Alfa Romeo Spider 2008, Owner'S Manual

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SAFETY DEVICES
W
ARNING
LIGHTS AND
MESSAGES
IN AN
EMERGENCY
CAR
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICA
TIONS
INDEX
DASHBOARD
AND
CONTROLS
CORRECT USE
OF THE CAR
Never press button C
when travelling.
Through the reel, the belt automatically
adapts to the body of the passenger
wearing it, allowing freedom of move-
ment.
When the car is parked on a steep slope
the reel mechanism may block; this is
normal. The reel mechanism prevents
the webbing coming out when it is jerked
or if the car brakes sharply, in a collision
or when cornering at high speed.
SEAT BELTS
USING THE SEAT BELTS
The belt should be worn keeping the
chest straight and rested against the seat
back.
To fasten seat belts, take the tongue
A-fig. 1
and insert it into the buckle
B
, until hearing the locking click.
At removal, if it jams, let it rewind for
a short stretch, then pull it out again
without jerking.
To unfasten the seat belts, press button
C
. Guide the seat belt with your hand
while it is rewinding, to prevent it from
twisting.
WARNING
A0G0083m
fig. 1
S.B.R. SYSTEM
(Seat Belt Reminder)
The car is fitted with the S.B.R. system
(Seat Belt Reminder), consisting of a
buzzer which, together with the flash-
ing of warning light
<
, warns the driver
and the front passenger to fasten the
seat belt.
The buzzer can be muted temporarily as
follows:
❒
fasten the seat belts;
❒
fit the electronic key into the ignition
device;
❒
wait for over 20 seconds, but less
than 1 minute, and then unfasten
one of the front seat belts.
This procedure will be valid until switch-
ing the engine off.
For permanent deactivation, contact Alfa
Romeo Authorized Services. The S.B.R.
system can only be reset through the
“Setup Menu” on the display (see para-
graph “Reconfigurable multifunction dis-
play“ in section “Dashboard and con-
trols”).
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