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
CLIMATE CONTROL
(fast cooling)
IMPORTANT The compressor
√
can
be enabled only if the ventilation is en-
abled.
Proceed as follows:
❒
turn knob A completely leftwards;
❒
turn knob C to top speed;
❒
turn knob B to
O
;
❒
press buttons
√
and
v
(buttons
leds on).
How to keep the required
cooling
Proceed as follows:
❒
turn air recirculation off (if on).
❒
turn knob
A
to the required tem-
perature;
❒
turn the knurled ring C to the re-
quired fan speed.
LOOKING AFTER
THE SYSTEM
During the winter, the climate control
system
√
must be turned on at least
once a month for about ten minutes.
Before summer, have the system
checked at Alfa Romeo Authorized Ser-
vices.
RECIRCULATION
To turn this function on press button
v
: the button led will turn on.
This function is particularly useful when
the outside air is heavily polluted (in a
traffic jam, tunnel, etc.) However, it is
better not to use it for long periods, es-
pecially if there are several people in the
car to prevent window misting up.
Do not use the air recirculation function
on rainy/cold days as it would consid-
erably increase the possibility of the win-
dows misting inside.
IMPORTANT The inside air recircula-
tion system makes it possible to reach
the required (“heating” or “cooling”)
conditions faster.
After connecting/dis-
connecting the battery,
wait for 3 minutes at
least before fitting the elec-
tronic key into the ignition de-
vice in order to allow the cli-
mate control system control unit
to reset the position of the elec-
tric actuators that adjust air
temperature and distribution.
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