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Only make adjustments
when the vehicle is station-
ary. Specially when revolving the seat,
make sure it is not interfering with the
handbrake lever.
Make sure the outer armrest
(door side) is completely up-
right before unfastening the seat belts
and getting out of the vehicle.
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Should it be absolutely nec-
essary to carry a child seat
on the front passenger’s seat, make
sure to deactivate the front passen-
ger’s air bag, to fasten the passenger’s
seat belt and to lower completely the
armrests to prevent their accidental
moving.
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REVOLVING SEAT WITH
INTEGRAL SEAT
BELT (where provided)
The seat is fitted with seat belts with three
anchorage points fig. 28, two adjustable
arm-rests (for adjustment see paragraph
“Seats with adjustable armrests”) and a
height-adjustable head restraint (see “Head
restraint” paragraph for adjustment).
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fig. 28F0N0173mfig. 27F0N0187m
Ensure the seat is locked in
driving position before dri-
ving off in the vehicle
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SEAT WITH ROTATING BASE
(where provided)
The seat can be turned through 180° to-
wards the facing seat
To turn the seat, operate control A-fig. 27.
Before turning the seat it must be first
moved forward and only after adjusted in
longitudinal direction fig. 27a.
fig. 27a
12
F0N0700m
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fig. 30dF0N0237mfig. 30eF0N0238m
UNDER-SEAT BASKET
(where provided)
The basket under the driver’s seat A-fig.
30dmay be removed easily by withdraw-
ing from the hooks on the support base.
Do not position heavy
weights inside the basket
with the vehicle in motion because the
items could be thrown against the ve-
hicle occupants in the event of sudden
braking or impact, causing severe in-
jury.
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SEAT BASE PLASTIC COVERS
(where provided) fig. 30e
Front trim Amay be opened by operat-
ing the release handle Bin the upper part.
This gives access to the under-seat basket
(see paragraph “Under-seat basket”)
The seat must be as far back as possible
to facilitate front trim opening and access
to the basket.
To allow removal of the front trim, the
trim must be turned forward as far as pos-
sible and withdrawn from the hooks pre-
sent in the lower part by pulling toward
the front of the vehicle.PANORAMA VERSIONS
Passengers’ seats back rest angle
adjustment fig. 31
Turn knob A.
Access to the second row seats
fig. 31
For accessing the second seat row, oper-
ate lever Bof the external right side seat
of the first row and fold the back of the
seat forward guiding it with your left hand.
Moving the seat back to standard position
the seat will lock into the locking device
without using the lever again.
On Panorama 2
ndrow complete seat both
side seats are fixed.
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FRONT WINDOW FAST
DEMISTING/
DEFROSTING (WINDSCREEN
AND SIDE WINDOWS)
Proceed as follows:
❒turn slider Ato red section;
❒turn air recirculation off by turning
knob D to
Ú;
❒turn slider Cto -;
❒turn knob Bto 4 -(max. fan speed).
IMPORTANT to guarantee fast demist-
ing/defrosting if the additional heater (un-
der the seat or rear for Panorama and
Combi versions) is on, turn it off by press-
ing button F(led off) located on the con-
trol panel fig. 46.
After demisting/defrosting, operate the
controls to restore the required comfort.Window demisting
In the event of considerable outside mois-
ture and/or rain and/or considerable dif-
ferences in temperature inside and outside
the passenger compartment, perform the
following preventive demisting procedure:
❒turn slider Ato red section;
❒turn air recirculation off by turning
knob D to
Ú;
❒turn slider Cto -or to ®if the
windows do not demist;
❒turn knob Bto 2ndspeed.HEATED REAR WINDOW AND
DOOR MIRROR
DEMISTING/DEFROSTING
(where provided) fig. 47
Press button Ato start this function;
when this function is on the button led is
on.
This function is timed and switches off au-
tomatically after 20 minutes. To cut out
this function press again button A.
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.
fig. 46F0N0185mfig. 47F0N0043m
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CLIMATE CONTROL (cooling)
For fast cooling of the passenger com-
partment, proceed as follows:
❒turn slider Ato blue section;
❒turn air recirculation on by turning
knob Dto
Ò;
❒turn slider Cto ¶;
❒press button Eto turn the climate
control system on; the button led E
will turn on;
❒turn knob Bto 4-(max. fan speed).
Cooling adjustment
❒turn slider Ato the right to raise tem-
perature;
❒turn air recirculation off by turning
knob Dto
Ú;
❒turn knob Bto reduce the fan speed.
IMPORTANT Pressing conditioner com-
pressor button E, will activate the func-
tion only if at last the first fan speed is se-
lected (knob B).WARMING THE PASSENGER
COMPARTMENT
Proceed as follows:
❒turn slider Ato red section;
❒turn slider Cto the required symbol;
❒turn knob Bto the required speed.
FAST HEATING
For fast heating of the passenger com-
partment, proceed as follows:
❒turn slider Ato red section;
❒turn air recirculation on by turning
knob Dto
Ò;
❒turn slider Cto ©;
❒turn knob Bto 4-(max. fan speed).
Then use the controls to keep the re-
quired comfort conditions and turn knob
Dto
Úto turn air recirculation off
(button led off).
IMPORTANT With cold engine, you have
to wait for a few minutes to let the sys-
tem fluid reach the operating temperature.FRONT WINDOW FAST
DEMISTING/DEFROSTING
(WINDSCREEN AND SIDE
WINDOWS)
Proceed as follows:
❒turn slider Ato red section;
❒turn knob Bto 4-(max. fan speed);
❒turn slider Cto -;
❒turn air recirculation off by turning
knob D to
Ú.
IMPORTANT to guarantee fast demist-
ing/defrosting if the additional heater/con-
ditioner (under the seat or rear for
Panorama and Combi versions) is on, turn
it off by pressing button F(led off) locat-
ed on the control panel fig. 49.
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fig. 90F0N0053m
fig. 89F0N0052mfig. 92F0N0134mfig. 91F0N0128m
ODDMENT COMPARTMENTS
Oddment compartment A-fig. 89is lo-
cated in the middle of the dashboard.
Oddment compartment B-fig. 90is lo-
cated on the right side of the dashboard,
above the glovebox.DOOR POCKETS fig. 91
Document / map pockets are located in
door panels.
ODDMENT COMPARTMENT
UNDER THE FRONT
PASSENGER’S SEAT
To use it, proceed as follows:
❒Open lid Aand remove it as shown in
fig. 92:
❒turn the locking knob Bcounter-
clockwise and remove it to extract the
compartment.REAR SEPARATION PANEL
The vehicle can be fitted with fixed rear
separation panel or it can be provided
with sliding glass.
To open/close the sliding glass fig. 93use
the relevant knob A.
Special versions are provided with a pro-
tection grid located on the separation pan-
el glass inside the load compartment.
fig. 93F0N0218m
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PRETENSIONERS
To increase the efficiency of the seat belts,
the vehicle is fitted with pretensioners.
These devices, in the event of a violent
front crash, rewind the seat belts a few
centimetres. In this way they ensure that
the seat belt adheres perfectly to the
wearer before the restraining action be-
gins.
Pretensioner activation is indicated by
buckle withdrawal downwards; the seat
belt cannot be drawn back up even when
guiding it manually.
IMPORTANT To obtain the highest de-
gree of protection from the action of the
pretensioning device, wear the seat belt
keeping it firmly close to the chest and
pelvis.
A small amount of smoke may be pro-
duced. This smoke is in no way toxic and
presents no fire hazard.
The pretensioner does not require any
maintenance or greasing.
Anything that modifies its original condi-
tions invalidates its efficiency.
If due to unusual natural events (floods,
seas storm, etc.) the device has been af-
fected by water and mud, it must neces-
sarily be replaced.LOAD LIMITERS
To increase passenger’s safety, the front
seat belt reels contain a load limiter which
allows controlled sag in such a way as to
dose the force acting on the chest and
shoulders during the belt restraining ac-
tion in case of front crash.The pretensioner can on -
ly be used once. After a
collision that has triggered it,
have it replaced at a Fiat Dealer -
ship. Pretensioner validity is in -
dicated on the label in the glove
compartment: the pretensioners
should be replaced at a Fiat Deal -
ership as this date approaches.
WARNING
Operations which lead to
knocks, vibrations or lo -
calised heating (over
100°C for a maximum of 6
hours) in the area around the pre -
tensioners may cause damage or
trigger them. These devices are not
affected by vibrations caused by ir -
regularities of the road surface or
low obstacles such as kerbs, etc.
Contact a Fiat Dealership for any
assistance.
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For maximum safety,
keep the back of your seat
upright, lean back into it and make
sure the seat belt fits closely
across your chest and hips. Make
sure that the seat belts of the front
and rear passengers are fastened
at all times! You increase the risk
of serious injury or death in a
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collision if you travel
with the belts unfastened.
Under no circumstances should
the components of the seat belts
and pretensioners be tampered
with or removed. Any operation
should be carried out by qualified
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and authorised personnel.
Always contact a Fiat
Dealership.
If the belt has been subjected to
heavy stress, for example after
and accident, it should be changed
completely together with the an -
chors, anchor fastening screws
and the pretensioners. In fact,
even if the belt has no visible de -
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fects, it could have lost its
resilience.
Never travel with a child sitting
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Group 0 0-10 kg in weight
Group 0+0-13 kg in
weight
Group 1 9-18 kg in weight
Group 2 15-25 kg in weight
Group 3 22-36 kg in weight
WARNING
As it may be noted, the groups
overlap partly and in fact, in
commerce it is possible to find
devices that cover more than
one weight group.
All restraint devices must bear the cer-
tification data, together with the control
brand, on a solidly fixed label which must
absolutely never be removed.
Over 1.50 m in height, from the point of
view of restraint systems, children are
considered as adults and wear the seat
belts normally.
WARNING
fig. 7F0N0123m
the rear seat, as this is the most protected position in the case
of a crash.
WARNING
SERIOUS DANGER Should it be absolutely necessary to carry a
child on the front passenger’s seat with the cradle seat facing
backwards, passenger’s air bags (front and side bags, where provided),
shall be deactivated through the setup menu. Deactivation shall be checked
through the instrument panel warning light F. The front passenger’s
seat shall also be adjusted in the most backward position to prevent
WARNING
fig. 8F0N0124m
With front passenger’s air bag ac -
tive do not place cradle child’s seats
facing backwards on the front pas -
senger seat since the air bag acti -
vation could cause serious injuries,
even mortal regardless of the se -
riousness of the crash. You are ad -
vised to carry children always on
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