Lancia THESIS CONNECT, Owner'S Handbook Manual

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DISCONNECTING THE
UNLOADED BATTERY
Should the discharged battery be
disconnected (to have it charged
again or to replace it) perform the fol-
lowing operations in the given order:
1 ) To open the boot from the out-
side, fully turn the key anticlockwise
in the lock (
fig. 81 ), and at the same
time slightly press the lower edge of
the number plate holder to reduce op-
eration effort.
2 ) Remove the cover and disconnect
the battery terminals.
3 ) Fully charge the battery again or
replace it.
4 ) Connect battery terminals and re-
assemble cover.
5 ) Depress push button A ( fig. 81 )
to restore normal lock operation.
6 ) Close boot normally without
slamming it down: lock electric servo
control will fully lock it.
7 ) Perform the initialisation proce-
dure of the door lock, air conditioner
and ESP system control units, here-
after described.
INITIALISING THE CONTROL
UNITS OF THE DOOR LOCKS,
AIR CONDITIONER AND ESP
SYSTEM
Whenever the battery is connected
electrically or protection fuses are re-
placed, to restore correct door locking,
air conditioning and ESP system, per-
form the following operations (after
connection is performed or after re-
placing one of the fuses):
1 ) Enter key into the lock of one of
the front doors and perform a door
centralised opening/closing cycle.
2 ) Start the engine and turn on the
compressor of the conditioner, setting
a lower temperature value than that
of the environment and check
whether the led on the disconnection
push button of the conditioner com-
pressor
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is lit.
3 ) Start running the car and drive it
for a few meters in a straight line (ac-
celerating), until the ESP warning
light is off
á
.
It is not possible to close
the boot when battery is
discharged or discon-
nected for the purpose of being re-
placed/ charged again: do not try
to close the boot by slamming it
down. The boot remains anyhow
hooked on and it must be re-
opened by turning the key in the
lock.