2008 Abarth Grande Punto instrument cluster

47
SAFETY
DEVICES
CORRECT USE
OF THE CAR
WARNING
LIGHTS AND
MESSAGES
IIN AN
EMERGENCY
CAR
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
INDEX
DASHBOARD
AND CONTROLS
EXTERNAL LIGHTS
The left-hand stalk fig. 35operates most
of the external lights.
The external lights can only be switched
on when the ignition key is at MAR.
The instrument panel and the different
dashboard controls will come on with the
external lights.
LIGHTS SWITCHED OFF
Knurled ring turned to symbol O.
SIDELIGHTS
Turn the knurled ring to
6.
The warning light
3on the instrument
cluster will come on at the same time.DIPPED BEAM HEADLIGHTS
Turn the knurled ring to
2.
The warning light
3on the instrument
cluster will come on at the same time.
MAIN BEAM HEADLIGHTS
When the knurled ring is at
2, pull the
lever towards the steering wheel (2ndun-
stable position).
The warning light
2on the instrument
cluster will come on at the same time.
To turn the main beams off, pull again the
lever towards the steering wheel (dipped
beams will turn on again).FLASHING THE HEADLIGHTS
Pull the lever towards the steering wheel
(1st unstable position) regardless of the
position of the knurled ring. The warning
light
1on the instrument panel will turn
on.
fig. 35F0M0060m

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SAFETY
DEVICES
CORRECT USE
OF THE CAR
WARNING
LIGHTS AND
MESSAGES
IN AN
EMERGENCY
CAR
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
INDEX
DASHBOARD
AND CONTROLS
DIRECTION INDICATORS fig. 36
Push the stalk to (stable) position:
❒Up (position 1): right-hand direction in-
dicator;
❒Down (position 2): left-hand direction
indicator.
Warning light
Îor ¥will come on flash-
ing on the instrument cluster at the same
time.
Indicators are switched off automatically
when the steering wheel is straightened.
If you want the indicator to flash briefly to
show that you are about to change lane,
move the stalk up or down without click-
ing into position (unstable position). When
released the stalk will return to its home
position.“FOLLOW ME HOME” DEVICE
This function allows the illumination of the
space in front of the car for a preset pe-
riod of time.
Activation
With the ignition key at STOPor re-
moved, pull the left-hand stalk towards the
steering wheel within 2 minutes from
when the engine is turned off.
At each single movement of the stalk, the
staying on of the lights is extended by 30
seconds up to a maximum of 210 seconds;
then the lights are switched off automati-
cally. Each time the lever is operated, the in-
strument panel warning light
3will turn
on together with a message on the display
(see section “Warning lights and mes-
sages”) until the function is active. The
warning light comes on the first time the
lever is operated and will stay on up to au-
tomatic function deactivation. Each oper-
ation of the lever will extend lights switch-
ing on time.
Deactivation
Keep the stalk pulled towards the steer-
ing wheel for more than 2 seconds.
fig. 36F0M0061m

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SAFETY
DEVICES
CORRECT USE
OF THE CAR
WARNING
LIGHTS AND
MESSAGES
IIN AN
EMERGENCY
CAR
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
INDEX
DASHBOARD
AND CONTROLS
BOOT LIGHT fig. 41
For versions fitted with boot light, it will
turn on automatically when opening the
tailgate and it will turn off at closing.
PUDDLE LIGHTS fig. 42
These lights Aare located in the doors
and they will turn on when opening the
relevant door, regardless of the ignition
key position.
CONTROLS
HAZARD LIGHTS fig. 43
They turn on by pressing switch A, re-
gardless of the position of the ignition key.
When the device is on warning lights
Îand ¥on the cluster come on.
Press the switch again to turn the lights
off.
The use of hazard lights is governed by the
Highway Code of the country you are in.
Keep to the rules.
FRONT FOG LIGHTS fig. 44
To active, with front side lights on, press
button
5.
Warning light
5on the instrument pan-
el will turn on.
Press the button again to turn the lights
off.
The use of front fog lights is governed by
the Highway Code of the country you are
in. Keep to the rules.
fig. 41F0M0068m
fig. 42F0M0176m
fig. 43F0M073Ab
fig. 44F0M0070m

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SAFETY
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CORRECT USE
OF THE CAR
WARNING
LIGHTS AND
MESSAGES
IN AN
EMERGENCY
CAR
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
INDEX
DASHBOARD
AND CONTROLS
HEATED REAR WINDOW fig. 47
Press button Ato turn on this function.
This function will turn off automatically af-
ter about 20 minutes. REAR FOG LIGHT fig. 45
Press button 4, to turn these lights on it
is necessary to have the dipped beam head-
lights or the front fog lights (for versions/
markets, where provided) switched on.
Warning light 4on the instrument panel
will turn on.
Press the button again to turn the light off
or turn off dipped beams and/or front fog
lights (for versions/markets, where pro-
vided).
The use of rear fog lights is governed by the
Highway Code of the country you are in.
Keep to the rules.
PARKING LIGHTS
These lights can only be turned on with ig-
nition key at STOP or removed, by mov-
ing the left stalk knurled ring first to Oand
then to
6or 2.
The warning light
3on the instrument
cluster will come on at the same time.SPORT BOOST fig. 46
Press the Abutton to start the “SPORT
BOOST” function (see “SPORT BOO-
ST” paragraph in the herein section). On-
ce this function has been started, the
“SPORT” warning light on the instru-
ment board panel turns on. Press the A
button again to switch this function off.
fig. 45F0M0071mfig. 47F0M0038mfig. 46F0M074Ab