Rev Counter; Fuel Gauge And Reserve Important Light; Engine Coolant Temperature Gauge; And Maximum Temperature Important Light - Alfa Romeo 156 GTA Owner's Manual

REV COUNTER

The danger zone (red) indicates excessive
high engine revs. Do not drive for long pe-
riods with the pointer in this area.
IMPORTANT The electronic injection con-
trol system gradually shuts off the flow of fu-
el when the engine is "over-revving" result-
ing in a gradual loss of engine power.
The rev counter may, when the engine is
idling, indicate gradual or sudden increase
of engine revs as the case may be; such be-
haviour is normal and must not be inter-
preted as a faulty condition as it occurs dur-
ing normal operation, for instance when
climate control or electric fan are switched
on. In particular, slow revs variation helps
keep the battery charged.
FUEL GAUGE AND RESERVE
IMPORTANT LIGHT
This shows the amount of fuel left in the
fuel tank.
This warning light ç comes on to indicate
that approximately 7 litres of fuel are left in
the tank.
IMPORTANT Under certain conditions
(heavy slopes, for instance), the reading on
the gauge may differ from the actual amount
of fuel in the tank and changes in level may
be indicated late.
This condition falls within the operation log-
ics of the electronic control circuit to avoid
highly unstable readings due to swaying of
the fuel when travelling.
IMPORTANT Refuelling shall always be
performed with engine off and ignition key
to STOP. If the engine is off but the key
is to MAR, a wrong fuel level could tem-
porarily be indicated. This is due to the in-
ternal system control logic and cannot be
considered as a system malfunctioning.
ENGINE COOLANT
TEMPERATURE GAUGE
AND MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
IMPORTANT LIGHT
This shows the temperature of the engine
coolant fluid and begins when the fluid tem-
perature exceeds approx. 50°C.
The pointer should normally be towards
the middle of the scale. If the pointer reach-
es the higher temperature values of the scale
(red area), the request for vehicle perfor-
mance should be decreased.
The illumination of the ç warning light (to-
gether with the message shown by the Info-
center display) indicates an excessive tem-
perature of the engine cooling fluid. In this
case, stop the car and contact Alfa Romeo Au-
thorized Services.
IMPORTANT The temperature of the en-
gine coolant may rise towards the maximum
values (red) when the vehicle is driven at low
speeds, especially when the ambient air tem-
perature is high. In this case, the vehicle should
be stopped and the engine switched off for a
few minutes after which the journey can be
resumed, preferably at a higher speed.
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