FACTfile - Alfa 159 - Page 3

Equipment

The new Alfa 159 boasts an extremely generous standard specification, many features only being available as expensive options on rival models.

The two specification levels include the following:

Alfa Romeo 159 1.9, 2.2 and 2.4 JTD

1. Leather Upholstery
2. Front and rear electric windows
3. Dual Zone climate control
4. Remote central locking with immobiliser
5. Electric heated and folding door mirrors
6. 7 airbags, including driver’s knee bag
7. Electronic key and start button
8. Stereo radio/CD with steering wheel audio controls
9. Leather steering wheel and gearknob
10. Fog lights
11. 10 stack CD player
12. Cruise control
13. ABS with EBD and HBA
14. VDC with hill holder
15. 17" alloy wheels
16. Visibility pack (rain and dusk sensors)
17. Rear parking sensors

Alfa Romeo 159 3.2 V6

In addition to the above specification, V6 adds:

1. 18" alloy wheels
2. Xenon headlights with washers
3. Front electically operated seats with memory on the
4. driver’s seat
5. Bose sound system
6. Handsfree Bluetooth telephone connection with USB i-Pod connection

Enhanced comfort and telematics
The Alfa 159 interior offers the very latest systems made possible by today’s technology, and a range of options carefully considered to simplify and enhance life on board. Key options include sunroof, metallic paint electrically adjustable front seats, a Bose sound system, Bluetooth mobile phone connectivity and 18" alloy wheels.

Dual climate control
Dual Zone climate control, fitted as standard across the Alfa 159 range, makes it possible for driver and front seat passenger to select a temperature differential of up to 16 degrees on either side of the cabin.

The system has solar sensors that monitor solar gain within the two zones and adjust the temperature accordingly. The systems also feature a highly efficient active carbon pollen filter, and an Air Quality Sensor which automatically activates the climate control recirculation function to prevent the intake of air in areas of high pollution.

Bluetooth connectivity
Standard in Alfa 159 V6 and an option on other models, the 159 offers Bluetooth hands-free mobile phone technology with voice recognition, to ensure maximum driving safety under all conditions. The system allows for the use of Bluetooth compatible mobile phones anywhere on board, even when stowed in storage compartments, jackets or handbags.

The Bluetooth hands-free system is fully integrated into the new Alfa. It is accessed via a control panel display allied to control keys located on the steering wheel as well as the latest voice activation technology, which has no need to learn a user’s voice in advance. It will store details of and manage up to five mobile phones, enabling more than one passenger to make use of the hands-free facility.

The system automatically lowers the volume of the radio, and allows the driver and passengers to hear the caller through the stereo loudspeakers. An integral, echo-cancellation device maintains sound quality without any deterioration in timbre, thus preventing unpleasant, metallic tones.

Bose sound system
The sophisticated Bose sound system, developed for Alfa Romeo by America’s leading acoustic Hi-Fi company, offers exceptional listening quality for each passenger under all conditions is standard on 159 V6.

The 570 watt system comprises a radio/CD player with MP3 compatibility and 10 loudspeakers, including a subwoofer built into the luggage compartment with its own 6-channel, 200 watt, digital amplifier for the reproduction of the lowest frequencies.

Xenon headlamps
The safety benefits of xenon headlights, which are standard on the 159 V6, over conventional halogen lamps are underlined by simple statistics: light intensity doubles, as does the longevity of the lamp itself. Xenon headlamps also consume less energy and distribute the light beam more effectively.

Due to their brighter, far reaching illumination, the new optional xenon headlamps are combined with an automatic ride corrector which compensates not only for static changes due to axle load variation, but also dynamic changes caused by acceleration and braking.

Cruise control
The standard Cruise control, operable at speeds over 30 kmh, instantly cuts out when the driver presses the brake or clutch pedal. When the ASR traction control is active, it naturally takes priority over cruise control, the system returning the car to the previous set speed once ASR has ceased to function.

Follow me home headlights
This is practical, safety conscious innovation designed to light the interior of a garage or a path to the front door after the car has been locked. Follow Me Home activates the dipped beams and sidelights of the new Alfa 159 by operating the light flasher stalk within two minutes of turning off the engine. Each time the stalk is operated, light activation is extended by 30 seconds up to a maximum of three-and-a-half minutes.

Parking sensors
The new Alfa 159 is equipped with rear parking sensor equipment which are activated whenever the ignition is switched on and reverse gear engaged.

The rear system consists of four ultrasound sensors installed in the rear bumper and linked to an electronic control unit and a buzzer. The four detectors cover the rear corners of the new Alfa 159 from a distance of less than 60cm, and the area immediately behind the car from a distance of less than 150cm. Proximity information is transmitted to the driver in the form of beeps at intervals. The beeps are emitted with increasing frequency, becoming a continuous signal when the car reaches a distance of 30cm from any obstacle.

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