2009 FIAT CROMA display

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WARNING
LIGHTS AND
MESSAGES
If when turning ignition key at
ON, the warning light Udoes not turn on or if it turns
on with fixed light or flashing
(on certain versions together with the
message on the display) when the car
is travelling, contact Fiat Dealership as
soon as possible. Warning light
Uop-
eration can by checked by traffic
agents by proper equipment therefore,
comply with laws and regulations in
force in the country where you are dri-
ving.
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FUEL RESERVE
(amber)
Turning the ignition key to ON
the warning light comes on but shall go off
after few seconds.
The warning light turns on when about 5
litres fuel are left in the tank.
IMPORTANT The warning light flashes to
indicate a failure, contact Fiat Dealership
as soon as possible to have the system
checked.GLOW PLUG
WARMING
(Multijet versions -
amber)
GLOW PLUG WARMING
FAILURE
(Multijet versions - amber)
Glow plug warming
Turning the ignition key to ONthe warn-
ing light turns on and it will go off when
glow plugs reach the preset temperature.
Start the engine immediately after warn-
ing light turning off.
IMPORTANT With hot ambient temper-
ature, warning light stays on for very short
time.
Glow plug warming failure
The warning light turns on when there is
a failure in the glow plug warming system.
Contact Fiat Dealership as soon as possi-
ble.
The display will show the dedicated mes-
sage.
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warning light stays on or turns on when
travelling:
❒glowing steadily: means a fault in the
supply/ignition system which could
cause high emissions at the exhaust,
possible lack of performance, poor
handling and high consumption levels.
On certain versions the dedicated mes-
sage is displayed.
In these conditions it is possible to con-
tinue driving without however requiring
heavy effort or high speed from the en-
gine. Prolonged use of the car with the
warning light on may cause damages. Con-
tact Fiat Dealership as soon as possible.
The warning light goes off if the fault dis-
appears, but it is still stored by the system.
❒flashing: indicates the possibility of
damage to the catalyst (see “EOBD
system” in section “Dashboard and
controls”).
If the light flashes, it is necessary to release
the accelerator pedal to lower the speed
of the engine until the warning light stops
flashing; continue the journey at moder-
ate speed, trying to avoid driving condi-
tions that may cause further flashing and
contact Fiat Dealership as soon as possi-
ble.
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WARNING
LIGHTS AND
MESSAGES
WATER IN DIESEL
FUEL FILTER
(Multijet versions -
amber)
Turning the ignition key to ONthe warn-
ing light turns on, but it should go off af-
ter few seconds.
The warning light
cturns on when there
is water in the diesel fuel filter. On certain
versions warning light
èwill turn on.
The display will show the dedicated mes-
sage.
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The presence of water in the
fuel circuit may cause serious
damage to the entire injec-
tion system and cause irreg-
ular engine operation. If the warning
light
cturns on (on certain versions to-
gether with the message on the display)
contact Fiat Dealership as soon as pos-
sible to have the system relieved. If the
above indications come on immedi-
ately after refuelling, water has prob-
ably been poured into the tank: turn
the engine off immediately and contact
Fiat Dealership.
CAR PROTECTION
SYSTEM FAILURE -
FIAT CODE
(amber)
(where provided)
Turning the key to ONthe warning
light shall flash only once and then go
off.
If with the ignition key at ONthe warn-
ing light comes on with fixed light, this in-
dicates a possible failure (see “The Fiat
Code system” in section “Dashboard and
controls”).
IMPORTANT The turning on at the same
time of the
Uand Ywarning lights in-
dicates a failure of the Fiat CODE system.
If with the engine running the warning light
Yflashes, this means that the car is not
protected by the engine inhibitor device
(see “Fiat Code system” in section “Dash-
board and controls”).
Contact Fiat Dealership to have all the
keys memorised.ALARM FAILURE
(where provided)
The turning on of the warning
light (together with the message
on the display and the buzzer) indicates
that there is a failure in the electronic
alarm system. Contact Fiat Dealership as
soon as possible.
YY
BREAK-IN ATTEMPT
(where provided)
The turning on of the warning
light (together with the message
on the display), indicates an attempt of
break-in.
ELECTRONIC KEY NOT
RECOGNISED
(where provided)
The turning on of the warning
light (together with the message on the
display and the buzzer) indicates that the
electronic key being used is not enabled.Y
Y
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Warning light vturns on
together with the dedicated
message on the display to in-
dicate that the cleaning pro-
cedure cannot be performed, contact
Fiat Dealership as soon as possible.
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GENERIC FAILURE
INDICATION
(amber)
The warning light turns on in the follow-
ing circumstances.
Engine oil pressure
sensor failure
The warning light comes on when the en-
gine oil pressure sensor is faulty. Contact
Fiat Dealership as soon as possible.
The display will show the dedicated mes-
sage.
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EXTERNAL LIGHT
FAILURE (amber)
The warning light turns on
when one of the following lights is failing:
– side/taillights
– brake lights (third brake light excluded)
– rear fog lights
– direction indicators
– number plate lights.
The failure referring to these lights could
be: one or more blown bulbs, a blown
protection fuse or an electric connection
cut-off.
The display will show the dedicated mes-
sage.
W
REAR FOG LIGHTS
(amber)
The warning light turns on
when the rear fog lights are turned on.
4
Diesel particulate filter clogged
(Multijet versions)
The warning light turns on together with
the message on the display and the buzzer
when the diesel particulate filter is clogged
and the driving conditions do not enable
to activate automatically the reclaiming
procedure.
To enable the cleaning procedure, keep
the car running until the warning light
turns off.
Inertial fuel cut-off switch
intervened
The warning light turns on together with
the message on the display, when the in-
ertial fuel cut-off switch is triggered.
To reset the fuel cut-off switch, see para-
graph “Power and fuel cut-off switch” in
section “Dashboard and controls”.
Rain sensor failure
The warning light on the dial turns on (on
certain versions together with the mes-
sage on the display) when the rain sensor
is faulty. Contact Fiat Dealership.
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WARNING
LIGHTS AND
MESSAGES
Parking sensor failure
(where provided)
The warning light on the dial turns on to-
gether with the message on the display
when failure is detected in parking sensors.
Contact Fiat Dealership.
Antipinch system failure
(where provided)
The warning light on the dial turns on to-
gether with the message on the display
when failure is detected in the antipinch
system.
Contact Fiat Dealership.
Twilight sensor failure
(where provided)
The warning light on the dial turns on (to-
gether with the message on the display)
when failure is detected in twilight sen-
sor (adjusting headlight sensitivity).Check tyre pressure
(where provided)
Warning light in the panel comes on (to-
gether with the message in the display)
when the tyre inflation pressure is too
low.
In this case, inflate tyres to the specified
pressure values (see paragraph “Inflating
pressures” in section “Technical Specifi-
cations”).
Flat tyres (where provided)
The warning light on the dial turns on (to-
gether with message on the display and
the buzzer), when there is a pressure drop
in one or more tyres. In this way the
T.P.M.S. system warns the driver that one
or more tyre/s is/are flat (i.e. punctured).
IMPORTANT Stop travelling with one or
more flat tyre/s since road holding could
be jeopardised. Stop the car without brak-
ing or steering sharply. Change immedi-
ately punctured wheel with space-saver
spare wheel (where provided - see sec-
tion “In an emergency”) and contact Fiat
Dealership as soon as possible.Tyre pressure monitoring system
failure (where provided)
The warning light on the dial turns on (to-
gether with the message on the display)
when a failure is detected in the T.P.M.S.
system (where provided).
Contact Fiat Dealership as soon as possi-
ble.
Should one or more wheels without sen-
sor be fitted, the instrument panel warn-
ing light will come on (together with the
message on the display) and stay on until
fitting again the four wheels with sensors.
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LIGHTS AND
MESSAGES
FRONT FOG LIGHTS
(green)
The warning light turns on
when the front fog lights are turned on.
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LEFT-HAND
DIRECTION
INDICATOR (green -
intermittent)
The warning light turns on when the di-
rection indicator control lever is moved
downwards or, together with the right in-
dicator, when the hazard warning light
button is pressed.
F
RIGHT-HAND
DIRECTION
INDICATOR (green -
intermittent)
The warning light turns on when the di-
rection indicator control lever is moved
upwards or, together with the left indica-
tor, when the hazard warning light button
is pressed.
D
ESP SYSTEM FAILURE
(amber)
Turning the ignition key to ON
the warning light comes on but shall go off
after few seconds.
If the warning light does not go off or stays
on when travelling together with the but-
ton led ASR OFF, contact Fiat Dealer-
ship.
The display will show the dedicated mes-
sage.
NoteWarning light flashing when driving
indicates that the ESP system is active.
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SIDE/TAILLIGHTS
AND LOW BEAMS
(green)
FOLLOW ME HOME
(green)
Side/taillights and low beams
The warning light turns on when side/tail-
lights or low beams are turned on.
Follow me home
The warning light will turn when this de-
vice is active (see “Follow me home” in
section “Dashboard and controls”).
The display will show the dedicated mes-
sage.
3
HILL HOLDER FAILURE
(amber)
Turning the ignition key to ON
the warning light comes on but shall go off
after few seconds.
The warning light will turn on when the
Hill Holder system is faulty. Contact Fiat
Dealership as soon as possible.
The display will show the dedicated mes-
sage.
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HIGH GEARBOX OIL
TEMPERATURE
The warning light comes on
(together with the message o the
display and the warning buzzer) glowing
steadily to indicate that the temperature
of the automatic transmission oil is too
high.Contact immediately Fiat
Dealership in case of trans-
mission failure to have the
system checked.AUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSION
FAILURE
Turning the ignition key to ON,
the warning light on the dial shall turn on
and then go off after a few seconds.
The warning light (together with the mes-
sage o the display and the warning buzzer)
flashes to indicate a transmission failure.
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MAIN BEAMS (blue)
The warning light turns on
when the main beams are
turned on.
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LIMITED RANGE
(versions with reconfigurable
multifunction display)
The display will show the dedicated mes-
sage to warn the driver that the cruising
range is less than 50 km.
ASR SYSTEM (versions with recon-
figurable multifunction display)
The ASR system can be turned off by
pressing the button ASR OFF.
The display will show the dedicated mes-
sage to warn the driver that the system
is off; at the same time the button led will
turn on.
Pressing again button ASR OFFwill turn
off the button led and the display will show
the dedicated message to warn the dri-
ver that the system is active again. POSSIBLE PRESENCE OF ICE
ON THE ROAD
(versions with reconfigurable
multifunction display)
This indication starts flashing when the
outside temperature reaches or falls be-
low 3°C to warn the driver of the possi-
ble presence of ice on the road.
The display will show the dedicated mes-
sage.
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Should the warning light turn
on glowing steadily, reduce en-
gine perormance and contact
immediately Fiat Dealership.
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SPEED LIMIT EXCEEDED
The display will show the dedicated mes-
sage and the buzzer will sound when the car
exceeds the speed limit set previously (see
“Reconfigurable Multifunction Display” in
section “Dashboard and controls”).
CRUISE CONTROL
(where provided)
The warning light turns on to-
gether with the message on the
display when turning the knurled ring of
the Cruise Control to ON.
BRAKE PAD WEAR
(where provided)
The warning light on the dial
turns on (together with the mes-
sage on the display) if the front brake pads
are worn; in this case have them changed
as soon as possible.LOW ENGINE OIL
LEVEL
The warning light (if any) on the
dial comes on together with the
message on the display and the buzzer
when the engine oil level falls below the
minimum level. Restore proper oil level
(see “Checking levels” in section “Car
maintenance”).
Turning the ignition key to ONthe warn-
ing light on the dial turns on but it should
go off after few seconds.
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REAR SIDE CHEST
PROTECTION AIR
BAGS (Rear Side Bags)
OFF (where provided)
Warning light
Àturns on when the rear
side chest protection air bags are turned
off (Rear Side Bags) (where provided).
With the air bags on, by turning the key
to the ONposition, the warning light
Àwill turn on with a stationary light for ap-
prox. 4 seconds, then flash for the next 4
seconds, after which it will turn off.
À
ENGINE OFF WHEN RUNNING
Message is displayed when the engine is
turned off at a speed higher than 10 km/h;
steering lock is disabled.
To restore the function, turn the ignition
key to ONand then to OFFagain with
the car stopped.
STARTING PROCEDURE
MESSAGES
(automatic transmission)
Starting procedure messages shown on
the display when reaching position ON
with enabled key.
STARTING PROCEDURE
MESSAGES (manual transmission)
Starting procedure messages shown on
the display when reaching position ON
with enabled key.
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7.5
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USERSFUSE AMPERE
Sun roof engine control unit power supply
Sun roof visor engine control unit power supply
Front driver door node power supply (front driver power window)
Front passenger door node power supply (front passenger power window)
+15 volumetric sensor control unit for antitheft device, emergency control display
plaque lights / Blue-tooth and roof visor on roof panel / driver and passenger front
seat console, driver side control dashboard lights / tunnel, DVD player presetting,
electrochromic mirror, air conditioning
+15 airbag control unit
+15 Connect, Blue-tooth control unit, after market radio presetting, pneumatic
pressure control unit, cruise control, rain / twilight sensor control unit, parking
sensor control unit, AQS sensor
+15 excluded during ignition for electronic column switch module (rear window
wiper), relay coil on boot compartment control unit
+30 instrument panel
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