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– internal bulb re placement ..... 168
– replacement ............................. 158
Can holder .................................... 64
Capability for child seat ............... 115
Card holder ................................... 64
Carrying children safely ............... 115
– passenger seat compliance
with regulations on isofix
child seat u se ............................... 122
– passenger seat compliance
with regulations on universal
child seat u se ............................... 118
– universal Isofix child seat
capabilit y ...................................... 120
Carrying children safely ............... 115
– passenger seat compliance
with regulations on isofix
child seat u se ............................... 122
– passenger seat compliance
with regulations on universal
child seat u se ............................... 118
– universal Isofix child seat
capabilit y ...................................... 120
Catalytic converter ...................... 108
CD Changer (capability) ............. 104
Central lo cking .............................. 59
Central lo cking .............................. 71
Chassis (marking) ......................... 206 Chassis mark
ing ............................ 206
Checking le vels ............................. 187
– brake fluid ................................ 191
– engine c oolant ......................... 189
– engine oil .................................. 188
– windscreen/rear window
washer fluid ................................. 190
Child seats ...................................... 115
– passenger seat compliance
with regulations on Isofix
child seat u se ............................... 122
– passenger seat compliance
with regulations on universal
child seat u se ............................... 118
– universal Isofix child seat
capabilit y ...................................... 120
Cigarette ligh ter ............................ 64
Cleaning and maintenance – bodywo rk ................................. 200
– engine compa rtment .............. 202
– front head lights........................ 202
– interiors .................................... 202
– leather seats .............................
203
– plastic parts .............................. 204
– seats and fabric parts ............. 203
– windows ................................... 202
Climate control vents .................. 38
Clutch – technical specifications .......... 208 CO
2at exhaust ............................. 220
CO
2emissions .............................. 220
CODE card .................................... 5
Controls ......................................... 58
Controls for climate control system .......................39-44
Courtesy lig hts .............................. 56
Cruise Control .............................. 54
Dashboard ..................................... 3
– right hand d rive version ........ 257
Day lights (DRL) ........................... 49
– bulb replace ment .................... 162
Dead Lock ...................................... 73
Dead lock ( device) ....................... 73
Defrosting/demisting – heated rear window
and door mirro rs .................. 43-46
– windscreen and front side
windows .................................. 42-45
Demisting/defrosting – heated rear window
and door mirro rs .................. 43-46
– windscreen and front side
windows .................................. 42-45
Dimensions of the car ................. 214
Dipped beam headlights – bulb replace ment .................... 162
– switching on ............................. 49
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Engine compartment – checking le vels ......................... 187
– opening/closing the bonnet .... 81
– washing ..................................... 202
Engine coolant temperature gauge ..................... 15
Engine coolant – checking levels and
topping up .................................... 189
– specifications ............................ 218
– temperature gauge and
warning lig ht ................................ 15
Engine immobiliser (Fiat CODE) ................................ 4
Engine mark ing .............................. 206
Engine oil – checking levels and
topping up .................................... 188
– consumpt ion ............................ 188
– technical specifications .......... 217
Engine start ing ............................... 131
– bump starting ........................... 152
– emergency starting
(of engine) .................................... 151
– how to warm up the engine
after it has just started .............. 132
– ignition switch ......................... 11
– jump starting ............................ 151
– stopping the engine ................ 133 Engine
– engine immobiliser (Fiat CODE) 4
– how to warm up the engine
after it has just started .............. 132
– identification c odes ................207
– marking ..................................... 206
– stopping the engine ................ 133
– technical specifications .......... 207
Environment (protec tion) ........... 108
EOBD (system) ............................. 92
ESP (system) .................................. 88
External lights (switching on) ..... 49
"e-GSI" system (Gear Shift Indicator) ................ 103
Fiat CODE .................................... 4
Fix&Go Automatic (rapid tyre re pair kit) ................ 152
Flashing (main beams) .................. 50
Fluids (specifications) ......... 217-218
Fluids and lubricants – refuelling ................................... 216
– specifications ..................217-218
Fog lights – bulb replace ment .................... 164
– Cornering Ligh ts function ..... 51
– switching on ............................. 58
Dipped beam headlights
– bulb replace ment .................... 162
– switching on ............................. 49
– switching on ............................. 50
Direction Indicators – front bulb repla cement .......... 163
– rear bulb repla cement ........... 165
– side bulb replacement ............ 164
– switching on ............................. 50
Document holder pocket ........... 66
Door po ckets ................................ 63
Doors .............................................. 71 – central locking ......................... 71
– Dead Lock ................................ 73
– door unlocking from
the outside ................................... 72
– locking the doors from
the outside ................................... 71
– locking/unlocking from
the insi de ...................................... 72
– pockets ..................................... 63
DSS (Driving Sport Switch) (car dynamic control system) ... 96
Electrical/electronic devices
(important notes for
installation) .................................. 106
Engine c odes .................................. 207
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Follow me home (headlight device) ....................... 50
Front a irbags .................................. 123
– deactivation ............................... 126
– driver's kn ee bag ..................... 125
– front airbag on driver's side ... 124
– front airbag on
passenger's side .......................... 124
– general info rmation ................ 129
Front a rmrest ................................ 63
Front ceiling light .......................... 56
– bulb replace ment .................... 168
– spot lights ................................. 56
Front fog lights – bulb replace ment .................... 164
– Cornering Ligh ts function ..... 51
– switching on ............................. 58
Front light clusters – bulb replace ment .................... 161
Front seats ..................................... 31
– adjusting .................................... 31
– armrest ..................................... 63
– cleaning ..................................... 203
– headrests .................................. 33
Fuel consumpt ion ......................... 219
Fuel cut-off (system) .................... 60
Fuel cut-off system ....................... 60
Fuel gauge ....................................... 14
Fuel tank (capacity) ...................... 216Fuel tank cap
.................................. 107
Fuel – consumpt ion ............................ 219
– fuel cut-off system .................. 60
– fuel tank cap ............................. 107
– reserve warning light ............. 146
– saving fuel ................................. 135
– specifications ............................ 216
Fuse boxes (location) ......... 171-173
Fuses ................................................ 169
– accessing the fuses .................. 171
– fuse summary table ................
174
– general info rmation ................ 169
– location (fuse boxes) .... 171-173
Gear leve r ..................................... 134
Gear Shift Indicator (“e-GSI” system) ........................ 103
Gearbox ......................................... 134
Glove compart ment ..................... 61
Handbrake ...................................... 134
Handbrake le ver ........................... 134
Hazard warning lights .................. 58
Head restraint .............................. 33
Headlight alignment corrector .... 84
Headlights ....................................... 84
– adjusting headlights abroad ... 84 – beam orie
ntation..................... 84
– bulb replace ment .................... 162
– headlight alignment
corrector ..................................... 84
– orientation of front
fog lights ....................................... 84
Headrests – front ........................................... 33
– rear ............................................ 33
Heated rear win dow .................... 59
Heating and vent ilation ................ 37
– bi-zone automatic climate
control system ............................ 44
– diffusers .................................... 38
– maintenance ............................. 43
– manual climate control
system ........................................... 39
Heating and ventilation system ... 37
Hill Holder (s ystem)...................... 89
How to warm up the engine after it has just started .............. 132
Identification data ......................... 205
– bodywork codes ...................... 207
– Bodywork paint
identification plate ...................... 206
– chassis marking ........................ 206
– engine codes ............................ 207
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– engine ma rking ........................ 206
– vehicle identification
number pl ate ............................... 205
Ignition switch ............................... 11
– steering wheel lock ................ 12
Important notes ............................ 2
In an emer gency ............................ 151
Installing electrical/electronic devices (important notes) ........ 106
Instrument panel ........................... 13
– right hand d rive version ........ 258
Interior fittings ................................ 61
Interiors (cl eaning) ....................... 200
Isofix (child seat) – passenger seat compliance
with regulations on Isofix
child seat u se ............................... 122
– passenger seat compliance
with regulations on universal
child seat u se ............................... 118
– universal Isofix child seat
capabilit y ...................................... 120
Keys ................................................ 5
– Code card ................................ 5
– key with rem ote control ...... 6
– key without remote control .. 9
– remote control battery
replacement ................................. 7 – replacing the cover of
the remote co
ntrol .................... 8
– request for additional
remote controls ......................... 8
Knowing yo ur car.......................... 3
Levers on the steering
wheel ..................................... 49-51
Lubricant specific ations................ 217
Lubricants (specifications) .... 217-218
Main beam headlamps
– bulb replace ment .................... 162
– switching on ............................. 50
Main beam headlights – bulb replace ment .................... 162
– switching on ............................. 50
“Manettino Abarth” car dynamic control system
(DSS – Driving Sport Switch) .. 96
Manual climate control system ... 39
Maximum speed ............................ 213
Mirrors ............................................ 35 – electrochromic rear-view ..... 35
– rear-vie w .................................. 35
– wing ........................................... 36
MSR system ................................... 91
Nozzles
– windscreen/rear
window w asher............................ 199
Number plate lights – bulb replace ment .................... 167
On-board computer (trip) ......... 29
On-board instruments (panel) ...................................... 13-14
Paintwork (maintenance) ........... 201
– bodywork co lour plate .......... 206
Parking lig hts .................................. 58
Parking th e car............................... 133
Performance ................................... 215
Pollen filter ..................................... 192
Portable navigation system (preparation for installation) .... 105
Portable navigator (installation presetting) ............. 105
Power supply (technical data) .... 208
Preparation to install a portable navigation system ....................... 105
Protecting the environment ....... 108
Radio .............................................. 221
Radio transmitters and mobile phones ..................... 106
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Radio transmitters and mobilephones (important notes) ........ 106
Raising th e car ............................... 178
Rear fog lig hts ................................ 59
– bulb replace ment .................... 166
Rear light clusters – bulb replace ment .................... 165
Rear seats ....................................... 32
– cleaning ..................................... 203
– headrests .................................. 33
Rear window washer – activating ................................... 53
– checking levels
and topping up ............................ 190
– nozzles ...................................... 199
Rear window wiper – blade replacement .................. 198
– nozzles ...................................... 199
– operation .................................. 53
Reconfigurable multifunction displa y ........................................... 16
– control buttons ....................... 17
– display funct ions ...................... 20
– setup menu .............................. 18
– standard s creen ....................... 16
Refuelling – fuel ............................................. 107 – technical specifications
(fluid quantity an
d type) ............ 216
Regular checks .............................. 186
Remote cont rol ............................ 6
– additional remote controls .... 8
– battery replacement ............... 7
– remote door opening/
closing ............................................ 6
– tailgate op ening ....................... 6
Rev coun ter ................................... 14
Reverse lights – bulb replace ment .................... 166
Reverse lights – bulb replace ment .................... 166
Right hand drive version ............. 257
Roof bar atta chments................... 83
Roof rack/ski ra ck (setup) .......... 83
Roof rack/ski rack bars (capabilit y) ..................................... 83
Rubber tubes (maintenance) ...... 197
Safety .............................................. 109
Saving fue l ....................................... 135
SBR system...................................... 111
Scheduled se rvicing plan ...... 184-185
Scrappage ....................................... 255Seat belt preten
sioners ............... 111
– load limiters ............................. 112
Seat belt s ......................................... 109
– carrying children safely
(child seats) ................................. 115
– general warnings ..................... 112
– load limiters ............................. 112
– maintenance ............................. 114
– pretensioners .......................... 111
– SBR system................................ 111
– using the seat belts ................. 109
Servicing and care ......................... 183
– checking fluid levels ................ 187
– heavy-duty use of the car ..... 186
– regular checks ......................... 186
– scheduled servicing ................ 183
– scheduled servicing
plan ........................................ 184-185
Side bags ......................................... 126
– front si de bags ......................... 127
– general info rmation ................ 129
– window bags ............................ 127
Snow cha ins ................................... 139
Socket ............................................. 67
Spark plugs (type) .......................... 207
Speedometer ................................. 14
Start&Stop ...................................... 99
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Start&Stop system ......................... 99
Starting and driving ....................... 131
Steering lock and ignition switch ....................................... 11-12
Steering wh eel ............................... 34
– adjustment ................................ 34
– turning circle ............................ 209
Steering wheel lock ...................... 12
Steering – steering wheel
adjustment lever ......................... 34
– technical specifications .......... 209
Storage compart ments ...... 61-62-67
Storing the car ............................... 140
Sun roof (Sk y-dome) .................... 68
– emergency operation ............. 70
Sun visors ....................................... 66
Suspensions (technical specifications) ........... 209
Symbols ........................................... 4
Tailgate
– closing th e tailgate .................. 77
– opening th e tailgate ................ 76
– opening the tailgate in
an emer gency .............................. 77 Taillights
– front bulb repla cement .......... 161
– switching on ............................. 49
Technical data ................................ 205
Technical specifications ............... 205
Third brake light – bulb replace ment .................... 166
Towing the car .............................. 179
TPMS (Tyre Inflation Pressure Control System) ......................... 93
Transmission (technical specifications) ........... 208
Trip compu ter ............................... 29
TTC (system) ................................ 91
Turning circle ................................ 209
Tyre Inflation Pressure Control System (TPMS) ........... 93
Tyre press ure ................................ 213
Tyres (wheels) – Fix&Go Automatic rapid tyre
repair kit ...................................... 152
– in the event of a puncture .... 176
– reading rim markings ............. 212
– reading tyre markings ............ 210
– Rim Protector tyr es ...............212
– rims and tyres .......................... 210
– snow cha ins .............................. 139 – snow t
yres ................................ 138
– tyre pr essure ........................... 213
– wheel trim ................................ 210
– winter t yres ............................. 138
Vehicle Ident ification .................. 207
Vehicle identification number pl ate ................................ 205
Vehicle lifting points ..................... 178
Vehicle weig hts ............................. 215
Warning lights and messages .... 141
Washer fluid for windscreen/ rear window
– checking levels and
topping up .................................... 190
– specifications ............................ 218
Washing the car – engine compa rtment .............. 202
– inside ......................................... 202
– outside ...................................... 201
Wheel geom etry ........................... 210
Wheel rims ............................. 210-212
Wheels and tyres ......................... 195 – reading rim markings ............. 212
– reading tyre markings ............ 210
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– Rim Protector tyres ...............212
– rims and tyres .......................... 210
– tyre and wh eel types .............. 213
– tyre inflation pressure ........... 213
– wheel trim ................................ 210
When parked ................................ 133
Windows – cleaning ..................................... 51
– windscreen washer fluid ....... 190Windscreen washer
– "smart washing" function ...... 52
– activating ................................... 51
– checking levels and
topping up .................................... 190
– nozzles ...................................... 199
– windscreen washer fluid
specifications ............................... 218
Windscreen wiper – blade maintenance .................. 198– blade replacement
.................. 198
– nozzles ...................................... 199
– operation ................................... 51
– rain sensor ............................... 52
Windscreen/rear window wiper blades
– replacement ............................. 198
Winter – snow cha ins .............................. 139
– snow t yres ................................ 138
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Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A. - Parts & Services - Technical Services - \
Service Engineering Largo Senatore G. Agnelli, 3 - 10040 Volvera - Torino (Italia)
Print n. 603.99.163 – 04/2012 – 1 edition
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