change time Alfa Romeo Giulietta 2012 Owner handbook (in English)

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GETTING
TO KNOW
YOUR CAR
SAFETY
STARTING
AND DRIVING
IN AN
EMERGENCY
SERVICING AND
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
CONTENTS
Each seat belt should be used by only one person at a time: nev-
er travel with a child sitting on the passenger’s lap with a single
belt to protect them both fig. 98. Do not fasten other objects to
the body.
SEAT BELT MAINTENANCE
❍Always use the seat belts with the belt taut and never twist-
ed; make sure that it is free to run smoothly;
❍replace the belt after a serious accident, even if it does not
appear damaged. Always replace the belt if the pretensioners
were deployed.
❍To clean the seat belts, hand wash with water and neutral soap,
rinse and leave to dry in the shade. Do not use strong deter-
gents, bleach, paints or any other chemicals which could dam-
age the belt fibres.
❍prevent the reels from getting wet: their correct operation is
guaranteed only if water does not get inside;
❍replace the seat belt when it shows significant wear or cuts.
fig. 98A0K0013m
Never disassemble or tamper with the seat belt
or pretensioner components. All operations must
be performed by qualified and authorised per-
sonnel. Always contact Alfa Romeo Authorized Services.
If the belt has been subjected to heavy strain, for
example after an accident, it must changed com-
pletely together with the anchors, anchor fasten-
ing screws and the pretensioner. Even if the belt has no
visible defects, it could have lost its resilience.

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GETTING
TO KNOW
YOUR CAR
SAFETY
STARTING
AND DRIVING
IN AN
EMERGENCY
SERVICING AND
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
CONTENTS
USING THE GEARBOX
To engage the gears, press the clutch pedal down fully and shift
the gear lever into the required position (a diagram is shown
on the knob fig. 111).
To engage 6th gear, operate the lever by pressing it towards the
right in order to avoid engaging 4th gear by mistake. Similar ac-
tion to pass from sixth to fifth gear.
To engage reverse gear (R) from the neutral position, lift up ring
A-fig. 111 and simultaneously move the lever to the left and then
forwards.
IMPORTANT Reverse may be engaged only when the car is at a
standstill.
fig. 111A0K0082m
Press the clutch pedal fully to change gears cor-
rectly. Therefore, the floor area under the pedals
must be clear: ensure that any rubber mats are flat
and do not interfere with the pedals.
Do not drive with your hand resting on the gear
lever, because this pressure, even if light, can wear
out the inner components of the gearbox over
time.

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GETTING
TO KNOW
YOUR CAR
SAFETY
STARTING
AND DRIVING
IN AN
EMERGENCY
SERVICING AND
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
CONTENTS
❍position the jack under the car, near the wheel to be changed.
On versions where this is fitted, be careful not to damage the
plastic aerodynamic guard;
❍operate the device A-fig. 116 so as to extend the jack, until the
upper part B-fig. 117 is inserted correctly inside the device C;
❍warn anybody nearby that the car is about to be lifted. They
must stay clear and not touch the car until it is back on the
ground;
❍fit the handle D-fig. 116 in the seat in device A, operate the
jack and lift the car until the wheel to be changed is several
centimetres off the ground;
❍for versions with wheel cap, remove the wheel cap after loos-
ening the 4 fastening bolts and finally loosen the fifth bolt and
extract the wheel;
❍make sure the contact surfaces between space-saver spare
wheel and hub are clean so that the fastening bolts will not
come loose;
❍fit the space-saver spare wheel by inserting the first bolt for two
threads into the hole closest to the valve;
❍use wrench A-fig. 115 to fully tighten the retaining bolts;
fig. 116A0K0039mfig. 117A0K0083m
❍operate jack handle D-fig. 116 to lower the car. Then extract
the jack;
Visit Alfa Romeo Authorized Services as soon as
possible to check the correct tightening of the main
wheel bolts.

AUDIO ADJUSTMENTS
The functions in the audio menu differ ac-
cording to the activated source: AM/ FM/
CD/Media Player (only with Blue&Me
™)/
AUX (only with Blue&Me
™) (for ver-
sions/markets, where provided).
Press the
Obutton briefly to change the
Audio functions. After the
Obutton is first
pressed, the display will show the bass lev-
el value for the source activated at that time
(e.g. in FM mode the display will show “FM
Bass + 2”).
To scroll through the Menu functions use but-
tons
or. To change the setting of the
selected function, use buttons
or.
The current status of the function selected
will be shown on the display.The functions managed by the Menu are:
❍BASS (bass adjustment);
❍TREBLE (treble adjustment);
❍BALANCE (right/left balance adjust-
ment);
❍FADER (front/rear balance adjustment);
❍LOUDNESS (excluding versions with
Bose HI-FI system) (activation/deacti-
vation of LOUDNESS function);
❍EQUALIZER (excluding versions with
Bose HI-FI system) (activation and se-
lection of equalizer factory settings);
❍USER EQUALISER (excluding versions
with Bose HI-FI Bose) (personalised
equalizer settings).
MUTE/PAUSE FUNCTION
(zeroing the volume)
Press the MUTE button briefly to activate the
Mute function. The volume will gradually de-
crease and the words “RADIO Mute” will ap-
pear on the display (in radio mode) or
“PAUSE” (in CD mode).
Press the MUTE button again to deactivate
the Mute function. The volume will gradual-
ly increase until it reaches the level set pre-
viously.
When the volume is changed using the ded-
icated controls, the Mute function is deacti-
vated and the volume is adjusted to the new
level selected.
With the Mute function activated, it will be
ignored when there is an incoming traffic alert
(if the TA function is activated), or if an emer-
gency alarm is received. The function will be
reactivated when the alert is over.
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MENU
MENU button functions
Press the MENU button briefly to activate
the Menu function. The display will show the
first menu item that can be adjusted (AF)
(“AF Switching On” on the display).
To scroll through the Menu functions use but-
tons
or. To change the setting of the
selected function, use buttons
or.
The current status of the function selected
will be shown on the display.The functions managed by the Menu are:
❍AF SWITCHING (ON/OFF);
❍TRAFFIC INFORMATION (ON/OFF);
❍REGIONAL MODE regional programmes
(ON/OFF);
❍MP3 DISPLAY (CD MP3 display setting);
❍SPEED VOLUME (excluding versions with
Bose HI-FI system) (speed-dependent
automatic volume adjustment);
❍RADIO ON VOLUME (radio volume max-
imum limit activation/deactivacion);
❍SPEECH VOLUME (telephone volume ad-
justment);
❍AUX OFFSET (alignment of the portable
device volume to the one of the other
sources);
❍RADIO OFF (switching off mode);
❍SYSTEM RESET.
Press the MENU button again to exit the
Menu function.
IMPORTANT AF SWITCHING, TRAFFIC INFOR-
MATION and REGIONAL MODE adjustments
are only possible in FM mode.
*USER EQ SETTINGS function
(equalizer settings only if the
USER settings function has
been selected)
(excluding versions
with Bose HI-FI system)
To set a customised equalizer adjustment,
set either the
orbutton to USER and
press the MENU button.
A graph with 7 bars will appear on the dis-
play, where each bar represents a frequen-
cy. Select the bar to adjust using the
or
; buttons; the bar selected will start to
flash and can be adjusted using the
or
buttons.
Press the
Obutton again to store the set-
ting. The display will show the source acti-
vated at the time followed by the word
USER. If the mode is, for example, FM, then
the display will show “FM EQ User”.
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REGIONAL MODE function
(reception of regional
broadcasts)
Some national broadcasters will transmit re-
gional programmes at certain times of the
day (that vary from region to region). This
function makes it possible to tune into lo-
cal (regional) broadcasters automatically
(see EON function paragraph).
If you want the radio to automatically tune
into the regional stations being broadcast on
the network selected, the function must be
activated.
To turn the function on/off, use buttons

or.The current status of the function will appear
on the display:
❍“Regional On”: function activated;
❍“Regional Off”: function deactivated.
If the function is deactivated and you have
tuned into a regional station working in a
given area and you enter a different area,
then the regional station received in the new
area will be broadcast.
WARNING If the AF and REG functions are
on at the same time, once a border between
two regions is crossed, the radio may not
switch correctly to a valid alternative frequen-
cy.
MP3 DISPLAY FUNCTION
(display of MP3 Compact Disc
information)
This function makes it possible to select the
information shown by the display when lis-
tening to a CD containing MP3 tracks.
The function can only be selected if a CD
MP3 is inserted: in this case “MP3 Display”
will appear on the display.
To change the function, use buttons
or
.
The following settings are available:
❍“Title” (track title, if the ID3-TAG is avail-
able);
❍“Author” (track author, if the ID3-TAG is
available);
❍“Album” (track album, if the ID3-TAG is
available);
❍“Folder” (folder name);
❍“File” (MP3 file name).
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SYSTEM RESET function
This function is used to restore all settings
to their preset factory values. The options
are:
❍NO: no restore operation;
❍YES: the default parameters are re-
stored. The display will show “Reset-
ting” during this operation. At the end
of the operation, the source does not
change and the previous situation will
be displayed.
TELEPHONE SETUP
If a hands-free kit is installed on the car,
when there is an incoming phone call the car
radio audio will be connected to the tele-
phone output. The telephone volume is al-
ways fixed, but it can be adjusted during a
conversation using the left knob A(fig.1).
The fixed telephone audio volume can be ad-
justed using the “SPEECH VOLUME” func-
tion in the Menu. The word PHONE will ap-
pear on the display during the deactivation
of the audio for the phone call.
ANTI-THEFT PROTECTION
The radio is equipped with an anti-theft pro-
tection system based on the exchange of in-
formation between the car radio and the
electronic control unit (Body Computer) on
the vehicle.
This system guarantees maximum security
and avoids the password having to be en-
tered every time after the radio power sup-
ply is disconnected.
If the outcome of the check is positive, the
radio will start to work, whilst if the codes
compared are not the same or if the elec-
tronic control unit (Body Computer) is re-
placed, the equipment will notify the user
of the need to enter the password following
the procedure in the paragraph below.
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SOUND SYSTEM
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INTRODUCTION
When the radio is turned on the last func-
tion selected before it was switched off is
activated: Radio, CD, CD MP3, Media Play-
er (only with Blue&Me™) or AUX (only
with Blue&Me™) (for versions/markets,
where provided).
To select the Radio function whilst listening
to another audio source, press the FM
ASor
AM buttons briefly, depending on the desired
band.
Once the Radio mode has been activated,
the display will show the name (RDS sta-
tions only) and the frequency of the select-
ed radio station, the frequency band select-
ed (e.g. FM1) and the preselect button num-
ber (e.g. P1).
FREQUENCY BAND
SELECTION
With the Radio mode activated, press the FMAS
or AM button briefly and repeatedly to select
the desired reception band.
Each time the button is pressed the follow-
ing bands are selected cyclically:
❍Pressing the FMASbutton: “FM1”,
“FM2” or “FMA”;
❍Pressing the AM button: “MW1” and
“MW2”.
Each band is highlighted by the name in the
display. The last station selected on the re-
spective frequency band will be tuned into.
The FM band is divided into sections: FM1,
FM1 or “FMA”; the FMA reception band is
reserved for broadcasters stored automati-
cally using the AutoSTore function.
PRESET BUTTONS
The buttons numbered from 1 to 6 can used
to set the following presettings:
❍18 on the FM band FM (6 on FM1, 6
on FM2, 6 on FMT or “FMA” (on some
versions);
❍12 on the MW band (6 on MW1, 6 on
MW2).
To listen to a preset station, select the desired
frequency band and then briefly press the cor-
responding preset button (from 1 to 6).
By pressing the preset button for more than
2 seconds, the station tuned into will be
stored. The storing phase is confirmed by an
acoustic signal.
STORING THE LAST STATION
LISTENED TO
The radio automatically stores the last sta-
tion that was selected for each reception
band, which is then tuned into when the
radio is turned on or when the reception
band is changed.

EMERGENCY ALARM
RECEPTION
The radio can receive emergency alerts in RDS
mode in exceptional circumstances where
dangerous situations are threatened (earth-
quakes, floods, etc.) if these are being trans-
mitted by the broadcaster tuned into.
This function is activated automatically and
cannot be turned off.
The word Alarm will be shown in the display
during the transmission of an emergency an-
nouncement. The volume of the radio will
change during this announcement in the
same way as during a traffic bulletin.
EON FUNCTION
(Enhanced Other Network)
In some countries, there are circuits that
group multiple broadcasters that transmit
traffic information together. In this case, the
programme on the station that is being lis-
tened to will be temporarily interrupted to:
❍receive traffic information (only with the
TA function on);
❍listen to regional transmissions each time
they are transmitted by one of the broad-
casters in the same circuit.
STEREOPHONIC
BROADCASTERS
If the incoming signal is weak, the reproduc-
tion is automatically switched from Stereo
to Mono.
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INTRODUCTION
This chapter describes the variants regard-
ing the operation of the AUX source: as far
as the operation of the radio is concerned,
refer to the description in the “Functions and
Adjustments” chapter.
AUX MODE
To activate the AUX source, press the MEDIA
button or the SRC steering wheel control sev-
eral times till the corresponding source is dis-
played.
IMPORTANT NOTES
The functions of the device connected with
the AUX socket are directly managed by the
device itself; it is not possible to change
track/folder/playlist with radio or steering
wheel controls.
Do not leave the cable of your portable play-
er connected with the AUX socket after the
disconnection, to avoid possible hisses from
the speakers.NOTE The AUX socket is not incorporated
in the radio. For its position, refer to the
Blue&Me™ Supplement and its Quick
Guide.