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
In an emergency or for
safety reasons, it is pos-
sible to turn off the engine with
the car moving by pressing re-
peatedly (three times in 2 sec-
onds) or keeping pressed for a
few seconds the START/STOP
button. In this case the power
steering will not be working.
WARNING
HOW TO WARM UP THE
ENGINE AFTER IT HAS JUST
STARTED
Proceed as follows:
❒
Drive off slowly, letting the engine
turn at medium revs. Do not accel-
erate abruptly;
❒
Do not drive at full performance for
the initial kilometres. Wait until the-
coolant temperature gauge starts
moving.
STOPPING THE ENGINE
With car stopped press button START /
STOP . When the engine is off it will be
possible to remove the electronic key
from the ignition device.
IMPORTANT After a taxing drive, you
should allow the engine to “catch its
breath” before turning it off by letting it
idle to allow the temperature in the en-
gine compartment to fall.
IMPORTANT
Turning the engine off
will deactivate the electronic safety sys-
tems and turn off the external lights.
IMPORTANT
Killing the engine while
the car is running, due to safety reasons,
it will not be possible to take the elec-
tronic key out of the ignition device. To
remove it, turn the instrument panel on
and off by pressing button
START
/
STOP
with brake pedal (or clutch pedal)
released and car stopped.
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