2007 FIAT SEICENTO key

28GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR
If the ¬warning light
does not turn on when
turning the ignition key
to MAR or if it stays on when
travelling, this could indicate a
failure in safety retaining sys-
tems; under this condition air
bags or pretensioners could not
trigger in the event of collision
or, in a restricted number of
cases, they could trigger acci-
dentally. Stop the car and con-
tact Fiat Dealership to have the
system checked immediately.ELECTRICAL
POWER STEERING
FAILURE (red)
In the following two cases:
1- When the power steering elec-
trical motor is overheated by repeat-
ed, complete steering. In this case,
hold the steering wheel still and wait
for the light to go out.
2- When there is an electrical
power steering system failure.
When the key is turned to MARthe
warning light should come on for ap-
proximately four seconds only. If the
warning lights stays on, the power
steering system will not be working.
The effort on the steering wheel will
increase without compromising steer-
ability. Contact a Fiat Dealership.
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HANDBRAKE
ENGAGED / LOW
BRAKE FLUID
LEVEL (red)
In three cases:
1.When the handbrake is engaged.
2.When the brake fluid level falls
below the minimum
3. With the
>warning light to in-
dicate an EBDelectronic brake force
corrector failure.
x
If the xwarning light
comes on when travel-
ling, check whether the
handbrake is engaged. If the
warning light stays on and the
handbrake is not engaged, stop
immediately and contact a Fiat
Dealership.
AIRBAG FAILURE
(red)
This warning light is
found in cars fitting two airbags (dri-
ver’s side and passenger’s side) and in
cars fitting an electronic driver’s side
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BATTERY NOT
RECHARGING
PROPERLY (red)
When there is a fault in the current
generating system.
When the key is turned to MAR the
light comes on but should go out the
moment the engine is started.
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airbag system. The warning light will
come on to indicate a system failure.

29GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR
ENGINE COOLANT
TOO HOT
(Red)
Turning the ignition key to MARthe
warning light turns on, but it should
go off after four seconds.
If it turns on when travelling, stop
the car, leaving the engine on and
slightly accelerated to further activate
the circulation of the coolant fluid.
If the warning light does not go off
within the next 2 or 3 minutes, stop
the engine and contact Fiat Deal-
ership.
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ENGINE OIL
PRESSURE TOO
LOW (red)
When the engine oil pressure drops
under the normal value.
When the key is turned to MAR,
the warning light should come on but
should go out as soon as the engine is
started.
A delay in the light going out is ac-
ceptable only when the engine is
idling.
If the engine has been taxed heavily,
the light might flash when idling but
should go out on accelerating slightly.
If the warning light
comes on while the car is
moving, stop the engine
and contact a Fiat Dealership.
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INDIVIDUAL
SETTINGS
FRONT SEATS
All adjustments must be
made when the car is sta-
tionary.
Moving the seat backwards
or forwards
Lift the lever A-fig. 25and push the
seat forwards or backwards. You are
in the correct position for driving
when your hands are resting on the
steering wheel rim and your arms are
slightly bent.
fig. 25
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37GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR
Side/taillights fig. 36
These come on when you turn the
ring from åto 6. Instrument panel
warning light 3will come on.
Dipped beam headlights fig. 37
Turn the ring from 6to 2to
switch the lights on.Main beam headlights fig. 38
Push the stalk from position 2to-
wards the dashboard to switch the
headlights on.
Instrument panel warning light 1
will come on.
Pull the stalk towards the steering
wheel to switch the lights off.STEERING COLUMN
STALKS
LEFT-HAND STALK
This stalk groups together most of
the outside lights.
The external lights can only be
switched on when the ignition key is
at MAR.
When the outside lights are turned
on, the instrument panel and the var-
ious controls located on the dash-
board light up.
fig. 36
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fig. 37
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fig. 38
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38GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR
Flashing the headlights fig. 39
Pull the stalk towards the steering
wheel (temporary position) to flash
the lights.Direction indicators fig. 40
Move the stalk as follows:
upwards - to turn the right-hand in-
dicators on;
downwards - to turn the left-hand
indicators on.
Instrument panel warning light y
will flash.
The direction indicators will auto-
matically be switched of when the car
is straightened out.
If you want the indicator to flash
briefly to show that you are about to
change lane, move the stalk up or
down without clicking into position.
When you let it go it will return to its
original position. RIGHT-HAND STALK
Windscreen wiper/washer
fig. 41
The device will only work when the
ignition key is at MAR.
Controls:
0- Windscreen wiper off
1- Flick wipe
2- Continuous wipe
3- Continuous fast wipe
4- Temporary position: when re-
leased the stalk returns to 0and au-
tomatically switches off the wind-
screen wiper.
fig. 39
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fig. 40
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fig. 41
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39GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR
CEILING LIGHT
The light will come on automatically
when a front door is opened.
For versions/markets where pro-
vided, the lens A-fig. 45can be
switched to three positions:
- side 1 pressed: light always on
- side 2 pressed: light always off
- central position (neutral): the light
will come on and off when the door is
opened or closed. Pulled towards the steering wheel
fig. 42:
– a jet of liquid shoots out from the
windscreen washer.Rear window wiper/washer
This feature can only work when the
ignition key is at MAR.
Controls:
1)turn the control from åto
'fig. 43;
2)when you push the control stalk
forwards (temporary position) fig. 44,
a jet of liquid shoots out from the rear
window washer and the rear wind-
screen wiper comes on at the same
time; when the lever is released again
the rear window washer/wiper ceases
to function.
fig. 43
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fig. 42
P4Q00054
fig. 44
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fig. 45
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40GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR
The use of the hazard
lights is governed by the
traffic regulations of the
country the car is driven in.
These laws should be complied
with.
SWITCHES AND CONTROL
BUTTONS fig. 47
The buttons are located under the
central air vents.
The controls can only be operated
when the ignition key is at MAR.
The LED in the button will light up
when the respective function is on.CONTROLS
HAZARD LIGHTS
These come on when switch A-
fig. 46, is pressed regardless of the
position of the ignition key.
When these lights are on, the sym-
bol on the switch flashes.
Press the switch again to switch the
lights off.
fig. 46
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A - Front foglight on/off button. The
external lights must be on to switch
the front foglights on.
B- Rear foglight on/off button. The
external lights or the front foglights
must be on to switch the rear fog-
lights on. The rear foglights will be
switched off when the ignition key is
turned to STOP. If required, switch
the rear foglights back on when you
start the engine again.
C- Heated rear window on/off but-
ton.
D- Climate control system on/off
button.
fig. 47
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41GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR
HORN
Press one of the two area on the
steering wheel shown in fig. 48.FUEL CUT-OFF SWITCH
This is a safety cut-off switch which
comes into operation in the case of an
accident to block the supply of fuel
thereby stopping the engine.
If, after a crash, you can
smell fuel or see leaks
from the fuel system , no
not reset the switch to avoid fire
risk.
fig. 48
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If you cannot see any fuel leaks and
the car is in a fit state to continue its
journey, press button A-fig. 49lo-
cated in the engine compartment on
the dashboard bulkhead to reactivate
the fuel supply system, as illustrated.
Remember to turn the key to
STOPto avoid deploying the battery.
fig. 49
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44GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR
The top will stop as soon as the but-
ton is released. Consequently, hold
button Apressed to open or close
the top completely.
If the electrical device does not
work, take the key D-fig. 60 from the
document pocket and open or close
the roof by hand by inserting the key
in hole C on the motor.
To access C, remove the clip-on
cover fig. 59by inserting a screw-
driver in the position shown.Improper use of the
electric top can be dan-
gerous. Before and dur-
ing its operation ensure that any
passengers in the car are not at
risk from the moving top either
by personal objects getting
caught in the mechanism or by
being injured by it directly.
fig. 59
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Always remove the igni-
tion key when you get
out of the car to prevent
the electric top being operated
accidentally and constituting a
danger to the people left in the
car.
fig. 60
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IMPORTANTTo prevent any
noise, after closing the sunroof, keep
button A-fig. 58depressed for more
than 2 seconds.