2008 FIAT IDEA display

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SAFETY
DEVICES
CORRECT USE
OF THE CAR
WARNING
LIGHTS AND
MESSAGES
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EMERGENCY
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Speed limit (Speed beep)
This function enables setting of the car
speed limit (km/h or mph). When this lim-
it is exceeded the driver is immediately
alerted (see section “Warning lights and
messages”).
To set the speed limit, proceed as follows:
– briefly press button MODE: the display
will show the wording “Speed Beep”;
– press button +or –to select speed lim-
it activation (On) or deactivation (Off);
– if the function is on, press buttons +or
–to select the required speed limit and
then press MODEto confirm.To cancel the setting, proceed as follows:
– briefly press button MODE: ON flash-
es on the display;
– press button +: OFF flashes on the dis-
play;
– briefly press button MODEto go back
to the menu screen or press the button
for a prolonged time to go back to the
standard screen without storing the set-
tings. Note The speed may be set in the range
from 30 to 250 km/h, or from 20 to 155
mph according to the previously chosen
unit (see “Setting the distance unit”) de-
scribed below. The setting will in-
crease/decrease by 5 units each time but-
ton +/–is pressed. Hold button +/–
pressed to increase/decrease the setting
rapidly. Complete the setting by briefly
pressing the button when you approach
the required value.
– briefly press button MODEto go back
to the menu screen or press the button
for a prolonged time to go back to the
standard screen without storing the set-
tings.
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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
Adjusting the sensitivity
of the automatic headlight sensor
(Light sensor) (where provided)
This function is used to adjust the dusk
sensor sensitivity according to three lev-
els (level 1 = minimum, level 2 = medium,
level 3 = maximum); the higher the sen-
sitivity, the lower the quantity of exter-
nal light needed to switch the headlights
on. The car is delivered with this function
set to level “2”.
To change this setting:
– briefly press button MODE: the previ-
ously set level flashes on the display;
– press button +or –for selecting the de-
sired level;
– briefly press button MODEto go back
to the menu screen or press the button
for a prolonged time to go back to the
standard screen without storing the set-
tings.Trip B On/Off (Trip B)
Through this option it is possible to acti-
vate (On) or deactivate (Off) the Trip B
(partial trip) display.
For further information see section “Trip
computer”.
For activation / deactivation, proceed as
follows:
– briefly press button MODE: ON or
OFF flashes on the display (according to
previous setting);
– press button +or –for selecting the de-
sired value;
– briefly press button MODEto go back
to the menu screen or press the button
for a prolonged time to go back to the
standard screen without storing the set-
tings.Setting the clock (Set time)
This function enables setting of the clock.
To set the clock proceed as follows:
– briefly press button MODE: the display
shows the “hours” flashing;
– press button +or –to set the clock;
– briefly press button MODE: “min-
utes”starts flashing on the display;
– press button +or –to set the clock.
Note The setting increases or decreases
by one unit each time button +or –is
pressed. Hold the button pressed to au-
tomatically start a quick increase/decrease
of the set value. Complete the setting by
briefly pressing the button when the re-
quired setting is approached.
– briefly press button MODEto go back
to the menu screen or press the button
for a prolonged time to go back to the
standard screen without storing the set-
tings.
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SAFETY
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CORRECT USE
OF THE CAR
WARNING
LIGHTS AND
MESSAGES
IN AN
EMERGENCY
CAR
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
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INDEX
DASHBOARD
AND CONTROLS
Release of doors and tailgate (Key)
This function enables the release of the
front and rear doors, the release of the
driver's door only or the release of all the
doors including the tailgate.
To set the function, proceed as follows:
– press the MODEbutton for a short
time, the display shows “Open doors”,
“Op. drv.door” and “Open all”.
– press +or –to select; the selected item
will flash.
– Press MODEfor a short time to return
to the menu screen or press the button
for a longer time to return to the standard
screen without confirming the selection. – briefly press button MODE: the month
starts flashing on the display;
– press button +or –to set the month;
– briefly press button MODE: the day
starts flashing on the display;
– press button +or –to set the day.
NOTE The setting increases or decreas-
es by one unit each time button + or –
is pressed. Hold the button pressed to
start automatic quick increase/ decrease
of the setting. Complete the setting by
briefly pressing the button when the re-
quired setting is approached.
– briefly press button MODEto go back
to the menu screen or press the button
for a prolonged time to go back to the
standard screen without storing the set-
tings. 12h/24h clock mode
(Clock mode)
This function enables setting the screen to
either 12 or 24 hour mode.
Proceed as follows:
– briefly press button MODE: 12h or 24h
starts flashing on the display (depending
on the previously set parameter);
– press button +or –for selecting the de-
sired value;
– briefly press button MODEto go back
to the menu screen or press the button
for a prolonged time to go back to the
standard screen without storing the set-
tings.
Setting the date (Set Date)
This function enables updating the date
(year - month - day).
To update the date proceed as follows:
– briefly press button MODE: the year
starts flashing on the display;
– briefly press button +or –to set the
year;
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Unit - “distance” (Dist. unit)
With this function it is possible to set the
units for distance covered (km or mi).
To set the required unit proceed as fol-
lows:
– briefly press button MODE: km or mi
will flash on the display (according to pre-
vious setting);
– press button +or –for setting;
– briefly press button MODEto go back
to the menu screen or press the button
for long to go back to the standard screen
without storing settings.Set this value as follows:
– briefly press button MODE: either km/l
or l/100 starts flashing on the display (de-
pending on the previously set parameter);
– press button +or –for selecting the de-
sired value;
– briefly press button MODEto go back
to the menu screen or press the button
for a prolonged time to go back to the
standard screen without storing the set-
tings. Setting the consumption unit
(Consumption)
This function enables setting the unit for
the amount of fuel consumed (km/l, l/100
or mpg) depending on the distance unit se-
lected (either km or miles - see previous
paragraph “Distance Unit”).
If the distance unit set is “km”, the dis-
play enables setting of the fuel consump-
tion unit (km/l or l/100) depending on the
amount of fuel consumed. If the distance
unit set is “mi”, the display shows the fu-
el consumption unit in “mpg”.
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Adjusting the failure/warning
buzzer volume (Buzzer Volume)
With this function the volume of the
buzzer accompanying any failure/warning
indication can be adjusted according to 8
levels. To adjust the desired volume pro-
ceed as follows:
– briefly press button MODE: the previ-
ously set volume “level” starts flashing on
the display;
– press button +or –for selecting the de-
sired volume level;
– briefly press button MODEto go back
to the menu screen or press the button
for a prolonged time to go back to the
standard screen without storing the set-
tings. Selecting the language (Language)
The messages can be displayed in the fol-
lowing languages: Italian, German, English,
Spanish, French, Portuguese.
To set the required language proceed as
follows:
– briefly press button MODE: the previ-
ously set “language” starts flashing on the
display;
– press button +or –for selecting the de-
sired language;
– briefly press button MODEto go back
to the menu screen or press the button
for a prolonged time to go back to the
standard screen without storing the set-
tings. Setting the temperature unit
(Temp. unit)
This function enables setting of the re-
quired temperature unit (either °C or °F).
To set the required unit proceed as fol-
lows:
– briefly press button MODE: either °C
or °F starts flashing on the display (de-
pending on the previously set parameter);
– press button +or –for selecting the de-
sired value;
– briefly press button MODEto go back
to the menu screen or press the button
for a prolonged time to go back to the
standard screen without storing the set-
tings.
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Adjusting the button volume
(Button Vol.)
This function enables setting the volume
of the roger-beep accompanying the acti-
vation of buttons MODE, +and – ac-
cording to 8 levels.
To adjust the desired volume proceed as
follows:
– briefly press button MODE: the previ-
ously set volume “level” starts flashing on
the display;
– press button +or –to set the volume
level;
– briefly press button MODEto go back
to the menu screen or press the button
for a prolonged time to go back to the
standard screen without storing the set-
tings.
S.B.R. buzzer reactivation
(Belt Buzzer) (where provided)
This function can only be displayed after
Fiat Dealership has deactivated the S.B.R.
system (see paragraph “S.B.R. system” in
section “Safety devices”).The indications will appear more fre-
quently when there are 200 km left. For
1.3 Multijet versions refer to the instruc-
tions provided in the “Scheduled Servic-
ing Plan” in section “Car Maintenance” for
air filter, engine oil and engine oil filter re-
placement. The indication will appear in
kilometres or miles according to the unit
settings. When the next scheduled ser-
vicing is near, the message “Service” will
appear on the display followed by the
number of kilometres or miles or days left
before servicing when the key is turned to
MAR. The “Scheduled Servicing” message
shows information in either kilometres
(km) or miles (mi) or in days (dd) de-
pending on the deadline showing up first.
Go to the Fiat Dealership where the ser-
vicing operations envisaged in the “Sched-
uled Service Plan” or “Yearly Inspection
Plan” will be performed and the message
will be reset. Scheduled Servicing (Service)
This function enables viewing of informa-
tion on proper car servicing depending on
the kilometres travelled or daily intervals.
This information is consulted as follows:
– briefly press button MODE: the display
shows service requirements in km or mi
according to the previous setting (see
paragraph “Distance unit”);
– press button +or –to view the service
interval in days;
– briefly press button MODEto go back
to the menu screen or press the button
for a prolonged time to go back to the
standard screen.
Note According to the “Scheduled Ser-
vicing Plan” the car must be serviced every
20,000 km (or equivalent mileage) or on
a yearly basis. This message appears au-
tomatically when the key is positioned on
MARafter travelling for 2,000 km (or
equivalent mileage) or 30 days after the
deadline. It appears every 200 km (or
equivalent mileage) or 3 days.
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Passenger front and side airbag
activation/deactivation
(where provided) (Passenger bag)
This function is used to activate/deactivate
the front passenger’s airbag.
Proceed as follows:
❒press button MODE: the display shows
messages “Bag pass: Off” (to deactivate)
or “Bag pass: On” (to activate). Press
the buttons +and –followed by button
MODE again;
❒the confirmation request message will
be displayed;
❒press buttons +or –to select either
Yes (to confirm activation/deactivation)
or No (to abort);
❒briefly press button MODE: the display
shows a message confirming the se-
lected value. Now, go back to the menu
screen or press the button for a pro-
longed time to go back to the standard
screen without storing the settings.
MODE
MODE
MODE
– +
F0H4271g F0H4272g
F0H4273g F0H4275g
F0H4274g F0H4276gF0H4276g
F0H4278gF0H4277g
– +
– +
– +
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Exiting the Menu
This is the last function that closes the set-
ting cycle listed in the initial menu screen.
Briefly press button MODEto go back to
the standard screen without storing the
settings.
Press button +to return to the first menu
option (Speed Beep).Both functions can be reset (to start a new
trip).
The “General Trip” function is used to dis-
play information relating to:
– Range
– Trip distance
– Average consumption
– Instant consumption
– Average speed
– Travel time (driving time).
The “Trip B” function is used to display in-
formation relating to:
– Trip distance B
– Average consumption B
– Average speed B
– Travel time B (driving time).
Note “Trip B” functions may be disabled
(see “Trip B on”). “Range” and “Instan-
taneous consumption” cannot be reset. TRIP COMPUTER
(where provided)
General features
The “Trip computer” is used to display in-
formation on car operation when the key
is turned to MAR. This function includes
a “General trip” system that monitors the
“entire mission” (trip) of the car and the
“Trip B” system that monitors the partial
mission of the car. The former function
is part of the entire mission (as illustrat-
ed in fig. 34).
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