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FUEL RESERVE
(amber)
Turning the ignition key to
MARthe warning light turns on, but it
should go off after few seconds.
The warning light turns on when about 7
litres fuel are left in the tank.
IMPORTANT The warning light flashes to
indicate a failure, contact Fiat Dealership
as soon as possible to have the system
checked.
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INEFFICIENT ABS
SYSTEM (amber)
Turning the ignition key to
MARthe warning light turns on, but it
should go off after few seconds.
The warning light turns on when the sys-
tem is inefficient or unavailable. In this case
the braking system keeps its effectiveness
unchanged, but without the potential of-
fered by the ABS system. Caution is ad-
visable and it is necessary to contact Fiat
Dealership.
On certain versions the dedicated message
is displayed.
>F
FRONT PASSENGER’S
AIR BAG
DEACTIVATED
(amber)
Warning light
Fcomes on when front
passenger’s air bag is deactivated.
With front passenger’s air bag on, turn-
ing the ignition key to MAR, warning light
Fcomes on steadily for about 4 sec-
onds, it flashes for other 4 seconds and
then it shall go off.
Warning light
Findicates
also warning light ¬fail-
ures. This is indicated by intermittent
flashing, over 4 seconds, of warning
light
F. In this event warning light¬indicates that there could be a fail-
ure in safety systems. Contact Fiat
Dealership immediately to have the
system checked.
WARNING
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ESP SYSTEM FAILURE
(amber)
Turning the ignition key to
MARthe warning light turns on, but it
should go off after few seconds.
If the warning light does not go off or stays
on when travelling together with the but-
ton led ASR OFF, contact Fiat Dealer-
ship.
On certain versions the dedicated mes-
sage is displayed.
NoteWarning light flashing when driving
indicates that the ESP system is active.
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HILL HOLDER FAILURE
(amber)
Turning the ignition key to
MARthe warning light turns on, but it
should go off after few seconds.
The warning light will turn on when the
Hill Holder system is faulty. Contact Fiat
Dealership as soon as possible.
On certain versions warning light
áturns
on as an alternative.
On certain versions the dedicated mes-
sage is displayed.
*
BRAKE PAD WEAR
(amber)
The warning light on the dial
turns on if the front brake pads are worn;
in this case have them changed as soon
as possible.
On certain versions the dedicated mes-
sage is displayed.
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Diesel particulate filter clogged
(Multijet versions)
The warning light turns on when the diesel
particulate filter is clogged and the driving
conditions do not enable to activate au-
tomatically the reclaiming procedure.
To enable the cleaning procedure, keep
the car running until the warning light
turns off.
The display will show the dedicated mes-
sage.
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CRUISE CONTROL
(where provided) (green)
Turning the ignition key to
MARthe warning light will turn
on but it should go off after a few seconds.
The warning light turns on together with
the message on the display when turning
the knurled ring of the Cruise Control to
ON.
On certain versions the dedicated mes-
sage is displayed.
Ü
“DUALDRIVE”
ELECTRIC POWER
STEERING
ACTIVATION (green)
The indication CITY will turn on when en-
gaging the “Dualdrive” electric power
steering by pressing the relevant button.
The indication CITY will turn off when
pressing the button again.
CITY
MAIN BEAMS (blue)
The warning light turns on
when the main beams are
turned on.
1
FRONT FOG LIGHTS
(green)
The warning light turns on
when the front fog lights are
turned on.
5
LEFT-HAND
DIRECTION
INDICATOR
(green - intermittent)
The warning light turns on when the di-
rection indicator control lever is moved
downwards or, together with the right in-
dicator, when the hazard warning light
button is pressed.
F
RIGHT-HAND
DIRECTION
INDICATOR
(green - intermittent)
The warning light turns on when the di-
rection indicator control lever is moved
upwards or, together with the left indica-
tor, when the hazard warning light button
is pressed.
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Bulbs Ref. figure Type Power
Main-beam headlights
Dipped beam headlights
Front sidelights
Front fog lights (where provided)
Front direction indicators
Side direction indicators
Rear direction indicators
Taillights
Brake lights
Third brake light (additional brake light)
Reversing light
Rear fog lights
Number plate light
Front ceiling light with movable lens
Front ceiling light with spot lights
Rear ceiling light
Boot light
Courtesy lightH4
H4
W5W
H3
PY21W
WY5W
P21W
R5W
P21/5W
–
P21W
P21W
W5W
C10W
C10W
C10W
W5W
C5W D
D
A
–
B
A
B
B
B
B
–
–
A
C
C
C
A
C55W
60W
5W
55W
21W
5W
21W
5W
5W
2.3W
21W
21W
5W
10W
10W
10W
5W
5W
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IF AN EXTERIOR LIGHT
BURNS OUT
For the type of bulb and power rating, see
“When needing to change a bulb”.
FRONT LIGHT UNITS fig. 16
The front light units contain sidelights,
dipped beam, main beam and direction in-
dicator bulbs.
The bulbs are arranged inside the light unit
as follows:
Asidelights
Bdipped beams/main beams (double
light)
Cdirection indicatorsSIDELIGHTS fig. 17
To change the bulb, proceed as follows:
❒remove the snap-fitted rubber cap A,
as shown by the arrow;
❒press tabs Band remove the bulb hold-
er;
❒remove the bulb Cand replace it;
❒refit the bulb holder and refit the cap
A, check for proper locking.
fig. 16F0M0178mfig. 17F0M0179m
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DIPPED BEAM/ MAIN BEAM
HEADLIGHTS fig. 18
To change the bulb, proceed as follows:
❒remove the snap-fitted rubber cap A,
as shown by the arrow;
❒disconnect the central electric connec-
tor and release the bulb holder catch;
❒remove the bulb Band replace it;
❒fit the new bulb, making the outlines of
the metallic part coincide with the
grooves on the reflector;
❒refit the bulb holder catch and reconnect
the electrical connector;
❒refit the cap Alocking it properly.DIRECTION INDICATORS
Front fig. 19/a - 19/b
To change the bulb, proceed as follows:
❒steer the right/left wheel outwards;
❒turn the catch A-fig. 19/aas shown by
the arrow, then use the lid B;
❒remove the cover/bulb holder C-
fig. 19/bturning counterclockwise;
❒remove the bulb Dpushing it gently and
turning counterclockwise (“bayonet”
clamping), then replace it;
❒refit the cover/bulb holder Cby turn-
ing it clockwise and locking it proper-
ly;
❒close the lid B-fig. 19/athe turn the
catch A.
fig. 18F0M0180mfig. 19/aF0M0261mfig. 19/bF0M0181m
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Side fig. 20
To change the bulb, proceed as follows:
❒work on the lens Ato compress the in-
ternal catch B, then pull the unit out-
wards;
❒turn the bulb holder Ccounterclock-
wise, remove the snap-fitted bulb D
and replace it;
❒refit the bulb holder Cin the lens by
turning it clockwise;
❒refit the unit making sure the catch
clicks into place B.FRONT FOG LIGHTS
(where provided)
Contact Fiat Dealership to have front fog
lights A-fig. 21replaced.
REAR LIGHT UNITS fig. 22-23
Rear light units contain taillights, brake
light and direction indicators bulbs.
The bulbs are arranged inside the light unit
as follows:
Bdirection indicators
Ctaillights
Dtaillights/brake light (double light).
fig. 20F0M0182m
fig. 22F0M0184m
fig. 21F0M0223m
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IF AN INTERIOR LIGHT
BURNS OUT
For the type of bulb and power rating, see
“When needing to change a bulb”.
FRONT CEILING LIGHT
To replace the bulbs proceed as follows:
❒work in the points shown by the ar-
rows and remove light A-fig. 30;
❒open the protection lid B;
❒replace bulbs C-fig. 31releasing them
from the side contacts; make sure that
new bulbs are correctly clamped be-
tween contacts;
❒re-close the lid B-fig. 31and secure light
A-fig. 30into its housing locking it
properly.
REAR CEILING LIGHT
(where provided)
To replace the bulbs proceed as follows:
❒work in the points shown by the ar-
rows and remove light D-fig. 32;
❒open the protection lid E-fig. 33;
❒replace bulb F-fig. 33releasing it from
the side contacts making sure that the
new bulb is correctly clamped between
the contacts;
❒re-close the protection lid E-fig. 33
and secure light D-fig. 32into its hous-
ing locking it properly.
fig. 30F0M0213m
fig. 31F0M0234m
fig. 32F0M0214m
fig. 33F0M0235m
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