Alfa Romeo Giulietta 2013 Owner handbook (in English)

There is space to hold1×50clbottleand2×slimcans
simultaneously. The handbook can be inserted under the bottle holder
with the longest side facing the front of the car.
Do not travel with the glove compartments open: they
may injure the front seat occupants in the event of
an accident.
FRONT ARMREST(for versions/markets, where provided)
This is located between the front seats. To bring it to its standard use
position, push it downwards.
The front armrest is equipped with an inner storage compartment.
To access the compartment, position the armrest in the standard use
configuration (fully down) and then lift the cover with lining A fig. 55For correct use of the armrest specific measures must be followed for
the opening of the cover:
❒it must be opened only with armrest completely lowered;
❒to prevent content of the armrest from falling, the opening of the
cover is inhibited in positions other than "completely lowered".
NOTE During the armrest tilting stage (complete tilting upwards or
downwards), make sure the cover with lining is always closed
correctly.
fig. 55
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REAR ARMREST(for versions/markets, where provided)
To use armrest A fig. 56, lower it as shown in the figure.
There are two cup and/or can holders B in the armrest. To use these,
pull tab C in the direction shown by the arrow.A storage compartment is available inside the armrest; this can be
accessed by raising the flap.
SKI COMPARTMENT(for versions/markets, where provided)
The compartment may be used for carrying long loads.
To access the compartment, lower the rear armrest and then press
device A fig. 57 to lower flap B.
fig. 56
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POWER SOCKETThis is located on the left side of the luggage compartment fig. 58. It
only operates with the ignition key at MAR.
IMPORTANT Do not connect devices with power higher than 180 W to
the socket. Do not damage the socket by using unsuitable adaptors.CIGAR LIGHTERThis is located on the central tunnel. Press button A fig. 59 to activate
the cigar lighter.
After a few seconds the button automatically returns to its initial
position, and the cigarette lighter is ready for use.IMPORTANT Always check that the cigar lighter is switched off.
IMPORTANT Do not connect devices with power higher than 180 W to
the socket. Do not damage the socket by using unsuitable adaptors.
The cigar lighter gets very hot. Handle it carefully and
make sure that children don’t use it: risk of fire
and/or burns.
fig. 58
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ASHTRAYThe ashtray is a removable spring-loaded plastic box that can be fitted
into the cup/can holders on the central tunnel fig. 60
Do not use the ashtray as a waste paper basket: it
may catch fire in contact with cigarette stubs.
SUN VISORSThese are located at the sides of the interior rear view mirror. They can
be adjusted forwards and sideways.
A courtesy mirror with roof light is fitted on the back of the visors. The
light allows the mirror to be used even in poor visibility conditions.
Lift cover A fig. 61 to access the mirror.
EXTINGUISHER(for versions/markets, where provided)
This is located under the front passenger seat fig. 62.
NoteOn some versions, the extinguisher is located on the right side
of the luggage compartment inside a suitable container.
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ELECTRIC SUN ROOF(for versions/markets, where provided)
The sun roof comprises two glass panels; the front one is mobile and
the rear one fixed. These feature two sun blinds (front and rear) that
can be moved manually.
With the roof closed, the blinds can be placed in any position.OPERATIONThe sun roof can be operated only with the ignition key turned to MAR.
The controls A and B fig. 63 on the trim next to the front courtesy light
operate the sun roof opening/closing functions.
Roof opening
Press and hold down button A fig. 63. The front glass panel will move
into the spoiler position. Press button A again and keep it pressed
for more than half a second to automatically move the sun roof to an
intermediate position (“Comfort” position).If button A is pressed again for more than half a second, the roof will
automatically continue until it reaches end of travel position. The front
glass panel can be stopped in an intermediate position by pressing
button A again.
Do not open the sunroof if there is snow or ice on it: you
may damage it.When leaving the vehicle, always remove the key from
the ignition to avoid the risk of injury to those still
inside the car due to accidental operation of the
sunroof. Improper use of the roof can be dangerous. Before
operation, always check that no-one is at risk of being injured by
the moving sun roof or by objects getting caught and dragged
by it.
Closing the sun roof
With the roof in the fully open position, press button B fig. 63 and, if
the button is operated for more than half a second, the front roof glass
will automatically assume the intermediate position (comfort position).
If the button is operated again for about half a second the roof will
assume the spoiler position. Lastly, if closing button B is pressed again,
the roof will move to completely closed position.
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ANTI-PINCH SAFETY DEVICEThe sun roof has an anti-pinch safety system capable of detecting the
presence of an obstacle whilst the roof is closing; when this happens,
the system stops and the movement of the front glass is immediately
reversed.SUN BLINDSTo open the blinds, grip handle A fig. 64, following the direction
indicated by the arrow until the desired position is reached. To close it,
carry out the procedure in reverse.INITIALISATION PROCEDUREAfter the battery has been disconnected or a fuse has blown, the
operation of the sun roof must be initialised again.
Proceed as follows:
❒press button B fig. 63 until the roof is completely closed. Release the
button;❒press B button and keep it pressed for at least 10 seconds and/or
until the glass panel clicks forwards. Release the button at this point;
❒within 5 seconds of the previous operation, press button B and hold
it down: the front glass panel will complete a full opening and
closing cycle. Only release the button at the end of this cycle.
MAINTENANCE/EMERGENCYIn the event of emergency or maintenance, the roof can be moved
manually when there is no power supply (opening/closing of the front
glass panel) by carrying out the following operations:
❒remove the protective cap A fig. 65 located on the internal lining,
between the two sun blinds;
❒take the Allen key B supplied, which is located in the on-board
documentation container or in the tool container in the luggage
compartment;
❒introduce the key into housing C and turn it clockwise to open the
roof or anticlockwise to close the roof.
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DOORSDOOR CENTRAL LOCKING/
UNLOCKINGLocking from the outside
With the doors closed, press the
button on the key or turn the metal
insert (located inside the key) in the driver side door lock.
The LED above the
fig. 66 button switches on to indicate that the
doors have been locked.
The door locking function is operated:
❒with all the doors closed;
❒with all the doors closed and the luggage compartment open:Door unlocking from the outside
Press the
button on the key or turn the metal insert (located inside
the key) in the driver side door lock.
Door locking/unlocking from the inside
Press thebutton. The button has an LED that indicates whether the
doors are locked or unlocked.
LED on: doors locked. Press button
once again to centrally unlock
all doors. The LED will switch off.
LED off: doors unlocked. Press the button
again to centrally lock all
doors. The doors will be locked only if all the doors are properly
shut.
Once the doors have been locked via the remote control or the key
pawl, it will no longer be possible to unlock them by pressing button
.
IMPORTANT With central locking active, pulling the internal opening
lever of the passenger side door unlocks the door (the LED stays on).
Pulling the internal opening lever of the driver side door activates
central unlocking.
IMPORTANT The rear doors cannot be opened from the inside when
the child lock device is engaged.
In the absence of electrical power supply (blown fuse, battery
disconnected, etc.) it is still possible to lock the doors manually.
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CHILD SAFETY DEVICEThis prevents the rear doors from being opened from the inside.Device A fig. 67 can only be engaged with the doors open:
❒position 1 - device engaged (door locked);
❒position 2 - device not engaged (door may be opened from the
inside).
The device remains on even if the doors are unlocked electrically.
IMPORTANT The rear doors cannot be opened from the inside when
the child lock device is engaged.
Always use this device when carrying children.After engaging the child lock on both rear doors, check for
proper engagement by trying to open a rear door with
the internal handle.
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EMERGENCY DOOR LOCKING DEVICEFront passenger side door
The front passenger side door has a device to lock it when there is no
current.
To lock it, fit the metal insert of the ignition key in the housing A fig. 68
and move it upwards.
Rear doors
The rear doors are fitted with an emergency device that allows the
doors to be locked when there is no current.
In this case proceed as follows:
❒insert the metal insert of the ignition key into housing B fig. 67;
❒turn the key anticlockwise and then remove it from housing B.The door lock knob can be realigned (only when the battery charge
has been restored) as follows:
❒Press the
button on the key;
❒press thebutton on the dashboard to lock/unlock the doors;
❒open a front door by inserting the key into the key pawl;
❒operate the internal door handle.
If the child lock was engaged and the previously described
locking procedure carried out, operating the internal handle
will not open the door but will only realign the door lock
knobs. To open the door, the outside handle must be used. The door
central locking/unlocking button
is not disabled by the
engagement of the emergency lock.
IMPORTANT If the battery is disconnected or the protection fuse blows,
the door opening/closing mechanism must be initialised as follows:
❒close all the doors;
❒press button
on the key or button
for locking/unlocking the
doors on the instrument panel;
❒press button
on the key or button
for locking/unlocking the
doors on the instrument panel.
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ELECTRIC WINDOWSThese operate when the ignition key is turned to MAR and for about
three minutes after turning the key to STOP or removing it if one of the
front doors is open.
The buttons are located in the door panel trim (the driver side door
panel can be used to operate all the windows). An anti-pinch device
operates when the front and rear windows are raised.CONTROLSDriver side front door fig. 69
❒A - Opening/closing front left window; “continuous automatic”
operation during window opening/closing stage;
❒B - Opening/closing front right window; “continuous automatic”
operation during window opening/closing stage;
❒C - Enabling/disabling of rear door electric window controls;
❒D - opening/closing rear left window (for versions/markets, where
provided); “continuous automatic” operation during window
opening/closing stage;
❒E - Opening/closing rear right window (for versions/markets, where
provided); “continuous automatic” operation during window
opening/closing stage.
Push the buttons to open/close the desired window.
When one of the two buttons is pressed briefly, the window moves in
stages; if the button is held down, “continuous automatic operation”
is activated both for closing and opening.
If the control button is pressed again, the window will stop in the
desired position. If the button is held down for several seconds, the
window raises or lowers automatically (only with ignition key in MAR
position).Front and rear passenger doors
(for versions/markets, where provided)
On the passenger side front door control panel, and on some versions
also on the rear doors, buttons F fig. 69 are provided to control the
associated windows.
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