Alfa Romeo Tonale, Owner'S Handbook Manual

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KNOWING YOUR VEHICLE
48
Closing
To close the boot, grasp the handle
positioned in the lower part of the
tailgate.
WARNING Before closing the boot make
sure that you have the keys, since the
boot is automatically locked.
ELECTRICALLY ACTUATED TAILGATE
(where provided)
Always exercise extreme caution before
activating the tailgate.
The safe opening and closing of the
tailgate is guaranteed by a protection
system that can automatically stop
its movement when it encounters an
obstacle while opening or closing.
WARNING Frequent activation of
the safety function can disable the
automatic movement of the tailgate.
To reactivate the electrical operation
of the tailgate, perform a reset cycle
by performing a complete open/close
sequence, after manually closing it.
When the car is moving, tailgate
unlocking and movement are disabled.
To avoid difficulties in tight spaces, you
can set the height at which to block the
tailgate open.
Customising the tailgate opening
height
To customise the tailgate opening
position, proceed as described below:
open the tailgate
manually move it to the position that
you want to store
press buttons (2) or (3), fig. 58 for at
least 3 seconds (successful activation
is indicated by the direction indicators
flashing three times)
The tailgate is now programmed to open
to the set position.
This function can be selected by acting
on the Alfa Connect system .
Setting the tailgate opening height to a
preset position
(where provided)
To set the tailgate opening height to one
of the four preset positions, proceed as
follows:
activate the Main menu on the Alfa
Connect system and select the following
functions in sequence: "Settings", "Doors
& Locks" and "Electric Tailgate"
select one of the four pre-set positions
and then press the graphic button to
activate the selected position.
OPENING
WARNING When the tailgate is in
motion, the acoustic signal is active if
it is enabled (for more information see
the "Settings" menu, after pressing
the graphic button "Vehicle" in the
"Multimedia" section)
Opening from the outside
When unlocked, you can open the tailgate
from outside the car by pressing the
electric opening button located between
the number plate lights for about one
second until you hear the unlocking click,
or by pressing the button
on the
remote control twice quickly.
When the tailgate is opened, the
direction indicators are illuminated, the
interior lights are switched on (which can
be deactivated using the Alfa Connect
system settings) and the lights are
automatically switched off when the
tailgate is closed.
The lights switch off automatically after
a few minutes if the tailgate is left open.
Opening from the inside
When it is locked, the tailgate can be
opened from inside the car by lifting the
button (1) fig. 56 on the lower left part of
the steering wheel.
WARNING You can stop the tailgate
moving by pressing the same button
again.