Tailgate Operation
The direction indicators will blink and the ceiling lights will switch on when the tailgate is opened. They switch off automatically when the luggage compartment is closed. The lights switch off automatically after a few minutes if the luggage compartment is left open.
Opening from the Inside
When unlocked, the tailgate can be opened from inside the car using the opening button (fig. 74) located under the dashboard near the bonnet opening lever until you hear the unlocking click.
Opening the Tailgate Manually
The luggage compartment tailgate can be opened in case of an emergency (e.g. if the battery is flat) as follows:
- Operating inside the luggage compartment, turn the device (1) (located on the left side), as shown in fig. 75 and extract the cord (2) fig. 76, anchored to the device itself.
- Make sure that the end part of the cord (2) remains outside the luggage compartment: the tailgate can be opened manually from the outside in this manner.
- After having opened the tailgate, wind the cord (2) back around the device (1).
- Position the device (1) inside its housing and lock it by turning it in the opposite sense with respect to that shown in fig. 75.
Closing
Grip one of the handles (2), fig. 77, and lower the tailgate, pressing next to the lock until it clicks.
WARNING: Before closing the boot make sure you have the key with you to prevent locking it in the luggage compartment. The tailgate will be locked automatically and can only be opened using another key.
WARNING: It will not be possible to open the tailgate with a key or by pressing the button in the passenger compartment when the battery is disconnected. Always extract the manual tailgate opening strap before disconnecting the battery.
WARNING: This procedure must be carried out exclusively in safe places because it allows opening the boot unconditionally.
Luggage Compartment
Initialisation
WARNING: If the battery is disconnected or the protection fuse blows, the luggage compartment opening/closing mechanism must be reinitialised as follows:
- Close all the doors and the luggage compartment.
- Press the button on the remote control.
- Press the button on the remote control again.
Specifications
Access to the Tyre Pressure Kit
To access the "Tyre Pressure Kit" (for its use, see chapter "In an emergency"), lift the mat upwards (fig. 77, fig. 78).
Anchoring Your Load
On some versions, there are four hooks (fig. 79) inside the luggage compartment for anchoring the cargo net or cables which can secure the load carried.
WARNING: Do not apply, on a single hook, a load greater than 10 kg.
Luggage Retaining Net
This is useful for correctly arranging the load and/or for transporting light materials. The cargo net is available from the Alfa Romeo Dealership.
WARNING: Perform the tailgate emergency opening operation only with the engine stopped and in a position where it is not a danger for oncoming traffic.
Interior Fittings
Glove Compartment
To open the compartment proceed as follows:
- Unlock the lock (where provided) by placing the metal insert in the key into the lock.
- Operate handle (fig. 80) to open the compartment.
Air Conditioned Storage Compartment
The compartment may be cooled in some versions by means of an air vent connected
