Lancia Thesis 2006 Owner handbook (in English)

Dear customer,
Congratulations and thank you for choosing LANCIA.
We wrote this handbook to help you get the most out of your car’s outstanding qualities.
We advise to read it right through before taking to the road for the first time.
You will find information, tips and important warnings regarding the driving of your car to help
you derive the maximum from your LANCIA’s technological features. You will discover unique fea-
tures and details; you will also find essential information for car care and servicing as well as driving
and operating safety not to mention the long-term wellbeing of your LANCIA.
The enclosed Warranty Booklet lists the services you have acquired and contains details relating to
the following:
• the Warranty Certificate, with terms and conditions for maintaining it
• the range of services offered to LANCIA owners.
We are sure that these instruments will help you easily attune to and appreciate both your new car
and the LANCIA team that will be on hand to provide you with any help you may require.
Best regards and have a great trip!
This Owner Handbook describes all the THESIS versions. You should therefore consider only the
information concerning the engine and bodywork version of the car you have bought.

MUST BE READ!
REFUELLING
Petrol engines:only refuel with unleaded petrol with octane rating (RON) no less than 95.
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.
ENGINE START-UP
Petrol engines with manual gearbox:make sure the parking brake is pulled (instrument panel warning light x
on); put the gear lever to neutral; press the clutch pedal down to the floor without touching the accelerator, then turn
the ignition key or the Keyless System knob to AVVand release it as soon as the engine starts.
Engines with automatic electronic transmission (COMFORTRONIC): make sure the parking brake is pulled (in-
strument panel warning light xon) and the gear lever is to P; hold the clutch pedal pressed down to the floor
without touching the accelerator, then turn the ignition key or the Keyless System knob to AVVand release it as soon
as the engine starts.
Diesel engines:make sure the parking brake is pulled; put the gear lever to neutral; press the clutch pedal down
to the floor without touching the accelerator, then turn the ignition key or the Keyless System knob to MAR, and
wait for the instrument panel warning light mto go out, then turn immediately the ignition key or the Keyless
System knob to AVVand release it as soon as the engine starts.
PARKING OVER FLAMMABLE MATERIAL
When functioning normally, the catalytic converter reaches high temperatures. For this reason do not park
the car over inflammable material, grass, dry leaves, pine needles, etc.: fire hazard.
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ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES
If, after buying the car, you decide to add electrical accessories (that will gradually drain the battery), visit a
Lancia Dealership. They can calculate the overall electrical requirement and check that the car's electric sys-
tem can support the required load.

CODE card
Keep the code card in a safe place, not in the car. You should always keep the electronic code written on the
CODE card with you in case you need to carry out an emergency start-up procedure.
SCHEDULED SERVICING
Correct maintenance of the car is essential for ensuring it stays in tip-top condition and safeguards its safety
features, its environmental friendliness and low running costs for a long time to come.
THE OWNER HANDBOOK CONTAINS …
… information, tips and important warnings regarding the safe, correct driving of your car, and its mainte-
nance. Pay particular attention to the symbols "(personal safety) #(environmental protection)â(the car’s
wellbeing).
PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT
A system for continuously monitoring emission system components to ensure greater environmental protec-
tion is fitted in your car.
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TRAVELLING SAFELY AND IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
Safety and respect for the environment are the guidelines that inspired the THESIS design from the
drawing board onwards.
This concept has meant that the THESIS has been able to face and pass the strictest safety tests.
So much so that, from this point of view, the car is the best in its class and has probably already incor-
porated features that belong to the future.
In addition, ongoing research into new and effective features to help safeguard the environment
makes the THESIS a car to imitate for this reason as well.
All versions are in fact equipped with environmental protection devices that reduce harmful exhaust
fumes in compliance with the limits provided for by current legislation.

SAFEGUARDING THE ENVIRONMENT
Safeguarding the environment has directed the design and manufacturing of the THESIS right from
the start. The result is the use of materials and the perfection of devices that can reduce or sweep-
ingly reduce harmful influences on the environment.
The THESIS is equipped with environment safeguarding devices which curtail harmful exhaust gas
emissions, is ready to travel well ahead of the most stringent international pollution control stan-
dards.
USE OF ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY MATERIALS
None of the car’s components contain asbestos. Padding and the climate control system do not con-
tain CFCs (chlorofluorocarbides) - the gases considered responsible for the destruction of the ozone
layer. Other substances that might pollute air and water tables, such as the cadmium in the rust-proof
coating of the bolts, have been completely replaced with substances that do not harm the environ-
ment.

DEVICES FOR REDUCING PETROL ENGINE EMISSIONS
Three-way catalytic converter (catalytic exhaust pipe)
The exhaust system is equipped with a catalyst made up of noble metal alloys; it is housed in a
stainless steel container capable of withstanding the very high operating temperatures.
The catalyst converts the unburnt hydrocarbons, the carbon monoxide and the nitric oxides found
in the exhaust gases (though in small amounts, thanks to the electronic-injection ignition systems)
into non-polluting substances.
When functioning normally, the catalytic converter reaches high temperatures. For this reason do
not park the car over inflammable material (e.g. paper, fuel oil, grass, dead leaves, etc.).
Lambda sensors
The Lambda sensors detect the oxygen content in the exhaust gas. The signal sent by the oxygen
sensor is used by the injection system electronic control unit to constantly mix air and fuel in the cor-
rect proportion.
Fuel evaporation canister
As it is impossible to stop the build up of petrol fumes, also when the engine is not running, the sys-
tem traps them in a special container holding active carbon.
The fumes are sucked in from here and burnt while the engine is running.

DEVICES FOR REDUCING DIESEL ENGINE EMISSIONS
Oxidising catalytic converter
This device converts the polluting substances in the exhaust gas (carbon monoxide, unburnt hydro-
carbons and particulates) into harmless substances, thus reducing the smokiness and smell associat-
ed with diesel engine exhaust fumes.
The catalytic converter consists of a stainless steel case containing a honeycomb ceramic core in
which there is the precious metal that carries out the catalysing action.
Exhaust Gas Recirculation (E.G.R.) system
This system recirculates or reuses part of the exhaust gas in a proportion which varies according to
engine operating conditions.
When necessary, it is used for the control of nitrogen oxide emissions.

THE SIGNS TO HELP YOU DRIVE CORRECTLY
The signs you see on this page are very important. They highlight those parts of the handbook
where, more than elsewhere, you should stop for a minute and read carefully.
As you can see, each sign has a different symbol to make it immediately clear and easy to identify
the subjects in the different areas:
Personal safety.
Important. Total or partial failure to
follow these instructions can place
driver, passengers or others in seri-
ous danger.Environmental protection.
This shows you the correct proce-
dures to follow to ensure that the car
does not harm the environment.Car wellbeing.
Important. Total or partial failure to
follow these instructions will result
in the risk of serious damage to the
car and may invalidate the warranty
as well.
The texts, illustrations and technical specifications contained in this handbook refer to the car at the time of going to
press.
As part of our ongoing effort to improve our products, LANCIA may introduce technical modifications during pro-
duction and therefore technical specifications and fittings may be altered without prior notice.
For more detailed information, please apply to LANCIA Dealerships.

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Battery
Corrosive fluid.
SYMBOLS
Special coloured labels have been
attached near or actually on some of
the components of your THESIS.
These labels bear symbols that
remind you of the precautions to be
taken as regards that particular
component.
A list of the symbols to be found on
your THESIS is given below with the
name of the component to which it
relates at the side of it.
These symbols are divided into the
following four categories: danger,
prohibition, warning and obligation.DANGER SYMBOLS
Battery
Explosion.
Fan
May cut in automatically
even when the engine is
turned off.
Expansion tank
Do not remove the cap
when the coolant is hot.
Coil
High voltage.
Belts and pulleys
Moving parts; keep parts
of the body and clothes
away.
Climate control tubing
Do not open. Gas under
high-pressure.
Front headlights
Danger - Electric shocks.