2010 FIAT LINEA RHD warning light

EXTERNAL LIGHTS
Th e left-hand stalk fig. 36operates
most of the external lights.
The external lights can only be switched
on when the ignition key is at MAR.
The instrument panel and the various
dashboard controls will come on with the
external lights.
LIGHTS OFF
Knurled ring turned to symbol O.
SIDELIGHTS - TAILLIGHTS
Turn the knurled ring to .
The warning light on the instrument
cluster will come on at the same time.
DIPPED BEAM HEADLIGHTS
Turn the knurled ring to .
The warning light on the instrument
cluster will come on at the same time.MAIN BEAM HEADLIGHTS
When the knurled ring is at , pull the
lever towards the steering wheel (2
ndun-
stable position).
The warning light 1on the instrument
cluster will come on at the same time.
To turn the main beams off,
pull again the
lever towards the steering wheel (dipped
beams will turn on again).FLASHING THE HEADLIGHTS
Pull the stalk towards the steering wheel
(1
stunstable position) regardless of the po-
sition of the knurled ring. The warning
light on the instrument cluster will
come on at the same time.
fig. 36F0R0037m
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OF THE
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WARNING
LIGHTS AND
MESSAGES IN AN
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DIRECTION INDICATORS fig. 37
Push the stalk to (stable) position:
up (position 1): right-hand indicator;
down (position 2): left-hand indicator;
Warning light or will blink on the in-
strument panel.
Indicators are switched off automatically
when the steering wheel is straightened.
If you want the indicator to flash briefly to
show that you are about to change lane,
move the stalk up or down without click-
ing into position (unstable position). When
released the stalk will return to its home
position.“FOLLOW ME HOME” DEVICE
This function allows the illumination of the
space in front of the car for a preset pe-
riod of time.
Activation
With the ignition key at STOPor re-
moved, pull the left-hand stalk towards the
steering wheel within 2 minutes from
when the engine is turned off.
At each single movement of the stalk, the
lights will remain on for an extra 30 sec-
onds up to a maximum of 210 seconds;
then the lights are switched off automati-
cally. Warning light on the instrument pan-
el will light up and the corresponding mes-
sage will appear on the display
(see
“Warning lights and messages”) as long as
the function is on.
The warning light will
go out when the lever is operate and stay
on until the function is automatically de-
activated. Time for which the lights stay
on can only be increased by operating the
lever.
Deactivation
Keep the stalk pulled towards the steer-
ing wheel for more than 2 seconds.
fig. 37F0R0038m


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CORRECT USE
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WINDSCREEN WASHING
The right stalk fig. 38controls front wind-
screen wiper/washer operation.
WINDSCREEN WASHER/
WIPER
The device can only work when the igni-
tion key is at MAR.
The stalk ring nut can be moved to four
different positions:
Owindscreen wiper off;
intermittent;
continuous slow;
continuous fast.
Move the lever to position A(unstable)
to limit operation for the time for which
the lever is held in this position. The lever
will return to position and the wiper will
be automatically stopped when released.Do not use the windscreen
wiper to remove layers of
snow or ice from the wind-
screen. In such conditions, the
windscreen wiper may be subjected to
excessive stress and the motor protec-
tion which prevents operation for a few
seconds may trip. If operation is not re-
stored, even after turning the key and
restarting the engine, go to a Fiat
Dealership.
With the ring in position the wind-
screen wiper will automatically adapt to
the speed of the car.
IMPORTANT Replace wiper blades as
specified in section “Car maintenance”.
fig. 38F0R0039m
“Smart washing” function
Pull the stalk towards the steering wheel
(unstable position) to operate the wind-
screen washer.
Keeping the stalk pulled for more than half
a second, with just one movement it is
possible to operate the washer jet and the
wiper at the same time.
The wiper stops working three strokes af-
ter releasing the stalk.
A further stroke after 6 seconds
com-
pletes the wiping operation.
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SAFETY
DEVICES CORRECT USE
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WARNING
LIGHTS AND
MESSAGES IN AN
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CEILING LIGHTS
FRONT CEILING WITH SPOT
LIGHTS fig.39/a AND WITH
DIFFUSED LIGHTIING LED
(where provided) fig.39/b
Switch Aturn on/off these lights.
With switch Ain central position, lights
Cand Dwill turn on/off when opening/
closing the front doors.
With switch Apressed on the left side,
lights Cand Dwill always stay off. With
switch Apressed on the right side, lights
Cand Dwill always stay on.
Light turning on/off is gradual.
Switch Bperforms the spot function; with
light off, it will turn on:
light Cif pressed on the left side;
light Dif pressed on the right side.
IMPORTANT Before getting out of the
car, make sure the switch is at central po-
sition: lights off with doors closed in or-
der to avoid draining the battery.
In any case, if the switch is left inadver-
tently to the on position, the lights will
turn off automatically 15 minutes after
turning the engine off.
fig. 39/aF0R0043m
REAR CEILING LIGHT WITH
MOVABLE LENS
The light will turn on/off by pressing the
movable lens rightwards or leftwards as
shown in fig. 40.
fig. 39/bF0R0240m
fig. 40F0R0042m
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Ceiling light timing
On certain versions to facilitate getting
in/out of the car at night or with poor
lighting, 2 different timed switching
on
modes have been provided.
LIGHT TIMING WHEN GETTING INTO THE CAR
Lights will turn on as follows:
for about 10 seconds when
opening
front doors;
for about 3 minutes when opening one
of the side doors;
for about 10 seconds when closing the
doors.
Timing will stop when turning the ignition
key to MAR.
LIGHT TIMING WHEN GETTING OUT
OF THE CAR
After removing the key from the ignition
switch, the ceiling lights will turn on as fol-
lows:
within 2 minutes from turning the en-
gine off for about 10 seconds;
when opening one of the side doors for
about 3 minutes;
when closing one of the doors
for
about 10 seconds.
Timing will stop automatically when lock-
ing the doors.
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COURTESY LIGHTS
(where provided) fig. 42
Lights Bby the side of the courtesy
mir-
ror will light up when cover Aon the sun
visor on driver’s or passenger’s side is
raised with the key at MAR. The lights al-
lows to use the courtesy mirror also
in
poor conditions of light.
IMPORTANT The lights may only be op-
erated for 15 minutes when the key is
turned to stop STOP. They will be au-
tomatically switched off after this to pro-
tect the battery charge.
fig. 41F0R0044mfig. 42
B
B
A
F0R0216m
BOOT LIGHT (where provided)
fig. 41
For versions fitted with boot light, it will
turn on automatically when opening the
tailgate and it will turn off at closing.
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CONTROLS
HAZARD LIGHTS fig. 43
They turn on by pressing switch A, r e -
gardless of the position of the ignition key.
When the device is on, the switch is flash-
ing and warning lights e on the pan-
el come blink.
Press the switch again to turn the lights
off.
The use of hazard lights is governed by the
Highway Code of the country you are in.
Keep to the rules.FRONT FOG LIGHTS
(where provided) fig. 44
To turn front fog lights on, press button
, to activate these lights it is necessary
to have the side/taillights switched on.
The warning light on the instrument
cluster will come on at the same time.
Press the button again to turn the lights off.
The use of fog lights is governed by the
Highway Code of the country you are in.
Keep to the rules.
REAR FOG LIGHTS fig. 45
Press button to turn these lights on
providing the dipped beam headlights or
the front fog lights (where provided) are
switched on.
The warning light on the instrument
panel will light up.
Either press the button again or switch the
dipped beam headlights and/or fog lights
(where provided) off.
The use of fog lights is governed by the
Highway Code of the country you are in.
Keep to the rules.
fig. 43F0R0047m
fig. 44F0R0048mfig. 45F0R0049m
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DOOR LOCK fig. 47
To open: pull lever A.
To close: close the door and press lever
A. Also the rear doors will be locked in
this way (centralised door locking system).
Warning light will light up with the cor-
responding message on the multifunctional
display (see chapter “ Warning lights and
Messages”).
fig. 46F0R0035m
HEATED REAR WINDOW
(where provided) fig. 46
Press button Ato switch the device on.
The device will be switched off automati-
cally after approximately 20 minutes. PARKING LIGHTS
These lights can only be turned on with ig-
nition key at STOPor removed, by mov-
ing the left stalk knurled ring first to Oand
then to position or .
The warning light
on the instrument
panel will come on at the same time.
fig. 47F0R0023m
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LIGHTS AND
MESSAGES
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CAR
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