2008 FIAT IDEA technical specifications

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This shows the temperature of the engine
coolant fluid and begins working when the
fluid temperature exceeds approx. 50°C.
Under normal conditions, the needle
should hover around the middle of the
scale according to the working conditions.
IMPORTANT If the needle reaches the
low temperature area with warning light
Aon, this means that there is a failure.
Contact a Fiat Dealership.
If the needle reaches the red
area, stop the engine imme-
diately and contact a Fiat
Dealership.MULTIFUNCTIONAL
DISPLAY
(on two-line modal
panel)
The car can be equipped with a multi-
function display that shows useful infor-
mation for car driving according to the
settings made.
fig. 29F0H0027m
“STANDARD” SCREEN fig. 29
The standard screen shows the following
information:
AOdometer (viewing of covered km or
miles)
BTime (always displayed, even with ig-
nition key removed and front doors
closed)
CHeadlight aiming position (only with
dipped beam headlights on).
NOTE When opening one of the front
doors, the display turns on and shows the
clock and the kilometres or miles covered
for a few seconds.
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CONTROL BUTTONS fig. 30
+To scroll the next items on the dis-
played menu and the related options
or increase the displayed value.
MODEPress briefly to access the menu
and/or go to next screen or con-
firm the required menu option.
Hold pressed to go back to the
standard screen.
–To scroll the previous items on the
displayed menu and the related op-
tions or reduce the displayed value.
NOTE Buttons +and –activate different
functions according to the following situ-
ations.Adjusting the buzzer volume
To adjust the desired volume proceed as
follows:
❒press the button MODEseveral times
until the text “bUZZ” appears;
❒press the button +to increase the
volume;
❒press the button –to reduce the vol-
ume;
❒press the button MODEand hold it
pressed for over 2 seconds to confirm
the volume change.
Indication that the set peed limit has
been exceeded
Proceed as described below to set a ref-
erence car speed value beyond which the
system warns the driver about this by dis-
playing a message and starting the buzzer.
The car is delivered with this function in
“OFF”mode. SETUP MENU
The “Setup Menu” is used to make the fol-
lowing settings and/or adjustments:
❒ADJUSTING THE CLOCK
❒ADJUSTING THE BUZZER VOLUME
❒SETTING THE SPEED LIMIT
❒SETTING THE UNIT
Adjusting the clock
The car is delivered with the clock ad-
justed for 24 hours.
To set the required time proceed as fol-
lows:
❒press the button MODEseveral times
until the text “Hour” appears;
❒press the button +to increase the
time by one minute;
❒press the button –to reduce the time
by one minute;
Hold the buttons +or –pressed for a few
seconds to automatically start quick in-
crease or reduction of the time until the
buttons are released.
❒Press the button MODEand hold it
pressed for over 2 seconds to confirm
the time change.
fig. 30F0H0736m
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Setting the unit
To set the required unit (kilometres or
miles) proceed as follows:
❒press the button MODEseveral times
until the text “Unit” appears;
❒press the button +or –to change the
unit;
❒press the button MODEand hold it
pressed for over 2 seconds to confirm
the unit setting.
Viewing of the fuel cut-off inertial
switch tripping
The screen automatically appears when-
ever the fuel cut-off inertial switch trips af-
ter a significant collision.
This switch stops fuel supply.
See the information provided in the ded-
icated chapter “Fuel cut-off inertial
switch”. Set this function as follows:
❒press the button MODEseveral times
until the text “SPEEd” appears;
❒press the button +to increase the
speed value (max. limit being 250
Km/h);
❒press the button – to reduce the
speed value (min. limit being 30 Km/h
below which the system goes back to
“OFF” mode);
❒press the button MODEand hold it
pressed for over 2 seconds to confirm
the speed setting.
If, after the message
“FPSon” appears, you smell
fuel or see leaks from the fuel supply
system, do not reset the switch to
avoid the risk of starting a fire.
WARNING
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fig. 31F0H09000m
MULTIFUNCTIONAL
DISPLAY
(on three-line comfort
panel)
The car can be equipped with a multi-
function display that shows useful infor-
mation for car driving according to the
settings made.
“STANDARD” SCREEN fig. 31
The standard screen shows the following
information:
ADate
BOdometer (viewing of covered km or
miles)
CTime (always displayed, even with ig-
nition key removed and front doors
closed)CONTROL BUTTONS fig. 32
+To scroll the next items on the dis-
played menu and the related options
or increase the displayed value.
MODEPress briefly to access the menu
and/or go to next screen or con-
firm the required menu option.
Hold pressed to go back to the
standard screen.
–To scroll the previous items on the
displayed menu and the related op-
tions or reduce the displayed value.
NOTE Buttons +and –activate different
functions according to the following situ-
ations. DExternal temperature
EHeadlight aiming position (only with
dipped beam headlights on)
NOTE When opening one of the front
doors, the display turns on and shows the
clock and the kilometres or miles covered
for a few seconds.
fig. 32F0H0736m
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Adjustment of headlight aiming
device (only with dipped beam
headlights on)
– when the standard screen is enabled, the
headlight aiming device can be regulated
(refer to paragraph “Headlights” in this
section).
Setup menu
– to scroll the previous and next items in
the menu;
– to increase or decrease values during
setting operations.
SETUP MENU fig. 33
The menu comprises a series of functions
arranged in a cycle which can be selected
through buttons +and –to access the dif-
ferent “select” operations and settings
(setup) described in the following para-
graphs.
The setup menu is activated by pressing
briefly button MODE.
Intermittent pressing of buttons +and –
enables scrolling of the setup menu op-
tions.
Handling modes are different according to
the characteristic of the option selected.Selecting the “Set Date”
and “Set time”
– Briefly press button MODEto select
the first value to be changed (e.g. hours
/minutes or year / month / day).
– Press buttons +and –(by single press-
ing) to select the new setting.
– Briefly press button MODEto store the
new setting and at the same time go to the
next setup menu option. If the processed
option is the last one, the system brings
you back to the previously selected option
of the main menu.
Prolonged pressing of the button
MODE enables:
– exiting the setup menu page and saving
of the changes already stored by the dri-
ver (and confirmed by briefly pressing the
button MODE).
The setup menu page is timed. Only the
changes saved by the user by briefly press-
ing MODEare saved when the menu is
automatically closed. NOTE If the Connect Nav+ system is in-
stalled, only the following functions can be
adjusted/set from the Instrument Panel:
“Brightness”, “Speed Beep”, Light Sen-
sors” (where provided), “Seat belt
Buzzer” and “Passenger’s Airbag”. The
other functions are displayed on the Con-
nect Nav+ system which is used to ad-
just/set them.
Selecting a menu option
– Briefly press button MODEto select
the menu option that needs to be
changed.
– Press buttons +and –(by single press-
ing) to select the new setting.
– Briefly press button MODEto store the
new setting and at the same time go back
to the previously selected menu option.
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YearMonth Example:
CONSUMPTION EXITING THE MENUSPEED BEEP.CLOCK SETTING LIGHT SENS.TRIP B
CLOCK MODE
SETTING THE DATE
KEY
DIST. UNIT
VOL. BUTTONS
VOL. BUZZER SERVICE
LANGUAGETEMP. UNIT
Example:
– +
+– – –
+ +
–
–
+
+++
–––
+ +
–
MODE
brief button
pressing
From the standard screen, briefly press button MODE
to start browsing. Press +or –to browse within the
menu. NOTE Only the short menu may be accessed
for reasons of safety while the car is moving (“Bright-
ness” and “Speed Beep” settings). Stop the car to ac-
cess the full menu. In cars equipped with a Connect
Nav+ system, many functions are viewed from the nav-
igator display.
–
+ +
–
MODE
brief button
pressing
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(*) This function may only be
displayed after the SBR sys-
tem is deactivated by a Fiat
Dealership.
fig. 33
+
– +
–+
–
+
–
+ –
BELT BUZZ.
(*) where provided BAG. PASS.
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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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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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