belt Lancia Flavia 2012 Owner handbook (in English)

INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on selecting your
new LANCIA vehicle. Be assured that
it represents precision workmanship,
distinctive styling, and high quality -
all essentials that are traditional to
our vehicles.
Before you start to drive this vehicle,
read this Owner's Manual and all the
supplements. Be sure you are familiar
with all vehicle controls, particularly
those used for braking, steering, and
transmission shifting. Learn how your
vehicle handles on different road sur-
faces. Your driving skills will improve
with experience, but as in driving any
vehicle, take it easy as you begin. Al-
ways observe local laws wherever you
drive.
NOTE:
After reviewing the owner infor-
mation, it should be stored in the
vehicle for convenient referencing
and remain with the vehicle when
sold.
Failure to operate this vehicle cor-
rectly may result in loss of control or a
collision.Operating this vehicle at excessive
speeds or while intoxicated may result
in loss of control, collision with other
vehicles or objects, going off the road,
or overturning; any of which may lead
to serious injury or death. Also, failure
to use seat belts subjects the driver
and passengers to a greater risk of
injury or death.
To keep your vehicle running at its
best, have your vehicle serviced at
recommended intervals by an autho-
rized dealer who has the qualified per-
sonnel, special tools, and equipment
to perform all service.
The manufacturer and its distributors
are vitally interested in your complete
satisfaction with this vehicle. If you
encounter a service or warranty prob-
lem, which is not resolved to your
satisfaction, discuss the matter with
your dealer's management.
Your authorized dealer will be happy
to assist you with any questions about
your vehicle.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
ALL MATERIAL CONTAINED IN
THIS PUBLICATION IS BASED ON
THE LATEST INFORMATION
AVAILABLE AT TIME OF PUBLI-
CATION APPROVAL. THE RIGHT
IS RESERVED TO PUBLISH REVI-
SIONS AT ANY TIME.
This Owner's Manual has been pre-
pared with the assistance of service
and engineering specialists to ac-
quaint you with the operation and
maintenance of your new vehicle. It is
supplemented by a Warranty Infor-
mation Booklet and various
customer-oriented documents. You
are urged to read these publications
carefully. Following the instructions
and recommendations in this Owner's
Manual will help assure safe and en-
joyable operation of your vehicle.
After you have read the Owner’s
Manual, it should be stored in the
vehicle for convenient reference and
remain with the vehicle when sold.
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 PROGRAMMING ADDITIONALTRANSMITTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
 GENERAL INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
 BATTERY REPLACEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
 DOOR LOCKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18  MANUAL DOOR LOCKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
 POWER DOOR LOCKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
 WINDOWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19  POWER WINDOWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
 WIND BUFFETING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
 TRUNK LOCK AND RELEASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
 TRUNK SAFETY WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21  TRUNK INTERNAL EMERGENCYRELEASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
 OCCUPANT RESTRAINTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21  LAP/SHOULDER BELTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
 LAP/SHOULDER BELT UNTWISTINGPROCEDURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
 SEAT BELTS IN PASSENGER SEATING POSITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
 AUTOMATIC LOCKING RETRACTOR MODE (ALR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
 ENERGY MANAGEMENT FEATURE . . . . . . . . 27
 SEAT BELT PRETENSIONERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
 SUPPLEMENTAL ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINTS (AHR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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 ENHANCED SEAT BELT USE REMINDERSYSTEM (BeltAlert®) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
 SEAT BELTS AND PREGNANT WOMEN . . . . . 29
 SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) — AIR BAGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
 AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT SENSORS AND CONTROLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
 EVENT DATA RECORDER (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . 36
 CHILD RESTRAINTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
 ENGINE BREAK-IN RECOMMENDATIONS . . . . . 44
 SAFETY TIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45  Transporting Passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
 Exhaust Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
 Safety Checks You Should Make Inside TheVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
 Periodic Safety Checks You Should Make Outside The Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
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2. The transaxle was in gear and the
vehicle speed returned to 0 km/h.
3. The transaxle is in NEUTRAL or
PARK.
4. The driver door is opened.
5. The doors were not previously un-
locked.
6. The vehicle speed is 0 km/h.
Auto Unlock Door On Exit
Programming
The Automatic Unlock Doors On Exit
feature can be enabled or disabled.
Refer to “Electronic Vehicle Informa-
tion Center (EVIC)/Personal Settings
(Customer-Programmable Fea-
tures)” in “Understanding Your In-
strument Panel” for further informa-
tion.
NOTE:
Use the Automatic Unlock Doors
On Exit feature in accordance with
local laws.WINDOWS
POWER WINDOWS
The window controls on the driver's
door trim panel operate the door win-
dows and the rear quarter windows.
There is a single window control on
the passenger's door trim panel,
which operates the passenger door
window. The window controls will op-
erate when the ignition switch is
turned to the ON/RUN or ACC posi-
tion, and when the accessory delay
feature is active.
NOTE:
 If a fluttering noise is heard from
the rear seat belts while driving
with the windows down, safely
bring the vehicle to a stop and
buckle the rear seat belts over the empty seats. This will keep
tension on the seat belts and re-
move the fluttering condition.
WARNING!
Never leave children in a vehicle,
with the keys in the ignition switch.
Occupants, particularly unattended
children, can become entrapped by
the windows while operating the
power window switches. Such en-
trapment may result in serious in-
jury or death.
Smart Glass Feature
The door window will lower slightly if
the window is fully up when opening
the door. The window will return to its
full up position after closing the door.
This action allows the door to open
without resistance and prevents win-
dow and top seal damage.
Auto Window DownThe front window controls on the
driver and passenger door trim panels
have an Auto-Down feature. These
switches are labeled AUTO to indicate
this capability. Push the window switch
past the first detent, release, and the
window will go down automatically.
Power Window Switches
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NOTE:
 The convertible top must be ei-ther closed and latched or open
and latched to release the trunk.
 The transmission must be in PARK before the button will op-
erate.
The trunk release
button on the dash
will be disabled if
the vehicle is
locked by pressing
the power door
lock switch or by
pressing the LOCK
button on the Re-
mote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmit-
ter. The trunk release button will be
enabled when the vehicle is unlocked
by the RKE or if the key is inserted
into the ignition and turned to ON/
RUN or START.
NOTE:
This provides a locked area in the
vehicle even if the convertible top
is open.
To unlatch the trunk lid from outside
the vehicle, press and release the TRUNK RELEASE button on the
RKE transmitter two times.
The words “Trunk Ajar” will display
in the Electronic Vehicle Information
Center (EVIC).
TRUNK SAFETY
WARNING
WARNING!
Do not allow children to have access
to the trunk, either by climbing into
the trunk from outside, or through
the inside of the vehicle. Always
close the trunk lid when your vehicle
is unattended. Once in the trunk,
young children may not be able to
escape, even if they entered through
the rear seat. If trapped in the trunk,
children can die from suffocation or
heat stroke.
TRUNK INTERNAL
EMERGENCY RELEASE
As a security measure, a Trunk Inter-
nal Emergency Release lever is built
into the trunk latching mechanism. In
the event of an individual being
locked inside the trunk, the trunk can be simply opened by pulling on the
glow-in-the-dark handle attached to
the trunk latching mechanism.
OCCUPANT RESTRAINTS
Some of the most important safety
features in your vehicle are the re-
straint systems:
 Three-point lap and shoulder belts
for all seating positions
 Advanced Front Air Bags for driver and front passenger
 Supplemental Active Head Re- straints (AHR) located on top of the
front seats (integrated into the head
restraint)
 Supplemental Seat-Mounted Side Air Bags (SAB)
Trunk Release Button
Trunk Internal Emergency Release
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 An energy-absorbing steering col-umn and steering wheel
 Knee bolsters/blockers for front seat occupants
 Front seat belts incorporate preten- sioners that may enhance occupant
protection by managing occupant
energy during an impact event
 Rear passenger seat belts include Automatic Locking Retractors
(ALRs), which lock the seat belt
webbing into position by extending
the belt all the way out and then
adjusting the belt to the desired
length to restrain a child seat or
secure a large item in a seat.
Please pay close attention to the infor-
mation in this section. It tells you how
to use your restraint system properly,
to keep you and your passengers as
safe as possible.
If you will be carrying children too
small for adult-sized seat belts, the
seat belts or the ISOFIX feature also
can be used to hold infant and child
restraint systems. For more informa-
tion, refer to ISOFIX — Child Seat
Anchorage System. NOTE:
The Advanced Front Air Bags have
a multistage inflator design. This
allows the air bag to have different
rates of inflation based on several
factors, including the severity and
type of collision.
Here are some simple steps you can
take to minimize the risk of harm
from a deploying air bag:
1.
Children 12 years old and un-
der should always ride buckled up
in a rear seat.
WARNING!
Infants in rear facing child restraints
should never ride in the front seat of
a vehicle with a passenger Advanced
Front Air Bag. An air bag deploy-
ment can cause severe injury or
death to infants in that position.
Children that are not big enough to
wear the vehicle seat belt properly
(see section on Child Restraints)
should be secured in the rear seat in
child restraints or belt-positioning
booster seats. Older children who do
not use child restraints or belt- positioning booster seats should ride
properly buckled up in the rear seat.
Never allow children to slide the
shoulder belt behind them or under
their arm.
You should read the instructions pro-
vided with your child restraint to
make sure that you are using it prop-
erly.
2.
All occupants should always
wear their lap and shoulder belts
properly.
3. The driver and front passenger
seats should be moved back as far
as practical to allow the Advanced
Front Air Bags room to inflate.
4. Do not lean against the door or
window. If your vehicle has side
air bags, and deployment occurs,
the side air bags will inflate force-
fully into the space between you
and the door.
5. If the air bag system in this ve-
hicle needs to be modified to ac-
commodate a disabled person,
contact the Customer Center.
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WARNING!
 Relying on the air bags alonecould lead to more severe injuries
in a collision. The air bags work
with your seat belt to restrain you
properly. In some collisions, the
air bags won't deploy at all. Al-
ways wear your seat belts even
though you have air bags.
 Being too close to the steering
wheel or instrument panel during
Advanced Front Air Bag deploy-
ment could cause serious injury,
including death. Air Bags need
room to inflate. Sit back, comfort-
ably extending your arms to reach
the steering wheel or instrument
panel.
 Seat-Mounted Side Air Bags
(SAB) need room to inflate. Do
not lean against the door or win-
dow. Sit upright in the center of
the seat.
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WARNING!(Continued)
 In a collision, you and your pas-
sengers can suffer much greater
injuries if you are not properly
buckled up. You can strike the
interior of your vehicle or other
passengers, or you can be thrown
out of the vehicle. Always be sure
you and others in your vehicle are
buckled up properly.
Buckle up even though you are an
excellent driver, even on short trips.
Someone on the road may be a poor
driver and cause a collision that in-
cludes you. This can happen far away
from home or on your own street.
Research has shown that seat belts
save lives, and they can reduce the
seriousness of injuries in a collision.
Some of the worst injuries happen
when people are thrown from the ve-
hicle. Seat belts reduce the possibility
of ejection and the risk of injury
caused by striking the inside of the
vehicle. Everyone in a motor vehicle
should be belted at all times. LAP/SHOULDER BELTS
All seating positions in your vehicle
are equipped with lap/shoulder belts.
The belt webbing retractor is de-
signed to lock during very sudden
stops or collisions. This feature allows
the shoulder part of the belt to move
freely with you under normal condi-
tions. However, in a collision, the belt
will lock and reduce the risk of you
striking the inside of the vehicle or
being thrown out.
WARNING!
 Be sure everyone in your vehicle is
in a seat and using a seat belt
properly.
 It is dangerous to ride in a cargo
area, inside or outside of a vehicle.
In a collision, people riding in
these areas are more likely to be
seriously injured or killed.
 Do not allow people to ride in any
area of your vehicle that is not
equipped with seats and seat
belts.
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WARNING!(Continued)
 Wearing a seat belt incorrectly is
dangerous. Seat belts are designed
to go around the large bones of
your body. These are the strongest
parts of your body and can take
the forces of a collision the best.
 Wearing your belt in the wrong
place could make your injuries in
a collision much worse. You might
suffer internal injuries, or you
could even slide out of part of the
belt. Follow these instructions to
wear your seat belt safely and to
keep your passengers safe, too.
 Two people should never be belted
into a single seat belt. People
belted together can crash into one
another in a collision, hurting one
another badly. Never use a lap/
shoulder belt or a lap belt for more
than one person, no matter what
their size.
Lap/Shoulder Belt Operating
Instructions
1. Enter the vehicle and close the
door. Sit back and adjust the front
seat. 2. The seat belt latch plate is on the
outboard side of the front seat, next to
your arm. Grasp the latch plate and
pull out the belt. Slide the latch plate
up the webbing as far as necessary to
allow the belt to go around your lap.
3. When the belt is long enough to fit,
insert the latch plate into the buckle
until you hear a “click.”
WARNING!
 A belt that is buckled into the
wrong buckle will not protect you
properly. The lap portion could
ride too high on your body, possi-
bly causing internal injuries. Al-
ways buckle your belt into the
buckle nearest you.
 A belt that is too loose will not
protect you properly. In a sudden
stop, you could move too far for-
ward, increasing the possibility of
injury. Wear your seat belt snugly.
 A belt that is worn under your arm
is dangerous. Your body could
strike the inside surfaces of the
vehicle in a collision, increasing
head and neck injury. A belt worn
under the arm can cause internal
injuries. Ribs aren't as strong as
shoulder bones. Wear the belt over
your shoulder so that your stron-
gest bones will take the force in a
collision.
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Pulling Out The Latch PlatePositioning The Lap Belt
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WARNING!(Continued)
 A shoulder belt placed behind you
will not protect you from injury
during a collision. You are more
likely to hit your head in a colli-
sion if you do not wear your shoul-
der belt. The lap and shoulder belt
are meant to be used together.
4. Position the lap belt across your
thighs, below your abdomen. To re-
move slack in the lap belt portion, pull
up on the shoulder belt. To loosen the
lap belt if it is too tight, lift up on the
shoulder belt and pull on the lap belt.
A snug belt reduces the risk of sliding
under the belt in a collision.
WARNING!
 A lap belt worn too high can in- crease the risk of internal injury in
a collision. The belt forces won't
be at the strong hip and pelvic
bones, but across your abdomen.
Always wear the lap belt as low as
possible and keep it snug.
 A twisted belt may not protect you
properly. In a collision, it could
even cut into you. Be sure the belt
is straight. If you can't straighten
a belt in your vehicle, take it to
your authorized dealer immedi-
ately and have it fixed.
5. Position the shoulder belt on your
chest so that it is comfortable and not
resting on your neck. The retractor
will withdraw any slack in the belt.
6. To release the belt, push the red
button on the buckle. The belt will
automatically retract to its stowed po-
sition. If necessary, slide the latch
plate down the webbing to allow the
belt to retract fully.
WARNING!
A frayed or torn belt could rip apart
in a collision and leave you with no
protection. Inspect the belt system
periodically, checking for cuts,
frays, or loose parts. Damaged parts
must be replaced immediately. Do
not disassemble or modify the sys-
tem. Seat belt assemblies must be
replaced after a collision if they have
been damaged (i.e., bent retractor,
torn webbing, etc.).
LAP/SHOULDER BELT
UNTWISTING PROCEDURE
Use the following procedure to un-
twist a twisted lap/shoulder belt.
1. Position the latch plate as close as
possible to the anchor point.
2.
At about 15 to 30 cm above the
latch plate, grasp and twist the belt
webbing 180° to create a fold that be-
gins immediately above the latch plate.
3. Slide the latch plate upward over
the folded webbing. The folded web-
bing must enter the slot at the top of
the latch plate.
4. Continue to slide the latch plate up
until it clears the folded webbing.
Inserting Latch Plate Into Buckle
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SEAT BELTS IN
PASSENGER SEATING
POSITIONS
The seat belts in the rear passenger
seating positions are equipped with
Automatic Locking Retractors (ALR)
which are used to secure a child re-
straint system. For additional infor-
mation, refer to “Installing Child Re-
straints Using The Vehicle Seat Belt”
under the “Child Restraints” section.
The chart below defines the type of
feature for each seating position.
Driver Center Passen-ger
First
Row N/A N/A N/A
Second Row ALR N/A ALR
 N/A — Not Applicable
 ALR — Automatic Locking Retrac- tor
If the passenger seating position is
equipped with an ALR and is being
used for normal usage: Only pull the belt webbing out far
enough to comfortably wrap around
the occupant's mid-section so as to
not activate the ALR. If the ALR is
activated, you will hear a ratcheting
sound as the belt retracts. Allow the
webbing to retract completely in this
case and then carefully pull out only
the amount of webbing necessary to
comfortably wrap around the occu-
pant's mid-section. Slide the latch
plate into the buckle until you hear a
"click."
AUTOMATIC LOCKING
RETRACTOR MODE (ALR)
In this mode, the shoulder belt is au-
tomatically pre-locked. The belt will
still retract to remove any slack in the
shoulder belt. The Automatic Locking
Mode is available on rear passenger-
seating positions with a combination
lap/shoulder belt. Use the Automatic
Locking Mode anytime a child safety
seat is installed in a seating position
that has a belt with this feature. Chil-
dren 12 years old and under should
always be properly restrained in the
rear seat.How To Engage The Automatic
Locking Mode
1. Buckle the combination lap and
shoulder belt.
2. Grasp the shoulder portion and
pull downward until the entire belt is
extracted.
3. Allow the belt to retract. As the
belt retracts, you will hear a clicking
sound. This indicates the safety belt is
now in the Automatic Locking Mode.
How To Disengage The Automatic
Locking Mode
Unbuckle the combination lap/
shoulder belt and allow it to retract
completely to disengage the Auto-
matic Locking Mode and activate the
vehicle sensitive (emergency) locking
mode.
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