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Sun curtain initialisation
Proceed as follows:
❒Close the sunroof completely;
❒turn the ignition key to OFFfor 10
seconds;
❒turn the ignition key to ON;
❒turn the knob to closing position and
keep it pressed until hearing the me-
chanical lock;
❒initialisation ended.ANTI-CRUSHING SYSTEM
INHIBITION
Ice or other foreign matters in the sun-
roof rails could cause anti-crushing re-
peated operation. Therefore make sure
there is no obstacle.
In this case it is possible to inhibit the an-
ti-crushing system by closing the roof
(within 5 seconds from system activation),
turning knob A-fig. 90to 0 and keeping
it pressed upwards until closing.EMERGENCY OPERATION
fig. 91-92
If the electrical control device does not
work, the sunroof can be operated man-
ually as follows:
❒remove the rear ceiling light and take
out the emergency operation wrench,
provided as standard, from the rele-
vant seat;
❒fit the wrench into slot A-fig. 92and
turn it clockwise to open the sunroof
and counter-clockwise to close it.
fig. 91F0L0215mfig. 92F0L0216m
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DOORS
CENTRAL DOOR LOCKING
SYSTEM
From the outside fig. 93
With the doors closed, press remote con-
trol button
Áor, if the remote control
is malfunctioning, fit and turn the emer-
gency metal insert into the lock of one of
the front doors.
From the inside fig. 94
With the doors closed, press buttons A
or B, set on the central panel to lock or
unlock the doors.
IMPORTANT If one door is not perfect-
ly closed or there is a system failure, cen-
tral door locking will not work and after
a few seconds the device will be exclud-
ed for about 2 minutes. During this time
it is however possible to lock/unlock the
doors manually. The device will be reac-
tivated after 2 minutes.
If the cause of malfunctioning has been re-
moved the device will operate regularly
again.When the doors are locked, the led C
on button is turned on.CHILD LOCK fig. 95
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 open-
able from inside).
The device stays on even if the doors are
unlocked by the centralised system.
IMPORTANT Always use this device
when transporting children.
IMPORTANT After engaging the lock,
check by trying to open a rear door with
the internal handle.
fig. 93F0L0100mfig. 95F0L0112m
fig. 94F0L0529m
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BOOT
The boot tailgate (when unlocked) can be
opened only from the outside through the
electric opening handle set above the
number plate holder fig. 99.
If doors are unlocked the boot can be
opened at any time.
Using the instrument panel display (see
paragraph “Multifunction display” in this
section) it is possible to activate the op-
tion for independent boot unlocking: in
this way the boot is not unlocked when
unlocking the doors.
IMPORTANT With running car, never op-
erate the tailgate shackle.In the event of battery failure, after using
the emergency metal insert of the key to
get into the car, it will be possible to open
the boot from the inside by operating
manually the lever set at the bottom on
the right side of the lock, set at the bot-
tom in the middle of the tailgate. OPENING THE TAILGATE BY
REMOTE CONTROL fig. 100
Press button
R, even when the alarm
(where provided) is activated.
The tailgate opening is indicated by dou-
ble flashing of direction indicators; closing
is indicated by one flashing (only if alarm
is on).
TAILGATE CLOSING
Lower the tailgate until hearing the lock-
ing click.
IMPORTANT If the option for indepen-
dent boot unlocking is on, before closing
the boot, check whether you have with
you the ignition key since the boot will
be locked automatically.
fig. 99F0L0046mfig. 100F0L0100m
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EXTENDING THE BOOT
Partial extension (1/3 or 2/3)
The boot can be partially (1/3 or 2/3) or
totally extended splitting the rear seat.
To make use of the maximum loading vol-
ume, remove the luggage compartment
cover following the instructions given in
paragraph “Luggage compartment cover”
and lower the loading surface as described
previously.
Proceed as follows:
❒lower completely the rear seat head
restraints;
❒check that the seat belt is not twisted; The addition of objects
(speakers, spoilers, etc.) on the
rear shelf or boot lid, except
those envisaged by the man-
ufacturer, may prevent the gas filled
struts at the sides of the boot from
working properly.
Never travel with objects on
the rear shelf to prevent
them being thrown forwards and in-
juring passengers in case of accident
or sharp braking.
WARNING
When using the boot, make
sure the loads do not exceed
the permitted weight (see section
“Technical specifications”). Also
make sure the items in the boot are
arranged properly to prevent them
being thrown forwards and injuring
passengers should you brake sharply.
WARNING
TAILGATE EMERGENCY
OPENING fig. 101
To open the tailgate from the inside if the
battery is flat or the electric tailgate lock
is failing, proceed as follows (see “Ex-
tending the boot” in tis section):
❒lower completely the rear head re-
straints;
❒tilt rear seat cushions;
❒tilt backrests;
❒operate lever Ainside the boot to
open the tailgate.
fig. 101F0L0047m
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❒lift handle Aor B-fig. 102to unlock
respectively the left or right section of
the backrest and then guide the back-
rest onto the cushion.
The boot extension to the right fig. 103
makes it possible to carry two passengers
on the rear seat left-hand side.
The boot extension to the left fig. 104
makes it possible to carry one passenger
on the rear seat right-hand side.Total extension fig. 105
Tilt the rear seat completely to obtain
maximum boot extension.
To make use of the maximum loading vol-
ume, remove the luggage compartment
cover following the instructions given in
paragraph “Luggage compartment cover”
and lower the loading surface as described
previously.
Proceed as follows:
❒lower completely the rear seat head
restraints;
❒check that the seat belt is not twisted;
❒lift handles Aand B-fig. 102to release
the backrests and guide them onto the
cushion.
fig. 102F0L0009mfig. 103F0L0113m
fig. 104F0L0114m
fig. 105F0L0115m
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TO RETURN THE REAR SEAT
BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL
POSITION fig. 108
Raise the seat backrests and push them
back until hearing the locking click of both
retainers.
IMPORTANT Correct backrest fastening
is guaranteed when the “red band” Baside
levers Ais no longer visible. The “red
band” actually indicates that the backrest
is not properly secured. When setting the
backrest to travelling position, always
make sure it is properly secured by hear-
ing the locking click.IMPORTANT After putting the seats back
to their travelling position, restore the
seat belt position to make them ready for
use.
DOUBLE LOADING
COMPARTMENT
(where provided)
In addition to fully or partially folding seats,
the car can also be fitted with a loading
surface to be adjusted at two different
heights in order to make the loading sur-
face flat and to increase or decrease the
boot volume as required.
Keeping the loading surface up it will be
possible to make use of the space obtained
below as additional compartment for frag-
ile or small objects.
fig. 108F0L0233mMake sure the backrest is
properly secured at both
sides (red bands B not visible) to pre-
vent it moves forward in the event of
sharp braking causing injuries to pas-
sengers.
WARNING
fig. 109F0L0142m
fig. 110F0L0241m
To access the compartment set under-
neath the loading surface, proceed as fol-
lows:
❒raise handle A-fig. 109pressing in the
point shown by the arrow at “PUSH”,
lift the loading surface and secure it by
the proper wire to the upper hook on
the roof as shown in the figure
fig. 110.
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Certain versions (where provided) are fit-
ted with a luggage retainer net that can be
secured to the fastening rings fig. 114.
IMPORTANT Never anchor to single
hook a load exceeding 100 kg.
Certain versions (where provided) are fit-
ted with a luggage anti-throw out safety
net secured to the roof at two side seats
fig. 115, and at the bottom to the load re-
taining rings set on the wheelhouses.
BONNET
TO OPEN THE BONNET
Proceed as follows:
❒pull the lever A-fig. 116in the direc-
tion indicated by the arrow in order
to release the lock of the engine bon-
net;
❒insert your hand between bonnet and
bumper and push the lever B-fig. 117
to the left as shown;
❒lift the bonnet and at the same time
release the rod C fig. 118from the
catch D, then fit the rod end into the
bonnet recess E.
IMPORTANT Before opening the bonnet,
check that windscreen wiper arms are not
lifted from the windscreen.
fig. 114F0L0237mfig. 115F0L0238m
If you want to carry reserve
fuel in a can, follow law reg-
ulations, only using a certified can,
suitably fastened to the load securing
eyelets. Even in this way the risk of
fire is increased in the case of an ac-
cident.
WARNING
A heavy load that has not
been secured may cause se-
rious harm.
WARNING
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FRONT 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.ABS SYSTEM
The car is fitted with an ABS braking sys-
tem, which prevents the wheels from lock-
ing when braking, makes the most of road
grip and gives the best control when emer-
gency braking under difficulty 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
(with new car after replacing brake
pads/discs): during this period it is better
to avoid sharp, repeated and prolonged
brakes.
ESP SYSTEM INTERVENTION
When the ABS cuts in, you will feel the
brake pedal pulsating slightly and the sys-
tem get noisier: it means that the speed
should be altered to fit the type of road sur-
face.
If the ABS system cuts in, it is a sign that
the grip between tyre and the road sur-
face has reached the limit: you must slow
down to match the speed to the road grip
available.
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