wheel Lancia Thesis 2008 Owner handbook (in English)

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The mirrors are automatically
demisted/defrosted when the heated
rear window is operated.
IMPORTANTRearview mirror
surface is flat to make objects seem
at their actual distance.If the mirrors make it
difficult to get through
narrow gaps and in auto-
matic car washes, fold them from
position 1 to position 2 (fig. 64).Automatic rearview mirror
realignment
Rearview mirror position is stored,
together with the steering wheel
position, when storing the driver’s
seat position. Each time the ignition
key is turned to MAR, rearview mir-
rors return automatically to the last
position reached and/or recalled at
the previous ignition key removal.
This enables rearview mirror align-
ment if, when the car is parked, one
of the rearview mirror has been
manually and/or accidentally
moved.
Storing the “parking” position of
the right-hand rearview mirror
When storing the driver’s seat posi-
tions, it is possible to store also the
“parking” position of the right-hand
rearview mirror. Stored position is
recalled automatically when engag-
ing the reverse gear. For further
information about rearview mirror
“parking” position storing and
recalling, see paragraph “Front
seats” in this chapter.
fig. 64
L0A0086b
Press switch A(fig. 62) to adjust
the mirror in the four directions
(fig. 63). After adjusting, turn switch
Aback to position 0to prevent mov-
ing the mirrors accidentally.
The mirrors can be folded electri-
cally to reduce side clearance. Turn
switchA(fig. 62) to position 3to
fold the mirrors electrically. Turn
the switch Ato position 0to return
the mirrors to their normal position.
fig. 63
L0A0242b

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FRONT AND SIDE
AIRBAGS
The car is equipped with front
(Multistage) airbags for the driver
(fig. 86) and passenger B(fig. 87),
front side bags C(fig. 88), window
bagsD(fig. 89) and (where provid-
ed) rear side bags E(fig. 90).
“SMART BAG” SYSTEM
(FRONT MULTISTAGE AIRBAGS)
Description and operation
The front air bag (driver and pas-
senger) is a safety device which
comes into action in the event of a
front/angled impact.
fig. 86
L0A6017b
For proper mounting, proceed as
follows:
– remove the upper tether on the
back of the child's restraint system;
– remove the black plate on the
child's seat back and loosen the
three knob screws completely;
– check whether the release lever B
(fig. 85) is at rest position (inward);
– identify the brackets A(fig. 85)
and mount the child restraint system
with the retainers C(fig. 85) aligned
to the brackets;
– push the child restraint system
until hearing the locking clicks;
– check for proper locking by mov-
ing the child's seat with force: the
built-in safety mechanism actually
inhibit improper coupling with just
one coupling locked.
With this configuration, the child is
secured also by the car seat belts
(fig. 85).
To apply car seat belts to child's
seat, refer to the child's seat hand-
book.It consists of an instantly inflatable
bag housed in a special compart-
ment located:
– in the centre of the steering wheel
on the driver’s side A(fig. 86);
– in the dashboard on the passen-
ger’s side (larger bag) B(fig. 87).
fig. 87
L0A0068b
fig. 88
L0A0069b

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The front airbag (driver and pas-
senger) has been designed to protect
the occupants in the event of head-
on/angled collision of medium-high
severity, by placing a soft bag
between the passenger and the steer-
ing wheel or the dashboard.
In case of head-on collision, an
electronic control unit processes the
signals from deceleration sensor
and, when required, triggers the
inflation of the cushion according to
the severity of the collision.
fig. 89
L0A0070b
The cushion immediately inflates,
placing itself as a soft protective bar-
rier between the body of the front
passengers and the structure that
could cause injuries. Immediately
after, the cushion deflates.
The front air bag (driver and pas-
senger) is not a replacement for the
use of seat belts but rather a com-
plement. We recommend that seat
belts are worn at all times as pre-
scribed by legislation in Europe and
most other countries world-wide. A
passenger not wearing the seat belt
may crash into the bag before it is
fully inflated. In this case the protec-
tion is considerably decreased.
fig. 90
L0A0071b
Front air bags are designed to pro-
tect car’s passengers in front/angled
crashes and therefore non-activation
in other types of collisions (side col-
lisions, rear-end shunts, roll-overs,
etc…) is not a system malfunction.
For impacts against very
deformable or mobile objects (traffic
sign poles, heaps of gravel or snow,
etc…), rear impacts (e.g. car crash-
ing into the back), side impacts,
wedging under other vehicles or bar-
riers (e.g. under a truck or guard
rail), the airbag does not offer addi-
tional protection with respect to the
seat belts and may even be undesir-
able.
The fact that the airbag is not trig-
gered in these situations, this does
not signify a malfunction.

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GENERAL NOTES
Do not apply stickers or
other objects to the steer-
ing wheel, to the passen-
ger's airbag cover or to the roof
side cover. Do not place objects
(like mobile phones) on the dash-
board on passenger side since
they could interfere with proper
passenger's airbag deployment
and cause severe injuries.
If the ¬warning light
does not turn on when
turning the ignition key to
MAR or if it stays on when travel-
ling (together with message on dis-
play), this could indicate a failure
in safety retaining systems; under
this condition air bags or preten-
sioners could not trigger in the
event of collision or, in a restricted
number of cases, they could trig-
ger accidentally. Stop the car and
contact Lancia Dealership to have
the system checked immediately.
Do not cover the back
rest of front and rear seats
with trims or covers there
are not set for the use of side bags.
Do not travel with
objects on your lap or in
front of you nor with a
pipe, pencil or similar between
your lips. You could seriously
hurt yourself if the airbag inflates
in a collision.
Always drive with both
hands on the rim of the
steering wheel so that the
airbag is free to inflate during a
head-on collision and protect you
from serious injury. Do not drive
with your body bending towards
the steering wheel, but sit in an
upright position with your back
resting against the seat.If an attempt has been
made to steal the car, or if
it has actually been stolen
or has been vandalised in anyway
or subjected to flooding, have the
airbag system checked over at a
Lancia Dealership.
It is important to
remember that the airbag
can be fired even when
the car is stationary if it is hit by
another vehicle travelling at suit-
able speed. As a consequence,
never sit children in the front
seat, even if the car is not moving.
On the contrary, the airbags will
not be fired if the car is crashed
into when the key is not inserted
or turned. Consequently, in this
case, the fact that the system is
not fired does not indicate a fault.

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Twilight sensor
It is composed by an infrared led
sensor installed on the windscreen in
order to detect the changes of the
external light intensity of the car , as
a function of the light sensitivity set;
greater is the sensitivity, smaller is
the amount of external light neces-
sary to control the switching-on of
the exterior headlights.
It consists of two sensors: a global
sensor for evaluating environment
light intensity and a directional one
for evaluating light intensity in run-
ning direction in order to recognize
tunnels, dark road sections, etc.When ring Ais turned to AUTO
(automatic light switching on), and
the twilight sensor is malfunction-
ing, side/taillights and dipped beam
headlights are switched on regard-
less of the light intensity and the dis-
play on the instrument panel shows
the message “TWILIGHT SENSOR
FAULT – GO TO DEALER”.
Failure indication will stay on as
long as ring Ais turned to AUTO. In
this case it is recommended to deac-
tivate the automatic function and
switch on the lights manually; con-
tact a Lancia Dealershipas soon as
possible.Delayed light switching off
(“Follow me home” device)
This device allows the illumination
of the space in front of the car for a
length of time of 30 seconds (or a
multiple of 30) and is activated with
the ignition key at STOPor
removed.
This device is activated by pulling
towards the steering wheel and then
releasing the left-hand stalk within 2
minutes from when the engine is
turned off. At each operation of the
stalk, the staying on of the lights is
extended by 30 seconds, up to a
maximum of 210 seconds that corre-
spond to 7 stalk operations, then the
lights are switched off automatical-
ly.
Total set time (in seconds) is
shown on the instrument panel dis-
play for about 20 seconds.

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After activating the device, the set
time can be extended also within 2
minutes from when the engine is
turned off by pulling the stalk.
Keeping the stalk pulled for over 2
seconds will deactivate this function
with immediate light turning off as a
consequence.
To flash the lights (fig. 95)
Pull the stalk towards the steering
wheel (position B). Instrument panel
warning light 1will come on. LEFT-HAND STALK
The left-hand stalk controls the
external lights and the direction
indicators.
Main beam headlights (fig. 95)
These lights come on pushing the
left-hand stalk forwards (position
A), with dipped beam headlights
switched on both manually (ring to
2) and automatically (ring to
AUTO).
When these lights are on, the
instrument panel warning light 1
is on.
To switch the main beam head-
lights off, pull the stalk back
towards the steering wheel.If main beam headlights
are on (left stalk for-
wards), they will turn on
automatically each time the twi-
light sensor makes the outside
lights switch on automatically. It
is therefore recommended to turn
off the main beam headlights (if
on), moving backwards the left
stalk, each time the sensor
switches off the outside lights.
fig. 95
L0A0206b
fig. 96
L0A0207b

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IMPORTANTThis operation will
flash the main beam headlights.
Follow the Highway Code to prevent
being fined.
Direction indicators (fig. 96)
Move the stalk as follows:
up (position A) - to switch on the
right-hand indicators
down (position B) - to switch on
the left-hand indicators.
When direction indicators are on,
instrument panel warning light
Ÿor
Δwill flash.
The direction indicators return
automatically to neutral position
when the car straightens up.
IMPORTANTIf you want the indi-
cator to flash briefly to show that
you are about to change lane, move
the stalk up or down without click-
ing into position. When you let it go
it will return to its original position.RIGHT-HAND STALK
The right-hand stalk controls all
the washer/wiper controls.
Windscreen wiper (fig. 97)
This device can only work when
the ignition key is at MAR. The stalk
can be moved to 5 different posi-
tions:
0- Windscreen wiper off.
1- automatic operation. Turn ring
Ato this position to set the rain sen-
sor sensitivity.
2- Continuous slow.
3- Continuous fast.4- Fast temporary (unstable posi-
tion): when releasing the stalk it
returns to 0stopping the windscreen
wiper.
Windscreen washer (fig. 98)
Pulling the stalk towards the steer-
ing wheel (unstable position) oper-
ates the windscreen washer.
Keeping the stalk pulled, with just
one movement it is possible to oper-
ate the washer jet and the wiper at
the same time; indeed, the latter
comes into action automatically if
the stalk is pulled for more than half
a second.
fig. 97
L0A0203b
fig. 98
L0A0204b

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The wiper stops working a few
strokes after releasing the stalk; a
further “cleaning stroke”, after a
few seconds completes the wiping
operation.
Windscreen washer nozzles are fit-
ted with demisting resistors that cut
in automatically (for about 3 min-
utes) when pressing the fast window
demisting/defrosting button.
Headlight washer (fig. 99)
Pulling the stalk towards the steer-
ing wheel will also operate the head-
light washers providing that the
dipped beam headlights are on.IMPORTANTUnder certain con-
ditions, when headlight washers are
on, the climate control system acti-
vates automatically the inside air
recirculation to prevent washer fluid
smell inlet into the passenger’s com-
partment.
Rain sensor
The rain sensor is an infrared led
sensor installed on the windscreen
and combined with the windscreen
wiper which automatically suits the
flick frequency during operation to
the intensity of rain.
All the functions controlled with
the right-hand stalk (i.e. on/off,
continuous slow and fast wipe, tem-
porary fast wipe, windscreen washer
and headlight washer) are unvaried.
fig. 99
L0A0122b
The rain sensor is automatically
switched on when the stalk is taken
to position 1(fig. 97) and has the
purpose of adjusting the range of
operation from stationary (no flick)
when the windscreen is dry to sec-
ond continuous speed (continuous
fast wipe) when the rain is heavy.
When taking the stalk to 1to acti-
vate the rain sensor, the windscreen
wiper indicates the sensor activation
by a flick.
IMPORTANTTo guarantee prop-
er rain sensor operation, keep the
glass clean in the sensor area.

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ABS SYSTEM FAILURE
Turning the ignition key
toMAR, the instrument
panel warning light turns on but it
should go off after a few seconds.
When there is failure the warning
light stays on or comes on when
travelling together with message
“ABS SYSTEM FAULT” on the
multifunction display. In this case
the braking system keeps its effec-
tiveness unchanged, but without the
potential offered by the ABS system.
It is however recommended to con-
tact a LanciaDealershipas soon
as possible.
In the event of instrument panel
warning light failure, the warning
light on the multifunction display
comes on together with message
“ABS INDICATOR FAULT”: con-
tact a Lancia Dealershipas soon
as possible.In this case heavy brak-
ing may cause the rear
wheels to lock before
time, with the possibility of skid-
ding, stop the car immediately
and contact a Lancia Dealership.
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EBD SYSTEM
FAULT
(ELECTRONIC
BRAKEFORCE DISTRIBUTOR)
The car is fitted with electronic
braking distributor (EBD). The
turning on at the same time of the
xand>warning lights on the
instrument panel together with mes-
sage “EBD SYSTEM FAULT” on
the multifunction display with the
engine running indicates an EBD
system failure.
x>
If the xwarning light
comes on when travelling,
stop immediately and
contact a Lancia Dealership.
In the event of instrument panel
warning light failure, the warning
light on the multifunction display
comes on together with message
“BRAKE FLUID INDICATOR
FAULT”: contact a Lancia
Dealershipas soon as possible.

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Follow me home device
Warning light/symbol
-
Instrument dimmer
Warning light/symbol
x
Meaning of the message
Indicates the set lighting
level (for instrument panel,
display and buttons)
Meaning of the message
Indicates that the “Follow me
home” device is on, external
lights will therefore stay on
for the set time Remarks
–
Remarks
Minimum: 30 seconds,
maximum: 210 seconds, 30
seconds intervals
Steering wheel lock
Warning light/symbol
-
Message
FOLLOW ME
XXs Message
STEERING LOCKED WHEN
DOORS CLOSEDMeaning of the message
Steering will be locked when
locking the doors
with the remote controlRemarks
– Message
DIMMER
INSTRUMENT