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CEILING LIGHTS
FRONT CEILING LIGHT WITH
MOVABLE LENS
The light will turn on/off by pressing the
movable lens rightwards or leftwards as
shown in fig. 51.
FRONT CEILING LIGHT WITH
SPOT LIGHTS
Switch A-fig. 52turn on/off these lights.
With switch A-fig. 52in central position,
lights Cand Dwill turn on/off when open-
ing/closing the front doors.
With switch A-fig. 52pressed on the left
side, lights Cand Dwill always stay off.
With switch A-fig. 52pressed on the right
side, lights Cand Dwill always stay on.
Light turning on/off is gradual.
Switch B-fig. 52performs the spot func-
tion; with light off, it will turn on:
❒light Cif pressed on the left side;
❒light Dif pressed on the right side.
fig. 52F0M0065m
IMPORTANT Before getting out of the
car, make sure the switch is at central po-
sition: lights off with doors closed in or-
der to avoid draining the battery.
In any case, if the switch is left inadver-
tently to the On position, the lights will
turn off automatically 15 minutes after
turning the engine off.
fig. 51F0M0067m
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Ceiling light timing
On certain versions to facilitate getting
in/out of the car at night or with poor
lighting, 2 different timed switching on
modes have been provided.
LIGHT TIMING WHEN GETTING INTO THE CAR
Lights will turn on as follows:
❒for about 10 seconds when opening
front doors;
❒for about 3 minutes when opening one
of the side doors;
❒for about 10 seconds when closing the
doors.
Timing will stop when turning the ignition
key to MAR.
LIGHT TIMING WHEN GETTING OUT OF THE CAR
After removing the key from the ignition
switch, the ceiling lights will turn on as fol-
lows:
❒within 2 minutes from turning the en-
gine off for about 10 seconds;
❒when opening one of the side doors for
about 3 minutes;
❒when closing one of the doors for
about 10 seconds.
Timing will stop automatically when lock-
ing the doors.REAR CEILING LIGHT WITH
MOVABLE LENS(where provided)
The light will turn on/off by pressing the
movable lens rightwards or leftwards as
shown in fig. 53.fig. 53F0M0067m
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COURTESY LIGHTS
(where provided) fig. 56
On certain versions on the back of the
passenger's sun visor there is a courtesy
light. To turn the light on/off press button
A-fig. 56.
fig. 54F0M0068mfig. 56F0M0173mfig. 55F0M0176m
BOOT LIGHT
(where provided) fig. 54
For versions fitted with boot light, it will
turn on automatically when opening the
tailgate and it will turn off at closing.PUDDLE LIGHTS
(where provided) fig. 55
These lights Aare located in the doors
and they will turn on when opening the
relevant door, regardless of the ignition
key position.
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CONTROLS
HAZARD LIGHTS fig. 57
They turn on by pressing switch A, re-
gardless of the position of the ignition key.
When the device is on, the switch is flash-
ing and 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
(where provided) fig. 58
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. 57F0M0069mfig. 58F0M0070m
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HEATED REAR WINDOW fig. 61
Press button Ato turn on this function.
This function will turn off automatically af-
ter about 20 minutes.
fig. 61F0M0036m
DUALDRIVE ELECTRIC POWER
STEERING SYSTEM fig. 60
Press button Ato turn the “CITY” func-
tion on (see paragraph “Dualdrive electric
power steering” in this section). When
this function is on, the warning light CITY
on the instrument panel will turn on. Press
the button again to turn the function off.
fig. 60F0M0073m
REAR FOG LIGHT fig. 59
Press button 4, to turn these lights on it
is necessary to have the dipped beam
headlights or the front fog lights (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 (where provided).
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.
fig. 59F0M0071m
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Door unlocking in the event
of a crash
In the event of a crash that triggers the fu-
el cut-off switch, the doors will unlock au-
tomatically to enable getting into the car
and at the same time the passenger’s com-
partment lights will turn on. It is howev-
er always possible to open the doors from
the passenger’s compartment by means of
the internal door handles.
If no fuel leaks are detected after the im-
pact and the car is ready to go, restore
correct operation following the instruc-
tions given below.
To reset car operation, follow this pro-
cedure:
❒turn the ignition key to MAR;
❒activate the right-hand indicator;
❒deactivate the right-hand indicator;
❒activate the left-hand indicator;
❒deactivate the left-hand indicator;
❒activate the right-hand indicator;
❒deactivate the right-hand indicator;
❒activate the left-hand indicator;
❒deactivate the left-hand indicator;
❒turn the ignition key to STOP. DOOR LOCK fig. 62
To lock all doors at the same time, press
button A, located on the central console
control panel, regardless of the position
of the ignition key.FUEL CUT-OFF SYSTEM
It intervenes in case of collision, activating:
❒switch off of fuel supply with resultant
engine switch off;
❒automatic door lock release;
❒switch on of all lights inside the car.
When the system is active, the message
“Fuel cut-off see handbook” is displayed.
Carefully check the car for fuel leaks, for
instance in the engine compartment, be-
low the car or near the tank area.
After the collision, position ignition key on
STOPto avoid battery draining.
fig. 62F0M0013m
If, after a crash, you smell fu-
el or notice leaks from the
fuel system, do not reset the system
to avoid fire risk.
WARNING
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fig. 64F0M0077m
fig. 63F0M0104mfig. 65F0M0078m
INTERIOR FITTINGS
GLOVEBOX
fig. 63-64
To open the glovebox operate handle A-
fig. 63.
Inside the glovebox there is a space A-fig.
64to keep documents.
ODDMENT COMPARTMENTS
Oddment compartment A-fig. 65, is lo-
cated on the dashboard, on the left of the
steering wheel.
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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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