2012 FIAT 500 ABARTH Owners Manual

Rear Park Assist — If Equipped ........... 103
▫ Rear Park Assist Sensors ............... 104
▫ Rear Park Assist Alerts ................ 104
▫ Failure Indications ................... 106
▫ Cleaning The Rear Park Assist System ..... 106
▫ Park Assist System Usage Precautions ..... 106
 Power Sunroof — If Equipped ............ 109
▫ To Open ........................... 110
▫ To Close ........................... 110
▫ Pinch Protect Override ................ 110
▫ Wind Buffeting ...................... 110 ▫
Emergency Operation ..................111
▫ Sun Shade — If Equipped ...............111
 Electrical Power Outlets ................. 112
 Cigar Lighter — If Equipped ............. 114
 Cupholders .......................... 115
 Storage ............................. 116
▫ Glove Box Compartment ............... 116
 Cargo Area Features ................... 116
 Rear Window Features .................. 118
▫ Rear Window Defroster ................ 118
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MIRRORS
Inside Day/Night Mirror
The mirror can be adjusted up, down, left, and right for
various drivers. The mirror should be adjusted to center
on the view through the rear window.
Headlight glare from vehicles behind you can be reduced
by moving the small control under the mirror to the night
position (toward the rear of the vehicle). The mirror
should be adjusted while set in the day position (toward
the windshield).
Automatic Dimming Mirror — If Equipped
This mirror automatically adjusts for headlight glare
from vehicles behind you. You can turn the feature on or
off by pressing the button at the base of the mirror. A light
Adjusting Rearview Mirror
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to the left of the button will illuminate to indicate when
the dimming feature is activated. The sensor to the right
of the button does not illuminate.
NOTE:This feature is disabled when the vehicle is
moving in reverse.CAUTION!
To avoid damage to the mirror during cleaning, never
spray any cleaning solution directly onto the mirror.
Apply the solution onto a clean cloth and wipe the
mirror clean.
Automatic Dimming Mirror
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Power Mirrors
The power mirror controls are located on the driver ’s
door trim panel.
The power mirror controls consist of a mirror select
switch and a four-way mirror control switch. To adjust amirror, press the mirror select switch to either the L (left)
or R (right) to select the mirror you need to adjust.
Using the mirror control switch, press on any of the four
arrows for the direction that you want the mirror to
move.
WARNING!
Vehicles and other objects seen in the passenger side
convex mirror will look smaller and farther away
than they really are. Relying too much on your
passenger side mirror could cause you to collide with
another vehicle or other object. Use your inside
mirror when judging the size or distance of a vehicle
seen in the passenger side convex mirror.
Power Mirror Switches
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Spotter Mirror — If Equipped
Some models are equipped with a driver’s side spotter
mirror. The spotter mirror allows for a greater range of
visibility on the driver’s side of the vehicle.
Folding Mirrors
The exterior mirrors are hinged to allow the mirror to
pivot forward or rearward to help avoid damage. The
mirror has three detent positions: full forward, normal
and full rearward.
Heated Mirrors — If Equipped
These mirrors are heated to melt frost or ice. This
feature is activated whenever you turn on the rear
window defroster. Refer to “Rear Window Features” in
“Understanding The Features Of Your Vehicle” for fur-
ther information.
Spotter Mirror
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Sun Visors
The driver and passenger sun visors are located on the
headliner, near the front windshield. The sun visor can be
rotated downward or up against the door glass. Both sun
visors are equipped with courtesy mirrors.
BLUE&ME™ HANDS-FREE COMMUNICATION —
IF EQUIPPED
Overview
Windows Mobile™-based FIAT BLUE&ME™ is a per-
sonal telematic system enabling you to use communica-
tion and entertainment applications expressly designed
for use in the car.
The BLUE&ME™ system installed on your car is
equipped with a hands-free kit, message reader and
media player, and it is preset for future installation of
additional services.
The BLUE&ME™ system, fully integrated with voice
commands, buttons on the steering wheel and multifunc-
tion display messages, gives you the possibility of inter-
acting with your Bluetoothwireless technology mobile
phone (even if you keep it in your pocket or bag) without
having to take your eyes off the road or remove your
hands from the steering wheel. To use voice commands
Sun Visor (Passenger Side Shown)
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you are not required to train the voice recognition system
to recognize your voice. This implies that the system is
nearly equally performing with different persons, i.e.: the
voice recognition system is of the “speaker independent”
type.
With this system you can also play your favorite music
stored on USB device and select tracks and playback
modes with both voice commands or buttons on the
steering wheel.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules
subject to the following two conditions:
•This device may not cause harmful interference.
•This device must accept all interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired
operation.
The Hands-Free Kit
The basic characteristic of this hands-free kit is voice
recognition with Bluetoothwireless technology. With
this system you can make and receive calls safely and
securely by using either voice commands or buttons on
the steering wheel. This can be done under any driving
condition without ever having to take your eyes off the
road or remove your hands from the steering wheel, as
required by current laws.
Bluetooth wireless technology enables wireless connec-
tion between your mobile phone and the hands-free kit
installed on your car.
To use the hands-free kit, you need a Bluetooth wireless
technology enabled mobile phone. This hands-free kit
gives you the possibility of interacting vocally with your
mobile phone while driving, even if your mobile device
does not feature this capability. You can also interact with
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your mobile phone manually and visually using the
steering wheel controls and the instrument panel multi-
function display.For further details on the mobile phones supported by
BLUE&ME™, refer to section BLUE&ME™ SUPPORTED
MOBILE PHONES.
To get started with BLUE&ME™ hands-free kit with
voice recognition, you have to simply pair your
Bluetooth
wireless technology enabled mobile phone
with the system.
Pairing is an operation that has to be made only once.
NOTE:
•During the mobile phone pairing procedure,
BLUE&ME™ attempts to detect a phone equipped
with Bluetooth wireless technology within range and
then establishes the connection using a Personal Iden-
tification Number (PIN).
•Once your phone is paired, you have the option to
transfer your mobile phone contacts to the hands-free
kit, to make a phone call either by using the contacts
1 — Mute/ESC 2 — Phone/Main
4 — Voice Recognition (VR) 3 — Phone Hang Up
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