lights Lancia Thesis 2008 Owner handbook (in English)

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FRONT FOG LIGHTS (fig. 125)
(where provided)
Press button Ato switch the fog
lights5on (when the outside lights
are on).
When front fog lights are on, the
warning light 5 on the instrument
panel turns on.
When driving, if side lights are
turned off while front fog lights are
on, the fog lights turn off as well and
will be lighted up again after side
lights have been turned on again.
The fog lights will be automatically
switched off when the ignition key is
turned to STOPand will not come on
again when the engine is started un-
less button Ais pressed.Press again button Ato switch the
lights off.
IMPORTANTThe use of front fog
lights is governed by the Highway
code. The front fog light system com-
plies with EEC/ECE standards.
REAR fog lights (fig. 126)
These lights are switched on by
pressing button A, when the dipped
beam headlights and/or front fog
lights are on.
When rear fog lights 4are turned
on, panel warning light 4 will come
on.
fig. 125
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fig. 126
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The rear fog lights will automatically
be switched off when the engine is
stopped or when switching off the
dipped beam headlights or the front
fog lights. Press the button again to
switch the lights on after starting the
engine again or switching on the
dipped headlights or the front fog
lights.
IMPORTANTThe rear fog lights
may annoy the drivers following you
when visibility is good.Conse-
quently, use the light only when re-
quired.
IMPORTANTFollow the local pre-
scriptions governing the use of rear
fog lights. The rear fog light system
complies with EEC/ECE standards.

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INSTRUMENT
DIMMER (fig. 127)
Turn ring Aupwards or downwards
when the outside lights are on to re-
spectively decrease or increase instru-
ment brightness.HEATED REAR WINDOW
(fig. 128)
Press button Ato switch the heated
rear window on/off. The led on the
button will come on.
The heated rear window will be au-
tomatically switched off after about
20 minutes.
The electrical rearview mirror
demister will also be switched on au-
tomatically.
fig. 127
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fig. 128
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FUEL CUT-OFF SWITCH AND
CIRCUIT BREAKER
The car is fitted with two safety
switches that come into operation in
the case of an accident to block fuel
supply and power, thereby stopping
the engine and the car electric utili-
ties. It also prevents fuel spilling if the
lines are broken in the accident or
sparks and flashover due to electric
component damages.
After the crash, remember to turn
the ignition key to STOPto prevent
the battery running down.

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If, after an accident, you
can smell petrol or see
that the fuel feed system is
leaking, do not reset the switches
to avoid the risk of fire.Mechanical connections
of outside handles are
active only if the doors
are locked. In case the driver has
activated the central door locking
from the inside and, after an
accident, the inertial switch was
not able to activate the automatic
door unlocking as a result of bat-
tery loss or damage, it will not be
possible to reach the passenger
compartment from the outside.Anyway, door opening
from the outside depends
on their conditions after
the accident: if a door is distorted
it might be impossible to open it
even if it is unlocked. In this case
try to open the other car doors.
Before resetting the fuel
cut-off switch, carefully
check for any fuel leaks or
damages to the car electric devices
(e.g.: headlights).
fig. 129
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If, after an accident, you cannot see
any fuel leaks or damages to the car
electric devices (e.g.: headlights) and
the car is in a fit state to continue its
journey, reset the fuel cut-off switch
and the circuit breaker according to
the following instructions.
Door unlocking in case of
accident
In case of accident with activation of
the inertial switch as a consequence,
door locks are automatically unlocked
to let rescuers reach the passenger
compartment from the outside.Resetting the fuel cut-off switch
(fig. 129)
fig. 130
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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-
pressoròis 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
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fig. 132
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R - Reverse
Shift the lever to Rwith the car
stationary, the engine running idle
and the brake pedal pressed.
When the lever is at Rbackup
lights turn on and a buzzer will
sound for about 4 seconds to warn
other people that reversing is in
progress.
IMPORTANTEven with the lever
in position R, the reverse gear can-
not be engaged if the car speed is
higher than the established value.
When the speed is reduced, the
reverse gear can be engaged and it
remains engaged even if the car
speed overcomes that limit.N - Neutral
This is the position to be used when
the car must be pushed or towed.
D - Forward gear (automatic)
This is the position to be used when
all automatic gearbox functions are
required.
The electronic control unit controls
that the five gears are engaged auto-
matically according to car speed,
engine rpm, accelerator pedal posi-
tion and pressing speed, together
with the main driving conditions
such as hills, slopes, curves and
braking.
Indeed, the electronic automatic
gearbox is able to choose, according
to the type of driving adopted by the
driver, different programmes subdi-
vided into comfortable driving,
economy driving and sporty driving,
with shift points ranging between
low and high. Before leaving the car,
check that the electric
parking brake (EPB) is
on. Shift the lever to position P
even when the car is left with the
engine running.
In case of emergency (failures, flat
battery, etc.), it is possible to shift
the lever from position PtoN,Dor
Rby pressing lever A(fig. 141) set
under the gear lever mask. To reach
the lever, remove the press-fit odd-
ment compartment shelf Bin front
of the gearshift lever.
fig. 141
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CRUISE CONTROL
(CONSTANT SPEED
REGULATOR)
GENERAL
The electronic cruise control allows
to drive your car at the required
speed without pressing the accelera-
tor pedal. This reduces fatigue when
driving on motorways, especially
during long journeys, because the
set speed is automatically main-
tained.
IMPORTANTThe device can only
be set to speeds exceeding 30 km/h
(40 to 180 km/h for 2.4 JTD 20V
CAE version).The cruise control must
only be used when the
road and traffic condi-
tions allow to keep a constant
speed in total safety for an ade-
quately long time.CONTROLS (fig. 143)
The cruise control is operated by
means of switch A, ring Band but-
tonC(RCL).
SwitchAhas two positions:
–OFFin this position, the device is
off
–ONthis is the normal device
operating position. When the device
is ON, symbol Ülights up on the
multifunction display, together with
message “CRUISE CONTROL ON”.
RingBis used to set and maintain
the car speed or to increase or
decrease the set speed.
The device is automatically
switched off when:
– the brake pedal is pressed
– the clutch pedal is pressed
– the gear lever is unintentionally
shifted to N.
In versions with auto-
matic transmission, never
shift the lever to N when
the car is running.
fig. 143
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RingAhas four positions:
OFF: system off
x: greatest distance from the vehi-
cle ahead
x: intermediate distance from the
vehicle ahead
x: shortest distance from the vehi-
cle ahead.
The distance between the two vehi-
cles is gradually increased as the
speed is increased, set levels being
equal.
IMPORTANTTurn the ignition
key to STOPor ring AtoOFF, to
delete the stored speed and switch
the system off. To restore system
operation, turn the ring AtoOFF
and repeat the setting operations.When the system is on, that is, ring
Ais in any position other than OFF,
symbolúlights up on the multi-
function display, together with mes-
sage “RADAR CRUISE CONTROL
ON”. The warning light will remain
on until the system is switched off by
turning ring AtoOFF.
RingBis used to store the car
speed and keep it constant, or to
increase or decrease the stored
speed.
Turn ring Bto (+) to store the
speed reached or increase the stored
speed.
Turn ring Bto (–) to decrease the
stored speed. Slowing down can also
be obtained, when required, by
braking system automatic operation.
Every time ring Bis turned, the
speed is increased or decreased by
about 1 km/h. By keeping the ring
rotated, the stored speed will change
continuously at intervals of 10
km/h. The new speed reached will
be maintained automatically.
When ring Bis turned, the car’s
actual speed is considered as refer-
ence speed (cruise speed). This
speed can automatically decrease
depending on traffic conditions, and
the system can shift from the speed
control condition to the distance
control condition. The driver is
informed of the system’s operating
condition by the instrument panel
display.
ButtonC(RCL) allows to reset the
stored speed. In fact, when driving
the car with the system on, the dri-
ver can switch the system off by sim-
ply braking. In this case, the cruise
speed previously set is kept in the
memory and can be enabled again at
any time by pressing button RCL.

PARKING SENSOR
The parking sensor provides dis-
tance information to the driver when
the car moves near obstacles placed
in front of and behind it.
The information on the presence
and distance of obstacles is sent to
the driver by means of sound sig-
nals, the frequency of which
depends on the obstacle distance.
By integrating the direct visual
information with the sound signal
emitted by the system, the driver can
therefore avoid possible collisions.
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The responsibility for
parking manoeuvres and
other dangerous manoeu-
vres always rests with the driver.
When performing such manoeu-
vres, always make sure that no
persons or animals stand in the
area where the car is to be
parked. The parking assist sys-
tem should be considered as an
aid to the driver; in any case,
greatest attention must be paid
when performing dangerous
manoeuvres, even at low speed.
The system front and rear sensors
are activated automatically when
engaging reverse with the ignition
key at MAR. Disengaging the
reverse gear will turn the rear sen-
sors off; front sensors will stay on
until 15 km/h speed is exceeded to
allow concluding the parking
manoeuvre.Front sensors can be switched on
by pressing button A(fig. 155)
placed on the central console in
front of the gear lever; when the
front sensors are on, warning light
Blights up on the button. To
switch the sensors off, press button
Aagain.
When the sensors are on, the sys-
tem starts sending out sound sig-
nals from the front or rear buzzers
as soon as an obstacle is detected;
the signal frequency increases as
the obstacle gets nearer. When the
obstacle is at a distance of less than
30 cm, a continuous sound is emit-
ted. Depending on the position of
the obstacle (in front or behind),
the sound will be emitted from the
corresponding buzzer (front or
rear). The sound signal will imme-
diately stop if the distance from the
obstacles increases. The tone cycle
remains the same if the distance
measured by the central sensors
does not change; however, if this
condition occurs with side sensors,
the signal will be interrupted after
about 3 seconds, to avoid, for
instance, sending out signals in
case of parking manoeuvres along
walls.
fig. 155
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If, on the contrary, the warning
lamp remains on, go to a Lancia
Dealershipto have the system
checked even if the system keeps on
working. In fact, if the fault detected
by the control unit does not affect
the operation of the system, the lat-
ter keeps on working and the mal-
function is stored in the memory so
as to be detected by the Lancia
Dealershipduring a subsequent
check.
GENERAL NOTES
When parking your car, always pay
the greatest attention to the obsta-
cles that could be situated above or
below the sensors. In fact, objects
situated at close range in the car’s
front or rear parts could, under cer-
tain circumstances, not be detected
by the system and, therefore, dam-
age your car or be damaged them-
selves.Moreover, signals sent by the sen-
sors can be altered by damaged sen-
sors, by accumulation of dirt, snow
or ice on the sensors, or by ultra-
sound systems (e.g. truck air brakes
or pneumatic hammers) being oper-
ated nearby.INTERIOR
EQUIPMENT
FRONT CEILING LIGHT
(fig. 159)
This ceiling light includes a central
light and two courtesy lights.
To switch the central light on man-
ually, press button A; to switch it
off, press the same button again.
The light will light up and go out
gradually. If the ceiling light has
been switched on by means of the
button, it will automatically go out
after about 15 minutes after the
engine has been shut off (by turning
key to STOP).
fig. 159
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To switch the courtesy lights on
and off, press the respective buttons
B. The courtesy lights will automat-
ically go out after about 15 minutes
after shutting the engine off (by
turning the key to STOP).
The central ceiling light will switch
on automatically, together with the
rear ceiling light, when a door is
opened. The ceiling lights will go out
after about 3 minutes if one or sever-
al doors remain open or if the doors
are closed beforehand, after about 10
seconds after the last door has been
closed or at doors locking.
If a door is left open, the ceiling
lights will automatically go out
after about 3 minutes. To switch
them on again, it is enough to open
and close a door.
Ceiling lights come on (for about 10
seconds) when removing the ignition
key (knob to STOPon cars fitted
with Keyless System) and operating
the central door opening with the
remote control.
In case of collision with actuation
of the inertial switch, the ceiling
lights will automatically light up for
about 15 minutes.REAR CEILING LIGHT
(fig. 160)
This ceiling light includes a central
light and two courtesy lights.
The central light will switch on and
off gradually, together with the front
ceiling light.
To switch the central light on man-
ually, press button A; to switch it
off, press the same button again.
To switch the courtesy lights on
and off, press the respective buttons
B. The courtesy lights will automat-
ically go out after about 15 minutes
after the engine has been shut off
(by turning the key to STOP).DOOR PUDDLE LIGHTS
(fig. 161)
A light is provided in the lower part
of the door panel, to illuminate the
area through which passengers get
into and out of the car.
This light will automatically light
up when the door is opened, regard-
less of the ignition key position.
With the door open, the light stays
on for about 3 minutes, then it goes
off automatically.
fig. 160
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fig. 161
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