Alfa Romeo 166 Booklet page 20

This condition is indicated by a brief
flash of the warning light
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10) on the check panel.
If the code has not been recognised cor-
rectly, the Alfa Romeo CODE system
warning light ¢ (A-fig. 10) stays on
together with the EOBD/fuel supply-igni-
tion system failure warning light (B-fig.
10) .
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In this case, you are recommended to re-
turn the key to the STOP position and
than back to MAR; if the inhibition per-
sists, try again possibly with the other key
provided with the car. If it is still impossible
to start the car, carry out the emergency
starting procedure described herein and
turn to an Alfa Romeo Authorized Service.
fig. 10
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IMPORTANT Every electronic key has
(A-fig.
its own code, which must be memorised
by the system control unit. To memorise
new keys, up to a maximum of seven,
apply solely to Alfa Romeo Authorized
Services taking with you all the keys in
your possession, the CODE card, a person-
al identity document and the car's posses-
sion documents.
The codes of the keys
not provided during the
new memorising proce-
dure are erased from the memo-
ry. This is to ensure that any lost
or stolen keys can no longer be
used to start the car.
IMPORTANT The Alfa Romeo CODE
warning light comes on when travelling
with the ignition key on MAR:
1) If the warning lamp lights up while
the car is moving, it means that the sys-
tem is running a self-diagnosis (e.g. due to
a voltage drop). The first time you stop y-
ou can test the system as follows: switch
the engine off by turning the ignition key
to STOP; then turn the key back to
MAR: the warning lamp will light up and
should go out in the space of about one
second. If the warning lamp fails to go
out, leave the key at STOP for more than
30 seconds and repeat the procedure de-
scribed previously. If the problem persists,
contact your Authorised Alfa Romeo Dealer.
2) If the warning lamp flashes it means
that the car is not protected by the immo-
biliser. Contact your Authorized Alfa
Romeo Code Dealer immediately and get
them to store the codes of all the keys in
the memory.
If after about 2 seconds
with the key in the
MAR position, the Alfa
Romeo CODE warning light turns
on again flashing at appr. half
second intervals, this means that
the code of the keys has not
been memorised, thus the car is
not protected by the Alfa Romeo
CODE system against attempted
theft. In this case, contact an Au-
thorized Alfa Romeo Service to
have the key codes memorised.