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F0U0004mfig. 4
KEY WITH REMOTE CONTROL fig. 4
The metal insert A operates:
❒the ignition;
❒the door locks;
❒the fuel cap lock/release (for versions/markets where
provided);
Pressing button B opens/closes the metal insert.
All the keys and the CODE card must be
handed over to the new owner when selling
the car.
Only press button B with the key away
from your body, specifically from your
eyes and from objects which could get damaged
(e.g. your clothes). Do not leave the key unat-
tended to avoid the button being accidentally
pressed while it is being handled, e.g. by a child.
WARNING
Button Ëis used for unlocking the doors and the boot.
Button Áis used for locking the doors and the boot.
Button
Ris used to open the boot remotely.
When unlocking the doors, the passenger compartment
ceiling lights will come on for a preset time.
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F0U0005mfig. 5F0U0006mfig. 6
Replacing the battery of the key with remote
control fig. 6
To replace the battery, proceed as follows:
❒press button A and bring the metal insert B to the open
position;
❒turn the screw C to :using a fine screwdriver;
❒take out the battery case D and replace the battery E,
respecting its polarity;
❒refit the battery case D inside the key and lock it by
turning the screw C to
Á. Dashboard LED indications
When locking the doors, the LED A-fig. 5 in the button
switches on for about 3 seconds and then starts to flash
(as a deterrent).
Once doors are locked, if one or more doors or the boot
are not closed correctly, the LED and direction indicators
start flashing quickly.
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Used batteries are harmful to the environ-
ment. You can dispose of them either in the
correct containers as specified by law or by
taking them to a Fiat Dealership, which will deal
with their disposal.REPLACING THE REMOTE CONTROL COVER
fig. 7
To replace the remote control cover, follow the proce-
dure shown in the diagram.
Requesting additional remote controls
The system acknowledges up to 8 remote controls. Should
a new remote control be necessary, contact a Fiat Deal-
ership, taking with you the CODE card, a personal iden-
tity document and the car’s ownership documents.
fig. 7F0U0007m
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KEY WITHOUT REMOTE CONTROL fig. 8
The metal insert A of the key is fixed.
The key operates:
❒the ignition;
❒the door locks;
❒the fuel tank cap lock (for versions/markets where pro-
vided).ALARM
The car’s alarm system is available from Lineaccessori Fiat.
fig. 8F0U0008m
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The main functions that can be activated with the keys (with or without remote control) are the following:
Type of key
Key without remote control
Key with remote control
Direction
indicators flashing (only for
key with remote control)
Deterrence LED
Unlocking
the doors
Turn key
anticlockwise
(driver’s side)
Turn key
anticlockwise
(driver’s side)
Press briefly
buttonË
blinks twice
OffDoor locking
from the outside
Turn key
clockwise
(driver’s side)
Turn key
clockwise
(driver’s side)
Press briefly
button
Á
blinks once
Lit for about
3 seconds followed
by deterrence LED
flashingActivating
Dead Lock
(where provided)
–
–
Press twice
button
Á
blinks three times
Double flash,
followed by
deterrence
flashingUnlocking
the boot
–
–
Press briefly
button
R
blinks twice
Deterrence
LEDWindows down
(where provided)
–
–
Hold down
button Ë
(for more than two
seconds)
blinks twice
OffWindows up
(where provided)
–
–
Hold down
button Á
(for more than
two seconds)
blinks once
Deterrence
LED
IMPORTANT Window opening operation is a consequence of a door unlocking control; window closing operation is
a consequence of a door locking control.
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DOORS
Central door locking/unlocking system
Locking from the outside
With the doors closed, press button Áon the remote con-
trol fig. 85 or insert the key in the driver-side door and
turn clockwise fig. 86. The locking of the doors is signalled
by the LED on button A-fig. 87 flashing once. The doors
can be locked only if they are all shut. If one or more doors
are open after pressing button Áon the remote control
fig. 85, the direction indicators and the LED on the button
A-fig. 87 flash quickly for approximately 3 seconds.
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F0U0078mfig. 85
If one or more doors are open turning the key, only the
button LED flashes. If the doors are closed but the boot
is open, the doors are locked: the direction indicators (on-
ly when locking is carried out using button Áfig. 85) and
the LED on button A-fig. 87 flash quickly for approximately
3 seconds.
With this function on, you can still unlock the other doors
by pressing button A-fig. 87 on the central control panel.
Double-tapping button Áon the remote control fig. 85 ac-
tivates the dead lock device (see “Dead lock”).
Door unlocking from the outside
Briefly press button Ëfig. 85 to unlock the doors re-
motely, turn on the ceiling lights for a limited period and
double flash the direction indicators, or insert the key
into the driver’s door lock and turn it anti-clockwise as
shown in fig. 86.
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F0U0005mfig. 87F0U0079mfig. 86
Door locking/unlocking from the inside
Press button A-fig. 87 to lock/unlock all doors. The but-
ton has an LED that indicates whether the doors are
locked or unlocked. When the doors are locked, the LED
is on and pressing the button brings about central unlocking
of all the doors and turns off the LED. When the doors
are unlocked, the LED is off and pressing the button brings
about central locking of all the doors. The doors will be
locked only if all the doors are properly shut.
For versions/markets where provided, when the exterior
lights are on, the interior door handle is lit up by an LED.After locking doors by:
❒remote control;
❒door catch;
it will not be possible to unlock them by pressing button
A-fig. 87 on the dashboard.
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IMPORTANT With central locking on, pulling the internal
handle of one of the front doors will unlock that door.
Individual doors can be unlocked by pulling the internal
handle of one of the rear doors.
If a power supply is not present (blown fuse, battery dis-
connected, etc.) it is, however, possible to lock the doors
manually.
After exceeding 20 km/h, all the doors will be locked au-
tomatically if the setup menu function has been selected
(see “Multifunction display” paragraph in this section).
DEAD LOCK
(for versions/markets where provided)
This safety device inhibits the operation of:
❒interior handles;
❒locking/unlocking button A-fig. 87;
thereby preventing the opening of the doors from inside
the passenger compartment if there has been a break-in
attempt (e.g. a window has been broken).
The dead lock device therefore offers the best possible
protection against break-in attempts. We recommend en-
gaging it whenever the vehicle is parked and left unat-
tended.
Once the dead lock system is engaged, it
is impossible to open the doors from inside
the vehicle. Before getting out of the car, please
therefore check that there is no-one left inside.
If the remote control battery is flat, the system
can be disengaged only by inserting the key in ei-
ther of the door locks as described previously: in
this case the device remains active only for the
rear doors.
WARNING
Device activation
The dead lock device is automatically activated on every
door when you double-tap button Áon the remote con-
trol fig. 85.
Device activation is indicated by 3 flashes of the direction
indicators and the flashing of the LED on button A-fig. 87
on the dashboard.
If one or more of the doors is not closed correctly, the
dead lock device will not activate, thus preventing a per-
son from getting stuck inside the passenger compartment
by entering the car through, and then closing, the open
door.
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