2009 FIAT GRANDE PUNTO Conf

Dear Customer,
Thank you for selecting Fiat and congratulations on your choice of a Fiat Punto.
We have written this handbook to help you get to know all the features of your car and use it in the best possible way.
You should read it right through before taking to the road for the first time.
You will find information, tips and important warnings regarding the driving of your car to help you get the most from the techno-
logical features of your Fiat.
Carefully read the warnings and indications, marked with the following symbols:
personal safety;
the car’s wellbeing;
environmental protection.
The enclosed Warranty Booklet lists the services that Fiat offers to its customers:
❒the Warranty Certificate with terms and conditions for maintaining its validity
❒the range of additional services available to Fiat customers.
Enjoy the read. Happy motoring!
This Owner Handbook describes all versions of the Fiat Punto;
please consider only the information relevant to your version, engine and configuration.
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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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DIGITAL DISPLAY
STANDARD SCREEN fig. 16
The standard screen shows the following
information:
AHeadlamp alignment position (only
with dipped headlamps on).
BTime (always displayed, even with key
extracted and front doors closed)
COdometer (distance covered in kilo-
metres or miles) and TRIP computer
data.
NBWith key removed (when opening
one of the front doors) the display turns
on and shows for a few seconds the time
and distance covered.CONTROL BUTTONS fig. 17
+To scroll the displayed menu and the
related options upwards or to in-
crease the displayed value.
MENUPress briefly to display the menu
ESCmenu and/or go to next screen
or confirm the required menu
option.
Hold down to go back to the
standard screen.
–To scroll the displayed menu and the
related options downwards or to
decrease the displayed value.NBButtons +and –activate different
functions according to the following sit-
uations:
Controlling the car’s interior lights
– on the standard screen, they control in-
strument panel brightness, the sound sys-
tem and the automatic climate control
system.
Setup menu
– within the menu, they scroll up and
down;
– during settings operations, they increase
or decrease values.
fig. 16F0M0119mfig. 17F0M0122m
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SETUP MENU
The menu comprises a series of functions
arranged in a circle which can be select-
ed through the +and –buttons to access
the different operations and settings de-
scribed in the following paragraphs.
The setup menu can be activated by briefly
pressing the MENU ESCbutton.
Single presses on the +and –buttons will
scroll the setup menu options.
Management modes differ from each oth-
er according to the option selected.Selecting a menu option
– briefly press the MENU ESCbutton to
select the menu option to set;
– press the +and –buttons (with single
presses) to select the new setting;
– press briefly the MENU ESCbutton to
store the new setting and go back to the
previous menu option.
Selecting “Set Clock”
– briefly press the MENU ESCbutton to
select the first value to change (hours);
– press the +and –buttons (with single
presses) to select the new setting;
– briefly press the MENU ESCbutton to
store the new setting and go to the next
setup menu option (minutes);
– after setting the values with the same
procedure, go back to the previous menu
item.Hold down the MENU ESC button:
– to quit the setup menu if you are in the
menu;
– to quit to the menu if you are setting
an option;
– to save only the settings already stored
(and confirmed by pressing the MENU
ESCbutton).
The setup menu page is timed. Only the
changes stored by the user by briefly
pressing the MENU ESCbutton are
saved when the menu is automatically
closed.
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Setting the speed limit (SPEEd)
With this function, it is possible to set the
car speed limit (km/h or mph). When this
limit is exceeded, the driver is immediately
alerted (see section “Warning lights and
messages”).
To set the desired speed limit, proceed as
follows:
– briefly press MENU ESC– the mes-
sage (SPEEd) and the previously set unit
(km/h) or (mph) will appear on the display;
– press+or –to activate (On) or deac-
tivate (Off) the speed limit;
– if the function is on, press +or –to se-
lect the required speed limit and then
press MENU ESCto confirm;
NBThe speed may be set in the range
from 30 to 200 km/h, or from 20 to
125 mph according to the previously cho-
sen unit (see “Setting the distance unit
(Unit)” below). The setting will in-
crease/decrease by five units each time
+/–is pressed. Hold down +/–to in-
crease/decrease the setting rapidly. When
you get close to the desired value, finish
the setting with single presses.– briefly press MENU ESCto return to
the menu screen or hold the button down
to return to the standard screen without
saving.
To cancel the setting, proceed as follows:
– briefly press MENU ESC: (On) will
flash on the display;
– press –: (Off) will flash on the display;
– briefly press MENU ESCto return to
the menu screen or hold the button down
to return to the standard screen without
saving.
Setting the clock (Hour)
With this function, it is possible to set the
time.
To do so, proceed as follows:
– briefly press MENU ESC– the “hours”
will flash on the display;
– press +or –to set the value;
– briefly press MENU ESC– the “min-
utes” will flash on the display;
– press +or –to set the value;
– briefly press MENU ESCto return to
the menu screen or hold the button down
to return to the standard screen without
saving.Adjusting the buzzer volume
(BUZZ)
This function is used to adjust the volume
of the buzzer that sounds in the event
of failure/warning indications and when
the MENU ESC,+and –buttons are
pressed.
To set the desired volume, proceed as
follows:
– briefly press MENU ESC– the display
will show the wording (bUZZ);
– press +or –to select the required vol-
ume (adjustable over 8 levels).
– briefly press MENU ESC
to 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 (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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CONTROL BUTTONS fig. 19
+To scroll the displayed menu and the
related options upwards or to in-
crease the displayed value.
MENUPress briefly to display the menu
ESCand/or go to the next screen or
confirm your choice.
Hold down to go back to the
standard screen.
–To scroll the displayed menu and the
related options downwards or to de-
crease the value displayed.
MULTIFUNCTION
DISPLAY
(for versions/markets where provided)
The car can be equipped with the multi-
function display that, depending on previ-
ous settings, shows useful information
when driving.
STANDARD SCREEN fig. 18
The standard screen shows the following
information:
ADate.
BOdometer (distance covered in km or
miles).
CTime (always displayed, even with key
removed from the ignition and front
doors closed).
DExternal temperature.
EHeadlight alignment position (only
with dipped beam headlights on).
NBWhen one of the front doors is
opened, the display turns on and shows
for a few seconds the time and distance
covered.
fig. 18F0M0121m
NBThe +and –buttons activate differ-
ent functions according to the following
situations:
Controlling the car’s interior lights
– on the standard screen, they control in-
strument panel brightness, the sound sys-
tem and the automatic climate control
system.
Setup menu
– within the menu, they scroll up and
down;
– during settings operations, they increase
or decrease values.
fig. 19F0M0122m
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SETUP MENU fig. 20
The menu comprises a series of functions
arranged in a circle which can be select-
ed through the +and –buttons to access
the different operations and settings de-
scribed in the following paragraphs. A sub-
menu is provided for some items (clock
and unit setting).
The setup menu can be activated by briefly
pressing MENU ESC.
Single presses on +or –will scroll the set-
up menu options.
Management modes differ from each oth-
er according to the option selected.
Selecting an option from the main menu
without a submenu
– Briefly press MENU ESCto select the
main menu option to set.
– Press +or –(with single presses) to se-
lect the new setting;
– briefly press MENU ESCto store the
new setting and go back to the previous
main menu option.Selecting “Set Date” and “Set time”:
– Briefly press MENU ESCto select the
first value to change (e.g. hours/minutes
or year/month/day).
– Press +or –(with single presses) to se-
lect the new setting;
– Briefly press MENU ESCto store the
new setting and go to the next setup menu
option: if this is the last one you will go
back to the previous menu option.
Hold down MENU ESC:
– to quit the set up menu if you are in the
main menu;
– to quit the main menu if you are in an-
other point of the menu (e.g. at submenu
option setting level, at submenu level or
at main menu option setting level);
– to save only the settings already stored
(and confirmed by pressing the MENU
ESCbutton).
The setup menu environment is timed.
Only the changes saved by the user by
briefly pressing MENU ESC will be
stored when the menu is automatically
closed. Selecting an option from the main menu with
a submenu:
– briefly press MENU ESCto display the
first submenu option;
– Press +or –(with single presses) to
scroll all the submenu options.
– Briefly press MENU ESCto select the
displayed submenu option and open the
relevant setup menu.
– Press +or –(with single presses) to
select the new setting for this submenu
option.
– briefly press MENU ESC to store the
new setting and go back to the previous
submenu option.
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