164 mirror, ACC self test,heel and toe ing

[C M Smith <cmsmith@domain.elided>]

The door switch for the power mirrors on the 164 has a small rocker switch 
(tiny rocker switch) (almost invisible rocker switch) just in front of the 
"hat" switch. Push  the front position for the passenger door mirror 
(right), push the back position for the driver's door mirror (left).

The ACC self test runs for about one minute (I assume you don't need the 
EXACT elapsed time). Pressing Auto at the end is necessary to restart the 
system I believe, after retrieving the codes.

I'm having trouble understanding how someone could have difficulty heeling 
and toeing a GTV6. The Spider and the Bertone GTV were very tricky, for 
some of us (kind of heel on the brake and toe stuffed high up under the 
dash almost, to press on the pedal rod, a complex contortion was the only 
way I could do it). The GTV6 seemed to be pretty conventional: half a foot 
on the brake, half a foot on the gas, not true heel and toe but then true 
heel and toe requires a bit more contortion and the half a foot with a roll 
to the right is actually easier and smoother, 'corse if I recall correctly 
you needed to be pretty deep into the brakes for it to be super smooth but 
then heel and toe is supposed to be for those moments. BTW, it should not 
be necessary for anyone to cross their legs in an ALFA.

You want a hard car to heel and toe try any VW product, they're hopeless, 
enough to make you want an automatic (shudder, unless of course it's a 
Selespeed ... yum). The SAAB 900 new series is also a pig to heel and toe, 
without the obligatory snowboots, but the 9 3 seems to be better. It oughta 
be illegal to sell a car you can't heel and toe, but then some North 
Americans are notorious for pressing the wrong pedal entirely (for me 
"unintended acceleration" is a bit of an oxymoron).




Michael Smith
Calgary, Alberta
Canada
91 Alfa 164L, White, original owner

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