fuel Alfa Romeo GT 2007 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.
Diesel engines:only refuel with diesel fuel conforming to the European specification EN590. The use of other products or
mixtures may irreparably damage the engine with invalidation of the warranty due to the damage caused.
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 Vand
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
toAV 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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A. Fuel level gauge with reserve warning
light - B. Engine coolant fluid temperature
gauge with maximum temperature warning
light - C. Speedometer - D. Odometer dis-
play (mileage recorder, trip meter with head-
lamp position display) - E. Reconfigurable
multifunction display - F. Rev counter
NOTEOn JTDM versions the scale bottom
is at 6000 revs.
A. Fuel level gauge with reserve warning
light - B. Engine coolant fluid temperature
gauge with maximum temperature warning
light - C. Speedometer - D. Odometer dis-
play (mileage recorder, trip meter with head-
lamp position display) - E. Reconfigurable
multifunction display - F. Rev counter
INSTRUMENT PANEL
fig. 68 - petrol versions
fig. 69 - Black Line petrol versions
A0A0760b
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fig. 70 - Q2 diesel version
fig. 71 - 2.0 JTS Selespeed versionsA.Fuel level gauge with reserve warning
light - B.Engine coolant fluid temperature
gauge with maximum temperature warning
light - C.Speedometer - D.Odometer dis-
play (mileage recorder, trip meter with head-
lamp position display) - E.Reconfigurable
multifunction display - F.Rev counter
A. Fuel level gauge with reserve warning
light - B. Engine coolant fluid temperature
gauge with maximum temperature warning
light - C. Speedometer - D. Odometer dis-
play (mileage recorder, trip meter with head-
lamp position display) - E. Reconfigurable
multifunction display - F. Rev counter
A0A0761b
A0A0759b

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fig. 71a - 2.0 JTS Selespeed Black Line version
fig. 71b - 3.2 V6 versionA.Fuel level gauge with reserve warning
light - B.Engine coolant fluid temperature
gauge with maximum temperature warning
light - C.Speedometer - D.Odometer dis-
play (mileage recorder, trip meter with head-
lamp position display) - E.Reconfigurable
multifunction display - F.Rev counter
A. Fuel level gauge with reserve warning
light - B. Engine coolant fluid temperature
gauge with maximum temperature warning
light - C. Speedometer - D. Odometer dis-
play (mileage recorder, trip meter with head-
lamp position display) - E. Reconfigurable
multifunction display - F. Rev counter
A0A0746b
A0A0752b

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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 log-
ics 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 at
STOP. If the engine is off but the key is at
MAR, a wrong fuel level could temporarily
be indicated. This is due to the internal sys-
tem control logic and cannot be considered 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 tem-
perature exceeds approx. 50°C.
Normally the pointer should be towards
the middle of the scale. If the pointer reach-
es the higher temperatures of the scale (red
section, or white on certain versions) the re-
quest for car performance should be de-
creased.
The turning on of the
u(B-fig. 76)
warning light (on some versions together
with the message shown on the reconfig-
urablemultifunctiondisplay) 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 en-
gine coolant may rise towards the maximum
values (red section, or white on certain ver-
sions) when the car is driven at low speeds,
especially when the ambient air tempera-
ture is high. In this case it is advisable to
stop the car and switch off the engine for
a few minutes, 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 adjustment),
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 con-
trol 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 decrease the value displayed
To decrease the value displayed Press for less than 1 second (pulse), indicated with
Qin the following de-
scriptions, to access the various adjustments
Press for more than 2 seconds, indicated with
Rin the following descriptions,
to confirm the choice required and return to the previous display
fig. 75
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fig. 79
A0A0012b
fig. 80
A0A0013b
fig. 81
A0A0007b
ing is turned off with the exception of the
speedometer.
Keeping button
▲pressed (on the 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 automatically
when the inertial fuel cut-off switch cuts in,
following a crash of a certain magnitude.
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 brightnessinertial 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 in-
strument cluster, odometer display (total
and trip meter, headlamp aiming device dis-
play) of the clock/outside temperature dis-
play and of the radio display.
To access the light rheostat, open the
menu by pressing button MODE, select
“ILLU” (first option displayed) by pressing
again button MODE and then set the re-
quired level using buttons
▲/▼.
“ILLU” function is available when at least
the side/taillights are on.
Partial lighting
Keeping button
▼pressed (on the plate
at the side of the steering column) for more
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LANGUAGE
This option enables to select the language
required for the texts shown on the display.
To set the required language proceed as
follows:
❒press briefly button MODE: the display
will show the previously set “lan-
guage”;
❒press buttons ▲/▼for setting;
❒press briefly button MODEto go back
to the menu screen or press the button
for long to go back to the standard
screen.
UNITS
This option enables to set the units for dis-
tance covered (km or mi), fuel consumption
(l/100 km, km/l or mpg) and tempera-
ture (°C or °F).
To set the required unit proceed as follows:
❒press briefly button MODE: the display
will show “km” or “mi” (according to
previous setting);
❒press buttons ▲/▼for setting;
❒press briefly button MODEto select
the temperature unit (or press the but-
ton for long to go back to the standard
screen): the display will show °Cor °F
(according to previous setting);
❒press buttons ▲/▼for setting;
NAVIGATION
This option enables, during use of the ra-
dionavigator, to activate/deactivate
(ON/OFF) the repetition of the pictograms
displayed by the radionavigator on the in-
strument panel display.
For activation/deactivation, proceed as fol-
lows:
❒press briefly button MODE: the display
will show the word ON;
❒use buttons ▲/▼to select on or off;
❒press briefly button MODEto go back
to the menu screen or press the button
for long to go back to the standard
screen.
Selecting and activating “NAVIGATION
DISPLAY ON”, the instrument panel dis-
play shows the information displayed by the
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Values displayed
Average consumption
This value shows the average consumption
from the start of the new mission.
Actual consumption
This value shows instant fuel consumption
(this value is updated second by second). If
parking the car with engine on, the display
will show “- - - -”.
Average speed
This value shows the car average speed as
a function of the overall time elapsed since
the start of the new mission.
Travel time
This value shows the time elapsed since
the start of the new mission (driving time). Range
This value shows the distance in km (or
mi) that the car can still cover before need-
ing fuel, assuming that driving conditions
are kept unvaried.
The display will show “- - - -“ in the fol-
lowing cases:
❒value lower than 50 km (or 30 mi);
❒car left parked with engine running for
over 5 minutes.
Travel Distance
This value shows the distance covered from
the start of the new mission.
Each time the battery is connected and
each time a new mission is started (reset),
the display will show “0.0”.
IMPORTANTLacking information, TRIP
COMPUTER values are displayed with “- - - -”.
When normal operating condition is reset, cal-
culation of different units will restart regular-
ly. Values displayed before the failure will not
be reset. The GENERAL TRIP displays the figures re-
lating to:
❒Average consumption
❒Actual consumption
❒Average speed
❒Travel time
❒Range
❒Travel Distance
TRIP B displays information concerning:
❒Average consumption B
❒Average speed B
❒Travel time B
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WATER IN DIESEL
FUEL FILTER
(diesel versions)
Message + symbol are displayed when
travelling to indicate that there is water in
the diesel fuel filter.
DIESEL PARTICULATE
FILTER CLOGGED
(diesel versions)
(upon request for
versions/markets
where applicable)
Message + symbol are displayed when the
diesel particulate filter is clogged and the dri-
ving conditions do not enable to activate au-
tomatically the reclaiming procedure.
To enable the cleaning procedure, keep the
car running until the message + symbol turn
off. Glow plug warming failure
Message + symbol are displayed when
there is a failure in the glow plug warming
system. Contact Alfa Romeo Authorized Ser-
vices as soon as possible to have the fault
eliminated.
ch
The presence of water in
the fuel circuit may cause
serious damage to the en-
tire injection system and cause ir-
regular engine operation. If mes-
sage + symbol are displayed on the
reconfigurable multifunction display
contact Alfa Romeo Authorized
Services as soon as possible to
have the system relieved. If the
above indications come on immedi-
ately after refuelling, water has
probably been poured into the
tank: turn the engine off immedi-
ately and contact Alfa Romeo Au-
thorized Services.