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Button Ëis used for opening the doors
and the tailgate.
Button
Áis used for locking the doors and
the tailgate.
Button
R(present in some versions on-
ly) is used for remote opening of the tail-
gate.
The passenger’s compartment lights will
come on for a preset time when the doors
are unlocked.
Only press button B with the
key away from your body,
specifically from your eyes and from
objects which could get damaged (e.g.
your clothes). Do not leave the key
unattended to avoid the button from
being accidentally pressed while it is
being handled, e.g. by a child.
WARNING
LED indications on the driver’s
door fig. 5
When locking the doors, led Aswitches
on for about 3 seconds and than starts
flashing (deterrence function).
If one or more doors or the tailgate are
not closed correctly when the doors are
locked, the led and direction indicators
start flashing quickly. The operation will
not be completed.
fig. 5F0R0006m
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Key without remote control
Key with remote control
Direction indicators
flashing (only with key
with remote control)
Deterrence led
The main functions that can be activated with the keys (with or without remote control) are the following:
Unlocking
the doors
Turn key anticlockwise
(driver’s side)
Turn key anticlockwise
(driver’s side)
Press briefly
Ë
blinks twice
OffLocking the doors
from the outside
Turn key clockwise
(driver’s side)
Turn key clockwise
(driver’s side)
Briefly press
Á
blinks once
Steady for
approximately
3 seconds and then
deterrent blinking Unlocking the
tailgate
–
–
Briefly press
R
blinks twice
Deterrent
blinking
IMPORTANT The windows will be opened when the doors are unlocked; the windows will be closed when the doors are
locked.
Windows down
(where provided)
–
–
Hold pressed Ë(for longer than 2
seconds)
blinks twice
Off Windows up
(where provided)
–
–Hold pressed button Á(for longer than
seconds)
blinks once
Deterrence led
blinks
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COURTESY LIGHTS
(where provided) fig. 53
Lights Bby the side of the courtesy mir-
ror will light up when cover Aon the sun
visor on driver’s or passenger’s side is
raised with the key at MAR. The lights al-
lows to use the courtesy mirror also in
poor conditions of light.
IMPORTANT The lights may only be op-
erated for 15 minutes when the key is
turned to stop STOP. They will be au-
tomatically switched off after this to pro-
tect the battery charge.
fig. 51F0R0044mfig. 53
B
B
A
F0R0216mfig. 52F0R0045m
BOOT LIGHT (where provided)
fig. 51
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. 52
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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BOOT
OPENING THE BOOT
The boot lock may be released from the
outside of the car by pressing
Ron the
remote control (where provided) or by
inserting and turning the metallic insert of
the key in the boot lock anticlockwise as
shown in fig. 88. The boot lock can be re-
leased from inside the vehicle operating
on lever A-fig.87 located on driver side
seat or pressing push-button B-fig.89.BOOT CLOSING
To close the boot, lower it onto the lock
until you hear it click. In emergency con-
ditions (if either the remote control or car
battery is flat), release the boot lock by
turn the key in clockwise.
fig. 86F0R0071m
fig. 87F0R0210m
fig. 88F0R0072m
Do not fit additional objects
onto the rear window shelf or
tailgate (speakers, spoilers,
etc.) except when contem-
plated by the manufacturer to ensure
the correct operation of the side gas
shock absorbers of the tailgate itself.
Never exceed the maximum
allowed load in the boot (see
“Technical Specifications”). Make
sure that the objects are well
arranged in the boot so that they will
not be projected forwards following
sudden braking.
WARNING
Never travel with objects on
the rear window shelf: they
cause cause injury to passengers in
the event of an accident or sudden
braking.
WARNING
fig. 89
B
F0R0239m
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INCOMPLETE DOOR
LOCKING (red)
On certain versions the warn-
ing light turns on when one or more
doors or the tailgate are not properly
shut.
On certain versions the dedicated message
is displayed.
A buzzer will sound when doors/tailgate
are open and the car is moving.
´
EBD FAILURE
(red) (amber)
Warning lights
xand >lit at the same
time with the engine running indicates an
EBD system failure or that the system is
not available. Early locking of the rear
wheels may occur in the event of violent
braking causing the car to swerve. Drive
very carefully to a Fiat Dealership to have
the system inspected.
On certain versions the dedicated message
is displayed.
x>
SEAT BELTS NOT
FASTENED
(red)
The warning light on the display
will light up when the car is moving and the
driver’s seat belt is not correctly fastened.
The warning light will blink and a buzzer will
sound if the front seat belts are not cor-
rectly fastened. The buzzer of the S.B.R.
(Seat Belt Reminder) system may only be
switched off by a Fiat Dealership. On some
versions the system may be reactivated
from the setup menu.<
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To change a wheel proceed as
follows:
❒stop the car in a position so that it is
not a danger for on-coming traffic and
where you can replace the wheel safe-
ly. The ground must be flat and com-
pact;
❒stop the engine off and pull up the hand-
brake;
❒engage first gear or reverse;
❒wear the reflecting safety jacket (com-
pulsory by law in certain countries) be-
fore getting out of the car;
❒open the tailgate and lift the mat;
❒loosen the fastener A-fig. 2;
❒take out the tool box C-fig. 2and take
it near to the wheel to be changed;
❒take the spare wheel B-fig. 2;
fig. 2F0R0107m
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fig. 23/aF0R0228m
fig. 24F0R0230m
To change the bulb proceed as follows:
❒open the tailgate and loosen the two fastening screws G;
❒disconnect the central electric connector and pull the lens unit out-
wards;
❒release the clips Fand extract the bulb holders;
❒remove the bulb to replace A, B, Cor D pushing it slightly and
turning it anticlockwise (bayonet-type bulb) and replace it;
❒refit the bulb holder and refasten the clips F;
❒to replace the rear fog light, release the clips H-fig. 24, remove
the protection and replace the bayonet bulb.
❒reconnect the electrical connector, reposition the cluster correct-
ly on the body and then tighten the fastening screws G.
fig. 23/bF0R0229m
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The change the bulb’s group proceed as
follows:
❒open the tailgate;
❒disconnect the electric connector
A-fig. 25;
❒unscrew the two laterals pivots B-
fig. 25;
❒extract the bulb hoder;
❒remove and replace the bulbs fig. 26.
NUMBER PLATE LIGHT fig. 27-28
To change the bulb proceed as follows:
❒work in the point shown by the arrow
and remove lens A-fig. 27;
❒change the bulb fig. 28releasing it from
the side contacts and making sure the
new bulb is correctly fastened between
the contacts;
❒refit the snap-fitted lens unit.
fig. 25F0R0252mfig. 26F0R0253mfig. 27F0R0123m
fig. 28F0R0124m
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