Lancia THESIS CONNECT Owner's Handbook Manual - 271

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EMERGENCY

START-UP

If the Lancia CODE system cannot

deactivate the engine immobilising

system, symbols 

Y and U will

remain lit on the multifunction dis-

play together with messages

“ELECTRONIC KEY NOT

RECOGNISED” and “ENGINE

CONTROL SYSTEM FAULT”, and

the engine will not start. Follow the

emergency start-up procedure 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

beginning (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 accel-

erator pedal. The warning light U

on the instrument panel will light up

for about 8 seconds, and then go

out. At this point release the acceler-

ator pedal and get ready to count the

flashes of the 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 corre-

sponds 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

digits on the CODE card.

7) Once the final figure has been

entered, keep the accelerator pedal

pressed. The U warning light will

light up for 4 seconds and then go

out. Release the accelerator pedal.

8) The U warning light will flash

rapidly for about 4 seconds to indi-

cate that the operation has been

completed correctly.

9) Start the engine by turning the

ignition key from MAR to AVV

(without turning it to STOP).

If, however, warning light U stays

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 immediately as you will

have to repeat the procedure

described each time you want to

start the engine.

IN AN EMERGENCY