Alfa Giulietta - 6 Hacks in 6 minutes!

[@sphinxmadmax]

Little information to all the Giulietta guys: If the battery loses connection or you use the nice hack, it is possible that you have some errorlights on the dash after that. That is because the Giulietta loses it's steering angle calibration which is simply relearned by turning the steering wheel on running engine from one side to the other completely and after that turning the engine of and start it again. And to Chris: thanks for the video.

[@TheAlfaNut]

Thanks for pointing that out mate - yes indeed the dashboard will be full of error messages after reconnecting the battery but they should all disappear again after a short while! 👍🏻

[@claudiov428]

Bello vedere come fuori dall'Italia, la Giulietta ( bellissima auto) sia considerata ancora oggi, ma sopratutto apprezzata. Io sono Italiano, amo il Marchio Alfa Romeo, ho avuto dalla 33 ti alla 156 fino a due Mito, ed ora una Giulietta. Sempre pienamente soddisfatto. Ciao buona giornata e sempre forza Alfa.

[@TheAlfaNut]

Ciao Claudio! Thanks for watching and commenting - it’s good to hear from viewers in Italy, you make the best cars in the world! 👍🏻 I have just released a new video about my 1986 75 2.5 V6 QV and a video about my 1998 156 V6 will be coming out soon. I hope you enjoy them.

[@francochiste7294]

Power ALFA ROMEO ❤❤❤

[@hilmarrosentreter9499]

Ich fahre meine Giulietta fast 12 Jahre und liebe sie immer noch😊LG aus Deutschland

[@luketaplin42]

Don’t forget If the car is locked push and hold the unlock button and it drops all the windows. Push and hold the lock button to get all the windows back up.

[@TheAlfaNut]

Thanks for contributing Luke, appreciate you watching mate 👍🏻

[@stanislas4990]

Hi Chris, I have a Giulietta Veloce since 5 years and I am learning some useful tips! Thank you. The speed buzzer is always off, it’s better 😉

[@TheAlfaNut]

Glad to help!😉👍🏻

[@pudingaomar6341]

Surely glad to hear from you again.❤

[@TheAlfaNut]

Hi Omar, thanks for dropping in! 😎👍🏻

[@Cento24]

Another infiormative and well put together Chris, Congrats.

[@TheAlfaNut]

Thanks for watching mate, I’m glad you enjoyed it 👍🏻

[@SoYFooD2]

i have my buzzer set to 150KM/H in my QV. its my "U will lose your licens alarm during the day time" and boy do u get there fast.

[@TheAlfaNut]

Haha - yes very sensible idea!

[@DW-dd4iw]

What about the refrigerator (chilled) glovebox feature? There's a small black dial to the left handside of the three drinks bottle holders in the glovebox. Turn the dial downwards to open the vent (it's connected to your aircon) to let in cold air to chill your drinks 😎

[@TheAlfaNut]

Hi DW - wow thats great to know, I’ll have to try that out! I need to make a “Hacks 2” video 😂

[@DonPicco]

Nice vid chris. Keep them comming. Should make one for a almighty MiTo. 😎

[@TheAlfaNut]

Hi Don, how are you? Thanks for watching, I’ll mate a Mito one for sure 👍🏻

[@stevenmcfarlane8831]

Good video. Do you reckon Alfa will ever make a new version of the giulietta ? Looking at a used giulietta. Do they make sense to buy still, thinking depreciation. Which is best engine choice for mway and highland roads . It’s that or a mini clubman. Cheers

[@TheAlfaNut]

Hi Steven - yes Alfa just announced a new Giulietta although its an EV 🫣🤢 The old model is reliable, good looking and fun to drive - buy the 2.0 JTDM for great torque on the hills and 50-60mpg on motorway! Don’t buy a Mini Clubman - they are boring, ugly and very very common! (Just my opinion 😉)

[@stevenmcfarlane8831]

@@TheAlfaNut lol. Honest, concise, like it lol. I am never buying an EV. Biggest conn ever. Yeah I may test drive one I saw locally. Thanks for replying, appreciated

[@TheAlfaNut]

My pleasure. It’s a buyers market out there at the moment, some huge bargains to be had. Try looking / asking on the Alfabook group on Facebook, lots of Alfa enthusiasts who maintain their cars to a high standard who might be selling. 👍🏻

[@ramielreginald]

Hey Chris, unfortunately the Bluetooth is not working, is this common on this model?

[@TheAlfaNut]

Hi mate, it depends which year of car you have. If its an early model then yes. The later infotainment systems were shared with Jeep and are a little more reliable

[@Rob-oi9mf]

Nice one Chris,Only knew the petrol cap opener hack which Ive already had to use. Looking forward to the Giulietta QV video.👍

[@TheAlfaNut]

Cheers for watching Rob! The QV vid should be up in a few weeks 👍🏻

[@jorgkruger4791]

Very nice and funny Presentation Chris👍😂

[@TheAlfaNut]

Glad you enjoyed it - thanks for watching! 👍🏻

[@henrikl1394]

The deadlocking I didn't know about and the boot release.

[@TheAlfaNut]

Hope it was useful - I may have to make a 2nd video, as I still have several hacks that I didn’t talk about!

[@josephmifsud8261]

Another great video. As this may be my most realistic 2nd car it's great to see those tricks which I would not got one of them

[@TheAlfaNut]

Thanks Joseph, there are more hacks for the Giulietta which I didn’t have time to feature! Maybe “part 2” will come later? 😉

[@josephmifsud8261]

@@TheAlfaNut looking forward to that

[@BojanBojovic]

All Alfas are underrated. :)

[@TheAlfaNut]

I agree!

[@deepenthapa9466]

Hi, my alfa romeo giulietta 2014 is battery dead I guess. It's not driven for three months now. How can I open the door with key manually? So that i can access inside and open the bonnet to jump start my vehicle. The lock and unlock button is not helping. I have replaced the new battery in the key. Kindly advise, many thanks in advance. I am from UK.@ Deepen😊

[@pearsehall1049]

Thanks for hacks I am thinking of buy a Giulietta could you tell are they easy to work on and which model you suggest Kind regards p.

[@TheAlfaNut]

Hi mate, depends on your budget - if you want lots of fun, get a 1750 QV, if you need economy as well, get a 2.0 jtdm. They are reliable but not the easiest car to work on in my opinion, typical Alfa quirks! 🫣

[@pearsehall1049]

@TheAlfaNut thank you for your reply can't be any harder than the peugeot rcz I currently drive. Well check them thanks again for information. Kind regards p

[@TheAlfaNut]

I like the RCZ - great looking car and goes well 👍🏻

[@jpsharrock220]

I dont know why but my stop start feature doesn't seem to work even though it shows as being ON.

[@TheAlfaNut]

Hi mate, simple fix - just charge your battery fully and it should start working again. If the battery is low it doesn’t work due to the power demands of cranking to start. If that doesn’t solve it, your battery may need changing. 👍🏻

[@fernandofonseca2033]

Hi, there are some preconditions for S&S to work: - battery level/health - make sure you have a recomended battery which are premium batteries (Bosch S5, Varta Silver AGM, etc.) - DPF regen will not allow the car to shutdown automatically until the regen process is completed; - engine too hot, imagine you been pushing hard and coast suddenly, the engine will keep running to circulate oil and radiator líquid through internal engine parts. - If you do short distances most likely the battery won't be able to recover enough energy to trigger S&S.

[@TheAlfaNut]

@fernandofonseca2033 thanks for watching Fernando and for the tips! 😎👍🏻 Do you have a Giulietta?

[@fernandofonseca2033]

@@TheAlfaNut yes, 2011 1.6jtdm-2.

[@thinkkerrythink8938]

@@fernandofonseca2033 what is DPF regen? I replaced my battery last week and SS is still not working :)

[@zahykhoury]

Well done!

[@TheAlfaNut]

Cheers mate! 👍🏻

[@mastery64]

Hold the lock/unlock button on your key to close/open the windows pretty usefull if you forget to close the windows after getting our of your car

[@TheAlfaNut]

Thanks for watching and commenting mate! 👍🏻

[@benhnia09]

Hello I set my follow me home light to 30 secs and it doesn't turn on when i close the car, what am i doing wrong?

[@TheAlfaNut]

Hi there - you have to flash the lights immediately after turning off the ignition key. Are you waiting too long perhaps?

[@benhnia09]

@TheAlfaNut i tried that still doesn't work, turned the ignition off then immediately flashed the light 30 seconds showed up then pulled the key out turned the car off and the light is off.

[@TheAlfaNut]

Ok, I’m not sure why that would be - you might want to go to: www.alfaowner.com and ask on the Giulietta forum - they are helpful people. 👍🏻

[@benhnia09]

@@TheAlfaNut quick question, do i have to flash the light every time for it to work?

[@TheAlfaNut]

@benhnia09 yes you do 👍🏻

[@lorenzospina3174]

I love Alfa-Romeo Giulietta ❤.

[@TheAlfaNut]

Ciao Lorenzo, thanks for watching mate 👍🏻

[@richardpalmer2989]

Great video, thanks 👍

[@TheAlfaNut]

Thanks for watching Richard!

[@karenmurray3098]

asking from australia , why are you so crooked on the london mare ? great video , you should do one on the mito

[@TheAlfaNut]

Hi Karen, thanks for watching! Mr Khan is an enemy of the motorist and lovers of liberty generally! He has many traits that divide Londoners rather than unites them but one of the reasons I’m down on him is that he aggressively expanded the London “ULEZ” (ultra low emission zones”) all over the Greater London area and he charges / fines local people every day that they use their cars. Most people think this is immoral and borders on communist style control. I certainly think that. Whereabouts are you in Oz? This will be coming to a big city near you unfortunately - it’s a globalist move as part of restricting peoples ability to travel. Just my opinion 😉👍🏻

[@156walla]

He is a knob head...thats why matey

[@andygtv]

Well done Chris👍

[@TheAlfaNut]

Cheers Andy, sorry to make you wait! 😅

[@Bogdan-Xaine]

I need to order new brakes for my alfa but I don’t know if my car comes with sport brakes or not. How to find out if it has sport brakes ? Is 2.0 diesel, 140hp , year 2011 . Thanks

[@ALENGLEDJA]

If it has red Brembo 4 piston calipers, than the discs are bigger as well, otherwise normal size

[@1woodlea]

I knew all of them but I always forget the follow me feature. Can you tell us how to permanently turn off the parking sensors. They drive me mad😂. There is a button by the gear stick but it only turns them off once.

[@TheAlfaNut]

Thanks for watching! I am thinking about doing a 2nd Giulietta "Hacks" video as there are more hacks I have discovered since! Turning off the sensors permanently isn't one of them though....yet!

[@andrew.maycock1981]

Question... Do any of the Giulleta Diesels use AdBlue at all??

[@TheAlfaNut]

Hi Andrew, not sure about all of them but my 2018 2.0 Jtdm doesn’t use it

[@damndaniel2880]

How do I turn off the beep when locking/unlocking the car

[@TheAlfaNut]

I’m not sure you can - I may make a 2nd Giulietta “Hacks” video, as there are a few more I’ve discovered. I’ll see if the beep can be disabled! 😉👍🏻

[@peterf46]

Recognised only half of them! Thanks👍

[@TheAlfaNut]

Thanks for watching Peter, hope it was useful? There are more but I only had time to feature six - I might make a second video!

[@peterf46]

@@TheAlfaNut Definitely! Are you going to a similar video for the Giulia? I'm trying to think if I've got any useful hacks, but nothing's coming to mind!🤔

[@TheAlfaNut]

Yes I’ll be making a Giulia hacks vid, although I can’t think of any at the moment either! 😂

[@peterf46]

@@TheAlfaNut maybe it’s already perfect 👍

[@Cowboy28074]

Great vid👍👍🥶👍👍

[@TheAlfaNut]

Cheers for watching Cowboy! 😎👍🏻

[@samuelpayne5782]

This was hilarious looool. Quality content. hi I'm a new driver in my early 20s living in London looking to buy my first car and my heart has been set on a 1.4tb petrol Guilietta for a long time but my brain is telling me to go for a more economical, cost effective car like a Rio, Ibiza, i30, Fiesta, or even a Mito, particularly for cheaper insurance premiums, good fuel economy etc. Is buying an older/cheaper Giulietta just as good and responsible of a purchase as any of the aforementioned cars? Opinions and input from all would be much appreciated!

[@TheAlfaNut]

Hi Samuel, thanks for watching - the petrol Giulietta is pretty economical and probably more reliable than a Fiesta or Ibiza. They are way better than most people realise, just make sure to take your time & find a good car with proper service history. Good luck 👍🏻

[@francochiste7294]

Mi piace vedere la Giulietta aprezzata fuori dai confini nazionali, vorrei vedere altre Giulietta inglesi come ad esempio fate i raduni, thank's ❤❤❤❤always ALFA ROMEO

[@TheAlfaNut]

Ciao Franco - Sì, nessun problema. Spero di presentare presto una Giulietta QV da 300 CV, di proprietà di un mio amico! Fai attenzione a questo 👍🏻

[@mrmcveigh]

Any tips to upgrade the dipped headlights? Probably the worst dips I’ve ever seen on a car. They should be illegal

[@TheAlfaNut]

Hi mate, yeah they are pretty crap! I’m fitting Nightbreakers which are about 50% brighter but still legal 👍🏻

[@istvanszabo767]

I didn't know the deadlocking, I will try it tomorrow. I have '11 model, so maybe it's a newer feature.

[@TheAlfaNut]

Let me know if it works? 👍🏻

[@TheWickerr]

Do you have any advice, I'm thinking about buying 1.4tb 170hp, 2012 Giulietta? :)

[@TheAlfaNut]

Hi mate, thanks for watching - make sure that it has good service history (and supporting documentation!) and that the cambelt has been changed recently. If not, negotiate harder! Check all the electrics are working and also check carefully for rust if you can. High mileage?

[@mrfooget3714]

@@TheAlfaNutI’m considering buying a high mileage Giulietta qv, any tips?

[@TheAlfaNut]

@mrfooget3714 yes - get the best maintenance history car you can find, check the timing belt history, check the suspension health and make sure all the electrics work. If any of the cheap plastic interior door release handles are broken they are a huge PITA to replace! Check carefully for rust if the car is over 10 years old. They are a lot of fun for the money!

[@mrfooget3714]

@@TheAlfaNut Amazing thank you! What areas seem to rust up the most? It’s getting a brand new timing belt at time of purchase, service and mot. The 1750tbi seems pretty reliable would you agree? And is there anything else to be aware of? It has 90,000 miles at time of purchase

[@TheAlfaNut]

Rust can happen anywhere that the car has been damaged, chipped or scraped, so give it a good check over. Giulietta’s are very reliable mechanically when serviced properly and 90k miles isn’t much really. The 1750 engine is great but puts more stress on brakes & clutch so make sure these are good too 👍🏻

[@Jinnyboymusic]

I knew none of them😂 good to know thank you!

[@TheAlfaNut]

You’re welcome, glad you found it useful 👍🏻

[@norb0254]

If you leave your windows open with the deadlock ,or your favourite pet in the car ,the motion sensors will pick up movement and set the alarm off...

[@TheAlfaNut]

Thanks for commenting mate, I should have said in the video that pressing the anti lift / volumetric “off” button up on the roof panel, disables the internal sensors preventing alarm actuation. This allows pets to be left and windows open. 👍🏻

[@GuHKSBASS]

We need a video for 156 Hacks !!!

[@TheAlfaNut]

Good idea - I started making one a few years back but got sidetracked!

[@benfearnhead9851]

Any 916 hacks? Thanks

[@TheAlfaNut]

Hi Ben, yes I probably will make a 916 hacks video, although there are less electronic gizmos in a 916 - I’ll have to read the owners manual! 😉

[@benfearnhead9851]

@@TheAlfaNut great thanks! I’ve had a GTV for about 2 months now and absolutely loving it. Only gremlin has been the two occasions the central locking refused to stay locked and then decided to work fine a few minutes later, at the exact point I’ve given up and put the disk lock on the steering wheel. So my only hack so far is the fact the boot release is housed inside the lockable glovebox! 😅

[@TheAlfaNut]

@benfearnhead9851 haha yes the GTV central locking can be a bit temperamental sometimes! Sometimes it works properly if you use the key instead of the remote?

[@andygriffiths9916]

All and there is a few more 😃

[@TheAlfaNut]

Yeah I know - I should make a second hacks video!

[@alexsmikle4757]

If Kahn was trapped in the boot, I'm sure the car would have been driven into the Thames River by someone.

[@TheAlfaNut]

Yes, very tempting isn’t it? Sadly he declined my offer to star in the video! 😄😆

[@therushden]

hold down the unlock button and all the windows will drop. hold the lock button down and all the windows will close.

[@TheAlfaNut]

Yep I had about 5 other tips but ran out of time in editing! 😢

[@lucybroadhurst6627]

I've had my G for 5 years and knew none of these 🤣

[@TheAlfaNut]

Hi Lucy - thanks for watching, hope some of them were useful? 😉👍🏻

[@anakondase]

I gather the London mayor isn't to popular? 😆

[@TheAlfaNut]

Haha, no every car owner hates him! 😂

[@anakondase]

@@TheAlfaNut We have those here as well. 🤮

[@annagattellari85]

I on Stelvio ❤️👍🏻👍🏻🍀

[@TheAlfaNut]

Ciao Anna! Thanks for watching - the Stelvio is cool 😎🔥

[@Galluel]

Wachi wooooo

[@TheAlfaNut]

Cheers mate, sorry to make you wait until Sunday! 😉👍🏻

[@theneedforspeeder9575]

Deadlocking doors only works if the car has the equipment

[@TheAlfaNut]

Thanks for watching - do some countries / markets not have this feature?

[@boardernut]

3:32 "Diesel" , the dissaponting fluid

[@TheAlfaNut]

Yes yes I know! 🙄😉

[@robertmackinnon4414]

Number 7 press and hold unlock on fob and all windows come down

[@TheAlfaNut]

Cheers Robert - I need to make a “Another 6 Hacks” video!

[@daxidov]

Just wasted 6 minutes of my life and 20 seconds for this comment 😅😂😂

[@TheAlfaNut]

Thanks for watching anyway mate, I hope you come back soon! 😉👍🏻

[@arisaga822]

5/6 for me: just missed the battery

[@TheAlfaNut]

Cheers for watching mate! 😎👍🏻

[@Sezalize]

Σωραίος...⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@TheAlfaNut]

Thanks for watching mate! 👍🏻

[@nesim4393]

156 hacks 🙏

[@chrisennis2245]

2

[@icarustanovic3097]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@froggy0162]

Gross - a diesel… I’m with the mayor, get that stinky tractor pile of crap out of the city!! Why on earth do you buy a nice Alfa and get one with a tractor engine…?!

[@TheAlfaNut]

When its for your Wife and she doesn’t like paying for fuel!

[@TheAlfaNut]

Also its the most sophisticated diesel engine on the market currently 😂

[@froggy0162]

@@TheAlfaNutThat’s like saying it’s the most comfortable dose of the clap… And no, it’s not even remotely close to the most sophisticated!! It’s an old GM engine… Amazing how people are ok with a highly polluting and harmful to health engine because “it saves me money”…

[@seany8787]

@@froggy0162its a Fiat Engine originally , GM licensed it. Its renowned for its general reliability, good performance & great economy I drive 40 miles a day on the motorway and ultimately diesel was the best choice. Would I have wanted a 1750 QV - yes of course, but the tax and fuel costs, not to mention increased purchase cost of the car would have made me a couple hundred quid worse off per month, and in todays climate I cant have that. You talk about pollution but Its not like petrol engines emit febreeze and glitter. Look at the emissions countries like China and India pump out of industry and get back to me. There is zero black smoke emitted from mine and my wifes diesel Guiliettas, unlike what you see on all the ‘premium’ German cars and this is evidenced by the lack of soot on the rear and the MOT test emissions which are always so low it amazes the testers