Modern cars have more and more options and even though they give us a lot of comfort, a lot of them are not always user friendly. Regardless you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Alfa Romeo 156, dependent on its options, it can be complicated to understand how to start a Alfa Romeo 156? Even if this essential act of running a car may seem like common sense to most of you, dependent on the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less elementary to do so. In this article we will show you the different methods to start a Alfa Romeo 156 with the key, then, in a second step, how to switch on a Alfa Romeo 156 with a card, and to conclude, without using the key.

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How to start a Alfa Romeo 156 with key?

So we begin our article which is designed to show you how to start a Alfa Romeo 156, which is equipped with a classic key start. Find under the various measures to be executed to turn on the engine of your Alfa Romeo 156:

  • Discover the position of the neiman (hole in which the key is introduced), it is most of the time on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dashboard. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not hesitate to have a look at our article on the steering wheel blocked on Alfa Romeo 156 that is blocked to learn how to unblock it.
  • Place the key into this one.
  • Examine that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
  • Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn until you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Check on your dashboard that the orange lights disappear, if you don’t know what they suggest don’t hesitate to have a look at our article on orange lights on Alfa Romeo 156 to learn the explanation for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Alfa Romeo 156 starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds or you risk injuring it, if the car does not start, let it rest a few tens of seconds before a new testing)

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  • That’s it. You managed to start your Alfa Romeo 156,

How to start a Alfa Romeo 156 with the key card?

After finding out about how to turn on the engine of a Alfa Romeo 156 with key or will show you you how to do it for a Alfa Romeo 156 equipped with a key card and not a key. The process is pretty much the same, so don’t hesitate to return back to the previous section to have information on each of the steps to do. Discover below the steps to adhere to to start your Alfa Romeo 156 with a card:

  • Dependant upon the year and the series, you may or may not need to put in the card in a specific slot, check on your dashboard if your Alfa Romeo 156 is equipped with this slot or not.
  • If it has one, insert the card in this hole, or you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
  • Find the “start” button, which is commonly located at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is commonly placed on the centre console.
  • Examine that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Push the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Alfa Romeo 156

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  • Push a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Alfa Romeo 156

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How do I start a Alfa Romeo 156 without a key?

And to conclude, we will see, how to start a Alfa Romeo 156 without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this might seem obvious. However, you should know that if your Alfa Romeo 156 is more recent than the mid 90’s it will be tricky to start it without a key because of all the security equipment present on it. Obviously, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the process to adhere to:

  • Remove the cover that covers your steering wheel and locate among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
  • Strip, connect them mutually and separate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the procedure). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
  • At last, strip the starter wire and connect it quickly with the battery wire (do not make prolonged contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Alfa Romeo 156).

There, you’ve found out all the solutions to start a Alfa Romeo 156.

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