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DOOR POCKETS fig. 68
Document / map pockets are located in
door panels.FRONT ARMREST WITH
ODDMENT COMPARTMENT
(where provided)
Certain versions are fitted with armrest
A-fig. 69between the front seats.
To use it, push it down as shown in
fig. 69.
Press button A-fig. 70to raise the top
of the armrest in order to use space B.
Use lever Cto tilt down the armrest with
respect to the normal position of use.
fig. 66F0M0079m
fig. 67F0M0080mfig. 69F0M0225m
fig. 70F0M0245mfig. 68F0M0081m
Oddment compartment B-fig. 66is lo-
cated in the middle of the dashboard.
Oddment compartment Bcan be re-
moved to install the sound system, if re-
quired.
CENTRAL CONSOLE ODDMENT
COMPARTMENT
This compartment A-fig. 67is located on
the central console in front of the hand-
brake.
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CIGAR LIGHTER fig. 74
It is located on the central console in front
of the handbrake.
Press button Ato switch on the cigar
lighter with ignition key at MAR.
After about 15 seconds the button will re-
turn to its initial position and is ready for
use.
IMPORTANT Always check that the cig-
ar lighter has turned off.
fig. 74F0M0084m
The cigar lighter gets very
hot. Handle it with care and
make sure that it is not used by chil-
dren: danger of fire and/or burns.
WARNING
GLASS HOLDER - CAN HOLDER
fig. 71-72
The central console houses the recesses
(two in front of the handbrake and one be-
hind it) for glasses, cups or cans. CARD BOX - CD BOX
fig. 73
The central console features recesses to
keep cards or CDS.
fig. 71F0M0082mfig. 73F0M0083m
fig. 72F0M0118m
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ASHTRAY fig. 75-76
The ashtray is a removable plastic box that
can be fitted into the glass/can recesses on
the central console.
IMPORTANT Do not use the ashtray as
waste paper basket: it might set on fire in
contact with cigarette stubs.SUN VISORS fig. 77
These are positioned to the sides of the
rear-view mirror. They can swing to the
sides and up or down.
A courtesy mirror can be applied to the
back of sun visors.
On certain versions to use the mirror
(where provided) you shall open the slid-
ing cover A.
MAP POCKET (where provided)
On certain versions a map pocket is lo-
cated on the back of the seat backrest
fig. 78.
fig. 75F0M0085mfig. 77F0M0086mfig. 78F0M0117m
fig. 79F0M0249mfig. 76F0M0116m
CURRENT OUTLET
(where provided)
It is located in the boot, on the left side of
the plastic support of the parcel shelf
fig. 79.
To use it open cap A.
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DOORS
CENTRAL DOOR
LOCKING/UNLOCKING SYSTEM
Locking from the outside
With the doors closed, press the button
Áon the remote control fig. 83 or fit and
turn clockwise the metal insert into the
driver’s door lock fig. 84. Door locking is
indicated by the turning on of the button
led A-fig. 85. Door locking is only possi-
ble if all the doors are closed. Opening one
or more doors by pressing the button
Áon the remote control fig. 83 will make
the direction indicators and the button led
A-fig. 85flash quickly for about 3 sec-
onds.
Opening one or more doors by turning
the metal insert of the key will make on-
ly the button led A-fig. 85flash quickly
for about 3 seconds. If the doors are
closed but the boot is open door locking
will be engaged: direction indicators (on-
ly for locking performed by pressing but-
ton
Áfig. 83) and the button led A-
fig. 85will flash quickly for about 3 sec-
onds.
With this function active it is however pos-
sible to open the other doors by pressing
button A-fig. 85on the central console.Pressing twice briefly the button
Áon the
remote control fig. 83 will engage the
dead lock device (see paragraph “Dead
lock device”).
Door unlocking from the outside
Briefly press button
Ëfig. 83to obtain
remote door unlocking, timed ceiling light
turning on, directions indicator double
flashing or fit the metal insert into the dri-
ver’s door lock and turn it counter-clock-
wise as shown in fig. 84.
fig. 85F0M0075m
Door locking/unlocking from the
inside
Press button A-fig. 85to lock/ unlock all
the doors. The button has a led showing
the door condition (locked or unlocked).
When doors are locked the button led is
on and pressing the button will obtain cen-
tral unlocking of the doors and turning off
of the led. When doors are unlocked, the
button led is off and pressing the button
will obtain central locking of the doors.
Door locking is activated only if all the
doors are perfectly closed.
fig. 84F0M0410m
fig. 83F0M0409m
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After locking doors by:
❒remote control;
❒door revolving plug;
it will not be possible to unlock the doors
by pressing button
A-fig. 85set on the
dashboard.
IMPORTANT With central locking system
on, pulling the internal door handle of one
of the front doors will unlock that door.
Pulling the internal door handle of one of the
rear doors will unlock the relevant door.
Lacking power (blown fuse, battery discon-
nected, etc.) it is however possible to lock
the doors manually.
After exceeding 20 km/h speed, doors will
be locked automatically if the set up menu
function has been selected (see paragraph
“Multifunction display” in this section).
Once the dead lock device
has been actuated, doors
cannot be opened from the passen-
ger’s compartment in any way what-
soever. For this reason, make sure
there are no person left inside the car.
If the battery of the key with remote
control is down, the dead lock device
can be deactivated only by fitting the
metal insert of the key in both front
door revolving plugs as described pre-
viously: in this case the dead lock de-
vice will stay engaged only on the rear
doors. DEAD LOCK DEVICE
(where provided)
This safety device enables to inhibit:
❒door internal handles;
❒locking/unlocking button A-fig. 85;
thus hindering doors opening from inside
the passenger’s compartment in case of at-
tempt to break-into (e.g.: window breaking).
The dead lock device guarantees the best
protection against unwanted access.
Therefore, it should be actuated every
time the car is parked and left unattended.Device activation
The dead lock device is automatically ac-
tivated on every door when pressing twice
briefly the remote control button
Á, fig.
83.
Device activation is indicated by 3 flashing
of direction indicators and flashing of the
button led A-fig. 85located on the dash-
board.
If one of the doors is not perfectly closed,
the dead lock device will not activate, thus
preventing that a person getting into the car
from the open door remains blocked inside
the passenger’s compartment when she/he
closes the door.
Device deactivation
The device is deactivated automatically on
every door in the following cases:
❒when opening the driver’s door using the
key without remote control;
❒when unlocking doors using the remote
control;
❒turning the ignition key to MAR.
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REAR DOORS EMERGENCY
LOCK DEVICE(5-door versions)
fig. 87
Rear doors are fitted with an emergency
device to lock doors when lacking current.
In this event, proceed as follows:
❒fit the ignition key into the revolving
plug B;
❒turn the device from position 2to po-
sition 1and then close.
When the device is active, to open the
rear doors use the internal doors handles. CHILD LOCK (5-door versions)
fig. 86
To prevent opening the rear doors from
the inside.
This device can be engaged only with rear
doors open.
❒position 1- engaged (door locked);
❒position 2- disengaged (door can be
opened from the passenger’s compart-
ment).
The device A-fig. 86stays on even if the
doors are unlocked by the centralised sys-
tem.
Always use this device when
transporting children.
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
Do not activate the child
safety lock device if the rear
door emergency lock device has been
activated yet.
If both safety devices are active: to
open the door again, operate the in-
ternal handle to deactivate the rear
door emergency lock device and
then open the door using the exter-
nal handle.
WARNING
fig. 87F0M0412mfig. 86F0M0411m
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SOUND SYSTEM
(where provided)
For the operation of the radio with
CD/MP3 CD (where provided), read the
instructions for use given in the Supple-
ment attached to the Owner Handbook.
SOUND SYSTEM PRESETTING
(where provided)
The system consists of:
❒sound system power wires
❒front and rear speaker connecting
wires
❒aerial power wire
❒2 tweeters on front doors (30W max
power each);
❒2 mid-woofers on front doors (165
mm diameter, 40W max power
each);
❒2 full-range speakers on rear doors
and rear valance panels (130 mm
diameter, 40W max power each);
❒radio aerial wire.Sound system installation
The sound system shall be installed in the
proper space occupied by the central
oddment compartment, here you will find
the preset cables.
To remove the oddment compartment
press the retaining devices in the points
shown in the figure.
fig. 117F0M0114m
For connection to existing car
presetting system, contact Fi-
at Dealership to prevent any trouble
that could impair car safety.
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Group 3
For children from 22 kg to 36 kg the size
of the child’s chest no longer requires a
support to space the child’s back from the
seat back.
Fig. 10shows proper child seat posi-
tioning on the rear seat.
Children taller than 1.50 m can wear seat
belts like adults.PASSENGER SEAT COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATIONS
ON CHILD’S SEAT USE
Your car complies with the new European Directive 2000/3/EC regulating child’s seat
assembling on the different car seats according to the following table:
fig. 10F0M0049m
The figure is only an exam-
ple for mounting. Attain to
the instructions for fastening which
must be enclosed with the specific
child restraining system you are using.
WARNING
Front Rear Rear
GroupRange of
passenger passenger central
weight
passenger
Group 0, 0+ up to 13 kg U (▼)U *
Group 1 9-18 kg U (▼)U *
Group 2 15-25 kg U (▼)U *
Group 3 22-36 kg U (▼)U *
Key:
U = suitable for child restraint systems of the “Universal” category, according to Eu-
ropean Standard EEC-R44 for the specified “Groups”.
(
▼) on cars not fitted with passenger’s seat adjustable in height, the seat back shall be
positioned perfectly upright.
* Never mount child restraint systems on the rear central seat.
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