2003 FIAT BARCHETTA Owners Manual

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3) Lift the hood housing cover until
it locks into the completely open po-
sition.
4)Turn the hood fastener from po-
sition2-fig. 58to position 1so that it
rests in the appropriate recess. Do the
same operation on both sides. Work-
ing from outside the car, lift hood with
one hand until you can grip the rear
part of the hood with the other hand.
Keep the hood folded, and pull it right
to the front of the car so you can close
the hood compartment cover, fig. 59.
Make sure the catch on the cover has
caught properly.5) Rest the rear of the hood on the
hood compartment cover fig. 60.
6)Rest the front part of the hood on
the windscreen transom.7) From the inside of the car, swing
the sun visors down, keep the hood
lowered with one hand using the re-
cess for the purpose fig. 61and, with
the other hand, lock it onto the wind-
screen transom by turning the handles.
8)Lift the sun visors.
fig. 60
P5S00667m
fig. 59
P5S00729m
fig. 61
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HARD TOP
(where fitted)
The hard top is fitted with a heated
rear window and should be used in-
stead of the hood during the winter.
USEFUL TIPS
Before fitting the hard top, fold the
hood into its housing properly and an-
chor the hood housing cover to its
safety devices.
Remove the seat belts from the slots
in the seat backs and tip the seat backs
forward.
Position and remove the hard top
with the side windows fully lowered
or the doors open. Get another per-
son to help you to support the hard
top on the right and left.
If repairs or maintenance are neces-
sary, take the car to a Fiat Dealer-
ship.FITTING
1)Make sure the hard top’s fitting
handles on the windscreen transom
are turned inwards.
2)Remove the side inner panels A-
fig. 62from the hard top covering by
unscrewing the fixing screws.
3) Lift the hard top and move it over
the car.
4) Lower the hard top, and fit pins A-
fig. 63into anchorage points Bon the
car (for the sole purpose of better
showing anchorage points Bin fig. 63
the guard on the car has been re-
moved).5)Rest the front of the hard top on
the windscreen transom.
6)Insert hooks Cin holes Dand se-
cure the rear of the hard top to the
car using levers E.
7)Fit side panels A-fig. 62by in-
serting tongue Binto its position in
the hard top upholstery and fix them
into position with screw C.
fig. 63
P5S00734m
fig. 62
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8) Connect the heated rear window’s
electrical connector to the connector
located under the left side panel.
9) Working from inside the car,
swing the sun visors down and lock
the hard top in position on the wind-
screen transom by turning the handles
fig. 64.
REMOVAL
1)Working from inside the car, low-
er the sun visors and release the hard
top from the windscreen transom by
pulling down and turning the handles
fig. 65towards the inside of the car.2)Remove the side panels A-fig. 66
from the hard top’s upholstery by un-
doing fixing screws B.
3) Disconnect the heated rear win-
dow’s electrical connector from the
connector located under the left side
panel.
4) Push red safety buttons A-fig. 67
upwards and release levers B.
5)Release hooks Cfrom holes D
(for the sole purpose of better show-
ing anchorage points Din fig. 67, the
guard on the car has been removed).6) Working from outside the car,
and with someone else to lend a hand,
raise the hard top and move it back-
wards.
7) Refit side panels A-fig. 66over
the hard top upholstery and fix them
with screws B.
fig. 64
P5S00736m
fig. 65
P5S00737m
fig. 67
P5S00738m
fig. 66
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STORAGE
1)Place the hard top on a suitable
rack if possible.
2) Clean and protect the painted
parts by applying protective wax.
3)Sprinkle talcum powder on the
rubber weather-stripping.
4) Clean the interior upholstery, re-
moving dust with a soft brush or vac-
uum cleaner.
5)Cover the hard top with a fabric
or perforated plastic cover. Do not
use imperforated plastic as it will not
allow any moisture on the hard top to
evaporate.HEATED REAR WINDOW
The device only works when the ig-
nition key is at MAR. Press the but-
ton A-fig. 68 on the hard top panel
between the closing handles in central
position to switch the device on and
off. WIND STOP
The wind stop is located behind the
seatsfig. 70. It increases driving com-
fort at all speeds by limiting the air tur-
bulence created in the passenger com-
partment when travelling with the
hood open.
fig. 69
P5S10023m
fig. 68
P5S10048m
fig. 70
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It allows to prolong the “open hood”
season.
FITTING THE WIND STOP
(1
stfitting)
1)Fit the side brackets Aand B
fig. 69in the holes on the internal
sides of the car, on the right and on
the left.
2)Fasten the side brackets Aand B
to the body with the nuts and screws
provided. Insert the screws and the
washers from the outside of the body
side and fasten the brackets from the
inside with the nuts, fig. 69.3)Fit the ends of the wind spot C
and D fig. 70inside the previously fit-
ted brackets. Make sure that the wind
stop cover is facing the rear part of the
car.
4)Position the coverE-fig. 71on
the brackets Aand Bas shown in the
figure. Then fasten knobs F on the sup-
porting bracket screw.
5)Fasten the knobs Fso to lock the
wind stop in position.
The wind stop will not prevent open-
ing and closing the hood once it is fit-
ted.REMOVING THE WIND STOP
Simply loosen the fastening knobs F
by turning them anticlockwise. Re-
move the wind stop by pulling it up-
wards. After removing the wind stop,
refasten the knobs Fon the support-
ing brackets.
For refitting the wind stop, simply
loosen the fastening knobs F, insert
the wind stop and fasten it. Leave sup-
porting brackets Aand Bfitted.
For safety reasons, do not
store the removed wind
stop in the passenger compart-
ment.
WARNING
fig. 71
P5S10025m
Fit and remove the wind
stop with the hood folded
away in the specific compartment
and the hood compartment open.
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BONNET
To open the bonnet:
1) Pull lever A-fig. 72in the direc-
tion of the arrow.Before lifting the bonnet,
check the windscreen wiper
arms are not lifted from the wind-
screen.
WARNING
2)Press leverA-fig. 73.
3)Lift the bonnet gripping it in the
centre of itsfront edge and, at the
same time, release support rod A-
fig. 74from its clip.
4) Place the tip of the support rod in
recess Bof the bonnet.
fig. 73
P5S00617m
fig. 72
P5S00670m
Check the fasteners after
the first 500 km. Repeat the
check regularly.
WARNING
We recommend removing
the wind stop if you plan on
using the car with the hood closed
for a long time. Store the removed
wind stop in the boot.
WARNING
Perform the operation on-
ly when the vehicle is sta-
tionary.
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Important. The bonnet
might fall violently if the
support rod is not positioned prop-
erly.
WARNINGTo close the bonnet:
1) Hold the bonnet up with one hand
and, with the other, remove rod A-
fig. 71from recess Band replace it in
its clip.
2)Lower the bonnet until it is about
20 cm (8 ins) above the engine com-
partment.
3)Let it fall: the bonnet locks auto-
matically.
Always make sure the bon-
net is closed properly so it
will not open while the vehicle is
moving.
WARNING
fig. 74
P5S10039m
If repairs need to be carried
out inside the engine com-
partment when this is still hot, be
careful not to burn yourself and
keep away from the electric fan as
this may cut in at any time, even if
the key is removed from the ignition
switch. Wait until the engine has
cooled.
WARNING
Scarves, ties and other
loose articles of clothing
could easily get caught up in mov-
ing parts. This can be extremely
dangerous.
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BOOT
To open the boot, open the driver’s
side door, release the lock using the
ignition key and lift lever A-fig. 75in
the door frame:
1= lever unlocked
2= lever locked
To close the boot lid, use one hand
to lower it completely, then press it
with both hands at the points indicat-
ed by the arrows. Lock lever A.IMPORTANTThe boot lid must
be closed before opening or closing
the hood.
HEADLIGHTS
ADJUSTING
THE HEADLIGHT BEAMS
The correct positioning of the head-
light beams is very important for the
comfort and safety, not only of the
person driving the car but also all oth-
er road users. This is also covered by
a specific law. To ensure you and oth-
er drivers have the best visibility con-
ditions when travelling with the head-
lights on, the headlights must be set
properly.
Have the headlight positioning
checked at a Fiat Dealershipand ad-
justed if necessary.
ADJUSTING
THE FRONT FOGLIGHTS
Have the lights checked at a Fiat
Dealershipand adjusted if necessary. The addition of objects
(speakers, spoilers, etc.)
to the boot lid or to the
rear window shelf (except when
envisaged by the manufacturer)
may prevent the gas-filled struts
at the sides of the boot from
working properly.
fig. 75
P5S00669mWhen using the boot, make
sure the load you are car-
rying does not exceed the permit-
ted weight (see the “Technical
specifications” chapter).
WARNING