2006 FIAT CROMA temperature

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REFUELLING
Petrol engines: only refuel with unleaded petrol with octane rating (RON) not less than 95.
Diesel engines: only refuel with diesel fuel conforming to the European specification EN590.
Using other products or mixtures may damage the engine beyond repair and cause the forfeiture of the warranty cov-
er for caused damages as a consequence.
ENGINE STARTING
Petrol engines: make sure that the handbrake is engaged; set the gearshift lever to neutral (positions P or N with
automatic transmission); fully depress the clutch pedal (or brake pedal with automatic transmission) without press-
ing the accelerator, then turn the ignition key to START and release it as soon as the engine has started.
Diesel engines: make sure that the handbrake is engaged; set the gearshift lever to neutral (positions P or N with
automatic transmission); fully depress the clutch pedal (or brake pedal with automatic transmission) without press-
ing the accelerator, then turn the ignition key to ON and wait for the
Yand mwarning lights to go off; turn the
ignition key to START and release it as soon as the engine has started.
PARKING ON FLAMMABLE MATERIAL
While working, the catalyst develops a very high temperature. Do not park the car over grass, dry leaves, pine nee-
dles or any other inflammable materials: risk of fire.
RESPECTING THE ENVIRONMENT
The car is fitted with a system that allows continuous diagnosis of the components correlated with emissions to en-
sure better respect for the environment.
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F0L0182m
F0L0140m
INSTRUMENT PANEL
fig. 3 fig. 2
1.8 - 1.9 Multijet 8V versions
ARev counter
BFuel level gauge with reserve warning
light
CEngine coolant temperature gauge and
excessive temperature warning light
DSpeedometer (speed indicator)
EMultifunction display
2.2 - 1.9 Multijet 16V -
2.4 Multijet 20V versions
ARev counter
BFuel level gauge with reserve warning
light
CEngine coolant temperature gauge and
excessive temperature warning light
DSpeedometer (speed indicator)
EMultifunction display
mcWarning lights fitted on Multijet ver-
sions
t
Warning light fitted on versions with au-
tomatic transmission
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If the needle reaches the red
area, stop the engine immedi-
ately and contact a Fiat Deal-
ership.
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ENGINE COOLANT
TEMPERATURE GAUGE fig. 20
The turning on of the warning light Bin-
dicates that the coolant fluid temperature
is too high; in this case, stop the engine
and contact a Fiat Dealership.
This shows the temperature of the engine
coolant fluid and begins working when the
fluid temperature exceeds approx. 50°C.
Under normal conditions, the needle
should move to different positions of the
scale according to the working conditions
and engine cooling conditions. FUEL LEVEL GAUGE fig. 19
This shows the amount of fuel left in the
fuel tank.
The reserve warning light Aturns on to
indicate that approx. 7 to 9 litres of fuel
are left in the tank.
E- tank empty.
F- tank full (see the indications given in
paragraph “At the filling station").
Do not travel with the fuel tank almost
empty: the gaps in fuel delivery could dam-
age the catalyst.
fig. 19F0L0006m
IMPORTANT If the needle sets at the bot-
tom of the scale (low temperature) with
warning light Bon, it means that the sys-
tem is malfunctioning. Contact a Fiat Deal-
ership to have the system inspected.
SPEEDOMETER fig. 21
It shows the engine speed.
fig. 20F0L0006mfig. 21F0L0007m
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RECONFIGURABLE
MULTIFUNCTION
DISPLAY
(where provided)
The car can be provided with the recon-
figurable multifunction display that shows
useful information, according to the pre-
vious settings made, necessary when dri-
ving.
“STANDARD” SCREEN fig. 22
The standard screen shows the following
indications:
ADate
BOdometer (covered km or miles)
CClock
DExternal temperature
EHeadlight aiming position (only with
dipped beam headlights on).
NoteWhen opening one of the front
doors, the display will turn on and show
for a few seconds the clock and the km or
mi covered.CONTROL BUTTONS fig. 23
+To scroll the displayed menu and the
related options upwards or to increase
the value displayed.
MODEBrief press to open the menu
and/or to move to next screen
or to confirm the option re-
quired.
Long press to go back to the
standard screen.
–To scroll the displayed menu and the
related options downwards or to de-
crease the value displayed.NoteButtons +and –activate different
functions according to the following situ-
ations:
To adjust light inside the passenger
compartment
– to adjust instrument panel, sound sys-
tem and automatic climate control system
display brightness when standard screen
is active.
Setup menu
– to scroll the menu options upwards and
downwards;
– to increase or decrease values during set-
tings.
F0L0029mfig. 23 fig. 22F0L0071m
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MANUAL CLIMATE
CONTROL SYSTEM
CONTROLS fig. 46
A: air distribution knob;
B: compressor on/off button;
C: air temperature knob (mixing warm
and cold air);
D:MAX-DEFfunction button (front
window fast defrosting/demisting);
E: air flow control knob;
F: heated rear window on/off button;
G: air recirculation on/off button.
F0L0153m
CLIMATIC COMFORT
Knob Adirects the air inside the passen-
ger compartment according to five levels:
Mto warm the feet and keep the face
cool (“bilevel” function);
Oair flow from central vents and side
outlets;
yto demist and defrost the windscreen
and side front windows;
™to warm the passenger compartment
and at the same time demist the wind-
screen;
Nto speed up passenger compartment
warming.
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Window demisting
In the event of considerable outside mois-
ture and/or rain and/or considerable dif-
ferences in temperature inside and out-
side the passenger compartment, perform
the following preventive demisting proce-
dure:
❒turn air recirculation off by pressing
button G(button led off);
❒turn knob Cto red sector;
❒turn knob Eto 2;
❒turn knob Ato y, or to ™the win-
dows do not demist.
IMPORTANT Climate control system is
very useful to speed up window demist-
ing: therefore, just perform demisting as
previously described and turn the climate
control system on by pressing button B.HEATED REAR WINDOW AND
DOOR MIRROR DEMISTING/
DEFROSTING
Press button Fto start this function.
This function is timed and switches off au-
tomatically after 30 minutes. To cut out
this function press again button
O.
IMPORTANT Do not apply stickers on
the inside of the rear window over the
heating filaments to avoid damage that
might cause it to stop working properly.
FAN SPEED ADJUSTMENT
To ventilate the passenger’s compartment
properly, proceed as follows:
❒open completely central vents and side
outlets;
❒turn knob Cto the blue sector;
❒turn knob Eto the required speed;
❒turn air recirculation off by pressing
button G(button led off);
❒turn knob Ato O.RECIRCULATION
Turn this function on by pressing button
G(button led on).
This function is particularly useful when
the outside air is heavily polluted (in a traf-
fic jam, tunnel, etc.). However, it is bet-
ter not to use it for long periods, espe-
cially if there are several people in the car
to prevent window misting.
IMPORTANT The inside air recirculation
system makes it possible to reach the re-
quired “heating” or “cooling” conditions
faster. Do not use the air recirculation
function on rainy/cold days as it would
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CLIMATE CONTROL (cooling)
Proceed as follows:
❒turn knob Cto the blue sector;
❒turn knob Eto the required speed;
❒turn knob Ato O;
❒turn air recirculation on by pressing
button G(button led on);
❒press button Bto turn climate control
compressor on.
Cooling adjustment
Proceed as follows:
❒turn air recirculation off by pressing
button G(button led off);
❒turn knob Cto the right to raise tem-
perature;
❒turn knob Eto the left to reduce the
fan speed.LOOKING AFTER THE SYSTEM
During winter, the climate control system
must be turned on at least once a month
for about 10 minutes. Before summer,
have the system checked at a Fiat Deal-
ership.
AUTOMATIC CLIMATE
CONTROL SYSTEM
(where provided)
GENERAL
The car is fitted with a two-zone climate
control system which makes it possible to
separately adjust the air temperature on
the driver’s side and on the passenger’s
side. Temperature control is based on the
“equivalent temperature” logic, i.e.: the
system continuously works to keep con-
stant the comfort inside the passenger
compartment and to compensate any vari-
ation of the outside climate conditions, in-
cluding sunshine detected by a proper sen-
sor provided for the purpose.
The system is also fitted with AQS (Air
Quality System) sensor that turns on air
recirculation automatically when it detects
the presence of outside polluted air (for
example when driving in the city, queues
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The climate control system automatically
controls and adjusts the following para-
meters and functions:
❒air temperature at driver/front pas-
senger/rear passenger vents;
❒air distribution at driver/front passen-
ger vents;
❒fan speed (continuous air flow varia-
tion);
❒compressor activation (to cool/dehu-
midify air);
❒air recirculation.All the above functions can be changed
manually by selecting the required func-
tion/s and by changing the set parameters.
In this way the automatic control is de-
activated; the system will resume auto-
matic control only for safety reasons (e.g.
risk of window misting up).
Manual selections prevail over automatic
ones and remain in storage until the user
decides to resume automatic control by
pressing the proper button, except when
the system cuts in for particular safety
conditions.
The control of functions not changed man-
ually remains automatic.
The amount of air admitted to the pas-
senger compartment does not depend on
the car speed, since it is electronically con-
trolled by the fan.The temperature of the air admitted to
the passenger compartment is always con-
trolled automatically according to the tem-
peratures set on the driver’s and front
passenger’s display (except when the sys-
tem is off or under certain conditions
when the compressor is off).
The following parameters and functions
can be set or changed manually:
❒air temperatures on driver/front pas-
senger side;
❒fan speed (continuous variation);
❒air distribution on seven levels (dri-
ver/front passenger side);
❒climate control compressor on/off;
❒monozone/two-zone distribution pri-
ority;
❒fast demisting/defrosting;
❒air recirculation;
❒rear heated window.