2008 FIAT SEDICI Owners Manual

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4WD LOCK INDICATOR LIGHT
(if equipped)NOTE
❒When the vehicle speed is increased,
the “4WD LOCK” mode will be
changed to the “4WD AUTO” mode
automatically. The “4WD AUTO” in-
dicator light will come on and stay on.
❒When the ignition switch is turned to
the “OFF” position, the “4WD LOCK”
mode is canceled.
For details of the “4WD LOCK” mode,
refer to “Using the 2WD/4WD Switch”
in the “OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE”
section.
IMPORTANT Do not operate your vehi-
cle in “4WD LOCK” mode on dry hard
surfaces. If the oil temperature of the parts for
4WD system is high, this light will blink.
The “4WD AUTO” or “4WD LOCK”
mode will be changed to the “2WD”
mode automatically to prevent a damage
of the parts for 4WD system.
For details, refer to “Using the 2WD/
4WD Switch” in the “OPERATING
YOUR VEHICLE” section.
NOTE If you restart the engine, the light
will stop blinking temporarily.
NOTE When the vehicle speed is in-
creased, the “4WD LOCK” mode will be
changed to the “4WD AUTO” mode au-
tomatically. The “4WD AUTO” indicator
light will come on and stay on.
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When the ignition switch is turned to the
“ON” position, this light comes on briefly
so you can check that the light is working.
The light comes on when the 2WD/4WD
switch is changed to the “4WD LOCK”
mode from the “4WD AUTO” mode.
If the light and the “4WD AUTO” indi-
cator light stay on or come on simultane-
ously when driving, there may be some-
thing wrong with the 4WD system. Have
the system inspected by an authorized
Fiat Dealership.
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Odometer/Trip meter (Indication
of illumination intensity)
When the ignition switch is turned to
“ON”, the display shows the odometer or
trip meter. The odometer records the to-
tal distance the vehicle has been driven.
The trip meter can be used to measure
the distance traveled on short trips or be-
tween fuel stops.IMPORTANT Keep track of your odome-
ter reading and check the maintenance
schedule regularly for required services.
Increased wear or damage to certain parts
can result from failure to perform re-
quired services at the proper mileage in-
tervals. 1.Speedometer
2.Odometer/Trip meter (Indication of
illumination intensity)
3.Indication selector and meter illumi-
nation control knob
Speedometer
The speedometer indicates vehicle speed
in km/ h.
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SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER/TRIP METER/
METER ILLUMINATION CONTROL
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When the ignition switch is turned to
“ON” the parking lights, tail lights and/or
the headlights are on with the illumination
cancel switch in the OFF position, the dis-
play shows four types of indication;
odometer (A), tripmeter A (B), tripme-
ter B (C) and indication of illumination in-
tensity (D). Push the selector knob (3)
quickly to switch the indication among the
four. When the indication shows (D), you
can control the meter illumination inten-
sity. Refer to “Meter illumination control”
section below for details on how to dim
or brighten the meter illumination.
For details on how to use the illumination
cancel switch, refer to “Illumination Can-
cel Switch” in this section.To reset the trip meter to zero, hold in
the selector knob (3) for about 2 seconds. When the ignition switch is turned to
“ON” with the lighting switch is in the
“OFF” position, the display shows three
types of indication; odometer (A), trip
meter A(B) and trip meter B(C). Push
the selector knob (3) quickly to switch the
indication among the three.
(3) (A) (B)
(C)
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(3) (A) (B)
(C) (D)
65D532
(3)
65D481
About 2 seconds
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TACHOMETER
The tachometer indicates engine speed in
revolutions per minute.
Meter illumination control
When the display shows the indication of
illumination intensity (D), you can dim or
brighten the meter illumination.
To change the meter illumination bright-
ness, continue to hold in the selector knob
(3). The indication will change as shown in
the illustration. The illumination gets dim-
mer then returns to the brightest condi-
tion after it reaches the dimmest.(3)
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(Brightest)
Continue to press
(Dimmest)
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Never drive with the engine
speed indicator in the red
zone or severe engine damage can re-
sult.
WARNING
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TEMPERATURE GAUGE/
OVERHEAT INDICATOR
LIGHT (for Diesel
Engine Model)
When the ignition switch is in the “ON”
position, this gauge indicates the engine
coolant temperature. Under normal dri-
ving conditions, the indicator should stay
within the normal, acceptable temperature
range between “H” and “C”. If the indi-
cator approaches “H” (or the overheat in-
dicator light (1) (if equipped) comes on),
overheating is indicated. Follow the in-
structions for engine overheating in the
“EMERGENCY SERVICE” section.
IMPORTANT Continuing to drive the ve-
hicle when engine overheating is indicat-
ed can result in severe engine damage.
FUEL GAUGE
When the ignition switch is in the “ON”
position, this gauge gives an approximate
indication of the amount of fuel in the fu-
el tank. “F” stands for full and “E” stands
for empty.
If the indicator gets off the graduation of
“E” (not character “E”), refill the tank as
soon as possible.
If the low fuel warning light (1) comes on,
fill the fuel tank immediately.
The mark (2) indicates that the fuel filler
door is located on the left side of the ve-
hicle.
NOTE The activation point of the low fu-
el warning light (1) varies depending on
road conditions (for example, slope or
curve) and driving conditions because of
fuel moving in the tank.
(1) (2)
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(1)
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HAZARD WARNING
SWITCH
Push in the hazard warning switch to ac-
tivate the hazard warning lights. All four
turn signal lights and both turn signal in-
dicators will flash simultaneously. To turn
off the lights, push the switch again.
Use the hazard warning lights to warn oth-
er traffic during emergency parking or
when your vehicle could otherwise be-
come a traffic hazard.
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“ESP OFF” SWITCH
(if equipped)
ESP®is a registered trademark of Daim-
lerChrysler AG.
The “ESP OFF” switch is located on the
center console. You can turn the ESP
®sys-
tems (other than ABS) on or off using this
switch.
To turn off the ESP
®systems (other than
ABS), push and hold the “ESP OFF” switch
until the “ESP OFF” indicator light comes
on.
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2WD/4WD SWITCH
(if equipped)
The 2WD/4WD switch is located on the
center console.
For details on how to use the 2WD/
4WD switch, refer to “Using the 2WD/
4WD Switch” in the “OPERATING
YOUR VEHICLE” section. To turn on all of the ESP
®systems, push
the “ESP OFF” switch again. The “ESP
OFF” indicator light will go out.
For details of the ESP
®systems, refer to
“Electronic Stability Program (ESP®)” in
the “OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE” sec-
tion.
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HEADLIGHT LEVELING
SWITCH (if equipped)
Level the headlight beam according to the
load condition of your vehicle by turning
this switch. The chart below shows the ap-
propriate switch position for different ve-
hicle-load conditions.
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Vehicle Load Condition
Driver only
Driver + 1 passenger
(in front seat)
Driver + 4 passengers,
No cargo
Driver + 4 passengers,
cargo added
Driver + full cargoSwitch
Position
0
0
1
2
3
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