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

POSSIBLE PRESENCE OF ICE
ON THE ROAD
When the outside temperature reaches
or falls below 3°C, the display will show
a warning message, symbol
the driver of the possible presence of ice
on the road.
On certain versions, once the above
warning indication cycle is over or when
pressing briefly the button MENU:
– the displayed message goes off and
previously active screen is displayed
again;
– temperature indication stops flashing;
√
– 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-
peated only when outside temperature
exceeds
√
6 °C and then falls down to 3 °C or be-
to warn
low.
IMPORTANT In the event of outside
temperature sensor failure, the display
will show dashes instead of the value.
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.
IMPORTANT With mild or hot ambi-
ent temperature, warning light stays on
for very short time.
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