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WARNING
LIGHTS AND
MESSAGES
IN AN
EMERGENCY
CAR
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
INDEX
DASHBOARD
AND CONTROLS
Fan speed adjusting buttons (H)
Press button Hto increase or to decrease
the fan speed and therefore the amount
of air admitted into the passenger com-
partment, although keeping the required
temperature set.
The fan speed is shown by the lit bars on
the display:
❒max fan speed = all bars lit;
❒min fan speed = one bar lit.
The fan can be cut off only if the climate
control compressor has been switched
off pressing button F-fig. 40.
IMPORTANT To restore automatic fan
speed control after a manual adjustment,
press button AUTO.
IMPORTANT At high speeds, the dynamic
effect may increase the flow of air into the
passenger compartment which in this case
will not directly correspond to the fan
speed bar display.AUTO (A) (automatic operation)
Press AUTO to make the system auto-
matically adjust the quantity and distribu-
tion of the air introduced into the pas-
senger compartment. All previous manu-
al settings will be cancelled.
The message FULL AUTOwill appear
on the front display in this condition.
By manually intervening on at least of the
functions automatically managed by the
system (air recirculation, fan speed or
compressor on/off), the word FULL will
disappear from the display indicating that
the system is no longer automatically con-
trolling all the functions (the temperature
will still be controlled automatically by the
system).
IMPORTANT Should the system (after
manual settings) be no longer able to
guarantee the required temperature set
in the passenger compartment, the set
temperature value will start flashing to in-
dicate this condition, after one minute the
AUTOmessage will turn off.
To restore system automatic control at
any time, after one or more manual ad-
justments, press button AUTO.Air recirculation on/off button (G)
Air recirculation works according to the
following operating logics:
❒override on (inside air recirculation
always on), indicated by the the LED
on button Gand symbol Ton
the display;
❒override off (air recirculation always
off and introduction of external air),
indicated by the fact that the LED on
the button is off êis on the display.
These operating conditions are obtained
by pressing Gin sequence.
IMPORTANT The inside air recircula-
tion system makes it possible to reach
the required heating or cooling condi-
tions faster.
It is however inadvisable to use it on
rainy/cold days as it would considerably
increase the possibility of the windows
misting inside, especially if the climate
control compressor is off.
Recirculation is forced off (i.e. air is
introduced from the outside) when the
the outside temperature is cold to pre-
vent misting up.
It is advisable not to use the air recircu-
lation function when the outside tem-
perature is low to prevent the windows
from rapidly misting up.
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AND CONTROLS
Climate control compressor
enabling button (F)
Press √to switch the climate control
compressor off (if on). The icon on the
display will go out.
Press the button when the LED is off to
restore automatically system control
and use of the compressor. The icon
will light up on the display in this case.
The system will switch recirculation off
when the compressor is switched off to
prevent misting up. Although the system
is capable of maintaining the required tem-
perature, the word FULLwill disappear
from the display. If on the other hand the
system cannot maintain the required tem-
perature, the digits will blink and the word
AUTOwill disappear.IMPORTANT With the compressor off,
it is not possible to introduced air cooler
than ambient temperature into the pas-
senger compartment. Furthermore, in
certain conditions, the windows could
mist up rapidly because the air is not de-
humidified.The switching off of the climate
control compressor remains in storage
even when the engine has been stopped.
To restore automatic compressor control,
press √again (in this case, the system will
only work as a heater) or press AUTO.
With climate control compressor off, the
fan speed can be set to zero manually (no
bar shown).
With the compressor enabled and the en-
gine started, the fan speed may be reduced
to the minimum setting (only one bar
shown).Fast window demisting/defrosting
button (D)
Press this button: the climate control sys-
tem will automatically switch on all the
functions required for fast windscreen and
front side window demisting/defrosting,
that is:
❒switches on climate control compres-
sor when climatic conditions are suit-
able;
❒air recirculation off;
❒maximum air temperature HI on both
areas;
❒operates proper fan speed according
to engine coolant temperature to lim-
it the flow into the passenger com-
partment of air not warm enough to
demist the windows;
❒directs air flow to windscreen and
front side windows vents;
❒heated rear window on.
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SAFETY
DEVICES
CORRECT USE
OF THE
CAR
IN AN
EMERGENCY
fig. 42F0R0129m
LIFTING THE CAR
If the car is to be lifted, go to a Fiat Deal-
ership which is equipped with the arm
hoist or workshop lift.
Lift the car exclusively by positioning the
jack arms or the shop jack in the points
shown in the figure.
TOWING THE CAR
The tow ring provided with the car is
housed in the tool box under the boot
mat.
The front and rear tow hooks
should only be used on the
roads for emergency operations. Tow-
ing is permitted for short journies us-
ing the special device that conforms to
the highway code (rigid bar) to move
the vehicle onto the road in prepara-
tion for towing or transportation on
a special vehicle.
The hooks should NOT be used for re-
covering the vehicle away from the
road or where there are obstacles
and/or for towing using cables or oth-
er non rigid devices. With regard to the
above conditions, towing should take
place with the two vehicles (the one
towing and the one being towed)
aligned as closely as possible along the
same centre line axis.
WARNING
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