Parking The Car - Alfa Romeo 159 Owner's Handbook Manual

PARKING THE CAR

Proceed as follows:
❒ Stop the engine and engage the
handbrake;
❒ Engage a gear (on a slope, engage
first gear if the car is faced uphill or
reverse if it is faced downhill) and
leave the wheels steered.
Block the wheels with a wedge or a stone
if the car is parked on a steep slope. Do
not leave the electronic key in the igni-
tion switch to prevent draining the bat-
tery.
WARNING
Never leave children un-
attended in the car. Al-
ways remove the electronic key
from the ignition device when
leaving the car and take it out
with you.
fig. 2
HANDBRAKE
The handbrake lever A-fig. 2 is locat-
ed between the two front seats. Pull the
handbrake lever A upwards, until the
car cannot be moved.
With electronic key fitted into the igni-
tion device, the instrument panel warn-
ing light x will come on.
IMPORTANT The car shall stop after
a few clicks of the handbrake lever. If
this is not the case, contact Alfa Romeo
Authorized Services to have the hand-
brake adjusted.
To release the handbrake proceed as fol-
lows:
❒ Slightly lift the handbrake A and
press release button B;
❒ Keep button B pressed and lower the
lever. Warning light x on the in-
strument panel will turn off.
Press the brake pedal when carrying out
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this operation to prevent the car from
moving accidentally.
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