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SNOW TYRES
Use snow tyres of the same size as the
normal tyres provided with the car.
Fiat Dealership will be happy to provide
advice concerning the most suitable type
of tyre for the customer’s requirements.
For the type of tyre to be used, inflation
pressures and the specifications of snow
tyres, follow the instructions given in para-
graph “Wheels” in section “Technical
specifications”.
The winter features of these tyres are re-
duced considerably when the tread depth
is below 4 mm. In this case, they should
be replaced.Due to the snow tyre features, under nor-
mal conditions of use or on long motor-
way journeys, the performance of these
tyres is lower than that of normal tyres. It
is therefore necessary to limit their use to
the purposes for which they are certified.
IMPORTANT When snow tyres are used
with a max speed index below the one
that can be reached by the car (increased
by 5%), place a notice in the passenger’s
compartment, plainly in the driver’s view
which states the max permissible speed of
the snow tyres (as per EC Directive).
All four tyres should be the same (brand
and track) to ensure greater safety when
driving and braking and better driveability.
Remember that it is inappropriate to
change the direction of rotation of tyres.
The max speed for snow
tyres with “Q” marking is
160 km/h; 190 km/h for tyres with “T”
marking and 210 km/h for tyres with
H marking. The Road Traffic Code
speed limits must however be always
strictly observed.
WARNING
SNOW CHAINS
Use of snow chains should be in compli-
ance with local regulations.
Snow chains should only be applied to the
driving wheels (front wheels).
Check the tension of the chains after the
first few metres have been driven. Use
snow chains with reduced size:
- for 195/65 R15” and 205/55 R16” tyres
use snow chains with reduced size with
max protrusion beyond the tyre profile of
9 mm:
- for 225/45 R17” tyres use snow chains
with reduced size with max protrusion be-
yond the tyre profile of 7 mm.
IMPORTANT Snow chains cannot be fit-
ted to the space-saver spare wheel. So, if
a front wheel is punctured and chains are
needed, a rear wheel should be fitted to
the front of the car and the spare wheel
should be fitted to the rear.
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Keep your speed down
when snow chains are
fitted. Do not exceed
50 Km/h. Avoid potholes, steps
and pavements and avoid also to drive
for long distances on roads not covered
with snow to prevent damaging the car
and the roadbed.
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This way with two normal drive wheels,
snow chains can be fitted to them to solve
an emergency.
IMPORTANT Snow chains may not be
used on tyres type 225/40 R18 92V since
interference can be generated with the
surrounding components.CAR INACTIVITY
If the car is to be left inactive for longer
than a month, the following precautions
should be noted:
❒ park the car in covered, dry and if pos-
sible well-ventilated premises;
❒ engage a gear;
❒ check that the handbrake is not en-
gaged;
❒disconnect the battery negative termi-
nal;
❒ clean and protect the painted parts us-
ing protective wax;
❒clean and protect the shiny metal parts
using special compounds readily avail-
able.
❒sprinkle talcum powder on the rubber
windscreen and rear window wiper
blades and lift them off the glass;
❒ slightly open the windows;
❒ cover the car with a cloth or perforat-
ed plastic sheet. Do not use sheets of
non-perforated plastic as they do not
allow moisture on the car body to
evaporate;
❒inflate tyres to +0,5 bar above the nor-
mal specified pressure and check it at
intervals;
❒ do not drain the engine cooling system.
IMPORTANT Where relevant, switch off
the car alarm with the remote control.
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“DUALDRIVE”
ELECTRIC POWER
STEERING FAILURE (red)
Turning the ignition key to MAR
the warning light turns on, but it should go
off after few seconds.
If the warning light (or the symbol on the
display) stays on, you will not have steer-
ing assistance and the effort on the steer-
ing wheel will be increased, steering is
however possible. Contact Fiat Dealer-
ship.
The display will show the dedicated mes-
sage.
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“DUALDRIVE”
ELECTRIC POWER
STEERING
ACTIVATION
(green or symbol
on the display)
The warning light (or the word CITY on
the display) turns on when the “Du-
aldrive” electric power steering is activat-
ed by pressing the relevant control but-
ton. Pressing the button again will turn off
the word CITY.
CITY
Exhausted engine oil should
be replaced as soon as pos-
sible after the warning light comes
on, never more than 1,000 km af-
ter the warning light first comes on.
Failure to change the oil within the
first 1,000 km may result in severe
damage to the engine and will result
in forfeiture of the warranty.
Remember that when the warning
light flashes, it does not mean that
the level of engine oil is low, so if the
light flashes you must not top up.
WARNING
Note that engine oil is exhausted faster
under the following circumstances:
– use of the vehicle prevalently for city dri-
ving, requiring more frequent regenera-
tion of DPF
– use of the vehicle for short drives, in
which the engine does not have time to
reach its regular operating temperature
– repeated interruption of the regenera-
tion process, signalled by the DPF warn-
ing light coming on.
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GENERIC FAILURE
INDICATION
(amber)
Inertial fuel cut-off switch
intervened
The warning light (or the symbol on dis-
play) comes on when the inertial fuel cut-
off switch is triggered.
The display will show the dedicated mes-
sage.
Engine oil pressure sensor failure
The warning light (or the symbol on the
display) turns on when a fault is detected
to engine oil pressure sensor.
Twilight sensor failure
The warning light (or the symbol on dis-
play) turns on when a fault is detected to
the twilight sensor.
The display will show the dedicated mes-
sage.
Speed limit exceeded
(only for Arabic countries)
The warning light (amber), or symbol on
the display (red), comes on when a speed
of 120 km/h is exceeded.
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CLEANING DPF
(PARTICULATE
FILTER) IN PROGRESS
(only Multijet versions
with DPF - amber)
When the ignition key is turned to MAR,
the warning light switches on but it must
switch off after a few seconds. The warn-
ing light comes on constantly to notify the
driver that the DPF system needs to elim-
inate captured pollutants (particulate) by
the regeneration process. The warning
light does not come on during every DPF
regeneration, but only when driving con-
ditions require notification of the driver.
To switch the warning light off, the car
must stay in motion until regeneration has
been completed. The process normally
takes about 15 minutes. The optimum con-
ditions to end the process are achieved by
keeping the car in motion up to 60km/h
with an engine speed higher than 2,000
rpm.
This light coming on is not a car defect and
therefore the car does not need to go to
the workshop.
A specific message will appear on the dis-
play when the warning light comes on (for
versions/markets, where provided).
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Rain sensor failure
The warning light (or the symbol on the
display) on the dial turns on when the rain
sensor is faulty. Contact Fiat Dealership.
The display will show the dedicated mes-
sage.
Parking sensors failure
(for versions/markets, where provided)
The warning light (or the symbol on the
display) when a fault is detected to park-
ing sensors.
Tyre pressure monitoring
system failure
(for versions/markets, where provided)
The warning light (or the symbol on the
display) turns on when a failure is detect-
ed in the T.P.M.S. system (for versions/
markets, where provided).
Should one or more wheels without sen-
sor be fitted, the instrument panel warn-
ing light will come on and stay on until
restoring initial conditions.
The display will show the dedicated mes-
sage.
NOTE When one of the above faults oc-
curs, contact your Fiat Dealership as soon
as possible.
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EBD SYSTEM
FAILURE
(red)
(amber)
The turning on at the same time of warn-
ing lights
xand >with the engine run-
ning indicates an EBD system failure or
that the system is unavailable; in this case
heavy braking may cause the rear wheels
to lock before time, with the possibility of
skidding.
Drive with the utmost care to the near-
est Fiat Dealership to have the system
checked.
The display will show the dedicated mes-
sage.
x>
CAR PROTECTION
SYSTEM FAILURE -
FIAT CODE
(amber)
ALARM FAILURE
(amber)
(for versions/markets, where
provided)
THEFT ATTEMPT
(amber)
Car protection system failure -
Fiat Code
Turning the key to MARthe warning light
shall flash only once and then go off.
The turning on of the warning light (or the
symbol on the display) glowing steadily,
with the ignition key at MAR, indicates a
probable failure (see “Fiat Code system”
in section “Dashboard and controls”).
The display will show the dedicated mes-
sage.
IMPORTANT The turning on at the same
time of warning lights
Uand Y(or sym-
bol on display) indicates a failure of the Fi-
at CODE system.
Y
If with the engine running the warning lightYflashes, this means that the car is not
protected by the engine immobilising de-
vice (see “Fiat Code system” in section
“Dashboard and controls”).
Contact Fiat Dealership to have all the
keys memorised.
Alarm failure
(for versions/markets, where provided)
The turning on of the warning light (or
symbol on display) indicates a failure in the
alarm system. Contact Fiat Dealership as
soon as possible.
The display will show the dedicated mes-
sage.
Theft attempt
The turning on of the warning light (or
symbol on display) indicates an attempt of
break-in. Contact Fiat Dealership as soon
as possible.
The display will show the dedicated mes-
sage. ABS SYSTEM FAILURE
(amber)
Turning the ignition key to
MARthe warning light turns on,
but it should go off after few seconds.
The warning light turns on when the sys-
tem is inefficient or unavailable. In this case
the braking system keeps its effectiveness
unchanged, but without the potential of-
fered by the ABS system.
Caution is advisable and it is necessary to
contact Fiat Dealership.
The display will show the dedicated mes-
sage.>
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LOW TYRE PRESSURE
(amber-red)
(for versions/markets,
where provided)
CHECK TYRE
PRESSURE
(amber)
(for versions/markets,
where provided)
TYRE PRESSURE
UNSUITABLE
FOR SPEED
(amber)
(for versions/markets,
where provided)
Turning the ignition key to MARthe
warning light (for versions/markets, where
provided) will turn on, but it should go off
after a few seconds.
n
T.P.M.S. SYSTEM
FAILURE
(for versions/markets,
where provided)
On certain versions the display will show
a warning message + symbol (amber)
when a failure is detected in the T.P.M.S.
system (Tyre Pressure Monitoring Sys-
tem). Contact Fiat Dealership as soon as
possible.
Should one or more wheels without sen-
sor be fitted, the display will show a warn-
ing message until initial conditions are re-
stored.
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Low tyre pressure
The warning light (amber) or symbol on
the display (red) come on if the pressure
of one or more tyres drops below a pre-
set threshold. In this way, the TPMS sys-
tem notifies the driver by indicating that
the tyre/s is dangerously deflated and is
therefore probably punctured.
IMPORTANT Stop immediately with one
or more tyres flat, avoid braking sharply
and abrupt turns. Replace immediately the
punctured tyre with the space-saver spare
wheel (for versions/markets, where pro-
vided) or repair the puncture tyre using
the proper kit (see paragraph “If a tyre is
punctured” in section “In an emergency”)
and then contact Fiat Dealership as soon
as possible.
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ENGINE STARTING
EMERGENCY START-UP
If the instrument panel warning light
Yturns on glowing steadily, contact im-
mediately Fiat Dealership.
JUMP STARTING
If the battery is flat, it is possible to start
the engine using an auxiliary battery with
the same capacity or a little higher than
the flat one.
Proceed as follows fig. 1:
❒ Connect positive terminals (+ near the
terminal) of the two batteries with a
jump lead;
❒ With a second lead, connect the nega-
tive terminal (–) of the auxiliary battery
and to an earthing point
Eon the en-
gine or the gearbox of the car to be
started;
❒ Start the engine;
❒ When the engine has been started, re-
move the leads reversing the order
above.If after a few attempts the engine does not
start, do not insist but contact the near-
est Fiat Dealership.
IMPORTANT Do not directly connect the
negative terminals of the two batteries:
sparks could ignite the flammable gas from
the battery. If the other battery is fitted in
another car, prevent accidental contacts
between the metal parts of the two cars.BUMP STARTING
Never bump start the engine (by pushing,
towing, or coasting downhill) as this could
cause fuel to flow into the catalytic ex-
haust system and damage it beyond repair.
IMPORTANT Remember that the servo-
brake and electrical power steering sys-
tem are not operating until the engine is
started, a greater effort will therefore be
required to press the brake pedal or turn
the steering wheel.
fig. 1F0Q0733m
Under no circumstances
should a battery charger be
used to start the engine: it
could damage the electronic
systems and in particular the ignition
and injection control units.
Do not carry out this proce-
dure if you lack experience;
if it is not done correctly it can cause
very intense electrical discharges. In
addition, the fluid contained in the
battery is poisonous and corrosive.
Avoid contact with skin and eyes. You
are also advised not to put naked
flames or lighted cigarettes near the
battery and not to cause sparks.
WARNING
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IN AN
EMERGENCY
IF A TYRE IS
PUNCTURED
The car is provided with the “Quick tyre
repair kit Fix&Go automatic“: see the rel-
evant instructions for use in next chapter.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
As an alternative to the Fix&Go kit, the
car can be provided (upon request) with
space-saver spare wheel or standard size
spare wheel; wheel changing and correct
use of the jack and space-saver spare
wheel call for some precautions as listed
below.
Alert other drivers that the
car is stationary in compli-
ance with local regulations: hazard
warning lights, warning triangle, etc.
Any passengers on board should leave
the car, especially if it is heavily laden.
Passengers should stay away from on-
coming traffic while the wheel is be-
ing changed. If parked on a slope or
rough surface, chock the wheels with
wedges or other suitable devices to
prevent the car from rolling.
WARNING
The space-saver spare wheel
(for versions/markets, where
provided) is specific to your car, do
not use it on other models, or use the
spare wheel of other models on your
car. The space-saver spare wheel
shall only be used in an emergency. It
shall only be used for the distance
necessary to reach a service point and
the car speed shall not exceed 80
Km/h. The spare wheel has an orange
sticker that summarises the main cau-
tions for use and limitations. The
sticker should never be removed or
covered. Never fit a wheel cap on a
space-saver spare wheel. The sticker
gives the following information in four
languages: caution! For temporary
use only! 80 km/h max! Replace by
normal wheel as soon as possible. Do
not cover this label.
WARNING
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