Dear Customer,
Thank you for selecting Fiat and congratulations on your choice of a Fiat Punto.
We have written this handbook to help you get to know all your new Fiat Punto features and use it in the best possible way.
You should read it right through before taking the road for the first time.
You will find information, tips and important warnings regarding the driving of your car to help you derive the maximum from your
Fiat Punto technological features.
You are recommended to read carefully the warnings and indications, marked with the respective symbols, at the end of the page:
personal safety;
the car’s wellbeing;
environmental protection.
The enclosed Warranty Booklet lists the services that Fiat offers to its Customers:
❒the Warranty Certificate with terms and conditions for maintaining its validity
❒the range of additional services available to Fiat Customers.
Best regards and good motoring!
This Owner Handbook describes all Fiat Punto versions.
As a consequence, you should consider only the information which is related to the engine
and bodywork version of the car you purchased.
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ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES
If, after buying the car, you decide to add electrical accessories (that will gradually drain the battery), visit a Fiat
Dealership. They can calculate the overall electrical requirement and check that the car’s electric system can sup-
port the required load.
CODE card
Keep the code card in a safe place, not in the car. You should always keep the electronic card code written on the
CODE card with you.
SCHEDULED SERVICING
Correct maintenance of the car is essential for ensuring it stays in tip-top condition and safeguards its safety fea-
tures, its environmental friendliness and low running costs for a long time to come.
THE OWNER’S MANUAL CONTAINS…
… information, tips and important warnings regarding the safe, correct driving of your car, and its maintenance. Pay
particular attention to the symbols
"(personal safety) #(environmental protection) !(the car’s wellbeing).
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SAFETY
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CORRECT USE
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LIGHTS AND
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INDEX
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Special coloured labels have been attached
near or actually on some of the compo-
nents of your Fiat Punto. These labels bear
symbols that remind you of the precau-
tions to be taken as regards that particu-
lar component.
The plate summarising the symbols used
can be found under the bonnet fig. 2.
THE FIAT CODE SYSTEM
To further protect you car from theft, it
has been fitted with an engine immobilis-
ing system. This system is automatically ac-
tivated when the ignition key is removed.
An electronic device, in fact, is fitted in
each ignition key grip. The device trans-
mits a radio-frequency signal when the en-
gine is started through a special aerial built
into the ignition switch. The modulate sig-
nal, which changes each time the engine is
started, is the “password”, by means of
which the control unit recognises the key
and enables to start the engine.
OPERATION
Each time the car is started turning the ig-
nition key to MAR, the Fiat CODE sys-
tem control unit sends a recognition code
to the engine control unit to deactivate
the inhibitor.
The code is sent only if the Fiat CODE
system control unit has recognised the
code transmitted from the key.
Each time the ignition key is turned to
STOP, the Fiat CODE system deactivates
the functions of the engine electronic con-
trol unit.If the code has not been recognised cor-
rectly, the warning light
Yturns on (see
section “Warning lights and messages”).
In this case, the key should be moved to
the STOPposition and then back to
MAR; if the lock continues, possibly try
again with the other key provided with the
car. If it is still not possible to start the car,
contact Fiat Dealership.
IMPORTANT Every key has its own code,
which must be memorised by the system
control unit. To memorise new keys, up
to a maximum of eight, apply to Fiat Deal-
ership.
Warning light
Ycoming on when driving
❒If the warning light Yturns on, this
means that the system is running a self-
test (for example for a voltage drop).
❒If the warning light Ystays on, con-
tact a Fiat Dealership.
fig. 2F0M0005m
The electronic components
inside the key may be dam-
aged if the key is submitted to
sharp knocks.
SYMBOLS
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KEY WITH REMOTE CONTROL
fig. 4/a
The metal insert Ais retractable and it op-
erates:
❒the ignition switch;
❒the door locks.
❒fuel cap opening/closing (where pro-
vided).
To extract the metal insert, press button
B.
To refit it proceed as follows:
❒keep button Bpressed and move the
metal insert A;
❒release button Band turn the metal in-
sert Auntil hearing the proper lock-
ing click.
THE KEYS
CODE CARD fig. 3
The car is delivered with two copies of the
ignition key and with the CODE card
which bears the following:
Athe electronic code;
Bthe mechanical key code to be given
to the Fiat Dealership when ordering
duplicate keys.
Make sure you have the electronic code
A-fig. 3with you at all times.
IMPORTANT In order to ensure perfect
efficiency of the electronic devices con-
tained inside the keys, they should never
be exposed to direct sunlight.All the keys and the CODE
card must be handed over to
the new owner when selling
the car.
fig. 3F0M0351mfig. 4/aF0M0007m
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Button Ëshall be used for opening the
doors and the tailgate.
Button
Áshall be used for closing the
doors and the tailgate.
Button
Rshall be used for remote
opening of the tailgate.
When unlocking the doors, the passen-
ger’s compartment lights will come on for
a preset time.
Button B should only be
pressed when the key is
away from the body, in particular
from the eyes and from objects that
can be spoilt (e.g. clothes). Make sure
the key can never be touched by oth-
ers, especially children, who may in-
advertently press the button.
WARNING
Dashboard led indications
When locking the doors, led A-fig. 6
switches on for about 3 seconds and than
starts flashing (deterrence function).
Once doors are locked, if one or more
doors or the tailgate are not closed cor-
rectly, the led and direction indicators
start flashing quickly.
fig. 6F0M0013m
RETRACTABLE KEY WITHOUT
REMOTE CONTROL fig. 4/b
The metal insert Ais retractable and it op-
erates:
❒the ignition switch;
❒the door locks.
❒fuel cap opening/closing (where pro-
vided).
To extract the metal insert, press button
B.
To refit it proceed as follows:
❒keep button Bpressed and move the
metal insert A;
❒release button Band turn the metal in-
sert Auntil hearing the proper lock-
ing click.
fig. 4/bF0M0262m
Button B should only be
pressed when the key is
away from the body, in particular
from the eyes and from objects that
can be spoilt (e.g. clothes). Make sure
the key can never be touched by oth-
ers, especially children, who may in-
advertently press the button.
WARNING
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SETUP MENU fig. 19
The menu comprises a series of functions
arranged in a “circular fashion” which can
be selected through buttons +and –to
access the different select operations and
settings (setup) given in the following para-
graphs.
The setup menu can be activated by press-
ing briefly button MENU ESC.
Single presses on buttons +and –will
scroll the setup menu options.
Handling modes differ with each other ac-
cording to the characteristic of the option
selected.Selecting a menu option
– press briefly button MENU ESCto se-
lect the menu option to set;
– press buttons +and –(by single press-
es) to select the new setting;
– press briefly button MENU ESCto
store the new setting and to go back to
the previously selected menu option.
Selecting “Set Clock”
– briefly press button MENU ESCto se-
lect the first value to change (hours);
– press buttons +and –(by single press-
es) to select the new setting;
– briefly press button MENU ESCto
store the new setting and to go to the
next setup menu option (minutes);
– after setting the values with the same
procedure, you’ll go back to the menu op-
tion previously selected.Press the button MENU ESC for long
– to quit the set up menu if you are in the
menu;
– to quit the displayed menu if you are set-
ting an option;
– to save only the settings stored yet (and
confirmed by pressing button MENU
ESC).
The setup menu displaying is timed; when
quitting the menu due to timing expiry, on-
ly settings stored yet by the user (and con-
firmed by pressing briefly button MENU
ESC).
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SETUP MENU fig. 22
The menu comprises a series of functions
arranged in a “circular fashion” which can
be selected through buttons +and –to
access the different select operations and
settings (setup) given in the following para-
graphs. For certain options (Hour and
Unit) a submenu is provided.
The setup menu can be activated by press-
ing briefly button MENU ESC.
Single presses on buttons +or –will scroll
the setup menu options.
Handling modes differ with each other ac-
cording to the characteristic of the option
selected.
Selecting an option of the main menu with-
out submenu:
– press briefly button MENU ESCto se-
lect the main menu option to set;
– press buttons +or –(by single press-
es) to select the new setting;
– press briefly button MENU ESCto
store the new setting and to go back to
the main menu option previously select-
ed.Selecting “Set Date” and
“Set time”:
– briefly press button MENU ESCto se-
lect the first value to change (e.g. hours
/minutes or year / month / day);
– press buttons +or –(by single press-
es) to select the new setting;
– briefly press button MENU ESCto store
the new setting and to go to the next set-
up menu option, if this is the last one you
will go back to the previously selected op-
tion of the main menu.
Press button MENU ESC for long:
– to quit the set up menu if you are in the
main menu;
– to quit the main menu if you are at an-
other point of the menu (e.g.: at submenu
option setting level, at submenu level or
at main menu option setting level);
– to save only the settings stored yet (and
confirmed by pressing button MENU
ESC).
The setup menu displaying is timed; when
quitting the menu due to timing expiry,
only settings stored yet by the user (and
confirmed by pressing briefly button
MENU ESC) will be saved. Selecting an option of the main menu with
submenu:
– press briefly button MENU ESCto dis-
play the first submenu option;
– press buttons +or –(by single press-
es) to scroll all the submenu options;
– press briefly button MENU ESCto se-
lect the displayed submenu option and to
open the relevant setup menu;
– press buttons +or –(by single press-
es) to select the new setting for this sub-
menu option;
– press briefly button MENU ESC to
store the new setting and to go back to
the previously selected submenu option.
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Example:
fig. 22 Example:
MENU
ESC
briefly press
button
Briefly press button MENU ESCto start surfing from
the standard screen. To surf the menu use buttons
+or –.
NoteFor safety reasons, when the car is running, it is
possible to access only the reduced menu (for setting
the “Speed Beep”). When the car is stationary access
to the whole menu is enabled.
F0M1000g
MENU
ESC
briefly press
button
+
–
+
–
– +
+
–
+–
–
–
+
+
++ ––––
++ +
– –+ +
–
EXIT MENUSPEED BEEPRAIN SENSOR
SET TIME
SET DATE
SEE RADIO
AUTOCLOSE
UNITS
LANGUAGE BUZZER VOLUME BUTTON VOL. BELT BUZZER (
*) SERVICEPASSENGER BAG
(*) This function can be only displayed after deactivating the S.B.R. system (at Fiat Dealership).
–
+
TRIP B DATA
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