Alfa Romeo Tonale, Owner'S Handbook Manual

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KNOWING YOUR VEHICLE
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and retract your leg when you have
completed the movement
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If it is closed, the electrically
operated/hands-free tailgate:
unlocks and opens completely
with another movement of the foot, it
stops
a further movement of the foot
reverses the direction and closes the
tailgate completely, if you do not stop it
again
If it is open, with a movement of the foot,
the electrically operated/hands-free
tailgate:
it closes completely
another movement of the foot before
it closes completely will stop it
if the tailgate was stopped, another
movement of the foot reverses the
direction and opens it completely
You can activate/deactivate the
automatic tailgate opening and closing
function in hands-free mode on the Alfa
Connect system by activating the Main
menu and selecting the following items in
sequence: "Settings", "Doors and Locks"
and "Automatic tailgate opening".
WARNING Before lifting the foot off the
ground, make sure that you are in stable
position. Do not touch any part of the car.
There is a risk of injury from touching, for
example, the very hot exhaust system.
WARNING To safeguard the charge
of the conventional battery, avoid
repeatedly performing this operation
while the engine is stopped.
WARNING To prevent accidentally
opening the tailgate when washing the
car at a car wash station or using a high-
pressure cleaner, use the Alfa Connect
system to disable the “Automatic
tailgate opening” function.
TAILGATE INITIALISATION
WARNING If the conventional battery
is disconnected or the protective fuse
blows, the tailgate opening/closing
mechanism must be reinitialised as
follows:
close the tailgate manually (if left open
before disconnecting the battery)
perform the tailgate opening/closing
sequence in electrical mode
LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT
SPECIFICATIONS
Removable rear shelf
Proceed as follows to remove the rear
shelf:
1. Disconnect the two rods (1) fig. 60 that
support the shelf at the eyelets.
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2. Through an open rear door, lift the part
of the rear shelf closest to the rear seats
and pull it out of the pins (1) fig. 61.
3. Remove the rear shelf by pulling it out
of the rear door.
4. The rear shelf can be stowed in the
load compartment or behind the front
seat backrests.