Alfa Romeo Mito 2009 User Manual

in conjunction with RADIONAV system

GUIDE TO SERVICES

GENERAL
INFORMATION

With Blue&Me™ Nav you can access
a series of services that can be requested at
the time of purchasing the car or later on.
To activate the services, refer to the subscrip­tion form, available at www.alfaromeo.com
or from Alfa Romeo Authorized Services.

SOS SERVICE

The Blue&Me™ Nav SOS service al­lows you to take advantage of roadside as­sistance and medical services during your
journies.
In case of any sort of emergency, simply
press the SOS button in the passenger com­partment and you will be directed to a Ser­vice Centre through an SMS text message
containing the details for requesting assis­tance and the GPS position of the car for
your location.
A voice phonecall will also be forwarded to
a Service Centre operator.
The SOSservice also ensures that the request
for assistance from the Service Centre takes
place automatically if an air bag is deployed
following an accident.

This SOS service is offered free of
charge during the roadside assis­tance cover period included in the
warranty.

INFO SERVICE

The Blue&Me™ Nav INFO service al­lows you to take advantage of automobile
information services.
Wherever you are it is simple to get updates
on events, the cinema, museums, road con­ditions, trains, restaurants, bars and much
more. Simply press the
senger compartment to talk to an operator
who will satisfy your requirements.

The service is available for a
charge.

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To find out the cost of the INFO service,

refer to the subscription contract.

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ROAD SAFETY

WARNING

The use of several of the system functions whilst driving can distract attention away from the road with the

conditions permit and, if necessary, on with the car stationary.

risk of causing an accident or other serious consequences; they should therefore only be used when driving

WARNING

Read these instructions and follow them: before using your system, read all the safety information and instructions in this user

sequences.
Keep the Manual in the car: if it is kept in the car, the User Guide will become something quick and easy to consult for those not familiar with

the system. Before using the system, make sure that everyone has easy access to the User Guide and that they read the safety information and in­structions carefully.

Warning Consulting the system whilst driving can distract attention away from the road with the risk of causing an ac­cident or other serious consequences. Do not change the system settings whilst driving or enter information other than
verbally (i.e. using the manual controls). Before carrying out these operations, stop the car safely in accordance with
the highway code. It is important to take this precaution because setting or changing some of the functions may cause
the driver to be distracted from the road and take their hands off the steering wheel.

Voice command controls: the system functions can be carried out using voice commands only. Using voice commands whilst driving means that

the system can be operated without taking your hands off the steering wheel.
Prolonged view of the display: never consult anything whilst driving that requires looking at the display for a long time. Stop the car safely

in accordance with the highway code before consulting any of the system functions that requires prolonged attention. Even only glancing at the dis­play occasionally can have a dangerous affect if the driver’s attention is distracted at a critical time.

Setting the volume: do not turn the volume up too high. Whilst driving, keep the volume at a level where you can still here the traffic outside
and emergency signals. Driving without being able to hear these can cause accidents.

Use of Voice Recognition: the voice recognition software is based on a statistical process that is subject to error. It is your responsibility to mon­itor the voice recognition functions allowed by the system and to correct any mistakes.

Dangers of Distraction: the functions could require manual settings (not using voice commands). Making these settings or entering information
whilst driving can distract attention causing an accident or resulting in serious danger. Before carrying out these operations, stop the car safely in ac­cordance with the highway code.

manual (“User Guide”) and follow them. Failure to observe the precautions in the User Guide can result in accidents or other serious con-

GENERAL OPERATION

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DISPLAY AND CONTROLS ON THE STEERING WHEEL

Direct Blu&Me™ Nav,
function buttons in the area of
the front courtesy light

Red signalling LED for
SOS and INFO services (*)

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(*) The red LED coming on signals that there is not the connectivity required for the SOS and INFOservices.

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Control Button

Short press
(less than 1 second)

Long press
(more than 1 second)

ON THE STEERING

WHEEL

DIRECT

/MENU

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ESC

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+ / –

SOS

– Accept incoming phone call

– Deactivation of voice recognition
– Interruption of voice message
– Deactivation/reactivation of the microphone during a

phone conversation

– Resetting the volume of the call tone for the incoming

phone call

– Activation of the voice recognition
– Interruption of the voice message in order to give a

new voice command

– Adjustment of audio volume for Blue&Me™ Nav functions:

hands free, SMS reader, multimedia player,
voice announcements

– Access to SOS service

– Refuse incoming

phone call

– Ending of phone call

in progress

– Repetition of the last

voice message given by the
system

FUNCTION

BUTTONS

Blue&Me™ Nav

Notes

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For many functions, the SRC/OK and ß/MENU controls on the steering wheel are interchangeable and you can select the button you prefer.

❒

For both operating modes for the controls on the steering wheel (short or long press) the function is activated when the button is released.

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