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REFUELLING
Petrol engines: refuel only with unleaded petrol with an octane rating (RON) of no less than 95 conforming to
the European specification EN 228.
Diesel engines: refuel only with diesel fuel conforming to the European specification EN590.
The use of other products or mixtures may damage the engine beyond repair and consequently invalidate the war-
ranty, depending on the damage caused.
STARTING THE ENGINE
Petrol engines: make sure that the handbrake is engaged, set the gearshift lever to neutral, fully depress the clutch
without pressing the accelerator, then turn the ignition key to AVV and release it as soon as the engine has started.
Diesel engines: make sure that the handbrake is engaged, set the gearshift lever to neutral, fully depress the clutch
without pressing the accelerator, then turn the ignition key to MAR and wait for the warning lights
Yand mto
go off; turn the ignition key to AVV and release it as soon as the engine has started.
PARKING ON FLAMMABLE MATERIAL
The catalytic converter develops high temperatures during operation. Do not park the vehicle on grass, dry leaves,
pine needles or other flammable material: fire hazard.
RESPECTING THE ENVIRONMENT
The car is fitted with a system that allows continuous diagnosis of the components correlated with emissions to en-
sure better respect for the environment.
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DASHBOARD
The presence and position of the controls, the instruments and the indicators may vary according to the versions.
1.Adjustable side air vents – 2.Fixed side air vents – 3.Left-hand lever: exterior lights control – 4.Instrument panel – 5.Right-
hand lever: front and rear windscreen wiper controls, trip computer – 6.Controls on dashboard – 7.Adjustable central air vents
– 8.Fixed upper air vent – 9.Front airbag, passenger side – 10.Glove compartment – 11.Sound system (for versions/markets
where provided) – 12.HVAC controls – 13.Ignition – 14.Front airbag, driver’s side – 15. Steering wheel adjustment lever
– 16.Controls display: fog light/rear fog lamp/headlamp alignment adjustment/digital display/multifunction display.
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F0M0400mfig. 1
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Passenger front and side airbag
activation/deactivation (BAG P)
(for versions/markets where available)
This function is used to activate/deactivate
the front passenger’s air bag.
Proceed as follows:
❒press MENU ESCand, after the mes-
sage BAG P OFF (to deactivate) or
BAG P On (to activate) is displayed by
pressing buttons +or –, press MENU
ESCagain;
❒the confirmation request message will
be displayed;
❒press +or –to select YES (confirming
activation/deactivation) or no (to abort);
❒briefly press MENU ESC to confirm
setting and go back to the menu screen
or hold the button down to go back to
the standard screen without saving.
MENU ESC
MENU ESC
MENU ESC
– +
– +
– +
– +
F0M1001i
F0M1003iF0M1002i F0M1005i
F0M1006i F0M1002i
F0M1003i
Setting the distance unit (Unit)
With this function, it is possible to set the
distance unit.
To do so, proceed as follows:
– briefly press MENU ESC– the display
will show the wording (Unit) and the pre-
viously set unit (km) or (mi);
– press +or –to select the required dis-
tance unit.
– briefly press MENU ESCto return to
the menu screen or hold the button down
to return to the standard screen without
saving.
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Passenger front and side airbag
activation/deactivation
(Passenger bag)
(for versions/markets where available)
This function is used to activate/deactivate
the front passenger’s air bag.
Proceed as follows:
❒press MENU ESCand, after seeing
messages “Bag pass: Off” (to deactivate)
or “Bag pass: On” (to activate) by
pressing buttons +and –, press MENU
ESCagain;
❒the display will show the confirmation
request message;
❒press +or –to select either Yes (to
confirm activation/deactivation) or No
(to abort);
❒briefly press MENU ESC to confirm
setting and go back to the menu screen
or hold the button down to go back to
the standard screen without saving.
MENU ESC
MENU ESC
MENU ESC
– +
– +
– +
– +
F0M1009g
F0M1011gF0M1010g F0M1013g
F0M1014g
F0M1009g
F0M1015g
F0M1016gF0M1009g
Menu exit
This function closes the cycle of settings
listed in the menu screen.
Briefly press MENU ESCto go back to
the standard screen without saving.
Press –to return to the first menu option
(Speed Beep).
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CONTROLS fig. 34
Knob A regulates
the air temperature
(mixing hot and cold air)
Red section = hot air
Blue section = cold airKnob B activates/adjusts the fan
p0= fan off
1-2-3= ventilation speed
4
-= max. fan speed
fig. 34F0M0035m
fig. 32F0M0033m
fig. 33F0M0034m
ADJUSTABLE SIDE AND
CENTRAL VENTS fig. 32-33
AFixed vent for side windows.
BAdjustable side vents.
CAdjustable central vents.
Vents Aare fixed.
To use vents Band C, adjust them as
required.
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Knob C adjusts air distribution
¶to direct air to the centre and side
vents;
ßto send air to the feet and direct cool-
er air to the dashboard vents, in in-
termediate temperature conditions;
©for heating when the outside temper-
ature is very low: to direct as much air
as possible to the feet;
®to warm the feet and, at the same
time, demist the windscreen;
-to quickly de-mist the windscreen.
Button D turns air
recirculation on/off
Press the button (button LED on) to turn
the air internal recirculation on.
Press the button (button LED off) to turn
air internal recirculation off.RAPID PASSENGER
COMPARTMENT HEATING
For the rapid heating of the passenger
compartment, proceed as follows:
❒turn knob Ato red section;
❒turn air internal recirculation on by
pressing button D(button LED on);
❒turn knob Cto ©;
❒turn knob Bto 4 -(max. fan speed).
Then use the controls to keep the re-
quired comfort conditions and press but-
ton Dto turn air internal recirculation off
(button LED off) and prevent misting up.
IMPORTANT With a cold engine, you
have to wait for a few minutes to let the
system fluid reach optimum operating
temperature. PASSENGER COMPARTMENT
VENTILATION
To ventilate the passenger compartment
properly, proceed as follows:
❒turn knob Ato blue section;
❒turn air internal recirculation off by
pressing button D(button LED off);
❒turn knob Cto ¶;
❒turn knob Bto the required speed.
PASSENGER COMPARTMENT
HEATING
Proceed as follows:
❒turn knob Ato red section;
❒turn knob Cto the required position;
❒turn knob Bto the required speed.
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FRONT FAST DEMISTING/
DEFROSTING (WINDSCREEN
AND SIDE WINDOWS)
Proceed as follows:
❒turn knob Ato red section;
❒turn air internal recirculation off by
pressing button D(button LED off);
❒turn knob Cto -;
❒turn knob Bto 4 -(max. fan speed).
After demisting/defrosting, operate the
controls to restore the required comfort
conditions.Window demisting
In the event of considerable external
moisture and/or rain and/or large differ-
ences in temperature inside and outside
the passenger compartment, perform the
following preventive window demisting
procedure:
❒turn knob Ato red section;
❒turn air internal recirculation off by
pressing button D(button LED off);
❒turn knob Cto -or to ®if the win-
dows do not demist;
❒turn knob Bto 2ndspeed.HEATED REAR WINDSCREEN
AND WING MIRRORS
DEMISTING/DEFROSTING fig. 35
(for versions/markets where provided)
Press button Ato activate; when this func-
tion is on, the button LED lights up.
This function is timed and will turn off au-
tomatically after 20 minutes. Press Aagain
to switch it off before 20 minutes elapses.
IMPORTANT Do not apply stickers on
the inside of the rear window over the
heating filaments to avoid damage that
might cause it to stop working properly.
fig. 35F0M0036m
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MANUAL CLIMATE
CONTROL
(for versions/markets where provided)
CONTROLS fig. 36
Knob A regulates
the air temperature
(mixing hot and cold air)
Red section = hot air
Blue section = cold air
Knob B activates/adjusts the fan
p0= fan off
1-2-3= ventilation speed
4
-= max. fan speed INTERNAL AIR
RECIRCULATION ACTIVATION
Press
•so that the button LED is on.
It is advisable to switch the internal air re-
circulation on while standing in queues or
in tunnels to prevent the introduction of
polluted air. Do not use the function for
a long time, particularly if there are many
passengers on board, to prevent the win-
dows from misting up.IMPORTANT The air internal recircula-
tion system makes it possible to reach the
required heating or cooling conditions
faster.
Do not use the air internal recirculation
function on rainy/cold days as it would
considerably increase the possibility of the
windows misting up.
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