Alfa Romeo Code System; Glow Plug Warming; Glow Plug Warming Failure (Diesel Versions) - Alfa Romeo GT Owner's Manual

flashing - indicates the possibility of dam-
age to the catalyst (see "EOBD system" in
this section). If the light flashes, it is nec-
essary to release the accelerator pedal to
lower the speed of the engine until the warn-
ing light stops flashing; continue the journey
at moderate speed, trying to avoid driving
conditions that may cause further flashing
and contact Alfa Romeo Authorized Services
as soon as possible.
If, turning the ignition key
to MAR, the warning light
U does not turn on or if it
turns on glowing steadily or flash-
ing when travelling, contact Alfa
Romeo Authorized Services as
soon as possible.
ALFA ROMEO CODE
Y
SYSTEM
Turning the key to MAR the symbol on
the display shall flash only once and then
go off. If with the ignition key at MAR, the
symbol stays on the display (together wit
the message), this indicates a possible fail-
ure (see "Alfa Romeo CODE system").
IMPORTANT The turning on at the
same time of warning light U and sym-
bol Y indicates a failure of the Alfa Romeo
CODE system.
If with the engine running, the display
shows message + symbol, this means that
the car is not protected by the engine im-
mobilising device (see "Alfa Romeo CODE
system" in this section). Contact Alfa Romeo
Authorized Services to have all the keys
memorised.
GLOW PLUG
m
WARMING
(diesel versions)

GLOW PLUG WARMING

FAILURE (diesel versions)
Glow plug warming
Turning the ignition key to MAR, the dis-
play shows message + symbol. The symbol
will turn off when glow plugs reach the pre-
set temperature. Start the engine immedi-
ately after the symbol turns off.
IMPORTANT With mild or hot ambient
temperature, warning light stays on for very
short time.
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