2007 FIAT SEDICI warning

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Rear door
1) Rear door unlatch switch
You can lock and unlock the rear door by
using the key in the driver’s door lock.
To open the rear door, push and hold the
rear door unlatch switch (1) and lift the
rear door.
NOTE When the rear door is closed in-
completely, follow the procedure below:
❒Push the rear door unlatch switch (1)
and open the rear door a little.
❒After a few seconds, close the rear
door.
❒Make sure that the rear door is closed
completely.If you can not unlatch the rear door by
pushing the unlatch switch (1) due to a dis-
charged battery or malfunction, follow the
procedures below to unlatch the rear
door from inside the vehicle.
❒Fold the rear seat forward for easier ac-
cess. Refer to “Folding Rear Seats” sec-
tion for details on how to fold the rear
seat forward.
(1)
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Always make sure that the
rear door is closed and
latched securely. Completely closing
the rear door helps prevent occupants
from being thrown from the vehicle in
the event of an accident. Completely
closing it also helps keep exhaust gas-
es from entering the vehicle.
WARNING
❒Push open the rear door from inside by
pushing up on the emergency lever (2)
using a flat blade screw driver or the
jack handle. The rear door will be
latched again by closing the rear door
simply.
If the rear door can not be unlatched, have
the vehicle inspected by your Fiat Deal-
ership.
(2)
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To avoid injury, do not use
your finger to push the
emergency lever.
Make sure there is not anyone near
the rear door when pushing open the
rear door from inside the vehicle.
WARNING
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NOTE The rear side door windows are
not designed to open fully. They can be
opened about 2/3 of the way down.
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The driver’s door also has a lock switch
for the passenger’s window (s). When you
push in the lock switch, the passenger’s
window (s) can not be raised or lowered
by operating any of the switches (2), (3),
(4) or (5). To restore normal operation,
release the lock switch by pushing again.
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Lock switch (type A)Lock switch (type B)
You should always lock the
passenger’s window opera-
tion when there are children in the ve-
hicle. Children can be seriously in-
jured if they get part of their body
caught by the window during opera-
tion.
To avoid injuring an occupant by win-
dow entrapment, be sure no part of
the occupant’s body such as hands or
head is in the path of the electric win-
dows when closing them.
Always remove the ignition key when
leaving the vehicle even if a short
time. Also do not leave children alone
in a parked vehicle. Unattended chil-
dren could use the electric window
switches and get trapped by the win-
dow.
WARNING
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MIRRORS
INSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR
You can adjust the inside rearview mirror
by hand so as to see the rear of your ve-
hicle in the mirror. To adjust the mirror,
set the selector tab (1) to the day posi-
tion, then move the mirror up, down or
sideways by hand to obtain the best view.
When driving at night, you can move the
selector tab to the night position to re-
duce glare from the headlights of vehicles
behind you.
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(1)
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Day driving
Night driving
Always adjust the mirror
with the selector set to the
day position.
WARNINGOnly use the night position
if it is necessary to reduce
glare from the headlights of vehicles
behind you. Be aware that in this po-
sition you may not be able to see
some objects that could be seen in the
day position.
WARNING
OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRRORS
Adjust the outside rearview mirrors so
you can just see the side of your vehicle in
the mirrors.
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Be careful when judging the
size or distance of a vehicle
or other object seen in the side con-
vex mirror. Be aware that objects
look smaller and appear farther away
than when seen in a flat mirror.
WARNING
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ELECTRIC MIRRORS (if equipped)
The switch to control the electric mirrors
is located on the driver’s door panel. You
can adjust the mirrors when the ignition
switch is in the “ACC” or “ON” position.
To adjust the mirrors:
❒Move the selector switch to the left or
right to select the mirror you wish to
adjust.
❒Press the outer part of the switch that
corresponds to the direction in which
you wish to move the mirror.
❒Return the selector switch to the cen-
ter position to help prevent unintend-
ed adjustment.
SEAT ADJUSTMENT
(2)
(4)(3) (1)(1)
(3) (2)
(4)
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Only make adjustments when
the vehicle is stationary.
WARNING
To avoid excessive seat belt
slack, which reduces the ef-
fectiveness of the seat belts as a safe-
ty device, make sure that the seats
are adjusted before the seat belts are
fastened.
WARNING
Check that the seat is firmly
locked in the runners by try-
ing to move it back and forth. Failure
to lock the seat in place could result
in the seat moving suddenly and the
driver losing control of the vehicle.
WARNING
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If the driver’s seat is equipped with a seat
height adjuster lever on the outboard side
of the seat, raise or lower the seat by
pulling up or down the adjuster lever.ADJUSTING SEATBACKS ADJUSTING SEAT POSITION
The adjustment lever for each front seat
is located under the front of the seat. To
adjust the seat position, pull up on the ad-
justment lever and slide the seat forward
or rearward.
After adjustment, try to move the seat for-
ward and rearward to ensure that it is se-
curely latched.
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All seatbacks should always
be in an upright position
when driving, or seat belt effective-
ness may be reduced. Seat belts are
designed to offer maximum protec-
tion when seatbacks are in the up-
right position.
WARNING
To adjust the seatback angle of front seats,
pull up the lever on the outboard side of
the seat, move the seatback to the desired
position, and release the lever to lock the
seatback in place.
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NOTE It may be necessary to recline the
seatback to provide enough overhead
clearance to remove the head restraint. Front
To raise the front head restraint, pull up-
ward on the restraint until it clicks. To
lower the restraint, push down on the re-
straint while holding in the lock lever. If a
head restraint must be removed (for
cleaning, replacement, etc.), push in the
lock lever and pull the head restraint all
the way out.
ADJUSTABLE HEAD
RESTRAINTS
(if equipped)
Head restraints are designed to help re-
duce the risk of neck injuries in the case
of an accident. Adjust the head restraint
to the position which places the center
of the head restraint closest to the top of
your ears. If this is not possible for very
tall passengers, adjust the head restraint
as high as possible.
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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.
Do not attempt to adjust the head re-
straint while driving.
WARNING
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SEAT BELTS AND CHILD
RESTRAINT SYSTEMS
Rear
To raise the rear head restraint, pull up-
ward on the restraint until it clicks. To
lower the restraint, push down on the re-
straint while holding in the lock lever. If a
head restraint must be removed (for
cleaning, replacement, etc.), push in the
lock lever and pull the head restraint all
the way out.
When installing a child restraint system,
raise the head restraint to the most upper
position.
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Wear Your Seat Belts at All
Times.
WARNING
An air bag supplements, or
adds to, the frontal crash
protection offered by seat belts. The
driver and all passengers must be
properly restrained by wearing seat
belts at all times, whether or not an
air bag is mounted at their seating po-
sition, to minimize the risk of severe
injury or death in the event of a crash.
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Above the pelvis
Never allow persons to ride
in the cargo area of a vehi-
cle. In the event of an accident, there
is a much greater risk of injury for
persons who are not riding in a seat
with their seat belt securely fastened.
WARNING
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Across the pelvis
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Seat belts should always be
adjusted as follows:
– The lap portion of the belt should
be worn low across the pelvis, not
across the waist.
– The shoulder straps should be worn
on the outside shoulder only, and nev-
er under the arm.
– The shoulder straps should be away
from your face and neck, but not
falling off your shoulder.
– Seat belts should never be worn
with the straps twisted and should be
adjusted as tightly as is comfortable
to provide the protection for which
they have been designed. A slack belt
will provide less protection than one
which is snug.
– Make sure that each seat belt buck-
le is inserted into the proper buckle
catch. It is possible to cross the buck-
les in the rear seat.
WARNING
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Pregnant women should use
seat belts, although specific
recommendations about driving
should be made by the woman’s med-
ical advisor. Remember that the lap
portion of the belt should be worn as
low as possible across the hips, as
shown in the diagram.
Do not wear your seat belt over hard
or breakable objects in your pockets
or on your clothing. If an accident oc-
curs, objects such as glasses, pens, etc.
under the seat belt can cause injury.
WARNING
Never use the same seat belt
on more than one occupant
and never attach a seat belt over an
infant or child being held on an oc-
cupant’s lap. Such seat belt use could
cause serious injury in the event of an
accident.
Periodically inspect seat belt assem-
blies for excessive wear and damage.
Seat belts should be replaced if web-
bing becomes frayed, contaminated,
or damaged in any way. It is essential
to replace the entire seat belt as-
sembly after it has been worn in a se-
vere impact, even if damage to the
assembly is not obvious.
Children age 12 and under should ride
properly restrained in the rear seat.
Infants and small children should nev-
er be transported unless they are
properly restrained. Restraint systems
for infants and small children can be
purchased locally and should be used.
Make sure that the system you pur-
chase meets applicable safety stan-
dards. Read and follow all the direc-
tions provided by the manufacturer.
WARNING
as low as possible
across the hips
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