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The presence and position of the controls, the instruments and the indicators may vary according to the versions.
F0U0001mfig. 1
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.Ad-
justable 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, dri-
ver’s side –
15. Steering wheel adjustment lever – 16.Control panel: headlight position adjustment/digital dis-
play/multifunction display –
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INSTRUMENT PANEL
Versions with digital display
A Speedometer
B Fuel level gauge with reserve
warning light
C Engine coolant temperature gauge
with overheating warning light
D Rev counter
E Digital display
Versions with
multifunction display
A Speedometer
B Fuel level gauge with reserve
warning light
C Engine coolant temperature gauge
with overheating warning light
D Rev counters
E Multifunction display
F0U0010mfig. 10
F0U0011mfig. 11
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Sport versions (with
multifunction display)
A Speedometer
B Fuel level gauge with reserve
warning light
C Engine coolant temperature gauge
with overheating warning light
D Rev counter
E Multifunction display
Versions with reconfigurable
multifunction display
A Speedometer
B Fuel level gauge with reserve
warning light
C Engine coolant temperature gauge
with overheating warning light
D Rev counters
E Reconfigurable multifunction dis-
play
F0U0012mfig. 12
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MULTIFUNCTION DISPLAY
(for versions/markets where provided)
The car can be equipped with the multifunction display
that, depending on previous settings, shows useful infor-
mation when driving.STANDARD SCREEN fig. 21
The standard screen shows the following information:
A Date.
B Odometer (distance covered in km or miles).
C Time (always displayed, even with the key extracted
and the front doors closed).
D Outside temperature.
E Headlamp alignment position (only with dipped head-
lamps on).
F Start&Stop indicator (for versions/markets where pro-
vided).
G Gear Shift Indicator (for versions/markets where pro-
vided).
NBWhen one of the front doors is opened, the display
turns on and shows for a few seconds the time and dis-
tance covered.
fig. 21F0U0020m
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fig. 24F0U2050g
RECONFIGURABLE
MULTIFUNCTION DISPLAY
(for versions/markets where provided)
The car may be equipped with a reconfigurable multi-
function display that, according to previous settings, will
show useful driving information.
STANDARD SCREEN fig. 24
The standard screen shows the following information:
A Time
B Date
D Odometer (distance travelled in kilometres/miles)E Car conditions
(e.g. doors open, possible ice on road, etc.)
F Headlamp alignment position
(only with dipped headlamps on).
G Outside temperature
H Start&Stop indicator
(for versions/markets where provided)
I Gear Shift Indicator
(for versions/markets where provided).
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CONTROL BUTTONS MULTIFUNCTION
DISPLAY/RECONFIGURABLE
MULTIFUNCTION DISPLAY fig. 23
+To scroll the displayed menu and the related op-
tions upwards or to increase the displayed value.
MENUPress briefly to access the menu and/or
ESCgo 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 decrease the displayed value.
NBButtons +and –activate different functions accord-
ing to the following situations:
Adjusting the car’s interior lighting
– on the standard screen, they control instrument panel
brightness, the sound system and the automatic climate
control system.Setup menu
– within the menu, they scroll up and down;
– during setting operations they allow an increase or de-
crease in value.
F0U0019mfig. 23
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SETUP MENU
(multifunction display/
reconfigurable multifunction display)
The menu comprises a series of functions arranged in a
circle which can be selected through the +and –buttons
to access the different operations and settings described
in the following paragraphs. A submenu is provided for
some items (clock and unit setting).
The setup menu can be activated by pressing the MENU
ESC button briefly.
Press buttons +and – to scroll the setup menu options.
Management modes differ from each other according to
the option selected.
Selecting an option from the main menu without a submenu
– Briefly press MENU ESC to select the main menu option
you wish to set;
– Press +or –(with single presses) to select the new set-
ting;
– briefly press the MENU ESC button to store the new
setting and to go back to the main menu option selected
previously.Selecting an option from the main menu with a submenu:
– Briefly press the MENU ESC button to display the first
submenu option;
– Press +or –(with single presses) to scroll all the sub-
menu options;
– Briefly press the MENU ESC button to select the dis-
played submenu option and to open the relevant setup
menu;
– Press +or –(with single presses) to select the new set-
ting for this submenu option;
– Briefly press the MENU ESC button to store the new
setting and go back to the previous menu option.
Selecting “Date” and “Set time”:
– Briefly press MENU ESC to select the first value to
change (e.g. hours/minutes or year/month/day);
– Press +or –(with single presses) to select the new set-
ting;
– Briefly press MENU ESC to 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.
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DISPLAY FUNCTIONS
(see multifunction display
or reconfigurable multifunction
display)
SPEED BEEP
(Setting the speed limit)
This function is used to set the car speed limit (km/h or
mph); the driver is immediately alerted when this limit is
exceeded (see section “Warning lights and messages”).
To set the desired speed limit, proceed as follows:
– briefly press the MENU ESC button: the display will show
the words (Speed Beep);
– press +or –to select speed limit activation (On) or
deactivation (Off);
– when the function has been activated (On) by pressing
buttons +or –, select the speed limit and press MENU
ESC to confirm selection.NB You can select a speed between 30 and 200 km/h, or
20 and 125 mph depending on the selected unit, see “Set-
ting measurement unit (Unit)”. The setting will in-
crease/decrease by five units each time +/ –is pressed.
Hold down +/–to increase/decrease the setting rapidly.
Complete the setting with single presses of the button
when you approach the required setting.
– briefly press the MENU ESC button to go back to the
menu screen or hold the button down to go back to the
standard screen without saving.
To cancel the setting, proceed as follows:
– press the MENU ESC button briefly to make the dis-
play flash (On);
– press –: (Off) will flash on the display;
– briefly press the MENU ESC button to go back to the
menu screen or hold the button down to go back to the
standard screen without saving.
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