boot Lancia Thesis 2006 Owner handbook (in English)

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AUTOCLOSE FUNCTION
(AUTOMATIC LOCKING
WITH KEYLESS SYSTEM
RECOGNITION SYSTEM)
On versions equipped with Keyless
System, the “Autoclose” function
can be actuated/deactivated through
the CONNECT settings. This func-
tion makes it possible to automati-
cally lock the boot and doors when
the CID device is taken away from
the car.
When leaving the car, if one or
more doors are not closed correctly,
the car will remain open and a fur-
ther beep will sound to indicate that
the locks have not been locked.
The “Autoclose” functions actuates
neither the alarm system nor the
door deadlock device (refer to the
contents of the relevant paragraph).
In any case, these functions can be
actuated by means of the remote
control.LOCK RELEASE IN CASE OF
ACCIDENT
In case of collision with actuation
of the inertia switch, the door locks
are automatically released to allows
rescuers to get access to the passen-
ger compartment.In any case, door open-
ing from the outside
depends on the door con-
ditions after the collision:
deformed doors cannot very often
be opened even if the lock is
released. In such a case, try to
open the other doors.
INITIALISING THE DOOR
LOCKING CONTROL UNIT
Whenever the battery is electrically
connected again or it is reloaded
after being completely flat or after
replacing one of the protection fuses,
to restore the correct operation of
the door locking, of air conditioning
and of ESP system, it is necessary to
perform the initialisation operations
contained in the paragraph “If bat-
tery is to be disconnected” in the
chapter “In an emergency”. The external mechanical
connections are active
only when the doors are
unlocked.
In the event that the driver has
actuated central locking from the
inside and, after a collision, the
inertia switch has not actuated
the automatic door unlocking
function due to the loss of or
damage to the battery, access to
the passenger compartment will
not be possible from the outside.

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fig. 93
L0A0272b
Any diagnostic, repair or replace-
ment operations concerning the
airbag system must exclusively be
carried out at a Lancia Dealership.
If you are having the car scrapped,
have the airbag system deactivated
at a Lancia Dealershipfirst.
If the car changes hands, the new
owner must be made aware of the
indications given above and be given
this Owner Handbook.
IMPORTANTPretensioners, front
airbags and side bags are activated
by the electronic control unit
according to the type of impact.
Consequently, missed activation of
one or more system components
does not indicate a fault in the sys-
tem.MANUALLY DEACTIVATING
THE REAR SIDE BAGS
(where provided)
Side bags, protecting the chest of
the rear passengers, can be deacti-
vated as follows.
Use the ignition key to operate the
key switch A(fig. 93) located on the
right side of the boot. This switch
can be reached only with tailgate
open.The key switch has two positions:
1)Passenger’s front airbag active
(position ON
Õ): instrument panel
warning light
Àoff. Do not carry
children on the front seat.
2)Passenger’s front airbag deacti-
vated (position OFF
À): instrument
panel warning light
Àon. A child
may be carried on the front seat,
protected with a specific restraint
system.
IMPORTANTThe car is delivered
with rear side bags deactivated
(position OFF
À) and instrument
panel warning light
Àon.
Operate the switch only
when the engine is
stopped and the ignition
key is removed.
SEVERE DANGER:
In presence of
small size occu-
pants (children, etc.) on the rear
seats, it is necessary to deactivate
the rear side bags through the
apposite deactivation switch
located in the boot.
AIRBAG

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Bonnet and boot
Warning light/symbol
7
v
w
Message
BONNET OPEN
BOOT OPEN
BOOT AND BONNET OPENMeaning of the message
The engine bonnet is not
closed correctly
The boot is not
closed correctly
Engine bonnet and boot
are not closed correctlyAction
Close the engine
bonnet
Close the boot
tailgate
Close bonnet and boot
Window anti-trap safety system
Warning light/symbol
5
Message
WINDOW ANTI-TRAP
SYSTEM FAULT
FRONT LEFT
GO TO DEALER
WINDOW ANTI-TRAP
SYSTEM FAULT
FRONT RIGHT
GO TO DEALER
WINDOW ANTI-TRAP
SYSTEM FAULT
REAR LEFT
GO TO DEALER
WINDOW ANTI-TRAP
SYSTEM FAULT
REAR RIGHT
GO TO DEALERMeaning of the message
Front left-hand window
anti-trap system sensor
fault
Front right-hand window
anti-trap system sensor
fault
Rear left-hand window
anti-trap system sensor
fault
Rear right-hand window
anti-trap system sensor
failureAction
Contact a Lancia
Dealership
Contact a Lancia
Dealership
Contact a Lancia
Dealership
Contact a Lancia
Dealership

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Lift cover Aset at the driver's left
and press button Bto reset the fuel
cut-off switch.
Resetting the circuit breaker
Before resetting the cir-
cuit breaker, carefully
check for any fuel leaks or
damages to the car electric devices
(e.g.: headlights).Circuit breaker is located on the left
side of the boot, inside a box directly
set and connected to the battery pos-
itive terminal.
To reach the circuit breaker:
1) Open the tailgate.
2) Loosen knob A(fig. 130) and re-
move the battery cover B.
3) Press tabs A(fig. 131) and re-
move cover B.
4) Press button A(fig. 132) to reset
the circuit breaker.Initialising the control units of
the door locks, air conditioner
and ESP system
After resetting the circuit breaker, to
restore correct door locking, air con-
ditioning and ESP system, perform
the following operations:
1) Close the doors and the tailgate,
fit the key into the lock of one of the
front doors and perform a door cen-
tralised opening/closing cycle.
2) Start the engine and turn on the
compressor of the conditioner, setting
a lower temperature value than that
of the environment and check
whether the led on the disconnection
push button of the conditioner com-
pressor òis lit.
3) Turn the steering wheel one
fourth turn at least (the car can be at
standstill but the engine shall be run-
ning) and start running the car for a
few metres in a straight line until the
ESP warning light
áis off.
fig. 131
L0A0031b
fig. 132
L0A0347b

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The car is fitted also with an emer-
gency button A(fig. 134), placed in
the boot right compartment, which
can be used to unblock the car if it has
been stopped on the road for a break-
down or an accident and the key can-
not be turned to MAR(accident with
fire risk). To reach the button remove
the compartment cover turning the
catch A(fig. 135) to 1with the igni-
tion key.
To disengage the parking brake
through the emergency button pro-
ceed as follows:
– press and release the main button
on the central console
– press and release the emergency
button in the boot
– press again and release the main
button on the central console.
The time elapsed between these
operations should be lower than 30
seconds.MANUAL GEARBOX
To engage the gears, press down
the clutch and put the gear lever into
one of the positions shown in the
diagram (fig. 136); the diagram is
also on the gear lever knob.
To engage reverse (R), wait for the
car to come to a standstill and lift
the ring Aunder the knob (with the
fingers of the hand operating the
lever).
Release the ring after engaging
reverse gear. You do not need to lift
the ring to disengage reverse.To change gear properly
you must push the clutch
pedal fully down. It is
therefore essential that there is
nothing under the pedals: make
sure mats are lying flat and do
not get in the way of the pedals.
Reverse can only be
engaged when the car is at
a standstill. Wait for two
seconds or longer with the clutch
fully pressed before engaging
reverse when the engine is run-
ning to prevent scraping and
damaging the gears.
Do not drive with your
hand resting on the gear
stick as the force exerted,
even if only slight, could lead to
premature wearing of the gear-
box internal components.
fig. 136
L0A0357b

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BOOT
The boot can be opened both from
the outside and the inside of the car.
IMPORTANT Faulty closing of the
boot is signalled by the lighting of
the relevant symbol on the multi-
function display, together with mes-
sage “BOOT OPEN”With the battery flat, or
after the interruption of
one of the protection
fuses, or if you want to disconnect
a loaded battery (e.g. for a car
stop period), before opening the
luggage compartment bonnet
carefully read and comply with
the instructions contained in the
paragraph “If battery is to be dis-
connected” in the chapter “In an
emergency”.
OPENING FROM THE INSIDE
Boot tailgate is opened electrically.
It can be opened only when the igni-
tion key is at MARand the car is
stopped, or for 3 minutes after turn-
ing the key to STOPwithout open-
ing or closing a door.
To open the boot, press button A
(fig. 192), placed on the central con-
sole, as follows:
– a short pressure of the button will
release the boot lock– a prolonged pressure of the but-
ton will release the lock and open
the boot.
Boot lifting is facilitated by the
action of gas dampers.
The dampers are cali-
brated so as to ensure
correct lifting of the boot
tailgate with the weights estab-
lished by the manufacturer.
Addition of extra equipment (e.g.
spoiler, etc.) can adversely affect
operation and safety of use.
fig. 192
L0A0167b

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OPENING FROM THE OUTSIDE
WITH THE KEY (fig. 193)
The boot lock is electrified: press
button Aon the tailgate to open it.
In an emergency (battery run down
or electrical system failure), the tail-
gate can be opened by fully turning
counterclockwise the key in the lock
and exerting at the same time a
slight pressure on the lower edge of
the number plate holder to reduce
the opening effort.
IMPORTANTIf the boot was
opened using the key, at closing the
automatic function will be deacti-
vated. To restore the automatic
function press button A.OPENING BY MEANS OF THE
REMOTE CONTROL
The tailgate can be opened from
the outside by pressing button A
(fig. 194) on the remote control,
even when the electronic alarm is on.
When the electronic alarm is on,
boot opening is accompanied by
double flashing of direction indica-
tors; boot closing is accompanied by
one flashing.
IMPORTANTIf the boot is opened
with the key when the electronic
alarm is on, the latter will not be
deactivated.If the electronic alarm is on, both
the volumetric protection and the
boot control sensor will be switched
off, and the system will emit (except
for versions of certain markets) two
beeps.
fig. 193
L0A0181b
fig. 194
L0A0179b

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Boot lock opening/closing by remote control
Central door locking system condition
To open the
boot tailgate
To close
the boot tailgate
Off
Press tailgate button
When the boot is
closed, the lock
remains
unlockedBound to central door locking Not bound to central door locking
On
Press remote control
button
A(fig. 194),
then press the tailgate
button
or keep remote
control button
depressed
(more than 1 second)
When the boot is
closed, the lock
remains unlocked.
To lock the
tailgate lock, press
remote control button
B(fig. 194) On
Press remote control
button
A(fig. 194),
then press the tailgate
button
or keep remote
control button
depressed
(more than 1 second)
When the boot is
closed, the lock
remains unlocked.
To lock the
tailgate lock, press
remote control button
B(fig. 194) Off
Press remote control
button
A(fig. 194),
then press the tailgate
button
or keep remote
control button
depressed
(more than 1 second)
When the boot is
closed, the lock
remains unlocked.
The lock will automat-
ically lock when the
car speed
exceeds 20 km/h
FUNCTIONS THAT CAN BE
MODIFIED BY THE CONNECT
MENU
The CONNECT enables to switch
on/off the following functions:
– locking/unlocking the boot
together with central door
locking/opening– automatic locking of the boot,
door locks and fuel filler cap, when
the car speed exceeds 20 km/h.
To actuate these settings, refer to
the CONNECT supplement provid-
ed with the car.The following tables summarize
the operation logic of the boot lock,
depending on the functions that
have been actuated.

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Boot lock opening/closing by metal insert of the key
Central door locking system condition
To open the
boot tailgate
To close
the boot tailgate
On
Turn the key clock-
wise in the
lock latch
When the boot is
closed, the lock
remains
unlocked.
To lock the
tailgate lock, turn the
key counterclockwise
in the lock latch Off
Turn the key clock-
wise in the
lock latch
When the boot is
closed, the lock
remains
unlocked.
To lock the
tailgate lock, turn the
key counterclockwise
in the lock latch.
In any case, the lock
will automatically
lock when the car
speed exceeds 20
km/hOn
Turn the key clock-
wise in the
lock latch
When the boot is
closed, the lock
remains
unlocked.
To lock the
tailgate lock, turn the
key counterclockwise
in the lock latch Off
Press the tailgate but-
ton
When the boot is
closed, the lock
remains
unlockedNot bound to central door locking Bound to central door locking

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CLOSING THE BOOT
To close the bonnet,
lower it down until you lay
it on the lock, without
however slamming it. The lock is
electric and the bonnet will close
automatically. BOOT CEILING LIGHT (fig. 195)
The boot is lit by ceiling light A,
which switches on automatically
when the tailgate is opened.
The light switches off automatical-
ly when the tailgate is closed.
If the tailgate is left open, the ceil-
ing light will switch off after about
20 minutes: to switch it on again,
close and then open again the tail-
gate.LUGGAGE NETS
The boot is equipped with a fixed
net (fig. 196) set on the left side,
and (optional for versions/markets
where applicable) a mobile net.
fig. 195
L0A0180b
fig. 196
L0A0049b