Alfa Romeo 147 2007 User Manual

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The car is fitted with the infotelematic CONNECT system, designed in accordance with the specific features of the passenger compartment and with
a personalised design that blends with the styling of the dashboard.

The system is installed in a user-friendly position for the driver and the graphics on the front panel make it easy to quickly locate the controls
which facilitates the use of them.

To increase safety against theft, the set is fitted with a protection system that allows the use of it only on the vehicle on which it was fitted orig­inally.

The pages that follow contain the instructions for use, which we advise you to read carefully and always keep within reach (e.g. in the glove
compartment).

So, enjoy your reading and have a good journey.

WARNING The CONNECT system must be used keeping full control of the car; in the case of doubt in the use of the functions, it is necessary
to stop before performing the various operations.

WARNING For the navigation system only use the original CD provided with the car or in any case other CDs of the same brand.

Texts, illustrations, and specifications shown herein are based on the CONNECT system,

as it appears at the date when this Owner’s Handbook was printed. In the endless effort to improve its products,

Alfa Romeo can add technical changes during production, and technical specifications may hence undergo

changes without a preliminary warning. For detailed information please contact the factory business network.

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QUICK GUIDE .............................................................................. 5

SWITCHING THE SYSTEM ON AND OFF................................................. 5

DARKENING THE MONITOR.................................................................. 6

CHOOSING AND ACTIVATING MENU FUNCTIONS..................................... 6

VOLUME ADJUSTMENT ...................................................................... 6

MAIN SCREEN (MAIN)........................................................................ 7

RADIO SCREEN (AUDIO)..................................................................... 8

TELEPHONE SCREEN (TEL) .................................................................. 10

NAVIGATION (NAV) ........................................................................... 11

ON-BOARD COMPUTER (TRIP) ............................................................ 11

INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE SERVICES (TARGASYS)......................... 12

ADVICE ......................................................................................... 13

ROAD SAFETY .................................................................................. 13

RECEPTION CONDITIONS..................................................................... 13

CARE AND MAINTENANCE ................................................................... 13

SYSTEM SOFTWARE UPDATING............................................................ 14

COMPACT DISCS................................................................................ 14

CONTROLS ................................................................................... 16

CONTROLS ON FRONT PANEL............................................................... 17

CONTROLS ON STEERING WHEEL......................................................... 20

GENERAL INFORMATION........................................................... 21

IMPORTANT NOTES FOR USE AND ROAD SAFETY.................................... 21

SWITCHING THE SYSTEM ON.................................................... 22

AUTOMATIC SWITCHING ON................................................................ 22

MANUAL SWITCHING ON .................................................................... 23

SYSTEM POWER OFF ................................................................. 23

DEACTIVATION INDEPENDENT OF IGNITION KEY...................................... 23

DEACTIVATION DEPENDENT ON IGNITION KEY........................................ 23

PROTECTION AGAINST THEFT................................................... 24

POWER-ON AUTHENTICATION PROCEDURE............................................. 24

MAIN MODE ............................................................................... 25

“SETUP” FUNCTION................................................................... 25

CONNECT ........................................................................................ 25

LANGUAGE CHANGE PROCEDURE.......................................................... 27

AUDIO .......................................................................................... 29

SCREENS OPTIONS AND FUNCTIONS....................................... 29

FM RADIO ................................................................................... 30

MANUAL TUNING............................................................................... 31

AUTOMATIC TUNING........................................................................... 32

MANUAL STATION STORAGE................................................................ 32

HEARING STORED STATIONS................................................................ 32

“AUDIO SETUP” FUNCTION (AUDIO ADJUSTMENTS)............................... 33

“TA-TRAFF.ANN.” FUNCTION (TRAFFIC INFORMATION) ............................ 33

“AF-ALT.FREQ.” FUNCTION (SEEKING ALTERNATIVE FREQUENCIES)........... 35

“RDS” FUNCTION.............................................................................. 35

“PTY-PROG.TYPE” FUNCTION (CHOOSING A TYPE OF PROGRAMME)......... 36

“AUTOSTORE” FUNCTION (AUTOMATIC STATION STORAGE)..................... 37

“BAND SCAN” FUNCTION ................................................................... 38

“PRESET SCAN” FUNCTION................................................................. 38

“RADIO SET-UP” FUNCTION................................................................. 38

“LOC/DX” FUNCTION (TUNER SENSITIVITY ADJUSTMENT) ..................... 39

“MONO/STEREO” FUNCTION.............................................................. 39

“REGIONAL” FUNCTION...................................................................... 39

“NEWS” FUNCTION ........................................................................... 40

AM RADIO .................................................................................. 40

CD PLAYER................................................................................... 40

“CD SHUFFLE” FUNCTION (RANDOM PLAYBACK)................................... 41

“CD-TA TRAFF.ANN.” FUNCTION (TRAFFIC INFORMATION) ....................... 41

“CD REPEAT” FUNCTION..................................................................... 42

“CD PROG” FUNCTION ....................................................................... 42

“CD SCAN” FUNCTION (BRIEF PLAYBACK)............................................. 42

“CD COMPRESSION” FUNCTION.......................................................... 42

“CD SETUP” MENU............................................................................ 43

“AUDIO SETUP” FUNCTION (AUDIO ADJUSTMENTS)............................... 46

CD-CHANGER MODE................................................................... 46

“AUDIO SETUP” FUNCTION (AUDIO ADJUSTMENTS)............................... 48

“CDC SHUFFLE” FUNCTION (RANDOM PLAYBACK)................................. 48

“CDC TA-TRAFF.ANN.” FUNCTION (TRAFFIC INFORMATION)...................... 48

“CDC SCAN” FUNCTION (BRIEF PLAYBACK)........................................... 49

“CDC COMPRESSION” FUNCTION ........................................................ 49

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AUDIO SETTINGS MENU............................................................. 49

INFO ............................................................................................... 50

BASS ADJUSTMENT (BASS) ................................................................ 50

TREBLE ADJUSTMENT (TREBLE) ........................................................... 51

“LOUDNESS” FUNCTION..................................................................... 51

“EQUALIZER” FUNCTION..................................................................... 51

“MANUAL EQUALIZER” FUNCTION........................................................ 52

“AUTO VOL.CONT.” FUNCTION (VOLUME CHANGING WITH SPEED).......... 53

“BALANCE/FADER” FUNCTION (SOUND DISTRIBUTION)......................... 53

“AUTOCLIP DETECT” FUNCTION (DYNAMIC DISTORTION LIMITER)............ 54

“MAX. VOL. AT ON” FUNCTION ........................................................... 54

MP3 MODE .................................................................................. 55

MAIN SCREEN OPTIONS AND FUNCTIONS ............................................. 57

“SETUP” FUNCTION (AUDIO ADJUSTMENTS)......................................... 58

“DEFINE PLAYLIST” FUNCTION ............................................................ 58

“PLAYLIST” FUNCTION ....................................................................... 58

“COMPRESSION” FUNCTION............................................................... 59

“TA-TRAFF.ANN.” FUNCTION (TRAFFIC INFORMATION) ............................ 59

“SCAN” FUNCTION (BRIEF PLAYBACK)................................................. 59

“SHUFFLE” FUNCTION (RANDOM PLAYBACK)........................................ 60

PLAYING THE PLAYLIST ....................................................................... 60

PLAYING MP3 CD............................................................................... 60

DEFINE PLAYLIST............................................................................... 61

PLAYLIST ......................................................................................... 63

VIEW PLAYLIST.................................................................................. 63

CELLULAR TELEPHONE ............................................................... 64

GENERAL INFORMATION .......................................................... 64

PRELIMINARY OPERATIONS .................................................... 65

ENTERING AND EXITING THE TELEPHONE MODE..................................... 65

TELEPHONE CARD INSERTION.............................................................. 67

PIN CODE ENTRY ............................................................................... 68

INCOMING CALLS............................................................................... 68

OUTGOING CALLS .............................................................................. 69

DIALLING A SERVICE NUMBER ............................................................. 69

“FREQUENT NUMBERS” FUNCTION...................................................... 70

“LAST CALLS RECEIVED” FUNCTION ..................................................... 72

“LAST NUMBERS CALLED” FUNCTION................................................... 72

“DIRECTORY” FUNCTION .................................................................... 73

“WAP” FUNCTION ............................................................................. 79

“VOICE MEMO” FUNCTION................................................................. 85

SMS (short message service).................................................... 87

“OPTIONS” FUNCTION ....................................................................... 91

“PHONE SETTINGS” FUNCTION ........................................................... 93

NAVIGATOR (NAV)..................................................................... 94

GENERAL INFORMATION........................................................... 94

NAVIGATION CD-ROM READER ............................................... 96

MAIN NAVIGATION SCREEN...................................................... 97

SELECT ADDRESS............................................................................... 98

SELECT ADDRESS: ADDRESS................................................................ 99

SELECT ADDRESS: POINTS OF INTEREST ............................................... 102

SELECT ADDRESS: LAST DESTINATIONS................................................. 104

SELECT ADDRESS: DIRECTORY............................................................. 105

SELECT ADDRESS: RDS-TMC ............................................................... 106

SELECT ADDRESS: HOME1 – HOME 2 ................................................. 108

INFO ............................................................................................... 108

GPS INFO......................................................................................... 108

ROUTE INFO ..................................................................................... 109

HIGHWAY INFO ................................................................................. 109

DETOUR .......................................................................................... 110

SET ROUTE ....................................................................................... 110

DESTINATION AND ROUTE................................................................... 111

VOICE DIRECTORY.............................................................................. 111

ON-BOARD COMPUTER (TRIP)................................................. 112

TRIP SUBMENU........................................................................... 114

GENERAL TRIP................................................................................... 114

TRIP B ............................................................................................. 114

VOICE RECOGNITION (where fitted) ....................................... 115

GENERAL INFORMATION........................................................... 115

VOICE COMMANDS .................................................................... 116

EXAMPLES (voice commands) ............................................................ 123

INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE SERVICES........................... 132

MEDICAL ADVICE ............................................................................... 133

ROADSITE ASSISTANCE....................................................................... 134

PERSONAL NUMBER........................................................................... 134

EMERGENCY 112 .............................................................................. 135

SETTINGS ......................................................................................... 135

CALLS FOR MEDICAL ADVICE OR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE......................... 136

INFOMOBILITY .................................................................................. 137

FAULTS.......................................................................................... 142

INTERNAL FAULTS.............................................................................. 142

FAULTS DUE TO OVERHEATING............................................................. 142

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The system has a very simple and intuitive
interface: therefore the few instructions giv­en in this chapter are enough to be able to
quickly use the main system functions.

You are however recommended to
read this annex completely, to
learn all the functions of the CON­NECT system and the correspond­ing notes and precautions for use.

In using the system, follow the options pro­vided by the various pages of the menus
that are shown on the screen, after activat­ing the main page screen of a function by
briefly pressing the corresponding button.
Items that cannot be selected are always
shown in grey.

The main system functions are activated

by pressing the following buttons:

– MAIN SCREEN = MAIN button
– RADIO WITH CD PLAYER/AUDIO/

MP3 = AUDIO button

– TELEPHONE = TEL button
– VOICE COMMANDS (*) =

ô

button

– VOICE MESSAGE RECORDING =

ô

but-

ton

– NAVIGATION = NAV button
– ON-BOARD COMPUTER = TRIP button
– INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE SER-

VICES (**) =

•

button.

(*) For the use of voice commands, please
refer to the corresponding chapter of this an­nex. For immediate use of the system, use
the manual controls.

(**) The activation of calls for assistance
is subordinate to whether the cell phone is
working and correctly supplied electrically.
Therefore in the event of accidents or dam­age to the car it might not be available.

SWITCHING THE
SYSTEM ON AND OFF

AUTOMATIC SWITCHING ON: starting the

engine (key at MAR).

MANUAL SWITCHING ON: press the left

knob.

AUTOMATIC SWITCHING OFF (subject to
setting, see paragraph “System power off"):
turning the key to STOP (switching off the
engine). Switch off is delayed by 20 min­utes if the system has a destination entered
or a call is in progress.

MANUAL SWITCHING OFF: press the left
knob.

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DARKENING THE
MONITOR

DARKENING THE MONITOR: press the

MAIN button at length.

REACTIVATING THE MONITOR: press the

MAIN button briefly.

MONITOR BRIGHTNESS ADJUSTMENT: dis­play the main page (MAIN button), press
the right knob and select “Connect”.

CHOOSING AND
ACTIVATING MENU
FUNCTIONS

CHOOSING FUNCTIONS: turn the right

knob.

CONFIRMING THE FUNCTION CHOSEN:

press the right knob.

RETURN TO PREVIOUS SCREEN SAVING
THE NEW SETTINGS: choose and confirm
“OK”.

RETURN TO PREVIOUS SCREEN SAVING
THE PREVIOUS SETTINGS: press ESC.

VOLUME
ADJUSTMENT

HIGHERING VOLUME: turn the left knob

clockwise.

LOWERING VOLUME: turn the left knob

counter-clockwise.

SWITCHING THE RADIO OFF: press the AU-

DIO button at length.

SWITCHING THE RADIO ON: press the AU-

DIO button briefly.

TELEPHONE VOLUME ADJUSTMENT: turn

the left knob during the call.

NAVIGATOR INFORMATION VOLUME AD­JUSTMENT: turn the left knob during the
voice information and if necessary press RPT
to repeat the voice information and adjust
the volume.

CUTTING OFF NAVIGATOR INFORMATION
(NAV MUTE): press the NAV button at
length.

RESETTING NAVIGATOR INFORMATION:
press the NAV button at length.

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MAIN SCREEN (MAIN)

ACTIVATING THE PAGE: briefly press the

MAIN button.

RADIO INFORMATION DISPLAYED:

RADIO

– Wavelength and station chosen
– Name or frequency of broadcaster
– “TA”: traffic bulletin function activated
–“AF”: seek alternative frequencies func-

tion activated

– “LOC”: low tuning sensitivity
– “DX”: high tuning sensitivity
– “NEWS, etc.”: PTY programme (if pro-

vided by radio stations)

– “STEREO”: stereophonic transmission
– “MONO”: non stereophonic transmis-

sion

– “TP”: station that broadcasts traffic bul-

letins

– “EON”: station belonging to a circuit of

broadcasters who transmit traffic bulletins.

CD PLAYER

– Number of current track
– Time elapsed from start of track or CD.

CD-CHANGER

– Number of current CD
– Number of current track
– Time elapsed from start of track or CD.

TELEPHONE

– Field intensity detected
– Name of network access provider
– Notice of lack of network access provider
– Telephone deactivated notice (SIM card

not inserted)

– Forward call on/off

– Presence and number of SMS messages
received and not read

– SOS call in progress notice

– Available credit (if made available by
network access provider)

– Other person’s name (if present in tele­phone directory) or phone number (for calls
received, if available)

– Caller’s number (if made available by
network access provider)

– Time elapsed from start of call (in sec­onds).

NAVIGATOR

– Display of next two manoeuvres

– Distance from point of manoeuvres dis­played

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RADIO SCREEN
(AUDIO)

PAGE ACTIVATION: briefly press the AUDIO

button.

AUDIO SOURCE CHOICE (FM1, FM2,
FM3, LW, MW, CD - if inserted, CD-Chang­er - if installed): repeatedly press the SRC
button.

AUDIO PARAMETERS ADJUSTMENT: “Au­dio setup” function.

– Treble = treble tones

– Bass = bass tones

– Loudness (excluding versions with HI-FI
BOSE system) = improves listening at low
volume

– Equalizer (excluding versions with HI­FI BOSE system) = predefines audio para­meter settings

– Manual equalizer (excluding versions
with HI-FI BOSE system) = personalised au­dio parameter setting

– Bal/Fad. = audio distribution.

RADIO

CHOOSING WAVE RANGE: repeatedly press

the SRC button.

MANUAL STATION SEARCH: press at length
the * or # keys of the telephone keypad
to start the manual station search, lowering
or highering the frequency respectively.

AUTOMATIC STATION SEARCH: press at
length the * or # keys of the telephone key­pad to start the automatic station search,
lowering or highering the frequency respec­tively.

AUTOMATIC STATION STORAGE: “Auto­store” function.

MANUAL STATION STORAGE: keep one of
the buttons numbered from “1” to “6”
pressed.

CHOOSING STORED STATIONS: briefly
press one of the buttons numbered from “1”
to “6” pressed.

TO RECEIVE TRAFFIC INFORMATION: select
the “TA/AF” function.

AUTOMATIC SEARCH FOR STRONGEST FRE­QUENCY OF CURRENT STATION: select the
“TA/AF” function.

SEARCH FOR ALL STATIONS: select the
“LOC/DX” function.

SEARCH FOR STATIONS WITH STRONGEST
SIGNAL: select the “LOC/DX” function.

SEARCH FOR STATIONS CLASSIFIED BY
TYPE OF PROGRAMME PTY: select the “PTY”
function.

STEREO RECEPTION: select the
“St/Mono” function.

MONO RECEPTION (WEAK STATIONS): se­lect the “St/Mono” function.

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CD PLAYER

CHOOSING CD SOURCE (if an audio CD is

inserted): repeatedly press the SRC button.

CHOOSING PREVIOUS TRACK: briefly press

the * key of the telephone keypad.

CHOOSING NEXT TRACK: briefly press the

# key of the telephone keypad.

PLAY/STOP PLAYING CD: briefly press the

“0” key of the telephone keypad.

PAUSE WHEN PLAYING CD: press the “0”

key of the telephone keypad at length.

PLAYING THE FIRST 10 SECONDS OF ALL

TRACKS: “Scan” function.

RANDOM TRACK PLAYING: “Shuffle” func-

tion.

CHOICE OF DISPLAYED INFORMATION:
firstly select “CD setup” and then “CD Time
mode”. Available options:

– time elapsed since start of track (“Track
elapsed time”)

– (*) total elapsed time since start of CD
(“Total elapsed time”)

– (*) total time remaining to the end of

CD (“Total remaining time”)

(*) Option not available when the “Shuf-

fle” function is activated.

CONTINUOUS TRACK PLAYBACK: firstly se-

lect “CD repeat” and then “Repeat one”.

CONTINUOUS PLAYBACK OF WHOLE CD:
firstly select “CD repeat” and then “Repeat
all”.

EJECT CD: press ˚.

CD-CHANGER

(where fitted)

CHOOSING CDC SOURCE: press repeated­ly the SRC button.

CHOOSING PREVIOUS CD: briefly press key
“7” of the telephone keypad.

CHOOSING NEXT CD: briefly press key “9”
of the telephone keypad.

CHOOSING PREVIOUS TRACK: briefly press
the * key of the telephone keypad.

CHOOSING NEXT TRACK: briefly press the
# key of the telephone keypad.

PLAYING/STOPPING CD: briefly press the

“0” key of the telephone keypad.

PAUSE WHEN PLAYING CD: press the “0”

key of the telephone keypad at length.

PLAYING THE FIRST 10 SECONDS OF ALL
THE TRACKS OF CURRENT CD: “Scan” func­tion.

RANDOM PLAYING OF THE TRACKS ON THE
CURRENT CD: “Shuffle” function.

CHOICE OF INFORMATION DISPLAYED:
firstly select “CDC setup” and then “CDC
Time mode”. Available options:

– time elapsed since start of track (“Track
elapsed time”)

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TELEPHONE SCREEN
(TEL)

PAGE ACTIVATION: briefly press the TEL but-

ton.

INSERTING THE SIM CARD: insert the card
in the special slot with the integrated chip
at the front right in relation to the direction
of travel, until it is held in.

WARNING When necessary, only use
the SIM card adapter provided with the car;
in the event of loss, breakage or for buy­ing other adapters, contact Alfa Romeo Au­thorised Services.

WARNINGBefore removing or inserting
the SIM card, turn off the telephone by pro­longed pressing of "TEL" button (19-
fig.1), or the system by pressing knob
(16-fig. 1).

REMOVING THE SIM CARD: press the card
in its housing and release.

ENTERING THE PIN CODE: enter the code
with the phone keypad and confirm press­ing the right knob.

DIALLING THE NUMBER: briefly press the
buttons of the telephone keypad.

ENTERING THE INTERNATIONAL CODE:

press the “0” key at length.

FORWARDING STORED NUMBERS (fre­quent numbers): press one of the keys num­bered from “1” to “9” at length.

FORWARDING THE CALL: briefly press the

ò

button.

TO STOP FORWARDING THE CALL: press
the ESC button.

ENDING THE CALL: briefly press the

ò

but-

ton.

ACCEPTING THE INCOMING CALL: briefly
press the

ò

button.

REFUSING THE INCOMING CALL: press the

ò

button at length.

LIST WITH 9 MORE FREQUENT NUMBERS
USED: “Frequent numbers” function.

TELEPHONE DIRECTORY: “Directory” func­tion.

LIST OF LAST 10 CALLS RECEIVED: “Last
received” function.

LIST OF LAST 10 CALLS MADE: “Last
called” function.

SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE (SMS): “Mes­sages” function.

CHOICE OF NETWORK OPERATOR: choose
the “Network operator” function and choose
an option:

– Selection (to define the criteria for
choosing the operator)

– Operator (to choose a determinate op­erator, when possible).

SETTING TELEPHONE PARAMETERS:
choose “Settings” then choose the options:

– Ringer vol. (call waiting volume)

– Redial (automatic repetition of number
dialled, if engaged)

– Call forwarding (to forward incoming
calls)

– Call forwarding No. (number to which
calls will be forwarded)

– Enable call waiting (to activate call for­warding set).

INFORMATION ABOUT NETWORK OPERA­TOR: “Information” function.

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ON-BOARD
COMPUTER (TRIP)

PAGE ACTIVATION: briefly press the TRIP
button.

RETURN TO MAIN SCREEN: press the ESC
button.

PARAMETERS CALCULATED:

– Instant consumption

– Average consumption (calculated since
last refuelling)

– Distance to empty (kilometres left be­fore refuelling)

– Average speed (in km/h, calculated
from last manual or automatic reset)

– Distance traveled (in km, calculated
from last manual or automatic reset)

– Trip time (in hours and minutes, calcu­lated from last manual or automatic reset)

– Distance to destination (distance in km
between the car and the destination)

– E.A.T. (estimated arrival time at desti­nation, in hours and minutes).

WARNINGAlso read the “Trip comput­er” chapter of the Owner’s Manual.

NAVIGATION (NAV)

ACTIVATION: insert the navigation CD-ROM
in the slot on the front panel; with the CD­ROM already inserted briefly press the NAV
button.

DISPLAYING THE FIRST PAGE OF THE
MENU: with the navigation function page
displayed, press the right button.

ENTERING THE DESTINATION: on the first
page of the menu choose “Address” and
complete the “Place name”, “Street”,
“Street number”, “2nd street” and “Map”
fields.

SEEKING POINTS OF GENERAL INTEREST:
on the first page of the menu choose “Points
of interest” and choose one of the choice
criteria “Near car”, “Near destination”,
“Near address” or “Name”.

LAST 10 DESTINATIONS ENTERED: choose
“Last destinations”.

DESTINATION ENTRY IN DIRECTORY:
choose “Directory” and allocate the “Name”
to the destinations.

FOR RECEIVING INFORMATION OF GEN­ERAL INTEREST: choose “RDS TMC” and
choose one of the options “Near car” and
“Near address”.

DELETING STORED DESTINATIONS: select
“Delete destination” on the second page of
the menu.

ACTIVATING CALCULATION OF SET ROUTE:
activate “Destination”.

CHOICE OF SHORTEST ROUTE: firstly se­lect “Route options” and then “Route type”.
Set “Shortest distance”.

CHOICE OF FASTEST ROUTE: firstly select
“Route options” on the third page of the
menu and then “Route type”. Set “Short­est time”.

TO AVOID HIGHWAYS: firstly choose “Im­postazioni percorso” on the third page of
the menu and then “Motorway”. Set the
option “NO”.

SHUTTING OFF VOICE INSTRUCTIONS
(NAV MUTE): press the NAV button at
length.

VOICE INSTRUCTIONS RESET: press the
NAV button at length.

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The menu of the “Information and Assis­tance Services” function can be viewed
pressing the

•

button.

WARNING The activation of calls for as­sistance is subordinate to whether the cell
phone is working and correctly supplied elec­trically. Therefore in the event of accidents
or damage to the car it might not be avail­able.

USE OF INFOMOBILITY SERVICES: choose
the “Infomobility” function and confirm the
request with the cursor positioned on the
“Connect” function. A Targasys operator
will call the user to provide the service.

READING MESSAGES AND LOCATING
POINTS OF INTEREST: the messages sent by
Targasys, containing the information
about the points of interest required, make
it possible to quickly:

– enter navigator destination point;

– automatically dial any telephone num­ber contained in the message (“Call”);

– delete the message (“Delete”).

REQUEST FOR THE INTERVENTION OF THE

POLICE: press the

•

button with any con­dition active, then choose and confirm the
option “Emergency 112”.

WARNING“112” is the emergency call

service for all countries in which this public
service is available.

AUTOMATIC CALL FOR MEDICAL ASSIS­TANCE (*) (when automatic call forwarding
is enabled): press the

•

button with any
condition active (wait for about 20 sec­onds).

CALL FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE (*)
(when manual call forwarding is enabled):
press the

•

button with any condition ac­tive, then choose and confirm the option
“Medical Advice”.

CALL FOR ROAD ASSISTANCE (*): press

the

•

button with any condition active,
then choose and confirm the option “Road­side Assist.”.

CALL FOR ASSISTANCE TO PERSONAL

NUMBER: press the

•

button with any con­dition active, then choose and confirm the
option “Personal Number.”.

TO ENABLE THE CALL FOR MEDICAL AS-

SISTANCE (*): press the

•

button with any
condition active, then choose “Settings”.
Set “Auto call” and confirm with the “OK”
button.

TO DISABLE THE AUTOMATIC CALL FOR

MEDICAL ASSISTANCE (*): press the

•

but­ton with any condition active, press a but­ton within 10 seconds to interrupt activation
of the call, then choose “Settings”. Set
“Manual call” and confirm with the “OK”
button.

(*) Functions subordinate to subscription

with Targasys.

INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE SERVICES
(TARGASYS)

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Too high a volume when
driving can put the driver’s
life at risk and that of oth-

er people. Therefore the volume
should always be adjusted in such
a way that it is always possible to
hear the noises of the surrounding
environment (e.g. horns, ambu­lance, police sirens, etc.).

ROAD SAFETY

You are recommended to learn how to use
the different functions of the CONNECT sys­tem and in particular of the radio (e.g. stor­ing stations) before starting to drive.

RECEPTION CONDITIONS

Reception conditions change constantly
when driving. Reception can be disturbed by
the presence of mountains, buildings,
bridges particularly when far away from the
broadcaster received.

WARNINGWhen receiving traffic infor­mation the volume might be higher than nor­mal.

CARE AND MAINTENANCE

The structure of the system ensures long
years of operation with no need for partic­ular maintenance. In the event of a fault,
contact Alfa Romeo Authorised Services.

Some care must however be taken to en­sure the complete efficiency of the system:

– the monitor is sensitive to scratching,
liquid detergents and UV rays;

– liquids that penetrate inside may dam­age the device irreparably.

Clean the front panel and display only us­ing a soft, dry antistatic cloth. Cleaning and
polishing products may damage the surface.

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Be careful not to knock
the display with pointed or
hard objects and avoid

touching with the hands. Do not
press on the display when cleaning.

WARNINGS

– In the event of a fault the CONNECT sys­tem should be checked and repaired only by
Alfa Romeo Authorised Services.

– In case of particularly low temperatures
the dispositive of protection of the system
may come into action suspending operation
until the passenger compartment tempera­ture falls to acceptable levels.

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Always hold a Compact Disc by the edge.
Never touch the surface.

To remove fingerprints and dust, use a soft
cloth starting from the centre of the Com­pact Disc towards the circumference.

New discs may be rough around the edges.
When using these discs the player might not
work or the sound might skip. To remove
roughness from the edge of a disc use a ball­point pen, etc.

Proper way to hold
the compact disc

Removing the disc

No

Ball-point pen

Roughness

SYSTEM SOFTWARE UPDATING

When new versions are available for the
software of the CONNECT system navigation
module, the system can be updated to ben­efit of the improvements made to control­ling certain functions.

Software updating is to be seen to by spe­cialised staff of the Alfa Romeo network.

COMPACT DISCS

If a Compact Disc is used on the sound sys­tem, remember that the presence of dirt or
marks on Compact Discs may cause skip­ping when playing and poor sound quality.
The same happens if Compact Discs are bent
by accident.

WARNING Never use 8 cm audio or
MP3 CDs, even with the specific adapter,
since this format will damage the system.

To obtain optimum playing conditions we
give the following advice:

– Only use Audio Compact Discs with the
brand:

– Carefully clean all Compact Discs of any
fingerprints and dust using a soft cloth. Sup­port Compact Discs on the edges and clean
from the centre outwards.

– Never use chemical products for clean­ing (e.g. spray cans, antistatics or thinners)
as they might damage the surface of Com­pact Discs.

– After listening to them put Compact
Discs back in their boxes to avoid marking
or scoring which could cause skipping when
playing.

– Do not expose Compact Discs to direct
sunlight, high temperatures or damp for pro­longed lengths of time to prevent them from
bending.

– Do not stick labels or write on the record­ed surface of Compact Discs with pens or
pencils.

To remove a Compact Disc from its con­tainer, press on the centre and raise the disc
holding carefully from the edges.

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Obtaining the best audio performance de­pends on the use of original CD supports.
Correct operation is not ensured if not cor­rectly written CD-R/RW supports and/or
with capacity higher than 650 MB are used.

WARNING if the CD is copy-protected,
the system may need few seconds before
starting to play it.

WARNING Do not use the protective
sheets for CDs in commerce or discs with sta­bilisers, etc. as they might get stuck in the
internal mechanism and damage the disc.

Notes about Compact Discs

Do not stick labels on the surfaces of a
Compact Disc or write on the surface with
pens or pencils.

Do not use highly scratched, cracked or dis­torted Compact Discs. This could damage
the player or prevent it from working prop­erly.

Do not use solvents such as stain re­movers, antistatic sprays or thinners in com­merce for cleaning Compact Discs.

No

No

Do not expose Compact Discs to direct sun-

light or any other source of heat.

No

No

WARNINGTo restrict indiscriminate au-

dio CD copy, Record Companies have im­plemented different copy-protection devices
(seven at least are know up to today), to
prevent reading on PCs. The implementation
of these copy-protection devices has origi­nated the production of audio CDs NOT
"compliant" with Audio CD standard and
without Audio CD logo. Reading of these CDs
could therefore be impossible, not only on
PCs, but also on other kind of players.

According to the CD mechanism being
used, reading impossibility can take place
as follows:

– no playing;

– CD not recognised (dedicated failure
message on the display);

– temporary and/or partial sound system
stop (reset system by switching it off and
on).

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CCOONNTTRROOLLS

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CONTROLS ON FRONT PANEL

Some controls have multiple functions which depend on the system operating conditions active. Turning on the function chosen is in some

cases controlled by the length of time the button is pressed (brief or prolonged press), as shown in the following table:

Legend Brief press on button Long press on button

(less than 1 second) (over 1 second)

1 - 2 - 3 - Numbers “1”, “2”, “3”, “4”, “5”, “6” of telephone keypad. Storing stations no. 1-2-3-4-5-6

4 - 5 - 6 Calling stored stations.

7 Number “7” of telephone keypad –

Selecting previous CD of the CD-Changer

8 Number “8” of telephone keypad –
9 Number “9” of telephone keypad –

Selecting next CD of the CD-Changer

10 Play / stop CD/CDC. Pause in playing CD/CDC

Number “0” of telephone keypad.

11 - * Symbol * of telephone keypad Radio: backward radio frequency

Radio: frequency skip skip, i.e. jump backward to
(50 kHz (FM)/1 kHz (AM)) to the previous the first tunable radio station.
tunable radio station CD: previous track skip.
CD: previous track skip. MP3: shift to previous
MP3: previous track skip. “not empty folder”

12 - # Symbol # of telephone keypad Radio: forward radio frequency

Radio: frequency skip skip, i.e. jump forward to
(50 kHz (FM) / 1 kHz (AM)) to the next the first tunable radio station
to the next tunable radio station. CD: next track skip.
CD: next track skip. MP3: shift to successive
MP3: next track skip. “not empty folder”

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Legend Brief press on button Long press on button

(less than 1 second) (over 1 second)

13 -

ò

Forwarding the phone call set Refusing the incoming call;
Accepting the incoming call automatic dialling stop.
Ending the call in progress Stopping call in progress.

14 -

ô

Activating/deactivating voice recognition. Activating/deactivating Voice Memo.
Recording voice command

15 - SRC Operating mode choice: –

FM1/2/3/ – MW/LW/ – CD – CDC

16 Turning system on/off (pressing knob). –

Volume adjustment (turning knob).

17 - MAIN/DARK Main mode on Dark mode: the display is switched off

completely.
The display is switched on again by
pushing the MAIN, TEL, SOS and
CONNECT buttons or on incoming call

18 - AUDIO Audio mode on Car radio set switch off

19 - TEL Telephone mode on Deactivating telephone function

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Legend Brief press on button Long press on button

(less than 1 second) (over 1 second)

20 - NAV Navigation mode on Excluding navigator voice messages

(NAV/MUTE function).
Restoring voice messages

21 - TRIP Trip mode on –

22 Select functions (turning the knob). –

Confirm function selected (pressing the knob)

23 - ESC This button lets the user get out from a selection list –

or jump from a submenu to an upper menu

24 - RPT Repetition of last voice instruction –

25 -

•

Display of Information and Assistance Services menu –
In the NAVIGATOR configuration Tel is not installed.
Pressing the button will display the following message:
“SUBSCRIBED SERVICES NOT ENABLED”.

26 - ˚ Eject navigator CD–ROM and audio CD. –

27 Slot for SIM telephone card –
28 Slot for CD –
29 Daylight sensor –

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CONTROLS ON STEERING
WHEEL

(on request for
versions/markets where
applicable) (fig. 2)

The main functions of the CONNECT sys­tem are repeated on the steering wheel,
which facilitates control.

1. Volume highering button

2. Volume lowering button

3. Mute button (volume lowering)

4. Voice recognition button:

– voice recognition on/off (brief press)

– voice message storage (long press)

5. Radio frequency range select button

(FM1, FM2, FM3, LW, MW) and available
listening sources (Radio – CD – CD Chang­er if installed)

6. Multifunction key:

– Radio: forward radio frequency skip, i.e.
jump forward to the first tunable radio sta­tion

– CD player: select next track

– CD-Changer: select next track of current
CD

7. Multifunction key:

– Radio: backward radio frequency skip,
i.e. jump backward to the first tunable radio
station.

– CD player: select previous track

– CD-Changer: select previous track of cur­rent CD

8. Phone button:

– Take incoming call (brief press)

– Send last number called (brief press)

– Send last number dialled with phone
keypad (prolonged press)

– Refuse incoming call (prolonged press)

– Close call in progress (brief press)

Volume adjustment keys (1)
and (2)

The volume adjustment keys (1) and (2)

change the volume of the audio source on
at the time of adjustment.

Mute key (3)

This key (3) cyclically turns the Mute func-

tion on/off (3) which subdues the volume
of the active source.

Voice recognition key (4)

Key (4) turns on voice recognition as fol-

lows:

– brief press on key: voice recognition

on/off

– prolonged press on key: voice message

storage.

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Frequency range and listening
source select key (5)

To cyclically select the frequency ranges

and listening sources available, briefly and
repeatedly press the SRC key (5).

The frequencies and sources available are:

FM1, FM2, FM3, LW, MW, CD, CDC(*)

(*) Only if the CD-Changer is connected.

Multifunction keys (6) and (7)

Using the multifunction keys (6) and (7)

it is possible to call the preset radio stations
in the frequency band set and select the next
or previous track when playing a CD (*) or
the CD-Changer (**).

Press key (6) to choose the next stations

or to listen to the next track of the CD (*)
or the current CD in the CD-Changer (**).

Press key (7) to choose the previous sta-

tions or to listen to the previous track of the
CD (*) or the current CD in the CD-Chang­er (**).

(*) Only if the audio CD is inserted.
(**) Only if the CD-Changer is connected.

Telephone key (8)

Key (8) activates the main functions of

the telephone, depending on the conditions
active when the key is pressed and the
length of the press (brief or long).

Brief press on key:

– taking the incoming call

– sending a call to the last number dialled

previously

– sending a call to the number dialled us-

ing the phone keypad

Long press on key:

– reject incoming call.

GENERAL
INFORMATION

IMPORTANT NOTES FOR USE
AND ROAD SAFETY

The CONNECT with Radio/Telephone/Nav­igator/On-board computer allows you to
easily control the main functions of the ve­hicle.

To avoid creating dangerous situations for
yourself and others in use of the system,
please pay attention to the following points:

– the CONNECT system must be used
keeping full control of the car; in the case
of doubt in the use of the functions, it is nec­essary to stop before performing the various
operations;

– use of the cell phone is prohibited near
explosive substances.

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The navigation system allows you to reach
your destination, indicating each route
change stored on the navigation CD-ROM.
In fact, in calculating the route, the system
takes into account of all the information
stored concerning the roads, advising the
best route. However it cannot take account
of the traffic, sudden interruptions or any
other inconvenience.

In carrying out any manoeuvre it is always
necessary to follow the rules of the road, re­gardless of the advice given by the naviga­tion system. If you leave the suggested
route, the navigation system will calculate
a new one and suggest it to you.

The navigation system
helps the driver while dri­ving by suggesting, vocal-

ly and graphically, the best route to
be followed to reach the preset des­tination. The suggestions given by
the navigation system do not ex­empt the driver from full responsi­bility due to driving behaviour and
compliance with road and other traf­fic regulations. The responsibility for
road safety always and anyway lies
with the car’s driver.

SWITCHING THE
SYSTEM ON

The CONNECT system can be switched on

in two different ways:

• Automatic switching on (called key
on): with ignition key at MAR

• Manual switching on: by pressing
knob (16-fig. 1).

AUTOMATIC SWITCHING ON

Turning the ignition key to MARwill turn

the CONNECT system on automatically, thus
activating or making available all the func­tions described in this manual.

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MANUAL SWITCHING ON

With ignition key to STOP (called key

off), press knob (16-fig. 1) or key

•

(25-fig. 1), to switch the CONNECT sys­tem on, thus making available the follow­ing modules:

• MAIN

• AUDIO

• NAV

• TEL

WARNINGIn this mode, the SETUP and

TRIP modules can be activated; however,
it will not be possible to validate any oper­ation concerning parameter change, lan­guage change, units change and any other
type of adjustment provided by the CON­NECT system. These limitations are normal
when switching the system on manually by
pressing the knob (16-fig. 1), since with
engine off (key at STOP) the car data
transmission devices are not operating.

Turning the ignition key to MAR, will

make all system functions active.

SYSTEM
POWER OFF

The CONNECT system can be switched off

in two different ways:

• deactivation independent of igni-

tion key

• deactivation dependent on igni­tion key

To choose the power-off mode, see the

POWER OFF submenu in the SETUP menu.

DEACTIVATION INDEPENDENT
OF IGNITION KEY

With this mode active, the CONNECT sys-

tem can be turned off by pressing the knob
(16-fig. 1).

The display will show the message
“PLEASE WAIT WHILE SYSTEM TURNS
OFF”.

DEACTIVATION DEPENDENT
ON IGNITION KEY

With this mode active, the CONNECT sys-

tem can be switched off by turning the ig­nition key to STOP.

However, with engine running or instru-

ment panel on the system can be switched
off by pressing knob (16-fig. 1).

WARNINGSwitch off is delayed by 20

minutes if the system has a destination en­tered or a phone call is in progress.

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With ignition key at MAR if authentica-

tion fails, system starts working as usual,
but the user is asked to enter the 4-digit
“Master Code” to allow access to the stan­dard functions.

Master code is unique for each CONNECT

system, and is stored in its memory and can
not be reset.

A specific screen allows code insertion

(fig. 3). This screen is similar to that for
PIN insertion request, but the dialog box it­self is generated on a wholly blackened
screen.

Only the keys for entering the code and

knob (16-fig. 1) are active.

PROTECTION
AGAINST THEFT

POWER-ON AUTHENTICATION
PROCEDURE

The CONNECT system is protected against
theft and unauthorised installation by means
of an “authentication procedure”.

This kind of verification involves Body Com­puter Node (by means of messages ex­changed on car network) and is performed
at every power-on.

This procedure does not take place if the
CONNECT system is switched on by knob
(16-fig. 1) or key •(25-fig. 1) and
ignition key is at STOP. In this case the
CONNECT system is enabled to work nor­mally, without authentication procedure.

After having entered the code, a second

screen notices the user that the authentica­tion procedure is in progress (fig. 4).

In case the correct code is provided, the
system is fully enabled. On the contrary, if
a wrong code is entered, screen is cleared
and previous box is shown again with the
following string:

“Incorrect code entered. Enter master code
or turn off system with ON button”.

There is no upper limit to the number of
wrong codes that can be entered.

fig. 3

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MAIN MODE

The MAIN mode is activated by pressing

the “MAIN” key (17-fig. 1) located on
the front panel.

From the MAIN mode it is possible to dis-

play the Setup menu

To display the Setup menu, display first the

MAIN page then press the right knob (22-
fig. 1), for further information refer to the
Setup section.

Press “ESC” (23-fig. 1) repeatedly to

go back to the MAIN screen

The main system modules displayed are

the following:

– AUDIO
– TELEPHONE
– NAVIGATOR

Three fields are displayed (fig. 5):

– Navigation: current car position (street
and town), graphic symbol representing
next manoeuvre and distance or position da­ta if the Navigation CD is not inserted

– Telephone: GSM provider (if no provider
is present, then the display shows
“FIND…”. If phone is switched off, the
string will be “TEL OFF” (fig. 6), active call
forward arrow-shaped icon, unread SMS
message envelope-shaped icon, field
strength status bar.

– Audio source: RDS string, tuned band
and frequency, or CD playback track.

“SETUP” FUNCTION

The SETUP mode enables to set different
car and CONNECT system operating modes
and parameters.

To enter the SETUP mode, press the MAIN
button and then press the right knob (22-
fig. 1); the CONNECT string will be dis­played

CONNECT

To display the “CONNECT” screen, select
“CONNECT” with the right knob (22-
fig. 1), then press the knob to confirm.

The display will show the following sub­menu:

– Video

– Power Off

fig. 5

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Video

Selecting “Video”, by turning the right

knob (22-fig. 1) and pressing it to con­firm will display the following options:

1) “Daytime brightness”: enables to ad-

just the display brightness in day mode. To
perform the adjustment, select the relevant
icon rotating the right knob (22-fig. 1)
and press it to confirm. Turn the right knob
(22-fig. 1) clockwise to increase bright­ness and counterclockwise to decrease it.

2) “Daytime contrast”: to adjust contrast

in day brightness mode. To perform the ad­justment, select the relevant icon rotating
the right knob (22-fig. 1) and press it to
confirm. Turn the right knob (22-fig. 1)
clockwise to increase contrast and counter­clockwise to decrease it.

3) “Nighttime brightness”: enables to ad-

just the display brightness in night mode. To
perform the adjustment, select the relevant
icon rotating the right knob (22-fig. 1)
and press it to confirm. Turn the right knob
(22-fig. 1) clockwise to increase bright­ness and counterclockwise to decrease it.

4) “Nighttime contrast”: to adjust contrast

in night brightness mode. To perform the ad­justment, select the relevant icon rotating
the right knob (22-fig. 1) and press it to
confirm. Turn the right knob (22-fig. 1)
clockwise to increase contrast and counter­clockwise to decrease it.

5) “Mode dimming/contrast”: selecting
this option by rotating the right knob (22-
fig. 1) and pressing it to confirm, the fol­lowing settings are possible:

a) “Automatic”: enables to adjust auto­matically the day/night mode depending
on car lights switching on/off.

b) “Day”: activates day mode.

c) “Night”: activates night mode.

After selecting the required setting, press
the right knob (22-fig. 1) to confirm.

If the automatic mode is “Day” only day
adjustment is displayed and the night one
is deactivated.

If the automatic mode is “Night” only
night adjustment is displayed and the day
one is deactivated.

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Power OFF

Select “Power OFF” rotating the right knob

(22-fig. 1) and press it to confirm to ac­cess the type of setting that determines the
CONNECT system switching off (dependent
on or independent of ignition key).

Available settings, only with ignition key

at MAR, are the following:

– “Deactivation dependent on ignition

key”

– “Deactivation independent of ignition

key”

Current activated setting will be high-

lighted.

Select the required setting by rotating the

right knob (22-fig. 1) and press it to con­firm.

LANGUAGE
CHANGE PROCEDURE

Language change procedure is performed
through the instrument panel controls; see
the relevant manual for further details. The
following paragraphs describe CONNECT in­teractions with the user during the language
change procedure.

The user can set the required language:
Italian, English, French, German, Spanish or
Dutch.

WARNING To change language, the
Connect system must be ON.

The language chosen will be valid for the
displayed text, for voice recognition (where
fitted) and for whatever information given
by the system.

As concerns the written text, the new lan­guage is active after giving confirmation
through the instrument panel.

For setting voice recognition language, the
user will be requested to insert the Setup CD.

WARNINGBefore starting the language
change procedure, check whether the setup
CD (provided with the car) is present and
ready for use. The ignition key shall be at

MAR.

WARNINGIf the Setup CD is not insert-

ed, the new set language will be operative
for written text only. Voice recognition (and
instruction coming from the system) language
will be the default or the preset one.

The display will show the following string:

“Insert Setup CD to change language of
messages and voice commands. Press ESC
to cancel”.

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If the Setup CD is inserted the following

message will be permanently displayed:

“System will be unavailable for a few sec­onds and calls in progress will be terminated.
Press ENTER to continue or ESC to cancel”.

Pressing the right knob (22-fig. 1) the
following message will be permanently dis­played:

“Message and voice command language
change in progress. Please wait”.

The end of the procedure is indicated by

the following message:

“Message and voice command language

change concluded correctly”.

If some errors occur during language up­dating, the following message will be dis­played:

“Language change failed. Please repeat
procedure”.

This message asks the user to repeat the
above procedure.

Whenever the system is switched on turn-

ing the ignition key to MAR, the language
module is checked and if the system finds
a fault the following message is displayed:

“Voice commands and messages not avail-

able. Please change the language”.

This message asks the user to repeat lan-

guage change procedure.

The user shall set again the desired lan­guage according to previously described pro­cedure.

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The audio system is turned on by pressing

briefly the “AUDIO” key (18-fig. 1) which
accesses the main functions of the radio.

Keeping the “AUDIO” button (18-fig. 1)

pressed longer, with the audio system on
and any operating mode active, the “stand­by” mode is switched on: this way the ra­dio is turned off and the display shows the
message “AUDIO OFF” (fig. 7). To turn
the radio on again, briefly press the “AU­DIO” button (18-fig. 1), reactivating the
audio function with the corresponding
screen.

SCREENS OPTIONS
AND FUNCTIONS

Repeatedly pressing the “SRC” key (15­fig. 1) the available audio sources are dis-

played cyclically:

– Radio (FM1, FM2, FM3, MW, LW)

– CD / NO CD (if the CD is inserted or not)

– CD-Changer (where fitted).

The audio source is automatically changed
in one of the following cases:

– broadcasting of traffic information, if the
TA function is on and an enabled station is
tuned (TP)

– phone call

– receiving a phone call

– voice recognition function activation.

The previously selected audio source will
be then restored.

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Through the audio system of the CONNECT

it is possible to control:

– RDS radio with FM/AM reception;
– Compact Disc player;
– CD-Changer (where fitted);
– equalizer (excluding versions with HI-

FI BOSE system);

– MP3 player.

fig. 7

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