Fault Signalling; Warning Light Glowing Steadily; Warning Light Flashing - Alfa Romeo 156 Owner's Manual

FAULT SIGNALLING

Automatic gearbox faults are indicated by
the t warning light (A-fig. 141) on
the instrument cluster as follows:

– warning light glowing steadily

= maximum automatic gearbox oil temper-
ature;
– warning light flashing = automatic
gearbox fault.
Turning the ignition key to MAR the warn-
ing light should turn on and go out after
approx. 4 seconds.
If the warning light stays on or turns on
during travelling, it indicates a gearbox fault
(flashing) or overheated gearbox oil (glow-
ing steadily).
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fig. 141
Warning light glowing steadily
If the warning light turns on and glows
steadily when the car is travelling, it indi-
cates that the gearbox oil has reached the
maximum established temperature.
The automatic control system provides an
emergency programme.
It is however advisable to stop the car,
move the lever to P or N and let the engine
idle until the warning light goes out. Resume
driving without demanding high perfor-
mance from the engine.
If the warning light comes on again, it is
necessary to stop again with the engine
idling until it goes out again.
If the interval between one lighting up of
the warning light and the next is below 15
minutes, you are advised to stop the car,
turn off the engine and wait for the engine-
gearbox unit to cool down completely.
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Warning light flashing

The flashing of the warning light when trav-
elling indicates a fault in the automatic gear-
box.
The automatic control system provides an
emergency programme. Under these cir-
cumstances, you are advised to stop the car
and turn off the engine; in fact, the next
time the engine is started, the self-diag-
nostics system could cut off the fault which
will, however, be memorised by the elec-
tronic control device.
Conversely, if the fault remains (warning
light (A- fig. 141) flashing), it is neces-
sary to select the gears manually as if dri-
ving a car with mechanical gearbox, bear-
ing in mind that the only two speeds
available are the 2 and 4 gear, as shown
nd th
in the table below:
Gear engaged Gear ratio
manually available
1 2
st
2 2
nd
3 4
rd
4 4
th
nd
nd
th
th