owners manual Alfa Romeo 159

owners manual Alfa Romeo 159 - year of production: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 - Alfa Romeo 159 owners manual EN

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149-164 Alfa 159 GB 8-04-2009 10:51 Pagina 158 CONDITIONS OF USE DRIVING STYLE Gear selection AND Starting As soon as the conditions of the trafficCold starting DASHBOARD CONTROLS and road allow, use a higher gear. Us- Do not warm the engine with the car Short journeys and frequent cold starts ing a low gear to obtain brilliant perfor- at a standstill or at idle or high speed: do not allow the engine to reach opti- mance increases consumption. In the mum operating temperature. This results under these conditions the engine SAFETY DEVICES same way improper use of a high gear warms up much more slowly, increasingincreases consumption, emissions an en-in a significant increase in consumption electrical consumption and emissions. Itgine wear. levels (from +15 to +30% on the urban is therefore advisable to move off im- cycle) and emission of harmful sub- mediately, slowly, avoiding high speeds.Top speed stances. CORRECT USE OF THE CARThis way the engine will warm faster. Fuel consumption considerably increas-Traffic and road conditions Unnecessary actions es with speed. Avoid superfluous brak- RNING ms ing and accelerating, which cost in terRather high consumption levels are tied A to situations with heavy traffic, for ex- WLIGHTS AND MESSAGESAvoid accelerating when waiting at traf-of both fuel and emissions. fic lights or before switching off the en- ample in queues with frequent use of Acceleration the lower gears or in cities with many gine. This and also double declutching is absolutely pointless on modern cars traffic lights. Also winding mountain IN AN and also increase consumption and pol-Accelerating violently increasing the revsroads and rough road surfaces adverse- EMERGENCYlution. will greatly affect consumption and emis-ly affect consumption. sions: acceleration should be gradual and should not exceed the maximum torque.Traffic hold-ups CAR MAINTENANCE During prolonged hold-ups (e.g.: level crossings) the engine should be TIONS switched off. TECHNICAL SPECIFICA INDEX 158

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