SEATS
MANUALLY ADJUSTABLE
FRONT SEATS fig. 28
Moving the seat backwards
or forwards
Lift the lever Aand push the seat forwards
or backwards: in the driving position the
arms should rest on the rim of the steer-
ing wheel.
Height adjustment
Move repeatedly lever Bupwards or
downwards to achieve the required
height.
IMPORTANT Adjustment must be car-
ried out only seated in the driver’s seat.
Back rest angle adjustment
Turn the knob C.
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fig. 28F0L0008m
For maximum safety, keep
the back of your seat up-
right, lean back into it and make sure
the seat belt fits closely across your
chest and hips.
WARNING
Only make adjustments
when the car is stationary.
WARNING
Once you have released the
lever, check that the seat is
firmly locked in the runners by trying
to move it back and forth. Failure to
lock the seat in place could result in
the seat moving suddenly and the dri-
ver losing control of the car.
WARNING
Lumbar adjustment
(where provided)
To adjust, turn the knob D.
Seat warming fig. 30
With ignition key at ON, press button F
to switch the seat warming on/off. The led
on the button will light up when the func-
tion is on.
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Tilting the back rest
(where provided) fig. 29
Move repeatedly lever Eupwards or
downwards to achieve the required po-
sition.
IMPORTANT Adjustment must be car-
ried out only seated in the driver’s seat.
fig. 29F0L0136mfig. 30F0L0199mfig. 31F0L0104m
Front passenger’s seat “table”
tilting (where provided) fig. 31
To tilt the seat, lift lever Aand fold the
back rest at the same time.
To reset it to normal position, operate
lever Aand at the same time raise the
back rest until hearing the coupling/lock-
ing click.
ELECTRICALLY ADJUSTABLE
FRONT SEATS
(where provided) fig. 32
Adjustment is possible when the ignition
key is at ONor within 1 minute with ig-
nition key at OFF or removed, or for
three minutes after opening the doors.
Moving the seat backwards or
forwards and seat height
adjustment
Use control A.
Back rest angle adjustment
Use control B.
Height adjustment
Use control Ato adjust the height of the
front or rear part of the seat.
fig. 32F0L0173m
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Storing the driver’s seat positions
The system allows to store and recall
(only with ignition key at ON) three dif-
ferent driver’s seat and door mirror po-
sitions.
Proceed as follows:
❒adjust the driver’s seat and door mir-
ror positions;
❒press for about 3 seconds one of the
buttons D(“1” , “2” or “3”), corre-
sponding to each of the stored posi-
tions until hearing the confirmation
beep.
Storing a new position (seat and mirror)
will automatically clear the one stored
previously using the same button.
IMPORTANT The lumbar adjustment and
the seat warming function are not con-
trolled by the seat position storing system.Recalling stored positions
Proceed as follows:
❒turn the ignition key to ON;
❒press (by pulse) button D(“1” , “2” or
“3”).
The seat will move automatically, only if
the position to be reached is different
from the current one and the car speed is
lower than 10 km/h.
Seat moving is possible within 1 minute af-
ter removing the key from the ignition
switch or within three minutes after open-
ing the doors.
Should engine be started during the re-
calling phase, seat moving will be tem-
porarily stopped.
IMPORTANT Pressing any of the Dbut-
tons during the recalling stage, causes im-
mediate stop of the function being per-
formed (“antipanic” mode).
Seat warming (where provided)
Use control Cto switch seat warming
on/off. Seat warming can be adjusted ac-
cording to four different levels: 0 (off), 1
(min. warming), 2 (average warming), 3
(max. warming).
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Releasing the back rest fig. 33
❒lift lever Aor Bto release respectively
the left or the right section of the back
rest and guide it onto the cushion.
fig. 33F0L0009m
Only make adjustments
when the car is stationary.
WARNING
HEAD RESTRAINTS
FRONT fig. 34
Head restraints are adjustable in height
and they lock automatically in the required
position.
❒to raise: raise the head restraint until
hearing the locking click.
❒to lower: press button Aand lower
the head restraint.
REAR fig. 35
Rear seats are fitted with three head re-
straints.
To lift out rear head restraints: press at
the same time buttonsB set on both sides
and take them out from the seat back.
IMPORTANT Rear seat passengers shall
always set the head restraints in the po-
sition of use.fig. 34F0L0010m
fig. 35F0L0011m
Remember that the head re-
straints should be adjusted
to support the back of your head and
not your neck. Only in this position
do they exert their protective action.
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To optimise head restraint
protective action, adjust the
seat back upright and keep your head
as close as possible to the head re-
straint.
WARNINGSTEERING WHEEL
The driver can adjust the steering wheel
position both axially and in height.
Proceed as follows fig. 36:
❒release the lever pushing it forwards
(position 1);
❒adjust the steering wheel as required;
❒lock the lever pulling it towards the
steering wheel (position 2).fig. 36F0L0012m
Any adjustment of the steer-
ing wheel position must be
carried out only with the car station-
ary and the engine turned off.
WARNING
It is absolutely forbidden to
carry out whatever after-
market operation involving steering
system or steering column modifica-
tions (e.g.: installation of anti-theft
device) that could badly affect per-
formance and safety, cause the lapse
of warranty and also result in non-
compliance of the car with homolo-
gation requirements.
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HEADLIGHTS
ADJUSTING THE HEADLIGHT
BEAM
Proper adjustment of the headlight beams
is of vital importance for your safety and
comfort and also for the other road users.
To ensure you and other drivers have the
best visibility conditions when travelling
with the headlights on, the headlights must
be set properly. Contact Fiat Dealership
to have the headlights properly adjusted.
IMPORTANT When turning on (Xenon)
gas discharge headlight lamps (where pro-
vided), it is normal that there should be a
vertical movement of reflectors, and con-
sequently the same will also happen to the
light beam, for the time required to
achieve the correct headlight trim stabili-
sation, equal to approx. 2 seconds.
Headlight aiming device
It works with ignition key at ONand
dipped beams on. When the car is loaded,
it slopes backwards. This means that the
headlight beam rises. In this case, it is nec-
essary to return it to the correct position.To adjust the headlight slant
fig. 118
Press button Aset on the control panel;
if the car is fitted with (Xenon) gas dis-
charge headlights, slant adjustment is elec-
tronic and therefore button Ais not pre-
sent.The display located on the instrument pan-
el, provides the visual indication of the po-
sitions during the adjustment operation
fig. 119.
Position 0 - one or two people occupy-
ing the front seats.
Position 1 - five people.
Position 2 - five people + load in the boot.
Position 3 - driver + maximum permissi-
ble load stowed in the boot.
IMPORTANT Check beam aiming every
time the load carried changes.
fig. 118F0L0050mfig. 119F0L0051m
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– "table" setting .................................. 32
Side/taillights
– control ............................................. 54
– front bulb replacement ................. 163
– rear bulb replacement .................. 165
Sunroof.................................................... 70
Smart washing ...................................... 57
Snow chains .......................................... 135
Sound system ....................................... 92
Spark plugs
– type ................................................... 211
Starting the engine
– bump starting ................................. 151
– diesel engines ................................. 121
– ignition switch ................................ 17
– jump starting .................................. 150
– petrol engines ................................ 120
– stopping the engine ...................... 122
– warming up the engine ................ 122
Steering ................................................... 214
Steering column lock .......................... 17
Steering wheel adjustment ................ 35
Storing the car ..................................... 136
Sun visors .............................................. 69
Suspensions ........................................... 214
Symbols .................................................. 7
Table ..................................................... 32
Tailgate ................................................... 76
Technical specifications ....................... 207
Third brake light .................................. 166
Tools ...................................................... 153
Top speeds ............................................ 221
Towing a trailer
– tow hitch installation .................... 132
Towing the car ..................................... 181T.P.M.S. system ..................................... 91
Transmission ........................................ 213
Tyre pressure ......................... 218-219
Tyres
– changing ........................................... 151
– snow tyres ...................................... 134
– standard ........................................... 217
– understanding tyre marking......... 215
Universal Isofix child restraint
system ................................................. 109
Using the manual gearbox ................. 124
Using the automatic gearbox ............ 125
Ventilation ........................................... 39
Volumetric protection ........................ 13
Warning lights and messages........... 137
Weights ................................................. 222
Wheel geometry................................... 215
Wheel replacement ............................ 151
Wheels
– changing ........................................... 151
– spare wheel .................................... 217
Window washing .................................. 57
Windows (cleaning) ............................. 205
Windscreen and rear window
wiper blades ....................................... 202
Windscreen washer
– control ............................................. 57
– fluid level ......................................... 195
Windscreen wipers
– blades ............................................... 202
– control ............................................. 57
– nozzles ............................................. 203
Windscreen/rear window/
headlight washer fluid level ............. 195 Rear ceiling lights
– bulb replacement .......................... 169
– control .............................................. 62
Rear fog lights
– bulb replacement .......................... 164
– control button ............................... 64
Rear window washer
– control ............................................. 59
– fluid level ......................................... 195
Rear window wipers
– blades ............................................... 202
– control ............................................. 59
– nozzles ............................................. 203
Rearview mirrors
– door mirrors .................................. 36
– driving mirror ................................ 36
– electric ............................................. 36
Refuelling ............................................... 224
Rev. counter ......................................... 18
Reversing light ...................................... 164
Rims
– understanding rim marking .......... 215
Roof rack/ski rack ................................ 84
Safety devices ....................................... 99
Seat adjustment ................................... 31
Seat belts
– general warnings ........................... 103
– load limiters ..................................... 102
– maintenance ................................... 104
– use .................................................... 100
Seats
– cleaning ............................................ 205
– electrically adjustable front
seats ................................................... 33
– manually adjustable front seats ... 31
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