release the button.POWER WINDOWS
Power windows are fitted with anti-
crushing safety device. The electronic
control unit that conrols the system can
detect the presence of an obstacle in the
last 20 cm of the window closing stroke.
When an obstacle is detected, the safe-
ty system will stop the window and re-
verse its stroke.
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The system complies
with the forthcoming
Standard 2000/4/ EC
concerning the safety of pas-
sengers leaning out of the pas-
senger compartment.
For all versions, after unlocking the
doors, keeping the remote control but-
ton pressed for about 2 seconds will ob-
tain window and sunroof (where pro-
vided) opening.
A0F0051mfig. 70
CONTROLS
Driver side
On the driver’s door panel are set the
buttons fig. 70 for controlling, with
electronic key fitted into the ignition de-
vice:
A: left window opening/closing; win-
dow opening or closing in “automatic
continuous” mode;
B: right window opening/closing; win-
dow opening or closing in “automatic
continuous” mode;IMPORTANTWindow automatism
shall be restored after replacing or dis-
connecting the battery or after replacing
the power window control unit protec-
tion fuses.
Restoring procedure shall be performed
with doors closedas follows:
1.open the driver’s window complete-
ly and then keep the button
pressedfor at least 3 seconds af-
ter opening the window;
2.close the driver’s window complete-
ly and then keep the button
pressedfor at least 3 seconds af-
ter closing the window;
3.repeat operations described at points
1and 2on the passenger’s window;
4.operate the windows to check for
proper intialisation.
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OF THE CAREMERGENCY OPENING OF
THE BOOT FROM THE
PASSENGER COMPARTMENT
To open the tailgate from the inside if
the battery is flat or the electric tailgate
lock is failing, proceed as follows:
❒tilt the rear seats as described in
paragraph “Extending the boot” in
this section;
❒remove rear head restraints;
❒working inside the boot, remove
cover A-fig. 72and then operate
lever B-fig. 73. IMPORTANTAfter disconnecting the
battery or failing the protection fuse, tail-
gate locking/unlocking mechanism shall
be “initialised” again, proceed as fol-
lows:
❒close all the doors and the tailgate;
❒press remote control button Áor but-
ton
qon the central console;
❒press remote control button Ëor but-
ton
qon the central console.
A0F0250mfig. 72
OPENING THE TAILGATE BY
REMOTE CONTROL
Press the electronic key button `.
Opening is indicated by double flashing
of direction indicators.
Opening the boot with alarm on (where
provided), will deactivate:
❒volumetric protection ;
❒anti-raising protection;
❒tailgate monitoring sensor.
Re-closing the tailgate will restore all the
above functions and direction indicators
will turn on for about 1 second.
A0F0251mfig. 73
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CAR INACTIVITY
If the car is to be left inactive for longer
than a month, the following precautions
should be noted:
❒park the car in covered, dry and if
possible well-ventilated premises;
❒engage a gear;
❒check that the handbrake is not en-
gaged;
❒disconnect battery negative terminal
and check the battery charge. This
check is to be repeated every three
months when the car is left inactive.
Recharge if the optical indicator
shows a dark colour without the cen-
tral green area (see paragraph “Bat-
tery” in section “Car maintenance”);
❒clean and protect the painted parts
using protective wax;
❒clean and protect the shiny metal
parts using special compounds read-
ily available;
❒sprinkle talcum powder on the rub-
ber windscreen and rear window
wiper blades and lift them off the
glass;
❒slightly open the windows;
❒cover the car with a cloth or perfo-
rated plastic sheet. Do not use sheets
of non-perforated plastic as they do
not allow moisture on the car body
to evaporate;
❒inflate tyres to +0.5 bar above the
normal specified pressure and check
it at intervals;
❒if you don’t disconnect the battery
from the electric system, check its
charge every month and recharge it
if the optical indicator shows a dark
colour without the central green
area;
❒do not drain the engine cooling sys-
tem.
IMPORTANTIf the car is fitted with
alarm system, switch off the alarm with
the remote control.