Possible Presence Of Ice On The Road; Pre-Heating Glow Plugs/ Pre-Heating Glow Plug Failure - Alfa Romeo ALFA 159 2010 Owner's Handbook Manual

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POSSIBLE PRESENCE OF ICE
ON THE ROAD
When the outside temperature reaches peated only when outside temperature
or falls below 3°C, the display will show exceeds
a warning message, symbol to warn
the driver of the possible presence of ice low.
on the road.
On certain versions, once the above
warning indication cycle is over or when will show dashes instead of the value.
pressing briefly the button M ENU:
– the displayed message goes off and
previously active screen is displayed
again;
– temperature indication stops flashing;
v
– symbol stays displayed at the bot-
tom right of the screen (until outside
temperature is lower than or equal to
6°C).
This cycle is performed only once when
the outside temperature read is lower
than or equal to 3°C and it can be re-
v
6 °C and then falls down to 3 °C or be-
IMPORTANTIn the event of outside
temperature sensor failure, the display
PRE-HEATING
m
GLOW PLUGS
(diesel versions -
amber)
PRE-HEATING
GLOW PLUGS
FAILURE (diesel
versions - amber)
Pre-heating glow plugs
Fitting the key into the ignition device
the warning light turns on and it will turn
off when glow plugs reach the preset
temperature. Start the engine immedi-
ately after warning light switching off.
IMPORTANTWith mild or hot ambi-
ent temperature, warning light stays on
for very short time.
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