Alfa Romeo 156 GTA owners manual page 58

text version of content this owner's manual page from owners manual to the vehicle Alfa Romeo 156 GTA, year of production 1997 - 2006:

REV COUNTER FUEL GAUGE AND RESERVE ENGINE COOLANT The danger zone (red) indicates excessiveIMPORTANT LIGHTTEMPERATURE GAUGE high engine revs. Do not drive for long pe-This shows the amount of fuel left in theAND MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE riods with the pointer in this area.fuel tank.IMPORTANT LIGHT IMPORTANT The electronic injection con-This warning light ç comes on to indicateThis shows the temperature of the engine trol system gradually shuts off the flow of fu-that approximately 7 litres of fuel are left incoolant fluid and begins when the fluid tem- el when the engine is “over-revving“ result-the tank.perature exceeds approx. 50°C. ing in a gradual loss of engine power.IMPORTANT Under certain conditionsThe pointer should normally be towards The rev counter may, when the engine is(heavy slopes, for instance), the reading onthe middle of the scale. If the pointer reach- idling, indicate gradual or sudden increasethe gauge may differ from the actual amountes the higher temperature values of the scale of engine revs as the case may be; such be-of fuel in the tank and changes in level may(red area), the request for vehicle perfor- haviour is normal and must not be inter- mance should be decreased. be indicated late. preted as a faulty condition as it occurs dur- This condition falls within the operation log-The illumination of the çwarning light (to-GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR ing normal operation, for instance when gether with the message shown by the Info- climate control or electric fan are switchedics of the electronic control circuit to avoidcenter display) indicates an excessive tem- on. In particular, slow revs variation helps highly unstable readings due to swaying ofperature of the engine cooling fluid. In this keep the battery charged.the fuel when travelling.case, stop the car and contact Alfa Romeo Au- IMPORTANT Refuelling shall always bethorized Services. performed with engine off and ignition keyIMPORTANT The temperature of the en- to STOP. If the engine is off but the key is to MAR, a wrong fuel level could tem- gine coolant may rise towards the maximum porarily be indicated. This is due to the in-values (red) when the vehicle is driven at low speeds, especially when the ambient air tem- ternal system control logic and cannot be considered as a system malfunctioning.perature is high. In this case, the vehicle should be stopped and the engine switched off for a few minutes after which the journey can be resumed, preferably at a higher speed. 57

owners manual Alfa Romeo 156 GTA

owners manual Alfa Romeo 156 GTA - year of production: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 - Alfa Romeo 156 GTA owners manual EN