Lancia Lybra Owner's Handbook Manual - 176
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EMERGENCY
START-UP
If the Lancia CODE system cannot
deactivate the engine immobilising
system, the warning lights
¢ and U
stay on and the engine will not start.
Follow the emergency start– up pro-
cedure to start the engine.
Read the whole procedure care-
fully before trying to carry it out.
If you make a mistake in the emer-
gency procedure, you must turn the
ignition key back to STOP and repeat
the whole operation from the begin-
ning (step 1).
1) Read the five digit electronic code
on the CODE card.
2) Turn the ignition key to MAR.
3) Press and hold down the acceler-
ator pedal. The injection system
warning light
U will come on for
about eight seconds, and then go out.
At this point release the accelerator
pedal and get ready to count the
flashes of warning light
U.
4) Count the number of flashes that
corresponds to the first figure of the
code on the CODE card, then press
the accelerator pedal and keep it
down until the
U warning light
comes on for four seconds and then
goes out; release the accelerator pedal.
5) The
U warning light will start
flashing again: after it has flashed the
number of times that corresponds to
the second figure on the CODE card,
press the accelerator pedal to the floor
and keep it there.
6) Do the same for the remaining
digts on the CODE card.
7) Once the final figure has been en-
tered, keep the accelerator pedal
pressed. The
U warning light will
light up for four seconds and then go
out; release the accelerator pedal.
8) The
U warning light will flash
rapidly for about four seconds to in-
dicate that the operation has been
completed correctly.
9) Start the engine by turning the ig-
nition key from MAR to AVV.
If, however, warning light
Ustays
on, turn the ignition key to STOP and
repeat the procedure from step 1).
IMPORTANT After an emergency
start, you should contact a Lancia
Dealership as you will have to repeat
the procedure described each time
you want to start the engine.