Owner`s manual

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SAFETY
DEVICES
WARNING
LIGHTS AND
MESSAGES
IN AN
EMERGENCY
CAR
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONSINDEX
DASHBOARD
AND
CONTROLS
CORRECT USE
OF THE CAR
CLIMATE CONTROL
(fast cooling)
IMPORTANT The compressor
can
be enabled only if the ventilation is en-
abled.
Proceed as follows:
turn knob A completely leftwards;
turn knob C to top speed;
turn knob B to
O
;
press buttons
and
v
(buttons
leds on).
How to keep the required
cooling
Proceed as follows:
turn air recirculation off (if on).
turn knob A to the required tem-
perature;
turn the knurled ring C to the re-
quired fan speed.
LOOKING AFTER
THE SYSTEM
During the winter, the climate control
system
must be turned on at least
once a month for about ten minutes.
Before summer, have the system
checked at Alfa Romeo Authorized Ser-
vices.
RECIRCULATION
To turn this function on press button
v
: the button led will turn on.
This function is particularly useful when
the outside air is heavily polluted (in a
traffic jam, tunnel, etc.) However, it is
better not to use it for long periods, es-
pecially if there are several people in the
car to prevent window misting up.
Do not use the air recirculation function
on rainy/cold days as it would consid-
erably increase the possibility of the win-
dows misting inside.
IMPORTANT The inside air recircula-
tion system makes it possible to reach
the required (“heating” or “cooling”)
conditions faster.
After connecting/dis-
connecting the battery,
wait for 3 minutes at
least before fitting the elec-
tronic key into the ignition de-
vice in order to allow the cli-
mate control system control unit
to reset the position of the elec-
tric actuators that adjust air
temperature and distribution.