2007 FIAT SEDICI ECU

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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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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.
63J135
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.
WARNING65D231
65D360
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
65D201
Across the pelvis
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SEAT BELT HANGER
(if equipped)
When you move a seatback, make sure
the belt webbing is hooked in the seat belt
hangers so the seat belts are not caught
by the seatback, seat hinge, or seat latch.
This helps prevent damage to the belt sys-
tem. SHOULDER ANCHOR HEIGHT
ADJUSTER (if equipped)
Adjust the shoulder anchor height so that
the shoulder belt rides on the center of
the outboard shoulder. To adjust the
shoulder anchor height, slide the anchor
up or down while pulling the lock knob
out. After adjustment, make sure that the
anchor is securely locked.
64J198
Be sure that the shoulder
belt is positioned on the cen-
ter of the outside shoulder. The belt
should be away from your face and
neck, but not falling off your shoul-
der. Misadjustment of the belt could
reduce the effectiveness of the safe-
ty belt in a crash.
WARNING
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CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS
Fiat highly recommends that you use a
child restraint system to restrain infants
and small children. Many different types of
child restraint systems are available; make
sure that the restraint system you select
meets applicable safety standards.
All child restraint systems are designed to
be secured in vehicle seats by either seat
belts (lap belts or the lap portion of lap-
shoulder belts) or by special rigid lower
anchor bars built into the seat. Whenev-
er possible, Fiat recommends that child re-
straint systems be installed on the rear
seat. According to accident statistics, chil-
dren are safer when properly restrained
in rear seating positions than in front seat-
ing positions. SEAT BELT INSPECTION
Periodically inspect the seat belts to make
sure they work properly and are not dam-
aged. Check the webbing, buckles, latch
plates, retractors, anchorages, and guide
loops. Replace any seat belts which do not
work properly or are damaged.
65D209S
Be sure to inspect all seat
belt assemblies after any col-
lision. Any seat belt assembly which
was in use during a collision (other
than a very minor one) should be re-
placed, even if damage to the assem-
bly is not obvious. Any seat belt as-
sembly which was not in use during
a collision should be replaced if it
does not function properly, it is dam-
aged in any way or the seat belt pre-
tensioners were activated (that is, if
the front air bags were activated).
WARNING
60G332S
Under no circumstances
should the components of
the seat belts and pretensioners be
tampered with or removed. Any op-
eration should be carried out by qual-
ified and authorised personnel. Al-
ways contact a Fiat Dealership.
WARNING
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If you install a child restraint
system in the rear seat, slide
the front seat for enough forward so
that the child’s feet do not contact
the front seatback. This will help
avoid injury to the child in the event
of an accident.
WARNING
Children could be endan-
gered in a crash if their child
restraints are not properly secured in
the vehicle. When installing a child re-
straint system, be sure to follow the
instructions below. Be sure to secure
the child in the restraint system ac-
cording to the manufacturer’s in-
structions.
WARNING
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If your vehicle is equipped
with side air bags, do not in-
stall a child restraint in the front pas-
senger’s seat. If the passenger’s side
air bag inflates, a child in a child re-
straint could be severely injured.
WARNING
In an accident or sudden
stop, the rear seat armrest (if
equipped) could fall forward. If there
is a child in a rear-facing child re-
straint in the rear center seating po-
sition, the falling armrest could injure
the child. Do not install a rear- facing
child restraint in the rear center seat-
ing position.
WARNING
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INSTALLATION WITH LAP-
SHOULDER SEAT BELTS
(available to the left position of the
rear seat)
IMPORTANT Before installing a child re-
straint system in the rear seat, raise the
head restraint to the most upper position.
ELR type belt
Make sure that the seat belt is securely
latched.
Try to move the child restraint system in
all directions, to make sure it is securely
installed.
Install your child restraint
system according to the in-
structions provided by the child re-
straint system manufacturer.
WARNING
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INSTALLATION WITH ISOFIX
TYPE ANCHORAGES
(available to both left and right
position of the rear seat with the
ISOFIX type of the group 1; child
weight 9 to 18kg)
Your vehicle is equipped with the lower
anchorages in the rear seat outboard seat-
ing positions for securing a ISOFIX type of
child restraints with the connecting bars.
The lower anchorages are located where
the rear of the seat cushion meets the bot-
tom of the seatback.
79J058
Be sure to install the ISOFIX
type of child restraint(s) in
the only outboard seating positions,
not in the central position for rear
seat.
WARNING
If your vehicle is equipped with the top
strap anchorages, be sure to use the top
strap of the child restraint according to
the instructions provided by the child re-
straint system manufacture.
63J020
Install the ISOFIX type child
restraint system according to
the instructions provided by the child
restraint system manufacturer. After
installing, try moving the child re-
straint system in all directions espe-
cially forward, to make sure the con-
necting bars are securely latched to
the anchorages.
WARNING
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❒Hook the top strap to the anchor
bracket and tighten the top strap ac-
cording to the instructions provided by
the child restraint system manufactur-
er. Be sure to attach the top strap to
the corresponding anchor located di-
rectly behind the child restraint. Do not
attach the top strap to the luggage re-
straint loops (if equipped).
Do not attach the child re-
straint top strap to the lug-
gage restraint loops (if equipped). In-
correctly attached top strap will reduce
the intended effectiveness of the child
restraint system.
WARNING❒Grasp the front of the child restraint
and push the child restraint forcefully
to latch the connecting bars. Make sure
they are securely latched by trying to
move the child restraint system in all di-
rections, especially forward.
❒Return the seatback if folded.
❒Attach the top strap referring to “In-
stallation of Child Restraint with Top
Strap” section below (if equipped).INSTALLATION OF CHILD
RESTRAINT WITH TOP STRAP
Some child restraint systems require the
use of a top strap. Top strap anchor brack-
ets are located on the back of the rear
seatbacks. The number of the anchor
bracket provided in your vehicle depends
on the vehicle specification.
Install the child restraint system as follows:
❒Remove the luggage compartment cov-
er.
❒Secure the child restraint on rear seat
using the procedure described above
for securing a restraint system that
does not require a top strap.
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If you must use a front- facing child re-
straint in the front passenger’s seat, be
sure to move the front passenger’s seat as
far back as possible. Please refer to the
“Seat Belts and Child Restraint Systems”
section in the “BEFORE DRIVING” sec-
tion for details on securing your child. Front air bags are designed to inflate on-
ly in severe frontal collisions. They are not
designed to inflate in rear impacts, side im-
pacts, rollovers or minor frontal collisions,
since they would offer no protection in
those types of accidents. Remember, since
an air bag deploys only one time during an
accident, seat belts are needed to restrain
occupants from further movements dur-
ing the accident.
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Therefore, an air bag is NOT a substitute
for seat belts. To maximize your protec-
tion, ALWAYS WEAR YOUR SEAT
BELTS. Be aware that no system can pre-
vent all possible injuries that may occur in
an accident.
An air bag supplements, or
adds to, the crash protection
offered by seat belts. The driver and
all passengers must be properly re-
strained by wearing seat belts at all
times, whether or not an air bag is
mounted at their seating position, to
minimize the risk of severe injury or
death in the event of a crash.
WARNING
Do not install a rear- facing
child restraint in the front
passenger’s seat. If the passenger’s
front air bag inflates, a child in a rear-
facing child restraint could be killed
or severely injured. The back of a
rear- facing child restraint would be
too close to the inflating air bag.
WARNING
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Front air bags will not inflate Front air bags will probably not inflate
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