Engine Starting Failure; Warming Up The Engine After It Has Just Started; Stopping The Engine; Vehicles With Electronic Key (Keyless Start) - Alfa Romeo giulia Owner's Handbook Manual

ENGINE STARTING FAILURE

Important notes
Do not try to start the engine pouring fuel
or other flammable fluid inside the
throttle body air intake: this might
damage the engine and injury people
nearby.
Do not try to start the engine by towing
or pushing the vehicle. This manoeuvre
could let unburnt fuel enter the catalytic
converter. When the engine is started,
this would ignite, causing catalytic
converter overheating and damage.
If the battery is flat, you can jump start
the vehicle by connecting the battery
with an auxiliary one or with one on
another vehicle using suitable cables.
This manoeuvre can anyway be
dangerous when not performed correctly.
See the indications in the "Emergency
starting" paragraph in the "In an
emergency" chapter.
Starting the engine with electronic key
battery (Keyless Start) run down or flat
If the ignition device does not respond
when the relevant button is pressed the
electronic key battery might be run down
or flat. Therefore, the system does not
detect the presence of the electronic key
on board the vehicle and displays a
dedicated message.
In this case, follow the instructions in
paragraph "Starting with flat key battery"
in the "Knowing your vehicle" chapter and
start the engine normally.
WARMING UP THE ENGINE AFTER IT
HAS JUST STARTED
Proceed as follows:
drive off slowly, letting the engine
turn at medium revs. Do not accelerate
abruptly;
do not demand full performance at
first. It is advisable to wait until the
digital engine coolant temperature
indicator starts moving.

STOPPING THE ENGINE

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To stop the engine, proceed as follows:
park the vehicle in a position that is not
dangerous for oncoming traffic;
engage a gear (versions with manual
gearbox) or engage the P mode (Park)
(versions with automatic transmission);
with engine idling, press the start
button.
IMPORTANT Do not leave the ignition
device in the ON position when the engine
is off.
Vehicles with electronic key
(Keyless Start)
If the vehicle speed is above 8km/h, it is
still possible to stop the engine if a gear
operating mode other than P (Park) is
selected. To switch off the engine in this
situation, hold down the ignition device
button for a while or press it 3 times in a
row within a few seconds.
With the Keyless Start system, it is
possible to go away from the vehicle
taking the electronic key with you,
without the engine switching off. The
vehicle will inform about the absence of
the key on board, only if the doors are
closed.
Stopping the engine (switching from the
ON to the STOP position) the accessories
are still powered for about 3 minutes.
When the driver side door is opened with
instrument panel on, a brief acoustic
signal will be emitted to remind the driver
to stop the engine. The display will show a
dedicated message.
When the starting device is at STOP, the
electric windows can still be operated for
about 3 minutes. Opening one of the
front doors cancels this function.
After a demanding drive, before turning
the engine off you should allow it to idle
to allow the temperature in the engine
compartment to decrease.
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