engine Lancia Delta 2015 Owner handbook (in English)
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REFUELLINGUse only  diesel fuel for motor vehicle s compliant with
European  specification EN590.
The us e of other products  or mixtures may damage the
engine beyond repair and consequently invalidate the
warranty  due to the damage cau sed.
S TARTING THE ENGINE
Turn the ignition ke y to MAR and wait for the warn-
ing lights  Yand  m to switch off; turn the ignition
key  to AV V and releas e it as s oon as  the engine  starts .
PARKING ON FLAMMABLE MATERIAL The cataly tic converter develop s high temperature s dur-
ing operation. Do not park the car on gra ss, dry leaves ,
pine needles  or other flammable material: fire hazard.
RES PEC TING THE ENVIRONMENT
The car is  fitted with a system that carrie s out a con-
tinuous  diagno sis  of the emission-r
 elated components
in order to help protect the environment. ELEC
TRICAL ACCE SSORIES
If, after buy ing the car, y ou decide to add electrical ac-
cessories  (that may  gradually drain the batter y), vis it
a Lancia Dealership. They can calculate the overall
electrical requirement and check that the car’ s electric
system can s upport the required load.
C ODE  CARD (for versions/markets where provided)
Keep the card in a  safe place, not in the car. We recom-
mend that y ou always carry  the electronic code provid-
ed on the CODE card with y ou, in case  you need to per-
form an emergency  s tart.
SCHEDULED  SERVIC ING
Correct car maintenance i s e ssential to ens ure that the
performance,  safety  features , environmental friendline ss
and low running co sts  are unchanged over the  year s.
THE OWNER HANDBOOK C ONT
AINS …
...important information and warnings  on the correct
u se and maintenance of y our car over time as well as
s afe driving tip s. Pay  s pecial attention to the symbols  
"(personal  safety ) #(environmental protection) â
(car  safety ).
Refer to the “Warning lights  on panel” chapter in this handbook
if the message “S ee Handbook” appears  on the display.
ESSENTIAL INFORMATION!
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KNOWING YOUR CAR9
CONTROL PANEL AND ON-BOARD INSTRUMENTS
VERSIONS WITH MULTIFUNC TION DISPLAY
A Speedometer (s peed indicator)
B Fuel level gauge with re serve warning light
C Engine coolant temperature gauge with overheating warning light
D Rev counter
E Multifunction dis play
IMPORTANT The t ype and background colour of the in struments  can vary  between different vers ions.
L0E0400mfig. 2
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“S ”  SPEC IAL  SERIES
A Speedometer (s peed indicator)
B Fuel level gauge with re serve warning light
C Engine coolant temperature gauge with overheating warning light
D Rev counter
E Multifunction dis play
IMPORTANT The t ype and background colour of the in struments  can vary  between different vers ions.
L0E0402mfig. 3
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VERSIONS WITH REC ONFIGURABLE MULTIFUNC TION DISPLAY 
A Speedometer (s peed indicator)
B Fuel level gauge with re serve warning light
C Engine coolant temperature gauge with overheating warning light
D Rev counter
E Reconfigurable multifunction di splay .
IMPORTANT The t ype and background colour of the in struments  can vary  between different vers ions.
fig. 4L0E0401m
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“S ”  SPEC IAL  SERIES
A Speedometer (s peed indicator)
B Fuel level gauge with re serve warning light
C Engine coolant temperature gauge with overheating warning light
D Rev counter
E Reconfigurable multifunction di splay .
IMPORTANT The t ype and background colour of the in struments  can vary  between different vers ions.
L0E0500mfig. 5
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SPEEDOMETER (S PEED INDICATOR)
Indicator A s hows the s peed of the car.
REV  COUNTER
Indicator D s hows the engine revs .
FUEL LEVEL GAUGE 
Indicator B  shows  the amount of fuel in the tank.
The 
Kwarning light will  switch on (together with a me s-
s age on the dis play) to indicate there are between 5 and
7 litres  of fuel remaining.
Do not travel with the fuel tank almo st empty : any gaps
in fuel delivery  could damage the catal ytic converter.
ENGINE  COOLANT TEMPERATURE GAUGE
G auge C s hows the temperature of the engine coolant and
indicates  when the coolant temperature exceed s 50°C. The
firs t reference remains  on constantly to indicate that the
system is  operating correctly . The 
uwarning light switch-
e s on (together with a me ssage on the display) to indi-
cate that the temperature of the engine coolant ha s in-
creas ed significantly . In this event, s top the engine and
go to a Lancia Dealers hip. INS
TRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHTS
Important information
The warning lights  s witch on together with a dedicated
message and/or a buzzer where appropriate. The se indi-
cations  are precautionary  and as s uch mus t not be con-
s idered a s exhaus tive and/or alternative to the informa-
tion contained in the Owner Handbook, which y ou are ad-
vis ed to read carefully  in all cases. Always refer to the in-
formation in thi s chapter in the event of a failure indica-
tion.
Low brake fluid level (red)Turning the key  to the MAR pos ition illumi-
nates  the warning light, but it s hould switch off
after a few s econds. The warning light  switches
on when the brake fluid in the re servoir falls  below the
minimum level, po ssibly due to a leak in the cir
cuit. The
dis play  shows  the dedicated message.
Handbrake on (red)
When the key  is turned to MAR, the warning light  switch-
e s on but it s hould switch off after a few  seconds . The
warning light s witches on when the handbrake i s engaged.
If the car is  moving the buzzer will al so  sound.
IMPORTANT If the warning light turn s on when travel-
ling, check that the handbrake i s not engaged.
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If the xwarning light turns on when trav-
elling (with the message on the display) stop
the car immediately and contact a Lancia
Dealership.
Brake pad wear (amber)
The warning light (or  symbol on the display )
s witches  on when the front brake pad s s how
s igns  of wear; under thes e circumstances  have
them replaced a s s oon as  possible. The dis play s hows  the
dedicated me ssage.
IMPORTANT Becaus e the car is equipped with a wear de-
tection  system only  for the front brake pad s, when thes e
are replaced the rear brake pad s s hould als o be checked
for wear.
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Airbag  failure (red)
When the key  is turned to MAR, the warning
light  switches  on but it s hould switch off after
a few s econds. The warning light s tays on con-
s tantly  if there is  a fault in the airbag  system. 
The dis play will s how the dedicated me ssage.
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If the ¬warning light does not come on when
the key is turned to MAR or if it stays on with
the car in motion (together with the message
on the display) there could be a fault in the restraint
systems; under these circumstances, the airbags or
pretensioners may not be deployed in the event of
an impact or, more rarely, they could be deployed
accidentally. Contact a Lancia Dealership to have
the system checked immediately.
The failure of the ¬warning light is indi-
cated by the 
“warning light flashing longer
than the expected 4 seconds, which signals
that the front passenger airbag is deactivated. In
addition, the airbag system automatically deacti-
vates the passenger side airbags (front airbag and
side bag). In this case, the 
¬warning light may not
indicate failures in the retaining systems. Before
proceeding, contact a Lancia Dealership to have the
system checked immediately.
EBD failure 
If warning lights x
(red) and>(amber) are
on at the s ame time with the engine running,
this  indicates  an EBD system failure or that the
system is  not available. Earl y locking of the rear
wheels  may occur in the event of  sharp brak-
ing, possibly  causing the car to s werve. 
Drive very  carefully to a Lancia Dealer ship to have
the  system ins pected immediatel y. The dis play will s how
the dedicated message.x
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Passenger side airba g/side bag s 
deactivated (amber)
The 
“warning light s witches on when the front
passenger’ s airbag and s ide bag are dis abled. With
the front passenger airbag s activated, when the ignition
key  is turned to MAR, the 
“warning light s witches on
cons tantly  for about 4  seconds , flashes for another 4  sec-
onds  and s hould then s witch off.
“
Failure of the “warning light is indicated
by the 
¬warning light coming on. In addi-
tion, the airbag system automatically deac-
tivates the passenger side airbags (front airbag and
side bag for versions/markets, where provided). Be-
fore proceeding, contact a Lancia Dealership to have
the system checked immediately.
S eat belts unfastened (red)
This  warning light s witches on cons tantly when
the car is  not in motion and the driver s ide seat
belt is  not correctly  fastened. The warning light
will flas h and a buzzer will s ound if the car is in motion
and the front s eat belts are not correctly  fastened.
The  SBR (S eat Belt Reminder) system buzzer can only
be permanently  deactivated by a Lancia Dealer ship. 
The  system can be reactivated u sing the S etup Menu.
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Low battery  charge (red)
The warning light comes  on when the ignition
key  is turned to MAR, but it s hould go out as
soon as the engine ha s started (with the engine
running at idle s peed a brief delay  before going out is  ac-
ceptable).
If the warning light  stays on, cons tantly or flas hing, con-
tact a Lancia Dealer ship immediately .
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Continuously  on: low eng ine oil pressure
(red)
Flas hing:  engine oil deteriorated (red)
When the key  is turned to MAR the warning light
comes  on, but s hould go out as  s oon as  the engine is  s tart-
ed. 
1. Low eng ine oil pressure
The warning light  switches  on cons tantly together (for ver-
s ions /markets , where provided) with the me ssage on the
dis play  when the system detects  that engine oil pressure
i s  low.
v
If the v warning light turns on when the
car is travelling (on certain versions togeth-
er with the message on the display) stop the
engine and contact a Lancia Dealership immedi-
ately.
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Degraded engine oil should be replaced as
soon as possible after the warning light comes
on, and never more than 500 km after it first
comes on. Failure to observe the above indications
may result in severe damage to the engine and in-
validate the warranty. Remember that when the
warning light comes on, it does not mean that the
level of engine oil is low, so if the light flashes you
definitely do not need to top up the engine oil.
“Dualdrive” electric power steerin g 
failure (red)
This  warning light  switches  on when the igni-
tion key  is turned to MAR, but it  should  switch off
after a few s econds. 
The electric power  steering  system will not work when the
warning light i s on and cons iderably more effort is  needed
on the s teering wheel. The car can  still be s teered. In this
cas e, go to a Lancia Dealer ship. The dis play will s how the
dedicated me ssage.
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“Dualdrive” electric steering  engagement 
The warning light s witches on (or the word
“CITY” appear s on the dis play) when the
“Dual drive” electric power  steering  system is  ac-
tivated by  pressing the relevant control button. If the but-
ton is  pressed again the word CITY goes  out.
CITY
2. Degraded eng ine oil (only  versions with DPF)
The warning light will turn on fla shing together with the
message on the di splay  (for vers ions/markets  where pro-
vided). Depending on the ver sions , the warning light fla sh-
ing mode s are as  follows :
– for 1 minute ever y two hours ;
– cy cles of 3 minutes  with intervals  with the warning light
off for 5 s econds until the oil is  changed.
After the firs t indication, at each engine s tart up the warn-
ing light will continue flas hing as described above until
the oil is  changed. The dis play (for vers ions/markets ,
where provided), s hows a dedicated message together with
the warning light.
The flas hing of the warning light s hould not be consid-
er
ed as  a fault, it s imply informs  the customer that the
oil needs  to be changed following normal car u se.
Remember that the deterioration of the engine oil i s accel-
erated by :
– mainly  town use of the car which make s the DPF re-
generation proce ss more frequent
– us e of the vehicle for s hort drives, in which the engine
does  not have time to reach its  regular operating tem-
perature 
– repeated interruption of the regeneration proce ss, sig-
nalled by  the DPF warning light  switching on. 
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Engine coolant overheating  (red)
Turning the key  to the MAR pos ition illumi-
nates  the warning light, but it s hould switch off
after a few s econds. The warning light turn s on
when the engine is  overheated. If the warning light s witch-
e s on when driving, proceed a s follows :
❍ when driving normally : stop the car, s witch off the en-
gine and check that the water level in the re servoir is
not below the MIN mark. If it is, wait for the engine
to cool down, then  slowly  and carefull y open the cap,
top up with coolant and check that the level is  between
the MIN and MAX mark s on the res ervoir. Also check
vis ually  for any  fluid leaks . in this case, go to a Lan-
cia Dealers hip if the warning light  should  switch on
when the engine is  started again.
❍ if the vehicle is  used under demanding condition s (e.g.
towing trailers  uphill or fully loaded): slow down and,
if the light s tays on, stop the car
. Wait for 2 or 3 min-
utes  with the engine running and  slightly  accelerated
to further favour the coolant circulation. Then  stop the
engine. Check the correct coolant level a s des cribed
above. IMPORTANT Over demanding routes
, it is advis able to
keep the engine on and s lightly accelerated for a few min-
utes  before s witching it off. The di splay  will s how the ded-
icated message.
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