Start an Alfa Romeo with a Dead Key Fob

How to Start an Alfa Romeo with a Dead Key Fob

This page holds all of the emergency start or back-up start procedures needed for Alfa Romeo vehicles if the battery in the key fob dies or if there are electrical signals interfering with the fob.

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To start your Alfa Romeo Giulia, Stelvio or Tonale with a dead key fob battery, you will need a back up location to place the fob. For the first two models, it can be found in the center console.

Clear away anything cluttering the bottom of the console. You should then see the outline of the key fob on the floor (right) with lines radiating from the top.  These are meant to indicate radio waves.

In the Tonale, the spot is in the front cup holder, as shown to the right. There is no marking we are aware of.

Place the fob on the spot. The car will recognize the fob even though the fob’s internal battery is dead and will start normally. The key fob can be removed once the car is started.

Note that Alfa Romeo says that to shut down the engine when the fob’s battery is dead, you will need to press and hold the Start / Stop button for several seconds. We’ve not seen this in any other vehicle…

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Models examined include 4C, Giulia, Stelvio and Tonale. Model years 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024.

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