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Daytime Running Lights (DRL)
This function allows you to activate/deactivate the daytime
running lights.
Proceed as follows to switch this function on or off:
– press the SET ESC button: the display shows DRL;
– press button ▲or ▼to activate (On) or deactivate (Off)
the daytime running lights;
– press the SET ESC button to return to the submenu
screen or hold the button down to return to the main
menu screen without saving;
Adjusting the buzzer volume (BUZZ)
This function is used to adjust the volume of the buzzer
that sounds in the event of failure/warning indications and
when the SET ESC,
▲and ▼buttons are pressed.
To set the desired volume, proceed as follows:
– press SET ESC: the display shows the word bUZZ;
– press ▲or ▼to select the required volume (adjustable
over eight levels).
– press the SET ESC button to go back to the menu screen
or hold the button down to go back to the standard screen
without saving.
Passenger front and side airbag
activation/deactivation (BAG P)
(for versions/markets where provided)
This function is used to activate/deactivate the front and
side passenger airbags (for versions/markets where pro-
vided).
Proceed as follows:
❒press SET ESC and, after the message BAG P OFF (to
deactivate) or BAG P On (to activate) is displayed by
pressing buttons ▲or ▼, press SET ESC again;
❒the confirmation request message is displayed;
❒press ▲or ▼to select YES (confirming activa-
tion/deactivation) or no (to cancel);
❒press SET ESC to confirm setting and go back to the
menu screen or hold the button down to go back to
the standard screen without saving.
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MENU FUNCTIONS
Adjusting the vehicle interior lighting
This function is available, with the dipped headlamps on
and at night, to adjust the brightness of the instrument pan-
el, buttons, radio display and automatic climate control dis-
play.
During the daytime, and with the dipped headlamps on,
the instrument panel, buttons and radio and automatic cli-
mate control displays are set to maximum brightness.
Proceed as follows to adjust the brightness:
– press SET ESC: the previously set brightness level flash-
es in the display;
– press button ▲or ▼to adjust the brightness level;
– press the SET ESC button to go back to the menu screen
or hold the button down to go back to the standard screen
without saving.
Speed beep (Speed limit)
This function makes it possible to set the vehicle speed
limit (km/h or mph). When this limit is exceeded the dri-
ver is immediately alerted (see “Warning lights and mes-
sages” section).
To set the desired speed limit, proceed as follows:
– press the SET ESC button: the display shows the words
Speed Beep;
– press button ▲or ▼to select speed limit activation (On)
or deactivation (Off);
– PASSENGER AIRBAG
– DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS
– EXIT MENU
Selecting an option from the main menu without a submenu:
– press SET ESC to select the main menu option you wish
to set;
– press
▲or ▼to select the new setting;
– press the SET ESC button to memorize the new set-
ting and go back to the previous main menu option.
Selecting an option from the main menu with a submenu:
– press the SET ESC button to display the first submenu
option;
– press ▲or ▼to scroll through all the submenu options;
– press the SET ESC button to select the displayed sub-
menu option and open the relevant setup menu;
– press ▲or ▼to select the new setting for this submenu
option;
– press the SET ESC button to memorize the new set-
ting and go back to the previous submenu option.
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Daytime Running Lights (DRL)
This function allows you to activate/deactivate the daytime
running lights.
Proceed as follows to switch this function on or off:
– press the SET ESC button to display a submenu;
– press the SET ESC button again: the display flashes On
or Off depending on what was previously set;
–press▲ or▼to select;
– press the SET ESC button to return to the submenu
screen or hold the button down to return to the main
menu screen without saving;
– hold down SET ESC again to go back to the standard
screen or main menu, depending on which point in the
menu you have reached.
Exit menu
This function closes the settings listed on the menu screen.
Press SET ESC to go back to the standard screen with-
out saving.
Press ▼to return to the first menu option (Speed beep).
Activating/deactivating passenger front and side
airbags
(for versions/markets where provided)
This function is used to activate/deactivate the front and
side passenger airbags (for versions/markets where pro-
vided).
Proceed as follows:
– press SET ESC and, after the message Bag pass: Off (to
deactivate) or Bag pass On (to activate) is displayed by
pressing buttons
▲or ▼, press SET ESC again;
– the confirmation request message appears in the display;
– press ▲or ▼to select Yes (confirming activa-
tion/deactivation) or No (to cancel);
– press SET ESC to confirm the setting and go back to
the menu screen or hold the button down to go back to
the standard screen without saving.
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FRONT AIRBAGS
The vehicle is fitted with front airbags for the driver and,
for versions/markets where provided, front airbags for the
passenger.
FRONT AIRBAGS
The front driver/passenger airbags (for versions/markets
where provided) have been designed to protect the front-
seat occupants in the event of head-on crashes of medi-
um-high severity, by placing the bag between the occupant
and the steering wheel or dashboard.
Non-activation in other types of crash (side-on collisions,
rear shunts, roll-overs, etc.) is therefore not a sign of sys-
tem malfunction.
An electronic control unit causes the bag to inflate, if nec-
essary, in the event of a head-on crash.
The bag will inflate instantaneously, placing itself between
the front occupant’s body and the structures which could
cause injury. It will deflate immediately afterwards.
Front driver/passenger airbags (for versions/markets
where provided) are not a replacement for, but rather
a complement to, the seat belts, which should be worn
at all times as specified by law in Europe and most non-Eu-
ropean countries.
In the event of an impact, someone not wearing a seat belt
could move forward and come into contact with a bag
which is still in the opening phase. The protection offered
by the bag is reduced in such a case. The front airbags may not be activated in the following
situations:❒head-on impacts against highly deformable objects that
do not affect the vehicle’s front surface (e.g. front wing
hitting the guard rail);
❒car getting wedged under other vehicles or protective
barriers (e.g. trucks or guard rails);
they could not provide any additional protection compared
with seat belts, so their activation would not be worth-
while. In these cases, non-deployment of the airbag does
not necessarily indicate a system malfunction.
Do not apply stickers or other objects to
the steering wheel, the dashboard in the
passenger side airbag area and the seats. Do not
place objects (e.g. mobile phones) on the passen-
ger side dashboard because these could interfere
with the correct opening of the airbag and cause
severe injury to occupants.
WARNING
The front driver and passenger airbags are designed and
calibrated to best protect front-seat passengers wearing
seat belts.
The volume of the front airbags at maximum inflation fills
most of the space between the steering wheel and the dri-
ver and between the dashboard and the passenger.
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INDEXAIRBAG FAILURE (red)Turning the key to the MAR position illuminates
the warning light, but it will switch off after a few
seconds. The warning light stays on constantly if
there is a failure in the airbag system. A specific message
is displayed on certain versions.
¬
If the warning light ¬ does not come on
when turning the key to MAR or stays on
during car travel, a failure may be present in the
restraint systems. If this is the case, the airbags
or pretensioners may not be deployed after an im-
pact or, less likely, they may be deployed acci-
dentally. Before continuing your journey, contact
a Fiat Dealership to have the system checked im-
mediately.
WARNING
The failure of warning light ¬is indicat-
ed by warning light
“flashing for longer
than the usual four seconds, thus signalling that
the front passenger airbag is deactivated. In ad-
dition, the airbag system automatically disables
the airbags on the passenger’s side (both front and
side airbags where provided). In this case, warn-
ing light ¬ may not be indicating that there is a
fault in the restraint systems. Before driving off,
contact a Fiat Dealership to have the system
checked immediately.
WARNING
PASSENGER/SIDE AIRBAGS DEACTIVATED
(amber)
The warning light
“comes on when the front pas-
senger airbag and the side bag (for versions/markets where
provided) are disabled. With the front passenger airbags
enabled, when the ignition key is turned to MAR the
“
warning light comes on steadily for about four seconds,
flashes for another four seconds and then should go out.
“
Failure of the warning light “is indicat-
ed by warning light
¬coming on. In ad-
dition, the airbag system automatically disables
the airbags on the passenger’s side (both front and
side airbags where provided). Before driving off,
contact a Fiat Dealership to have the system
checked immediately.
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