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FUEL RECOMMENDATION ............................................ 10
KEYS ........................................................................................ 11
DOOR LOCKS ..................................................................... 12
WINDOWS .......................................................................... 24
MIRRORS ............................................................................... 27
SEAT ADJUSTMENT ........................................................... 28
ADJUSTABLE HEAD RESTRAINTS (if equipped) ........ 30
SEAT BELTS AND CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS ...... 31
SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM
(air bags) (if equipped) ......................................................... 47
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Child-Proof Locks (rear side door)
As illustrated, a child-proof lock is pro-
vided for both rear doors. When the lock
lever is in position (1), the child-proof lock
is locked, and when in position (2), the
childproof lock is unlocked. When the
childproof lock is in the locked position,
the rear door cannot be opened from the
inside even if the inside door lock is un-
locked but can be opened from the out-
side.
(1) (2)
79J025
Be sure to place the child-
proof lock in the locked po-
sition whenever children are seated in
the rear.
WARNING
IMPORTANT Used batteries are harm-
ful to the environment. They should be
disposed of as specified by law in the spe-
cial containers provided, or take them to
a Fiat Dealership, which will deal with their
disposal.
IMPORTANT The transmitter/ remote
controller is a sensitive electronic instru-
ment. To avoid damaging it, do not expose
it to dust or moisture or tamper with in-
ternal parts.
Swallowing a lithium battery
may cause serious internal
injury. Do not allow anyone to swal-
low a lithium battery. Keep lithium
batteries away from children and
pets. If swallowed, contact physician
immediately.
WARNING
After engaging the child lock
on both rear doors, check for
proper engagement by trying to open
a rear door with the internal handle.
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.
54G011
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.
79J03079J031
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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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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LAP-SHOULDER BELT
Emergency Locking Retractor
(ELR)
The seat belt has an emergency locking
retractor (ELR), which is designed to lock
the seat belt only during a sudden stop
or impact. It also may lock if you pull the
belt across your body very quickly. If this
happens, let the belt go back to unlock it,
then pull the belt across your body more
slowly.
Avoid contamination of seat
belt webbing by polishes,
oils, chemicals, and particularly bat-
tery acid. Cleaning may safely be car-
ried out using mild soap and water.
For children, if the shoulder belt irri-
tates the neck or face, move the child
closer to the center of the vehicle.
All seatbacks should always be in an
upright position when driving, or seat
belt effectiveness may be reduced.
Seat belts are designed to offer max-
imum protection when seatbacks are
in the upright position.
WARNING
60A038
Sit up straight and
fully back
Low on hips
60A040
Low on hips
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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The pretensioner is located in each front
seat belt retractor. The pretensioner tight-
ens the seat belt so the belt fits the oc-
cupant’s body more snugly in the event of
a frontal crash. The retractors will remain
locked after the pretensioners are acti-
vated. Upon activation, some noise will oc-
cur and some smoke may be released.
These conditions are not harmful and do
not indicate a fire in the vehicle.
The driver and all passengers must be
properly restrained by wearing seat belts
at all times, whether or not a pretension-
er is equipped at their seating position, to
minimize the risk of severe injury or death
in the event of a crash.
Sit fully back in the seat; sit up straight; do
not lean forward or sideways. Adjust the
belt so the lap portion of the belt is worn
low across the pelvis, not across the waist.
Please refer to the “Seat Adjustment” sec-
tion and the instructions and precautions
about the seat belts in this “Seat Belts and
Child Restraint Systems” section for de-
tails on proper seat and seat belt adjust-
ments.
Service on or around the
pretensioner system compo-
nents or wiring must be performed
only by an authorized Fiat Dealership
who is specially trained. Improper ser-
vice could result in unintended acti-
vation of pretensioners or could ren-
der the pretensioner inoperative. Ei-
ther of these two conditions may re-
sult in personal injury.
WARNING
To prevent damage or unintended activa-
tion of the pretensioners, be sure the bat-
tery is disconnected and the ignition switch
has been in the “LOCK” position for at
least 90 seconds before performing any
electrical service work on your Fiat.
Do not touch pretensioner system com-
ponents or wiring. The wires are wrapped
with yellow tape or yellow tubing, and the
couplers are yellow. When scrapping your
Fiat, ask your Fiat Dealership, body repair
shop, or scrap yard for assistance. Please note that the pretensioners along
with the air bags will activate only in se-
vere frontal collisions. They are not de-
signed to activate in rear impacts, side im-
pacts, rollovers, or minor frontal colli-
sions. The pretensioners can be activat-
ed only once. If the pretensioners are ac-
tivated (that is, if the air bags are activat-
ed), have the pretensioner system ser-
viced by an authorized Fiat Dealership as
soon as possible.
If the “AIR BAG” light on the instrument
cluster does not blink or come on briefly
when the ignition switch is turned to the
“ON” position, stays on for more than 10
seconds, or comes on while driving, the
pretensioner system or the air bag system
may not work properly. Have both sys-
tems inspected by an authorized Fiat Deal-
ership as soon as possible.
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GENERAL WARNINGS
Never travel with objects on
your lap, in front of your
chest or with a pipe, pencil, etc. be-
tween your lips; injury may result in
the event of the air bag being trig-
gered.
WARNING
Remember that with the key
engaged and at ON, even if
the engine is not running, the air bags
may be triggered on a stationary ve-
hicle if it is bumped by another mov-
ing car. Therefore, never seat children
on the front seat even when the ve-
hicle is stationary. On the other hand
remember that if the key is at LOCK,
no safety system (air bags or preten-
sioners) is triggered in the event of an
impact; in this case, failure to come
into action cannot be considered as a
sign that the system is not working
properly.
WARNING
If the vehicle has been stolen
or an attempt to steal it has
been made, if it has been subjected to
vandals or floods, have the air bag
system checked by Fiat Dealership.
WARNING
Do not wash the seat back
rest with pressurised water
or steam (by hand or at automatic
seat washing stations).
WARNING
The front air bag is triggered
for shocks greater in magni-
tude that the pretensioners. For im-
pacts between these two thresholds,
it is therefore normal that only the
pretensioners are triggered.
WARNING
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START
This is the position for starting the engine
using the starter motor. The key should
be released from this position as soon as
the engine starts.
Ignition key reminder (if equipped)
A buzzer sounds intermittently to remind
you to remove the ignition key if it is in
the ignition switch when the driver’s door
is opened.
If the ignition device is tam-
pered with (e.g.: attempted
theft), have it checked over by a Fiat
Dealership as soon as possible.
WARNING
When getting out of the ve-
hicle, always remove the key
to prevent any occupants from acci-
dentally activating the controls. Re-
member to engage the handbrake
and if the vehicle is parked on uphill
slope to engage the first gear. If the
vehicle is facing downhill, engage the
reverse gear. Never leave unsuper-
vised children in the vehicle.
WARNING
Never remove the ignition
key while the vehicle is mov-
ing. The steering wheel would auto-
matically lock as soon as you try to
turn it. This also applies when the ve-
hicle is being towed.
WARNING
It is absolutely forbidden to
carry out whatever after-
market operation involving steering
system or steering column modifica-
tions (e.g.: installation of anti-theft
device) that could badly affect per-
formance and safety, cause the lapse
of warranty and also result in non-
compliance of the vehicle with ho-
mologation requirements.
WARNING
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