2012 FIAT 500 ABARTH wheel

INTRODUCTION/WELCOMEWelcome From Fiat.............2
CONTROLS AT A GLANCEDriver Cockpit................4
Instrument Cluster .............6
GETTING STARTEDKeyFob...................8
Power Door Locks.............8
Seat Belt ..................8
Supplemental Restraint System
(SRS) — Air Bags ..............9
Child Restraints .............. 10
Front Seats ................ 12
Rear Seats ................ 13
Tilt Steering Column ........... 14
OPERATING YOUR VEHICLEEngine Break-In Recommendations . . . 15
Turn Signal/Lights/High Beam Lever . . . 15
Wiper/Washer Lever........... 17
Speed Control .............. 18
Power Windows ............. 19
Manual Climate Controls ......... 20
Automatic Temperature Controls
(ATC) ................... 21
Sport Mode ................ 22
Manual Transmission ........... 22
Power Sunroof .............. 23
Wind Buffeting .............. 24
Cold Weather Operation (Engine Block
Heater) .................. 25
ELECTRONICSYour Vehicle's Sound System ...... 26
AM/FM Radio With CD Player And Sirius
XM™ Satellite Radio ........... 28
Steering Wheel Audio Controls ...... 30
BLUE&ME™ Hands-Free Operation . . . 30
iPod
®/USB/MP3 Control ......... 34
Electronic Vehicle Information
Center (EVIC) ............... 35
Programmable Features ......... 36Trip Button
................ 36
Power Outlet ............... 38
UTILITYTrailer Towing ............... 39
Recreational Towing (Behind
Motorhome, Etc.) ............. 39
WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES24-Hour Roadside Assistance ...... 40
Instrument Cluster Warning Lights .... 40
If Your Engine Overheats ......... 44
TIREFIT Kit ................ 44
Jump-Starting Procedure ......... 50
Towing A Disabled Vehicle ........ 51
Enhanced Accident Response System . . 52
Freeing A Stuck Vehicle ......... 53
Event Data Recorder (EDR) ........ 54
MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLEOpening The Hood............ 55
Engine Compartment ........... 56
Fluids And Capacities ........... 57
Maintenance Chart ............ 58
Fuses ................... 60
Tire Pressures .............. 61
Summer/Three-Season Tires ....... 62
Wheel And Wheel Trim Care ....... 62
Exterior Bulbs ............... 63
CONSUMER ASSISTANCEFiat Customer Center ........... 64
Assistance For The Hearing Impaired . . 64
Publications Ordering ........... 64
Reporting Safety Defects In
The 50 United States
And Washington, D.C. .......... 65
MOPAR ACCESSORIESAuthentic Accessories By MOPAR®... 66
INDEX.................67
FAQ (How To?)Frequently Asked Questions ....... 69
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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WARNING!
• Relying on the air bags alone could lead to more severe injuries in a collision.The air bags work with your seat belt to restrain you properly. In some
collisions, the air bags won't deploy at all. Always wear your seat belts even
though you have air bags.
• Being too close to the steering wheel or instrument panel during Advanced Front Air Bag deployment could cause serious injury, including death. Air bags
need room to inflate. Sit back, comfortably extending your arms to reach the
steering wheel or instrument panel.
• Supplemental Side Air Bag Inflatable Curtains and Supplemental Seat-Mounted Side Air Bags need room to inflate. Do not lean against the
door or window. Sit upright in the center of the seat.
• Being too close to the Supplemental Side Air Bag Inflatable Curtain and/or Seat-Mounted Side Air Bag during deployment could cause you to be severely
injured or killed.
• Do not drive your vehicle after the air bags have deployed. If you are involved in another collision, the air bags will not be in place to protect you.
• After any collision, the vehicle should be taken to an authorized dealer immediately.
CHILD RESTRAINTS
• Children 12 years and under should ride properly buckled up in a rear seat, ifavailable. According to crash statistics, children are safer when properly restrained in
the rear seats rather than in the front.
• Every state in the United States and every Canadian province requires that small children ride in proper restraint systems. This is the law, and you can be prosecuted
for ignoring it.
Installing The LATCH - Compatible Child Restraint System
• Your vehicle's second row passenger seats are equipped with the child restraintanchorage system called LATCH, which stands for Lower Anchors and Tethers for
CHildren. LATCH child restraint anchorage systems are installed in both rear seating
positions.
• The LATCH lower anchorages are round bars, located at the rear of the seat cushion where it meets the seatback. They can be readily identified by the symbol
located on the seatback directly above the anchorages and are just visible when you
lean into the rear seat to install the child restraint.
• In addition, there are tether strap anchorages behind each rear seating position located on the back of the seat.
• NEVER use the same lower anchorage to attach more than one child restraint.
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TILT STEERING COLUMN
• The tilt lever is located on the steeringcolumn, below the turn signal lever.
• Push down on the lever to unlock the steering column.
• With one hand firmly on the steering wheel, move the steering column up or
down as desired.
• Pull upward on the lever to lock the column firmly in place.
WARNING!
Do not adjust the steering column while driving. Adjusting the steering column
while driving or driving with the steering column unlocked could cause the driver
to lose control of the vehicle. Be sure the steering column is locked before driving
your vehicle. Failure to follow this warning may result in severe injury or death.
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High Beams
• Push the lever forward to activate the high beams.
• A high beam symbol will illuminate in the cluster to indicate the high beams are on.
NOTE: For safe driving, turn off the high beams when oncoming traffic is present to
prevent headlight glare and as a courtesy to other motorists.
Flash To Pass
• Pull the lever toward you to activate the high beams. The high beams will remain on until the lever is released.
Headlight Delay (Follow Me Home)
• Within two minutes from when the engine is turned off and the ignition key is in theOFF/LOCK position or removed, pull the turn signal lever toward the steering wheel.
• Each movement of the lever toward the steering wheel will increase the illumination period by 30 seconds, up to a maximum of 210 seconds.
Fog Lights
• Push the fog light button, located onthe climate controls, once to turn on the
fog lights.
• Push the button a second time to turn the fog lights off.
OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE
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SPEED CONTROL
• The speed control switches are locatedon the steering wheel.
Cruise ON/OFF
• Push the ON/OFF button to activate theSpeed Control.
• CRUISE READY
will appear on the
instrument cluster to indicate the Speed
Control is on.
• Push the ON/OFF button a second time to turn the system off.
Set
• With the Speed Control on, push andrelease the SET – button to set a
desired speed.
Accel/Decel
• Once a speed is set, pushing the RES + button once or the SET – button once willincrease or decrease the set speed approximately 1 mph (2 km/h).
• Push and hold the RES + button to accelerate in 5mph (8 km/h) increments or push and hold the SET – button to decelerate in 5mph (8 km/h) increments; release the
button to save the new set speed.
Resume
• To resume a previously selected set speed in memory, push the RES + button andrelease.
Cancel
• Push the CANCEL button, or apply the brakes to cancel the set speed and maintainthe set speed memory.
• Push the ON/OFF button to turn the system off and erase the set speed memory.
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STEERING WHEEL AUDIO CONTROLS
• The steering wheel audio controls arelocated on the rear surface of the
steering wheel.
Right Switch
• Press the switch up or down toincrease or decrease the volume.
• Press the button in the center to change modes AM/FM/CD/SAT.
Left Switch
• Press the switch up or down to searchfor the next listenable station or select the next or previous CD track.
• Press the button in the center to select the next preset station (radio).
• The Left Switch is also used for the BLUE&ME™ System. Refer to the BLUE&ME™ section in this manual for more details.
BLUE&ME™ Hands-Free Operation
• FIAT’s Windows Mobile™ based BLUE&ME™ Hands-Free Communication is apersonal telematics system that incorporates communication and entertainment
applications that are expressly designed for use in your car.
• The BLUE&ME™ Hands-Free Communication package installed in your car is equipped with integral hands-free kit, message reader, and media player.
BLUE&ME™ is designed to support the future installation of additional services.
• The BLUE&ME™ Hands-Free Communication package features integrated voice recognition, steering wheel controls and a multifunction electronic display that allows
you to use your Bluetooth
®wireless technology enabled mobile phone without
having to take your eyes off the road. You can even keep your phone in a pocket or
a bag. You are not required to train the voice recognition system to recognize your
voice. The system is “speaker independent” and performs equally well for different
users.
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Steering Wheel Buttons
Front Steering Wheel Buttons
1 – MUTE/ESC3 – PHONE HANG UP
2 – PHONE/MAIN 4 – VOICE RECOGNITION (VR)
• The operations of the front BLUE&ME™ Steering Wheel buttons, located on the front left of the steering wheel, are as follows:
Button Short press function (less than
1 second) Long press
function (more than
1 second)
PHONE/MAIN Launch BLUE&ME™ Main Menu Dial the number displayed on the
display that was accessed haptically
from the phonebook or the recent
calls list
Accept an incoming phone call
Switch between two ongoing phone
conversations (call waiting)
Dial the name/number on the display
that was selected/entered by voice
recognition –
MUTE/ESC Cancel voice recognition
Cancel a voice announcement
Interrupt message reading
Exit BLUE&ME™ Main Menu
Exit the sub-menu and return to the
previous menu option
Exit current menu option without
storing settings
Turn the microphone on/off during a
phone conversation
Mute the ring tone of an incoming
call
Media player Pause on/off –
VOICE RECOGNITION
(VR) Activate voice recognition
Interrupt voice announcement to
provide a new voice command Repeat the last
utterance in a voice
interaction
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ButtonShort press function (less than
1 second) Long press
function (more than
1 second)
PHONE HANG UP Reject an incoming call and end a phone call in progress
End an active call and switch to a
call waiting (on hold) –
PRESET UP/OK (left
side back of steering
wheel) Confirm manually selected menu
option
Switch phone conversation from the
hands-free phone to your mobile
phone and vice versa
Select displayed message –
SCAN UP/SCAN
DOWN (left side back
of steering wheel Scroll BLUE&ME™ menu items
Scroll through media player tracks
Scroll inbox messages –
Steering Wheel Audio Controls • The right hand control on the rear of the steering wheel is a rocker type switch with a pushbutton in the center. Press the switch up for Volume +. Press the switch down
for Volume –. The button in the center is the SRC button used to change audio
sources (e.g. AM, FM, CD, Media Player).
• The left hand control on the rear of the steering wheel is also a rocker type switch with a pushbutton in the center. Press the top of the switch to Scan Up. Press the
bottom of the switch to Scan Down. The button in the center is the PRESET UP/OK
button.
BLUE&ME™ Hands-Free Communication
• To use the hands-free feature, you need a Bluetooth®wireless technology enabled
mobile phone. This hands-free feature 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 your mobile phone manually and visually using
the steering wheel controls and the instrument panel EVIC display.
• To get started with BLUE&ME™ hands-free feature with voice recognition, you have to simply pair your Bluetooth
®wireless technology enabled mobile phone with the
system.
Pair Your Mobile Phone • Press the VR steering wheel button and say “Settings” then, at the end of the BLUE&ME™ message say “Pairing”.
• The system will show the phone pairing PIN number on the EVIC display. For the next two steps, consult your mobile phone owner’s manual about Bluetooth
®pairing
procedures for your phone.
• On your mobile phone, search for devices equipped with Bluetooth
®wireless
technology (the setting on your mobile phone might be called Discover or New
Device). In this list you will find BLUE&ME™ (name identifying the BLUE&ME™
system on your car): select it.
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