2007 FIAT IDEA technical specifications

DISPLAY CONTROL BUTTONS
To use the information the “Multifunction display” is able to give, you
should firstly familiarise with the control buttons using them as described
below.
Before doing anything you are advised to read this section thoroughly.
MODE button
To scroll the display and the related options upwards/downwards.
Press for less than 2 seconds (pulse) to confirm the option required
and/or move to the main screen (same option) or access the Menu.
Press for more than 2 seconds to exit the set-up menu and to confirm
selected options.
+ and – buttons
To increase (+) or to decrease (–) the displayed value or to change
displayed values (see next pages).
TRIP button
Press for less than 2 seconds (pulse) to scroll the Trip computer screens.
Press for more than 2 seconds to reset the Trip computer and start a
new mission.
IMPORTANT When in set-up menu, to display the Trip computer info
you have first to quit the set-up menu, then use the Trip button to
display the Trip computer info.
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SET-UP MENU
The “Set-up Menu” enables to perform the following adjustments and/or
settings:
❒SET CLOCK
❒BUZZER VOLUME
❒SPEED LIMIT
❒SET DISTANCE UNIT.
Set clock
The car is delivered with this function set on 24 hours.
Proceed as follows for the required setting:
❒press repeatedly the MODE button until displaying “Hour”;
❒press +to increase by one minute;
❒press –to decrease by one minute.
Keeping buttons +or –pressed for a few seconds obtains automatic fast
increase or decrease, until releasing the buttons.
❒Press MODE button for over 2 seconds to confirm setting.
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Buzzer volume
Proceed as follows to set the required volume:
❒press repeatedly the MODE button until displaying “bUZZ”;
❒press +to increase volume;
❒press –to decrease volume;
❒Press MODE button for over 2 seconds to confirm setting.
Speed limit exceeded
With this function it is possible to set the car speed limit which, if
exceeded, automatically sounds a buzzer with the special displaying to
alert the driver.
The car is delivered with this function set to “OFF”.
Proceed as follows for the required setting:
❒press repeatedly the MODE button until displaying “SPEEd”;
❒press +to increase the speed value (max. limit: 250 km/h);
❒press –to decrease the speed value (min. limit: 30 km/h, below this
value the “OFF” mode is resumed);
❒Press MODE button for over 2 seconds to confirm setting.
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Set distance unit
Proceed as follows to set the required distance unit (km or miles):
❒press repeatedly the MODE button until displaying “Unit”
❒press +or–to change unit;
❒Press MODE button for over 2 seconds to confirm setting.
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TRIP COMPUTER
Pressing button TRIP, the “Trip computer” function gives information
relating to the operating status of the car.
This function is resettable.
Values displayed are: Cruising range, Travelled distance, Average fuel
consumption, Current fuel consumption, Average speed, Travel time
(driving time). Value selected will be displayed until a new information is
requested.
(*) When the Current fuel consumption value is displayed, the word
TRIP will not be displayed.
Start of journey procedure (reset)
To start a new journey, with the key to MAR, keep the TRIP button
pressed for over 2 seconds (see paragraph “Display control buttons”).
IMPORTANT The “Cruising range” and “Current fuel consumption”
information cannot be reset.
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Cruising range
Average/Current
fuel consumption (*) Distance travelled
Average speed
Trip time

Cruising range= shows the distance (in km or
miles) that the car can still cover before needing fuel,
assuming that driving conditions are kept unvaried.
The display will show “- - - -” in the following cases:
❒value for range to empty lower than 50 km or fuel
level below 4 litres; in this event before “- - - -”
the message “Warning, limited range” will be
displayed (this message will be displayed also if not
in TRIP COMPUTER mode);
❒in case of car parked with engine running for a
long period, when the car moves off the range to
empty indication will be displayed again.
Travelled distance= shows the km (or miles)
covered from last reset (*).
Average fuel consumption= shows the average
consumption calculated from last reset (*), this value
can be expressed in l/100 km or mpg.
Instant consumption= shows the fuel consumption
variation updated every second, it can be expressed in
l/100 km or mpg. In case of car parked with engine
running the display will show “- - - -”. When the car
moves off the instant consumption indication will be
displayed again.
Average speed= shows the average speed of the
car in relation with total time elapsed from last reset
(*), this value can be expressed in km/h or in mph.Travel time= time elapsed from last reset (*).
(*) Reset can be:
– “manual”, reset is performed by the driver by
pressing the relevant button (see paragraph
“Control buttons”)
– “automatic”, reset is performed when the travelled
distance reaches 3999.9 km or when travel time
reaches 99:59 (99 hours and 59 minutes)
– after reconnecting the battery.
IMPORTANT Lacking information, Trip computer
values are displayed with “- - - -”. When restoring
normal operating conditions after a failure, calculation
will restart regularly without resetting values.
IMPORTANT After battery disconnection/connection
certain displayed values are equal to “- - - -” until
significant data for calculation are available.
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INERTIAL FUEL CUT-OFF SWITCH OPERATION
WARNING MESSAGE
The message shown in the figure is displayed automatically when the fuel
cut-off switch comes into operation after a crash.
This switch stops fuel supply.
See paragraph “Inertial fuel cut-off switch”.
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If after “FPSon” message displaying you smell fuel or see leaks from the fuel
system, do not reset the switch to avoid fire risk.WARNING

RECONFIGURABLE MULTIFUNCTION
DISPLAY (On three-line comfort panel)
The “Multifunction display” shows all the useful information necessary
when driving, more particularly:
INFORMATION ON STANDARD SCREEN
❒Date (A).
❒Mileage recorder (B).
❒Clock (C).
❒External temperature (D) (where required).
❒Headlight aiming position display (with dipped beam headlights on)
(E).
With ignition key removed and front doors closed the display is off.
With ignition key removed, when opening one of the front doors the
display comes on showing the clock and km covered.
If the “Follow me home” function is on (see paragraph “Follow me
home” in this section), the display will show the time the function is on
instead of the mileage recorder indication (see section “Warning lights
and messages”).
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