Fuel Cut-Off System; Emergency Refuelling; Engine Overheating - Alfa Romeo Giulia Owner's Handbook Manual

FUEL CUT-OFF SYSTEM

DESCRIPTION
The car is equipped with a system that
cuts off the fuel supply in the event of a
collision, causing the engine to stop.
This safety device is controlled by the
ORC control module, which manages
all the occupant protection systems.
Depending on the type and violence
of the collision, this control module
determines whether or not to activate
the air bags and the front seat belt
pretensioners and whether or not to
immediately interrupt the current from
the batteries to the supply pumps and
to the devices that make the engine
operate. The power from the battery is
interrupted by "skipping" the pyrotechnic
fuse placed on the fuse box next to the
positive pole of the battery.
When the fuse is "skipped", only some
services, necessary for the safety of the
car (e.g.: door locks, anti-theft device,
etc.), remain powered.
WARNING After the collision, carefully
check the car for fuel leaks, for instance
in the engine compartment, under the car
or near the tank area.
WARNING Contact an Alfa Romeo
Dealership to have the system checked.
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EMERGENCY REFUELLING

The refuelling after an emergency is
described in paragraph "Refuelling the
car", chapter "Starting and driving".

ENGINE OVERHEATING

Travelling on roads with a lot of traffic,
frequent stops and engine restarts, and
in the presence of exceptional climate
conditions, phenomenons of engine
overheating may present signalled by
the switching on of the "Excessive
engine coolant temperature" warning
light on the instrument panel, along
with a dedicated message (see the
description in paragraph "Warning lights
and messages" in the "Knowing the
instrument panel" chapter).
WARNING An overheated cooling
system can damage the car. In the case
of overheating, pull over and stop the
car. Keep the engine at idling with air
conditioning off until the temperature
decreases. If temperature does not
decrease, contact an Alfa Romeo
Dealership as soon as possible.
Some further measures to overcome
exceptional engine overheating are
reported below:
if the air conditioner is on, turn it off.
The air conditioning system contributes
to overheating of the engine cooling
system;
adjust passenger compartment
heating to the maximum, by turning air
distribution toward the floor or outside
the car, if external weather conditions
allow for open side windows; then
activate the fan at maximum speed.
In this way the heater will operate as
an additional radiator, contributing
to dissipate the heat from the engine
cooling system.
WARNING Coolant (antifreeze) exiting
from the engine or vapour exiting from
the radiator can cause serious burns. If
vapour is seen or heard coming from the
engine compartment, do not open the
bonnet until the radiator has had enough
time to cool down. Never try to remove
the cap when the radiator is hot.