2006 FIAT STILO lock

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fig. 26F0C0158m
Fabric upholstery of your car
is purpose-made to withstand
common wear resulting from
normal use of the car. It is
however absolutely necessary to pre-
vent hard and/or prolonged scratch-
ing/scraping caused by clothing acces-
sories like metallic buckles, studs, “Vel-
cro” fixings, etc. that stressing locally
the fabric could break yarns and dam-
age the upholstery as a consequence.
Only make adjustments when
the car is stationary.
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 sud-
denly and the driver losing control of
the car.Tilting the back rest
(3-door versions)
To gain access to the rear seats, pull the
handle Eupwards, the back rest folds and
the seat is free to run forwards. When re-
setting the back rest, the seat returns to
its original position (mechanical memory).
SEATS
FRONT SEATS fig. 26
Moving the seat backwards
or forwards
Lift the lever A(on the internal side of the
seat) and push the seat forwards or back-
wards: in driving position the arms should
rest on the rim of the steering wheel.
Seat height adjustment
(where provided)
Move the 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.
Lumbar adjustment
(where provided)
To adjust, turn the knob D.

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When the front seat back is returned to
its normal position, the seat returns to its
original position.
If, when returning to the original position,
it finds an obstacle (e.g.: rear passenger’s
knees) it stops; then moves forwards of
few centimetres and then it locks.
REAR SLIDING SEATS
(where provided)
Back rest angle adjustment
Lift handle A-fig. 30and guide the back
rest adjusting it in one of the six available
positions.
Moving the seat backwards
or forwards
Lift lever Btaking it in the middle and
move the seat backwards or forwards; the
two sides can be adjusted individually.
fig. 30F0C0338m
Fabric upholstery of your car
is purpose-made to withstand
common wear resulting from
normal use of the car. It is
however absolutely necessary to pre-
vent hard and/or prolonged scratch-
ing/scraping caused by clothing acces-
sories like metallic buckles, studs, “Vel-
cro” fixings, etc. that stressing locally
the fabric could break yarns and dam-
age the upholstery as a consequence.

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The space obtained between the rear seat
back and the baggage compartment can be
covered with proper boot covers B-
fig. 31(left-hand side) and D(right-hand
side).
To do this, take tongues A-fig. 31and C
and leading them delicately, hook covers
B-fig. 31and Dto the relevant fixings E-
fig. 32located on the back of the rear seat
backs.
fig. 31F0C0314mfig. 32F0C0315mfig. 33F0C0312m
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
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
To guarantee proper seat belt fastening
when travelling, the seat back shall be ad-
justed in 4
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HEAD RESTRAINTS
FRONT
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 A-fig. 34and
lower the head restraint.
REAR
Rear seats are fitted with three head re-
straints.
To lift out head restraint: take it com-
pletely out from the seat back (position of
use) until hearing a click.
To bring it back to the original position
(non-use position): press button A-
fig. 35and lower the head restraint down
into its seat.
IMPORTANT Rear seat passengers shall
always set the head restraints in the po-
sition of use.fig. 34F0C0123m
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.
WARNING
To optimise head restraint
protective action, adjust the
seat back upright and keep your head
as close as possible to the head re-
straint.
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STEERING WHEEL
The driver can adjust the steering wheel
position both axially and in height.
Release the lever A-fig. 36pulling it to-
wards the steering wheel, then adjust it in
the most suitable position and lock it push-
ing the lever Afully forwards.
fig. 36F0C0033m
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.
WARNING
Any adjustment of the steer-
ing wheel position must be
carried out only with the car station-
ary and the engine turned off.
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Versions with sunroof fig. 59
To turn on/off the bulbs, press the ceil-
ing lights A, located on rear doors.
Ceiling lights turn on:
❒when a door is unlocked, and stay on
for about 10 seconds if no door is
opened;
❒when removing the key from the igni-
tion switch, they stay on for about 10
seconds and then go off automatically;
❒when fuel cut-off switch is activated,
they stay on for about 15 minutes, and
then go off automatically.
Door locking causes immediate light
switching off.
CONTROLS
HAZARD LIGHTS fig. 60
They come on when switch Ais pressed
regardless of the position of the ignition
key.
When the device is on, the switch flashes
and warning lights
Îand ¥on the cluster
come on.
Press the switch Aagain to turn the lights
off.
FRONT FOG LIGHTS
(where provided)
To turn front fog lights on, press button
A-fig. 61to activate these lights it is nec-
essary to have the side/taillights switched
on.
Press the button again to turn the lights
off. fig. 59F0C0297mfig. 60F0C0081m
fig. 61F0C0137m
The use of hazard lights is
governed by the Highway
Code of the country you are in. Keep
to the rules.
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PARKING LIGHTS
These lights can only be turned on with ig-
nition key at STOPor removed, by
pressing button B-fig. 61for about 1 sec-
ond.
Press the button again to turn the light off.
REAR FOG LIGHTS
To turn rear fog lights on, press button C-
fig. 61, to activate these lights it is nec-
essary to have the dipped beams or front
fog lights switched on.
Press the button again to turn the lights
off. Carefully inspect the car to find fuel leaks,
e.g. in the engine compartment, under the
car or near the tank.
If no fuel leaks are found and the car can
be started again, press button Ato reset
the fuel system and the lights.
After a crash, remember to turn the igni-
tion key to STOPto prevent battery run-
down.
FUEL CUT-OFF SWITCH fig. 62
It is located next to the passenger’s door
post, at the bottom, and comes into op-
eration in the case of a crash:
❒cutting off fuel and switching off the en-
gine;
❒automatically unlocking the doors;
❒switching on interior lights (for about
15 minutes).
When the device comes into operation,
the instrument panel warning light
ècomes on together with the message on
the display (see section “Warning lights
and messages”).
fig. 62F0C0062m
If, after a crash, you smell fu-
el or see leaks from the fuel
system, do not reset the switch to
avoid fine risk.
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On certain versions, th passenger’s sun vi-
sor is fitted, on the back, with a courtesy
mirror with a light which enables to use
the mirror also with poor sunlight.
Lift the lid Ato use the mirror.
When the ignition key is at STOP, the
light stays on for about 15 minutes: if in
this period a door or the tailgate is
opened, the light will stay on for another
15 minutes.
The passenger’s sun visor also carries the
symbols and the message concerning the
correct use of the child restraint system
with passenger’s air bag (for further in-
formation see paragraph “Front passen-
ger’s Air bag” in section “Safety”).“SKYWINDOW”
(BLADE SUNROOF)
(where provided)
This is a roof opening system consisting of
5 glass blades. The sunroof is equipped
with a sun curtain electronically con-
trolled, which has the function to prevent
sun radiation.
SUNROOF OPENING
With ignition key at MARturn knob A-
fig. 77clockwise and select one of the 6
opening positions.
Do not open the sunroof if
there is snow or ice on it: it
could be damaged.
To guarantee proper sunroof
operation, routinely check
that water drain ducts at sun-
roof corners are clean; clean
also gaskets and sliding guides (with a
cloth soaked with water).
fig. 77F0C0222m
When leaving the car, the ig-
nition key should be re-
moved to prevent the sunroof from
being operated inadvertently and
harming anyone remaining in the car.
Improper use of the sunroof can be
dangerous. Before and during its op-
eration ensure that any passengers
are not at risk from the moving roof
either by personal objects getting
caught in the mechanism or by being
injured by it directly.
WARNING