Alfa Romeo Giulietta 2011 Owner handbook (in English)

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Headlight sensor (Automatic headlight/dusk
sensor sensitivity adjustment)
(for versions/markets, where provided)
This function is used to turn the headlights on or off according to
external lighting conditions.
The dusk sensor sensitivity can be adjusted according to 3 levels
(level 1= minimum sensitivity, level 2= average sensitivity, level
3= maximum sensitivity); the greater the sensitivity set, the less
the external light variation needed to control turning on the lights
(e.g. with a setting on level 3 at sunset the headlights are expected
to come on in relation to levels1 and 2).
Proceed as follows to set:
– briefly press SET ESC: the previously set brightness level flash-
es in the display;
– press “
Ò▲“ or “▼“ to select;
– briefly press the SET ESC button to go back to the menu screen
or hold the button down to go back to the standard screen with-
out saving.
Rain sensor (sensitivity adjustment)
(for versions/markets where provided)
This function is used to adjust the rain sensor sensitivity to four
levels.
To set the required sensitivity level, proceed as follows:
– briefly press SET ESC button: the previously set sensitivity level
will flash on the display;
– press “
Ò▲“ or“▼“ to select;
– press the SET ESC button to go back to the menu screen or
hold the button down to go back to the standard screen without
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On/Trip B data (trip B on)
With this function is possible to turn the Trip B display (trip me-
ter) on and off. For more information see the “Trip computer” para-
graph.
For activation/deactivation, proceed as follows:
– briefly press the SET ESC button again: the display flashes On
or Off depending on what was previously set;
– press “
Ò▲“ or “▼“ to select;
– briefly press the SET ESC button to go back to the menu screen
or hold the button down to go back to the standard screen with-
out saving.
Set time (Clock)
With this function is possible to set the clock through two sub-
menus: “Time” and “Format”.
To carry out the adjustment, proceed as follows:
– briefly press SET ESC button: the display shows the two sub-
menus “Time” and “Format”;
– press “
Ò▲“ or“▼“ to go from one submenu to the next;
– once you have selected a submenu, briefly press SET ESC;
- when accessing the “Time” submenu: brefly pressing SET ESC
button: the minutes flash in the “time” mode;
– press “
Ò▲“ or“▼“ to select;
– brefly press SET ESC button: “the minutes” flash in the dis-
play;
– press “
Ò▲“ or“▼“ to select.
IMPORTANT The setting will increase or decrease by one unit each
time “
Ò▲“ or “▼“ is pressed. Hold the button down to in-
crease/decrease the setting rapidly. Complete the setting by re-
peatedly pressing the button when you approach the required set-
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– when accessing the “Format” submenu: briefly press button
SET ESC: the previously set display format will flash on the display;
– press “
Ò▲“ or “▼“ to select the “24h” or “12h” mode.
When you have made the required adjustments, briefly press SET
ESC button to go back to the submenu screen or hold the button
down to go back to the main menu screen without saving.
– press SET ESC button again to go back to the standard screen
or main menu, depending on which point in the menu you have
reached.
Set date
With this function is possible to change the date (day - month -
year).
To update, proceed as follows:
– briefly press SET ESC button: the “year” flashes on the display;
– press “
Ò▲“ or“▼“ button to select;
– briefly press SET ESC: the “month” flashes on the display;
– press “
Ò▲“ or“▼“ to select;
– briefly press SET ESC: the “day” flashes on the display;
– press “
Ò▲“ or“▼“ button to select.
IMPORTANT The setting will increase or decrease by one unit each
time “
Ò▲“ or “▼“ button is pressed. Hold the button down
to increase/decrease the setting rapidly and automatically. Com-
plete the setting by single pressing the button when you approach
the required value.
– press the SET ESC button to go back to the menu screen or
hold the button down to go back to the standard screen without
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First page (information display on home page)
(for versions/markets, where provided)
This function is used to choose the information you would like to
see on the main screen. You can view the date or the trip meter.
To make your choice, proceed as follows:
– briefly press SET ESC button: “First page” will appear on the dis-
play;
– briefly press SET ESC button again to show the display options:
“Date” and “Engine info”;
– press “
Ò▲“ or“▼“ button to select the information you
wish to see on the main page of the display;
– briefly press SET ESC button to go back to the menu screen or
hold the button down to go back to the standard screen without
saving.
When the key is turned to MAR and the initial check stage is over,
the display will show the information selected via the “First page”
menu function.
See radio (audio information display)
This function is used to shows information relating to the car ra-
dio on the display.
– Radio: selected radio station frequency or RDS message, auto-
matic tuning activation or AutoSTore;
– Audio CD, MP3 CDs: track number;
– CD Changer: CD number and track number;
To show the car radio information on the display (on) or not (off),
proceed as follows:
– briefly press the SET ESC button: the display flashes On or Off
depending on the previous setting;
– press “
Ò▲“ or “▼“ to select;
– briefly press the SET ESC button to go back to the menu screen
or hold the button down to go back to the standard screen with-
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Autoclose (Automatic door lock operation
with car running)
When activated (on), this function automatically locks the doors
when the vehicle speed exceeds 20 km/h.
Proceed as follows to switch this function on or off:
– briefly press the SET ESC button to display a submenu;
– briefly press the SET ESC button again: the display flashes On
or Off depending on what was previously set;
– press “
Ò▲“ or “▼“ button to select;
– briefly press SET ESC button to go back to the submenu screen
or hold the button down to go back to the main menu without
saving.
– hold down SET ESC again to go back to the standard screen or
main menu, depending on which point in the menu you have
reached.
Measures (Setting the unit of measurement)
With this function is possible to set the unit of measurement in
three submenus: “Distance”, “Consumption” and “Temperature”.
To set the desired unit, proceed as follows:
– briefly press SET ESC button to display the three submenus;
– press “
Ò▲“ or“▼“ button to go from one of the three sub-
menus to the next;
– once you have selected a submenu, briefly press SET ESC but-
ton;
– if the submenu “Distances” is entered: by briefly pressing SET
ESC the display shows “km” or “mi” depending on the previous
setting;
– press “
Ò▲“ or “▼“ button to select;
– if the “Consumption” submenu is entered: by briefly pressing
SET ESC button the display shows “km/l”, “l/100km” or “mpg”
depending on the previous setting.

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If the distance unit set is “km”, you can set the fuel consumption
unit (km/l or l/100) to show the amount of fuel consumed.
If the distance unit is set to mi, fuel consumption is displayed in
“mpg”.
– press “
Ò▲“ or “▼“ to select;
– if the “Temperature” submenu is entered: by briefly pressing
SET ESC button the dispaly shows °C or °F depending on the pre-
vious setting;
– press “
Ò▲“ or “▼“ to select;
When you have made the required adjustments, press SET ESC
button to go back to the submenu screen or hold the button down
to go back to the main menu screen without saving.
– hold down SET ESC button again to go back to the standard
screen or main menu, depending on which point in the menu you
have reached.
Language (Selecting the language)
Display messages can be shown in different languages: Italian,
English, German, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Dutch, Turkish and
Brazilian Portuguese.
To set the required language, proceed as follows:
– briefly press SET ESC button: the previously set language flash-
es in the display;
– press “
Ò▲“ or “▼“ to select;
– briefly press the SET ESC button to go back to the menu screen
or hold the button down to go back to the standard screen with-
out saving.
Warnings volume (Adjusting the
alert/warning acoustic signal volume)
With this function is possible to adjust (to eight levels) the vol-
ume of the acoustic signal which sounds in the event of alerts and
warning.
To set the desired volume, proceed as follows:
– briefly press SET ESC button: the previously set volume level
flashes in the display;
– press “
Ò▲“ or“▼“ to select;
– briefly press the SET ESC button to go back to the menu screen
or hold the button down to go back to the standard screen with-
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Button volume (Button volume adjustment)
With this function it is possible to adjust (to eight levels) the vol-
ume of the acoustic signal sounding when the MENU SET button
is long pressed to exit a sub-menu and return to the standard menu.
To set the desired volume, proceed as follows:
– briefly press the SET ESC button: the previously set volume lev-
el will be displayed;
– press the button “
Ò▲“ or “▼“ to adjust the volume; an
acoustic signal equal to the volume level being selected is sound-
ed during this adjustment;
– briefly press the SET ESC button to go back to the previous screen
or hold the button down to go back to the standard screen with-
out saving.
On versions with reconfigurable multifunction display, the volume
level is represented by bars.
Belt reminder (Buzzer/reactivation for S.B.R.
signally)
(for versions/markets, where provided)
This function will only be displayed after the S.B.R. system
has been deactivated by an Alfa Romeo Authorised Service Provider
(see “S.B.R. system” in chapter 2).
Ser vice (Ser vice schedule)
With this function is possible to view information on servicing dead-
lines depending on kilometres travelled or daily intervals. The Ser-
vice function also shows the interval (in kilometres or miles) be-
fore the next engine oil change is due.
This information can be consulted as follows:
– briefly press the SET ESC button, which makes the display show
the service interval in km or mi according to the previous setting
(see “Distance measures” paragraph); press the SET ESC button
to return to the menu screen or hold the button down to return to
the standard screen.
IMPORTANT According to the “Planned Maintenance Programme”,
the car must be serviced every 30,000 km (1.4 petrol versions)
or 35,000 km (1750 Turbo petrol and diesel versions). This mes-
sage is displayed automatically when the key is turned to MAR,
from 2,000 km (or equivalent value in miles) when the next ser-
vice is due and is displayed again every 200 km (or equivalent
value in miles). Below 200 km the signals become more frequent.
The indication will appear in kilometres or miles depending on
the unit of measurement settings. When the next scheduled ser-
vice is approaching and the key is turned to MAR, the word Ser-
vice will appear on the display, followed by the number of kilo-
metres or miles left. Contact Alfa Romeo Authorized Services where
the “Planned Maintenance Programme” operations will be per-
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Front passenger air bag and side bag
(Chest/pelvis protection)
Activation/Deactivation
This function is used to activate/deactivate the passenger air bag.
Proceed as follows:
– press SET ESC and, after the message Bag pass: Off (to deac-
tivate) or Bag pass On (to activate) is displayed by pressing
“
Ò▲“ buttons and “▼“ , press SET ESC again;
– the confirmation request message appears in the display;
– press “
Ò▲“ or “▼“ to select Yes (confirming activa-
tion/deactivation) or No (to cancel);
– briefly press SET ESC button to confirm the setting and go back
to the menu screen or hold the button down to go back to the stan-
dard screen without saving.
Day Lights (DRL)
With this function is possible to turn the day lights on and off.
Proceed as follows to switch this function on or off:
– briefly press the SET ESC button to display a submenu;
– briefly press the SET ESC button again: the display flashes On
or Off depending on what was previously set;
– press “
Ò▲“ or “▼“ button to select;
– briefly press SET ESC button to go back to the submenu screen
or hold the button down to go back to the main menu without
saving.
– hold down SET ESC button again to go back to the standard
screen or main menu, depending on which point in the menu you
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Courtesy lights
(courtesy lights activation/desactivation)
(for versions/markets, where provided)
With this function is possible to turn on the side lights, the num-
ber plate lights and the ceiling lights for approximately 25 seconds
when the doors or boot are opened using the remote control, with
the following exceptions:
❍interruption after 5 seconds after closing a door
❍interruption after locking operation using the remote control
❍interruption following any operation using the remote control
Proceed as follows to turn the function on/off:
– briefly press SET ESC button: “On” or “Off” will flash on the dis-
play (according to previous setting);
– press “
Ò▲“ or “▼“ to select;
– briefly press the SET ESC button to go back to the menu screen
or hold the button down to go back to the standard screen with-
out saving.
Exit menu
This function closes the settings listed on the menu screen. Briefly
press SET ESC button to go back to the standard screen without
saving. Briefly pressing
▼button the display will go back to the
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TRIP COMPUTER
GENERAL INFORMATION
The Trip Computer displays information on car operation when
the key is turned to MAR. This function is composed by separate
trips, called “Trip A” and “Trip B” which can monitor the entire mis-
sion (journey) in a reciprocally independent manner.
Both trips can be reset (start of a new journey).
“Trip A” is used to display the figures relating to:
– Autonomy
– Distance travelled
– Average consumption
– Current consumption
– Average speed
– Travel time (driving time). With the function “Trip B” is possible to display the figures relating to:
– Distance travelled B
– Average consumption B
– Average speed B
– Journey time B (driving time).
“Trip B” may be turned off (see “Trip B on” paragraph). “Range”
and “Instant consumption” parameters cannot be reset.