Alfa Romeo 166 Booklet page 75

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Air bag malfunction
When the ignition key is turned to the
MAR position the warning light will
come on and should go out as after
about. 4 seconds.
This warning light will come on perma-
nently when an anomaly affecting the Air
bag system is detected.
WARNING
If the ¬ warning light
does not turn on when
turning the ignition key to MAR or
if it stays on when travelling, this
could indicate a failure in safety re-
taining systems; under this condi-
tion air bags or pretensioners could
not trigger in the event of collision
or, in a restricted number of cases,
they could trigger accidentally.
Stop the car and contact Alfa
Romeo Authorized Services to
have the system checked immedi-
ately.
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Insufficient oil pressure
This warning light should be out when
the engine is running.
When the ignition key is turned to the
MAR position the warning light comes
on and should go out as soon as the en-
gine is started.
If the warning light
comes on when the ve-
hicle is in movement,
switch the engine off immediate-
ly and contact Alfa Romeo Au-
thorized Services.
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Low engine oil level
This warning light stays on for approx.
15 seconds, after the check, when the
engine oil level is low.
With the ignition key at MAR, pressing
the check button, the warning light turns
on but must go out after approx. 6 sec-
onds.
The oil level is checked only pressing
the check button with the engine
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stopped. If the engine is started during
the check, the check procedure is inter-
rupted.
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If the
stays on after the
check, do not try to get
peak performance out of the en-
gine and top up the oil as soon
as possible.
warning light
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