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SUNROOF
(for versions/markets, where provided)
The sunroof consists of two wide panes
(a fixed one and a moving one), fitted with
two manually-operated sun curtains (front
and rear).
Sun curtains can be used in “wide close”
and “wide open” positions (no fix inter-
mediate positions).
To open sun curtains: take handgrip A-
fig. 76, release it and guide it in the di-
rection of the arrow to the “wide open”
position.
To close them reverse the above proce-
dure. Sunroof only works with ignition key
at MAR. Controls A andB-fig. 77 set on
the special panel near the ceiling light shall
be used to open/close the sunroof.To close
When in fully opened position, press but-
ton A-fig. 77and if the button is operat-
ed for longer than half a second, the roof
front glass will automatically move to in-
termediate position (“Comfort” position).
Operate the button again for longer than
half a second and the roof will move to
spoiler position. When the closure button
is closed again, the sun-roof will move to
fully closed position. To open
Press button B-fig. 77and hold down to
move the front glass panel to spoiler po-
sition. Press button Bagain and hold down
the control for longer than half a second
to start the movement of the sun-roof
glass, which will continue automatically
to an intermediate position (“Comfort”
position).
Press the opening control again for longer
than half a second and the sun-roof will
automatically to the end of its travel. The
sun-roof glass may be halted in an inter-
mediate position by operating the button
again.
fig. 76F0Q0737mfig. 77F0Q0678m
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DOORS
CENTRAL DOOR LOCKING
SYSTEM
From outside
With the doors closed, fit and turn the key
in one of the front door locks.
From inside
From inside the car (with doors closed)
press the door lock/unlock button fig. 79
set on the dashboard.
Doors can however be closed manually
if the electric system is failing.
IMPORTANT The rear doors cannot be
opened from inside when the child lock
is engaged.CHILD LOCK fig. 80
To prevent opening the rear doors from
the inside.
This device can be engaged only with
doors open:
❒position 1- engaged (door locked);
❒position 2- disengaged (door can be
opened from the passenger’s compart-
ment).
The device stays on even if the doors are
unlocked by the centralised system.
fig. 79F0Q0641mfig. 80F0Q0677m
Always use this device when
transporting children.
After engaging the lock on
both rear doors, check by
trying to open a rear door with the in-
ternal handle.
WARNING
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IMPORTANT Door locking/unlocking sys-
tem shall be re-initialised after discon-
necting the battery or if the relevant pro-
tection fuse is blown:
❒close all the doors;
❒press the key button Áor door
lock/unlock button ≈on the
instrument panel;
❒press the key button Ëor door
lock/unlock button ≈on the
instrument panel.
Do not activate the child
lock device and the rear
doors emergency lock device at the
same time. If both devices are on, to
open the door: operate the internal
handle to deactivate the rear doors
emergency lock device and then open
the door using the external handle.
WARNING
REAR DOORS EMERGENCY
LOCK DEVICE fig. 81
Rear doors are fitted with a device
enabling to close them also when cur-
rent is lacking.
In this event proceed as follows:
❒fit the metal insert of the ignition key
into slot A;
❒turn the key clockwise and then
remove it from slot A.
fig. 81F0Q0679m
To realign the lock knobs (only if battery
charge is restored) proceed as follows:
❒press the key button Ë;
❒press door lock/unlock button ≈
on the instrument panel;
❒opening with the key in front door
revolving plug;
❒pulling internal door handle.
IMPORTANT If the child lock and the rear
door emergency lock are active, operat-
ing the internal door handle will not open
the door but only realign the lock knobs;
to open the door: pull the external han-
dle. Door central locking/unlocking but-
ton ≈will not be disabled when acti-
vating the emergency lock.
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POWER WINDOWS
A safety system is provided that is able to
detect the present of an obstacle when the
window is closing. When this event oc-
curs, the system interrupts and immedi-
ately reverses the window travel.
IMPORTANT In the event that the anti-
crushing function is activated 5 times in
only 1 minute, the system will automati-
cally enter the “recovery” mode (self-pro-
tection). This conditions is pointed out by
the fact that, in the closing phase, the win-
dow goes up in jerks.
So, it is necessary to carry out the sys-
tem restore procedure, acting as follows:
❒ open the windows;
or
❒turn the ignition key to STOPand then
to MAR.
If no malfunction is present, the window
returns to its normal operation automat-
ically.
IMPORTANT With ignition key at STOP
or removed, the power windows remain
activated for about 2 minutes and are de-
activated immediately the moment a door
is opened.
The system conforms to the
forthcoming standard 2000/
4/EC concerning the safety of pas-
sengers leaning out of the passenger
compartment.
WARNING
IMPORTANT On some versions, when
button Ëon the key with remote control
is pressed for longer than 2 seconds, the
windows open, while when button Áis
pressed for longer than 2 seconds, the
windows are closed.
fig. 82F0Q0622m
CONTROLS
Front driver side door fig. 82
On the driver’s door panel are set the but-
tons for controlling, with ignition key at
MAR:
A: front left window opening/closing;
window opening or closing in “auto-
matic continuous” mode;
B: front right window opening/closing;
window opening or closing in “auto-
matic continuous” mode;
C: rear power window enabling/disabling
controls;
D: opening/closure of left front door (for
versions/markets, where provided).
Continuous automatic operation dur-
ing window open and closure;
E: opening/closure of right front door
(for versions/markets, where provid-
ed). Continuous automatic operation
during window open and closure;
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Press buttons Aor Bto open/close the
required window.
Pressing briefly one of the buttons the
window “jerks” whereas a prolonged
pressing makes the window opening or
closing in “automatic continuous” mode.
Pressing button Aor Bagain will stop the
window in the required position.
Improper use of the power
windows can be dangerous.
Before and during its operation en-
sure that any passengers are not at
risk from the moving glass either by
personal objects getting caught in the
mechanism or by being injured by it
directly. Always remove the ignition
key when getting out of the car to
prevent the power windows being op-
erated accidentally and constituting
a danger to the passengers in the car.
WARNINGPassenger side front door/
rear doors
On the passenger side front door panel and
on some versions of the rear door, buttons
A-fig. 83are present to control the win-
dow.
fig. 83F0Q0743m
MANUAL REAR WINDOWS
(for versions/markets, where provided)
Operate the handle to open and close the
window.
Window safety system initialisation
Safety system shall be re-initialised after
disconnecting the battery or if the rele-
vant protection fuse is blown.
Initialisation procedure:
❒fully close manually the window to ini-
tialise;
❒after window stopping, keep on press-
ing the closing control for at least 1 sec-
ond.
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HEADLIGHTS
ADJUSTING
THE HEADLIGHT BEAM
Proper adjustment of the headlight beams
is of vital importance for your safety and
comfort and also for the other road users.
To ensure you and other drivers have the
best visibility conditions when travelling
with the headlights on, the headlights must
be set properly. Contact Fiat Dealership
to have the headlights properly adjusted.
IMPORTANT When turning on gas dis-
charge headlight lamps (for versions/ mar-
kets, where provided), it is normal that
there should be a vertical movement of
lenses, and consequently the same will al-
so happen to the light beam, for the time
required to achieve the correct headlight
trim stabilisation, equal to approx. 2 sec-
onds.
HEADLIGHT AIMING DEVICE
This device can be operated with the ig-
nition key at MARand dipped beams on.
When the car is loaded, it slopes back-
wards. This means that the headlight beam
rises. In this case, it is necessary to return
it to the correct position.
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To adjust the headlight slant
Press buttons Aand B-fig. 100set on the
central panel; if the car is fitted with
(Xenon) gas discharge headlights, slant ad-
justment is electronic and therefore but-
tons Aand Bare not present.
Press button Athis will increase headlight
aiming by one position. Press button Bto
decrease headlight aiming by one position.
Displays C, located on the instrument
panel, provides the visual indication of the
positions during the adjustment operation.Correct positions as a function
of the load
Position 0- one or two passengers on
front seats.
Position 1- five passengers.
Position 2- five passengers + load in the
boot.
Position 3- driver + maximum admitted
load in the boot.
IMPORTANT Check beam aiming every
time the load carried changes.
FOG LIGHT ADJUSTMENT
Contact Fiat Dealership to have the head-
lights properly adjusted.
HEADLIGHT BEAM
ADJUSTMENT ABROAD
The dipped beam headlights are adjusted
for circulation in the country in which the
car is marketed. In countries with oppo-
site circulation, to avoid glaring oncom-
ing vehicles, it is necessary to cover the
areas of the headlight using a special stick-
er tape provided for the purpose and avail-
able at Lineaccessori Fiat. Contact Fiat
Dealership.
fig. 100F0Q0644m
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When the ABS cuts in, and
you feel the brake pedal pul-
sating, do not remove your foot, but
keep it pressed; in doing so you will
stop in the shortest amount of space
possible under the current road con-
ditions.
WARNING
The ABS exploits the tyre-
road grip at the best, but it
cannot improve it; you should there-
fore take every care when driving on
slippery surfaces without taking un-
necessary risks.
WARNINGABS SYSTEM
The car is fitted with ABS braking system,
which prevents the wheels from locking
when braking, makes the most of road grip
and gives the best control when emer-
gency braking under difficult road condi-
tions.
System is completed by EBD (Electronic
Braking Force Distribution), which dis-
tributes the braking action between front
and rear wheels.
IMPORTANT To have the maximum ef-
ficiency of the braking system, it is neces-
sary a setting period of about 500 km: dur-
ing this period, it is better to avoid sharp,
repeated and prolonged brakes.ABS SYSTEM INTERVENTION
The driver can tell the ABS system has
come into action because the brake ped-
al pulsates slightly and the system gets
noisier: it means that the car speed should
be altered to fit the type of road surface.
If the ABS system cuts in it
is a sign that the grip be-
tween the tyre and the road surface
has reached the limit you must slow
down to match the speed to the road
grip available.
WARNING
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In order to use the system properly, refer to the following table when you have to change wheels/tyres:
Operation Sensor presence Failure indication Fiat Dealership
service operation
–
Wheel change with spare wheel
Wheel change
with snow tyres
Wheel change
with snow tyres
Wheel change
with others of different
size (*)
Wheel cross switching
(front/rear) (**)
(*) Given as an alternative on the Owner Handbook and available at Lineaccessori Fiat.
(**) Not cross switched (tyres shall stay on the same side).–
NO
NO
YES
YES
YESYES
YES
YES
NO
NO
NOContact Fiat
Dealership
Repair damaged
wheel
Contact Fiat
Dealership
–
Contact Fiat
Dealership
–
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