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This chapter describes the main characteristics of theright hand drive version.

For any topic not specifically dealt with in this chapter,refer to the main chapter of the Owners manual whichshould be thoroughly read to ensure that the vehicle isused correctly and that the maximum performance isobtained under conditions of safety.

DASHBOARD ............................................................................................... page 258

INSTRUMENT PANEL ............................................................................................ 260CONTROLS .............................................................................................................. 262

BONNET ................................................................................................................... 265FUSES AND RELAYS IN THE CONTROL UNIT ................................................ 266

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DASHBOARD

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1 Air ducts for side window outlets.

2 Side air vents.

3 Light switch lever (high beam, flash-ing, direction indicators) and controlsfor Cruise Control (automaticallykeeping a set speed, if present).

4 Instrument cluster.

5 Outlets for windscreen.

6 Upper outlet.

7 Oddments compartment.

8 Centre air vents.

9 Passengers air bag.

10 Manual passengers side Air bagdeactivation switch.

11 Glove box.

12 Boot opening button (in glove box).

13 Button for rearscreen defrosting,door mirrors and resistances at baseof windscreen (if present).

14 Button for windscreen/front sidewindows and door mirrorsdefrost ing, rearscreen heating,resistances at base of windscreen (ifpresent).

15 Cigar lighter.

16 Alfa Romeo I.C.S. (INTEGRATEDCONTROL SYSTEM): RDS radio,computer on board (TRIP), climatecontrol, clock and outside/insidetemperature, GSM phone and

navigation system (if present).17 Buttons for central locking, fuel flap

opening, switching off the ASRfunction of the VDC system switchingon the STR system (if present).

18 Rear fog guard switch.

19 Front fog light switch.

20 Hazard warning light switch.

21 Inside temperature sensor.

22 Windscreen wiper/washer controllever and rain sensor (if present).

23 Ignition switch (ignition device).

24 Drivers air bag and horn.

25 Lever for releasing/locking adjustable

steering wheel.26 Instrument lighting adjustment.

27 Headlamp aiming device control(except versions with gas dischargeheadlights).

28 Outside lights switch.

29 Bonnet opening lever.

30 Front floor air outlets.

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INSTRUMENT PANEL

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A - Speedometer

B - Mileage recorder with double meterdisplay (total and trip)

C - Check panel

D - Rev. counter

E - Fuel gauge and reserve warning light

F - Engine coolant temperature gaugeand maximum temperature warninglight

G - Warning lights

H - Electronic automatic gearbox display

IMPORTANT Depending on the trimlevels, the dial of the instruments may beeither light grey or black, with green orred light.

CONTROLS

LIGHTS SWITCH (fig. 4)

The device and services controlled bythe levers on the steering wheel can only

be activated when the ignition key is inthe MAR position (except the parkinglights which can always be switched on).

Lights switched off

When the pointer on the knurled ring(A) is opposite the symbol O, the exter-nal lights are switched off.

Sidelights

The sidelights are switched on by turn-ing the knurled ring (A) from O to 6.

The 3 warning light on the instru-ment panel will come on at the sametime.

Dipped-beam headlights

These are switched on by turning the

knurled ring (A) from 6 to2.Parking lights

When the pointer of the switch (A) cor-responds with the F symbol, the sidelights stay on regardless of the position ofthe ignition key.

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DASHBOARD LIGHTING

ADJUSTMENT (fig. 5)

When the outside lights are on, thedashboard lighting is adjusted turning but-ton (A).

FUEL CUT-OFF SWITCH AND

CIRCUIT BREAKER

The car is fitted with two safety switch-es that come into operation in the case ofan accident to block fuel supply and pow-er, thereby stopping the engine and the

car electric utilities.To reactivate the fuel cut-off switch pressbutton under the passengers seat (fig. 6).

Before resetting fuel cut-

off switch and circuitbreaker, carefully read the relatedparagraph in chapter Getting toknow your car.

WARNING

Circuit breaker is located on the left sideof the boot, inside a box directly set andconnected to the battery positive terminal.

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fig. 7

DEACTIVATING THE FRONT

PASSENGERS AIR BAG

(fig. 7)

Should it be absolutely necessary to car-ry a child on the front seat, the passen-gers Air bag on the vehicle must be deac-tivated.

Deactivation takes place using the carignition key to operate the special switchon the left hand side of the dashboard.Access to the switch is gained only withthe door open.

Deactivation/reactivation takes placewith ignition key atSTOP and operatingit in the special key switch on the right-

hand side of the dashboard (fig. 7).You can reach the switch only if the

door is opened.

The key-operated switch has two posi-tions:

1) Passengers Air bag activated. (ONposition P) warning light on instrumentcluster off; it is absolutely prohibited tocarry a child on the front seat.

2) Passengers Air bag deactivated

(OFF position F) warning light on in-strument cluster on; it is possible to carrya child protected by special restraint sys-tem on the front seat.

The warning lightF on the cluster s-tays on permanently until the passengersAir bag is reactivated.

When the door is open, the key can beinserted and removed in both positions.

Deactivation of the passengers front Airbag inhibits too the left-hand side Air bag(if present).

Operate the switch onlywhen the engine is not

running and the ignition key is re-moved.

WARNING

SERIOUS DAN-GER: The car is

fitted with an Air bag on the pas-senger's side. Never place cradlechilds seats on the front passen-

ger seat of cars fitted with pas-senger air bag since the air bag ac-tivation could cause serious in-juries, even mortal. In the case ofneed, always deactivate the pas-senger's Air bag when a child'sseat is placed on the front seat.The front passenger seat shall beadjusted in the most backward po-

sition to prevent any contact be-tween childs seat and dashboard.Even if not compulsory by law, youare recommended to reactivate theAir bag immediately as soon aschild transport is no longer neces-sary.

WARNINGAI

RBAG

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BONNET

The lever used to open the bonnet is lo-cated under the right end of the dash-board.

To open:

Pull the lever (A-fig. 8) until thebonnet clicks open.

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Raise the safety lever upwards (B-fig. 9).

Raise the bonnet.

IMPORTANT Bonnet raising is aidedby two gas springs. Do not tamper withthese springs and always accompany thebonnet while raising it.

To close:

Lower the bonnet to approx. 20 cm.from the engine bay, then let it drop. Trylifting it to make sure that it is shut com-pletely and not simply caught in the safe-ty position. If the bonnet does not closeproperly do not push it down but open itagain and repeat the above procedure.

Do this only with the carstationary.

WARNING

DANGER-SERIOUS IN-JURY. When carrying out

checks or maintenance operationsin the engine compartment, takespecial care not to bump the head

on the raised bonnet.

WARNING

Warning lightF indi-cates also warning light

failure. This is indicated by in-termittent flashing, over 4 sec-onds, of warning lightF. In this

event, warning light could benot up to indicate restraint systemfailures, if any. Stop the car andcontact Alfa Romeo AuthorizedServices to have the systemchecked.

WARNING

For safety reasons thebonnet shall always be

perfectly closed when travelling.Always check for proper bonnetlocking. If the bonnet is left inad-vertently open, stop the car im-mediately and close the bonnet.

WARNING

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FUSES AND RELAYS

IN THE CONTROL

UNIT

The fuses for the main devices are

housed in a control unit under the dash-board, to the right of the steering column.

Access to it is gained slackening theknob (A-fig. 10) and lowering the pan-el (B).

The graphic symbols which distinguishthe main electric component correspond-ing to each fuse are given on a label onthe inner wall of the panel.

In the upper part of the control unitthere is a pincer (C-fig. 11) for remov-ing fuses.

At the sides of the control unit there aresome spare fuses (D-fig. 12); after re-placing a fuse you are advised to replen-ish the stock of fuses when they areused.

The devices protected by the fuses inthe control unit are listed in the tablessee chapter In emergency.

A - Switch discharge relay

B - Direction indicator/hazard warninglight flashing device

C - Headlight washer timer.

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