fuel Alfa Romeo GT 2006 Owner handbook (in English)

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VERY IMPORTANT!
FUEL CAPACITY
Petrol engines:only use unleaded petrol with no less than 95 R.O.N.
JTD engines:only use Diesel fuel for motor vehicles that meet European Specification EN590.
STARTING THE ENGINE
Petrol engines with mechanical transmission:make sure that the handbrake is engaged; set the gearshift lever
to neutral, fully depress the clutch without pressing the accelerator, then turn the ignition key to AV Vand release it as soon
as the engine has started.
Petrol engine with Selespeed transmission:keep the brake pedal fully depressed, turn the ignition key to AV V
and release it as soon as the engine has started; the transmission sets to neutral automatically (the display shows position
N).
JTD engines:turn the ignition key to MARand wait for the
Yandmwarning lights to go off; turn the ignition
key to AV Vand release it as soon as the engine has started.
PARKING ON FLAMMABLE MATERIAL
While working, the catalyst develops a very high temperature. Do not park the car over grass, dry leaves, pine needles or
any other inflammable materials: risk of fire.
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DASHBOARD
(As concerns right-hand drive versions, see dashboard and instrument panel controls described in the dedicated paragraph at the end of this
manual)
1. Side swivel air vents - 2. Fixed side window air vents - 3. Outer light control lever - 4. Speedometer with mileage recorder and trip recorder and headlamp
aiming display - 5. Fuel level gauge with reserve warning light - 6. Multifunction display - 7. Engine coolant fluid temperature gauge - 8. Rev counter - 9. Tail-
gate release button - 10. Car holder (for versions/markets where applicable) - 11. Radio (for versions/markets where applicable) - 12. Centre swivel air
vents - 13. Fixed upper vent - 14. Glass holder (for versions/markets where applicable) - 15. Fog lamp button - 16. Hazard warning light switch - 17. Rear
fog guard button - 18. Passenger’s front Air bag - 19. Glove-box - 20. Door locking button - 21. Controls for heating, ventilation and climate control - 22. Cig-
ar lighter/ashtray cover - 23. Temperature sensor - 24. Windscreen wiper control lever - 25. Ignition key and switch - 26. Horn - 27. Steering wheel lock-
ing/release lever - 28. Driver’s front Air bag - 29. Set of controls: trip meter reset, headlamp aiming device, trip computer - 30. Bonnet opening lever.
fig. 67
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A. Fuel level gauge with reserve warning
light - B. Engine coolant fluid temperature
gauge with maximum temperature warn-
ing light - C. Speedometer - D. Odometer
display (mileage recorder, trip recorder with
headlamp position display - E. Reconfigu-
rable multifunction display - F. Rev counter
Petrol version
A. Fuel level gauge with reserve warning
light - B. Engine coolant fluid temperature
gauge with maximum temperature warn-
ing light - C. Speedometer - D. Odometer
display (mileage recorder, trip meter with
headlamp position display) - E. Reconfigu-
rable multifunction display - F. Rev counter
INSTRUMENT PANEL
Petrol versions
fig. 68 - 1.8 T. SPARK - 2.0 JTS
fig. 69 - 2.0 JTS Selespeed
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fig. 70 - 3.2 V6
fig. 71 - JTD 16V
Petrol versions
A.Fuel level gauge with reserve warning
light - B.Engine coolant fluid temperature
gauge with maximum temperature warn-
ing light - C.Speedometer - D.Odometer
display (mileage recorder, trip meter with
headlamp position display) - E.Reconfigu-
rable multifunction display - F.Rev counter
Diesel versions
A. Fuel level gauge with reserve warning
light - B. Engine coolant fluid temperature
gauge with maximum temperature warn-
ing light - C. Speedometer - D. Odometer
display (mileage recorder, trip meter with
headlamp position display) - E. Reconfigu-
rable multifunction display - F. Rev counter
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SPEEDOMETER
The gauge (A-fig. 72) indicates the
car speed.
MILEAGE RECORDER
Odometer display (B-fig. 72) with
double meter (total and trip) and head-
lamp position display.
The display shows:
– the mileage on the first line (6 fig-
ures)
– the trip meter on the second line (4
figures)
– the position relating to the headlamp
aiming device.
To reset the trip meter, keep the button
(A-fig. 73) on the plate at the side of
the steering column pressed a few sec-
onds.
IMPORTANTIf the battery is discon-
nected the trip meter reading is not
stored.
REV COUNTER (fig. 74-75)
The danger zone (red) indicates exces-
sively high engine speed. Do not drive for
long periods with the pointer in this area.
IMPORTANTThe electronic injection
control system gradually shuts off the flow
of fuel when the engine is “over-revving”
resulting in a gradual loss of engine power.
When the engine is idling, the rev counter
may indicate a gradual or sudden highering
of the speed, this is normal as it takes place
during normal operation, for example when
engaging the climate control system or the
fan. In particular a slow change in the speed
preserves the battery charge.
fig. 73
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fig. 74 - Petrol versions
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fig. 75 - JTD 16Vversions
A0A0667bfig. 72
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FUEL LEVEL GAUGE WITH
RESERVE INDICATOR
This shows the amount of fuel left in the
fuel tank.
The warning light
K(A-fig. 76) turns
on to indicate that approx. 7 litres of fuel
are left in the tank.
IMPORTANTUnder certain conditions
(heavy slopes, for instance), the reading on
the gauge may differ from the actual
amount of fuel in the tank and changes in
level may be indicated late.
This condition falls within the operation
logics of the electronic control circuit to
avoid highly unstable readings due to
swaying of the fuel when travelling.
IMPORTANTRefuelling shall always be
performed with engine off and ignition key
atSTOP. If the engine is off but the key is
atMAR, a wrong fuel level could tem-
porarily be indicated. This is due to the inter-
nal system control logic and cannot be con-
sidered as a system malfunctioning.
ENGINE COOLANT FLUID
TEMPERATURE GAUGE WITH
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
WARNING LIGHT
This shows the temperature of the
engine coolant fluid and begins when the
fluid temperature exceeds approx. 50°C.
Normally the pointer should be towards
the middle of the scale. If the pointer
reaches the higher temperatures of the
scale (red area) the request for vehicle
performance should be decreased.
The turning on of the
u(B-fig. 76)
warning light(on some versions together
with the message shown on the reconfig-
urablemultifunction display) indicates that
the coolant fluid temperature is too high;
in this case, stop the engine and contact
Alfa Romeo Authorised Services.IMPORTANTThe temperature of the
engine coolant may rise towards the max-
imum values (red zone) when the vehicle
is driven at low speeds, especially when
the ambient air temperature is high. In
this case it is advisable to stop the vehicle
and switch off the engine for a few min-
utes, after which the journey can be
resumed, preferably at a higher speed.
fig. 76
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DIGITAL MULTIFUNCTION DISPLAY (where fitted)
The digital multifunction display shows the following: clock, outside temperature, buzzer setting (buzzer on/off), rheostat (light adjust-
ment), condition of the inertial fuel cut-off switch (FPS on).
CONTROL BUTTONS (fig. 75)
To make use of the information the digital display (with the ignition key at MAR) is able to give, you should firstly familiarise with the
control buttons on the plate at the side of the steering column, using them as described in the following paragraphs. Before doing anything
at all, you are advised to read this chapter in full.
To increase the value displayed
To decrease the value displayed Press for less than 1 second (pulse), indicated with
Qin the following
descriptions, to access the various adjustments
Press for more than 2 seconds, indicated with
Rin the following descrip-
tions, to confirm the choice required and return to the previous display
IMPORTANTWhen the standard display is on (clock + outside temperatured), pressing
âorãthe lighting adjustment rheostat is turned on.
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fig. 79
A0A0012b
fig. 80
A0A0013b
fig. 81
A0A0007b
plate at the side of the steering column)
for more than 4 seconds the complete
instrument cluster lighting is turned on
again.INERTIAL FUEL CUT-OFF
SWITCH ON DISPLAY
(fig. 81)
The display shown appears automatical-
ly when the inertial fuel cut-off switch cuts
in, following a crash of a certain magni-
tude.
The switch shuts off the supply of fuel.
IMPORTANTSee the description in
the Controls paragraph under the Inertial
fuel cut-off switch.
display with minimum brightness
display with maximum brightness inertial fuel cut-off switch on display
fig. 78
A0A0014bbuzzer deactivated display (OFF)
LIGHT RHEOSTAT (fig. 79-80)
This function makes it possible to adjust
the lighting (dimming/increasing) of the
instrument cluster, odometer display (total
and trip meter, headlamp aiming device
display) of the clock/outside temperature
display and of the radio display.
To obtain the required lighting adjust-
ment use button
âorãwhen the
standard display is on (clock + outside
temperature).
Partial lighting
Keeping the
ãbutton pressed (on the
plate at the side of the steering column)
for more than 4 seconds the instrument
cluster lighting is turned off with the excep-
tion of the speedometer.
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Warning
light on dialMessage
on display
GLOW PLUGS
Turning the key to MARthe warning light on the reconfigurable multifunction display turns on;
the warning light turns off when the glow plugs have reached the pre-established temperature.
Start the engine as soon as the warning light goes off.
IMPORTANTWith a high environment temperature, the warning light may turn on for an
imperceptible length of time.
WATER IN FUEL OIL FILTER
The message + symbol are shown by the reconfigurable multifunction display when there is
water in the fuel oil filter.
The presence of water in the supply circuit may cause serious dam-
age to the entire injection system and cause irregular engine opera-
tion. If the message + symbol are shown by the reconfigurable multi-
function display, contact Alfa Romeo Authorised Services as soon as possible
to have the system relieved.
GLOW PLUG WARMING FAILURE
The message + symbol are shown by the reconfigurable multifunction display when there is a
failure in the glow plug warming system. Contact Alfa Romeo Authorised Services as soon as pos-
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Warning
light on dialMessage
on display
INERTIAL FUEL CUT-OFF SWITCH
The message on the display is shown when the inertial fuel cut-off switch is triggered, on some
versions together with the warning light.
If after the display of the message the smell of fuel or leaks from the
supply system are noted, do not re-engage the switch to avoid the risk
of fire.
ENGINE OIL SENSOR FAILURE
The message is shown by the reconfigurable multifunction display when there is a failure to the
engine oil level sensor. Contact Alfa Romeo Authorised Services as soon as possible to have the
fault eliminated.