2012 FIAT FREEMONT sunroof

WIND BUFFETING
Wind buffeting can be described as the perception of
pressure on the ears or a helicopter-type sound in the
ears. Your vehicle may exhibit wind buffeting with the
windows down, or the sunroof (for versions/markets,
where provided) in certain open or partially open
positions. This is a normal occurrence and can be
minimized. If the buffeting occurs with the rear win-
dows open, then open the front and rear windows
together to minimize the buffeting. If the buffeting
occurs with the sunroof open, adjust the sunroof
opening to minimize the buffeting or open any window.LIFTGATE
The liftgate can be unlocked or locked with the Re-
mote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter, the Keyless
Enter-N-Go (Passive Entry) or by activating the power
door lock switch located on either front door trimpanel.
For further information on Keyless Enter-N-Go (Pas-
sive Entry), refer to “Keyless Enter-N-Go” in “Starting
And Driving”.
NOTE:
The liftgate cannot be unlocked or locked
with the manual door lock plungers on the door trim
panels or the door lock cylinder on the driver's door.
To open the unlocked liftgate, squeeze the handle and
pull the liftgate toward you. Gas props will raise and
support the liftgate in the open position. (fig. 91)
NOTE: Because the gas pressure drops with tem-
perature, it may be necessary to assist the props when
opening the liftgate in cold weather.
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Supplemental Side Air Bag Inflatable Curtain (SABIC)
SABIC air bags may offer side-impact and vehicle roll-
over protection to front and rear seat outboard occu-
pants in addition to that provided by the body struc-
ture. Each air bag features inflated chambers placed
adjacent to the head of each outboard occupant that
reduce the potential for side-impact head injuries. The
SABIC deploy downward, covering both windows on
the impact side. (fig. 140)
NOTE:
• Should a vehicle rollover occur, the pretensioners
and/or SAB and SABIC air bags on both sides of the
vehicle may deploy.• Air Bag covers may not be obvious in the interior
trim, but they will open during air bag deployment.
• Being too close to the SAB and SABIC air bags during
deployment could cause you to be severely injured orkilled.
The system includes side impact sensors that are cali-
brated to deploy the side air bags during impacts that
require air bag occupant protection.
WARNING!
 Your vehicle is equipped with SABIC
air bags, do not have any accessory items
installed which will alter the roof, including add-
ing a sunroof to your vehicle. Do not add roof
racks that require permanent attachments (bolts
or screws) for installation on the vehicle roof. Do
not drill into the roof of the vehicle for any
reason.
 Your vehicle is equipped with left and right
Supplemental Side Air Bag Inflatable Curtain
(SABIC), do not stack luggage or other cargo up
high enough to block the location of the SABIC.
The area where the SABIC is located should
remain free from any obstructions.
(Continued)
(fig. 140)Supplemental Side Curtain Air Bags
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Cavity
CartridgeFuse
Mini-Fuse Description
F169 40 Amp
Green Emissions – Partial
Zero Emissions
Vehicle Motor
F170 15 Amp
Blue Emissions – Partial
Zero Emissions
Vehicle Actuators
F172 20 Amp
Yellow Spare
F173 25 Amp
Natural Anti Lock Brake
Valves
F174 20 Amp
Yellow Siren – For
Versions/Markets,
Where Provided
F175 30 Amp
Green Spare
F176 10 Amp
Red Powertrain ControlModules
F177 20 Amp
Yellow All Wheel Drive
Module – For
Versions/Markets,
Where Provided
F178 25 Amp
Natural Sunroof – For
Versions/Markets,
Where Provided
F179 10 Amp
Red Battery Sensor
Cavity
Cartridge
Fuse
Mini-Fuse Description
F181 100 Amp
Blue Electrohydraulic
Steering (EHPS) –
For Versions/
Markets, Where
Provided
F182 50 Amp
Red Cabin Heater #3 –
For Versions/
Markets, Where
Provided
F184 30 Amp
Pink Front Wiper Motor
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Illuminated Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,225
Intensity Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Lights On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Low Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,21
Low Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Malfunction Indicator (Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . 225
Map Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Parade Mode (Daytime Brightness) . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Rear Fog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230,250
Rear Servicing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249,251
Rear Tail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Seat Belt Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248,249
Service Engine Soon (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . 225
Side Marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Side Repeater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Tire Pressure Monitoring (TPMS) . . . . . . . . . 123,227
Traction Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Turn Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,194,226,249,251
Vanity Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Warning (Instrument Cluster Description) . . . . . . 225
Load Floor, Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Auto Unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Child Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Low Tire Pressure System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Lower Anchors and Tether for CHildren
(LATCH) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176,177
Lubrication, Body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Luggage Rack (Roof Rack) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Maintenance Free Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Maintenance Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Maintenance, General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Maintenance, Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Malfunction Indicator Light (Check Engine) . . . . . . . 225
Manual Transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202,286 Downshifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Fluid Level Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286,287
Frequency of Fluid Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286,287
Lubricant Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286,287
Map/Reading Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Marker Lights, Side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Master Cylinder (Brakes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Methanol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Methanol Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Mini-Trip Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56,84 Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Electric Powered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Electric Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Exterior Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
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Sentry Key Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Sentry Key Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Service Engine Soon Light (Malfunction Indicator) . . . 225
Shoulder Belt Upper Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Shoulder Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Side Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Side Repeater Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Side View Mirror Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Signals, Turn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,194,226,251
Slippery Surfaces, Driving On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Sound Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Sound Systems (Radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234,294,295
Spark Plugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
SpecificationsFuel (Gasoline) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Speed Control (Cruise Control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Cold Weather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Engine Fails to Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Starting and Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Starting Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Starting Procedures (Diesel Engines) . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Steering Column Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Column Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121,122
Tilt Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Wheel Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Wheel, Tilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Steering Wheel Audio Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Steering Wheel Mounted Sound System Controls . . . 137
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85,212
Storage, Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Stuck, Freeing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Sun Visor Extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Sunglasses Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Sunroof Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Supplemental Restraint System - Airbag . . . . . . . . . 181
Sway Control, Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
System, Navigation (Uconnect™ gps) . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Taillights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Telescoping Steering Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Temperature Control, Automatic (ATC) . . . . . . . . . . 65
Temperature Gauge, Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Tether Anchor, Child Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Theft Alarm (Security Alarm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Theft System (Security Alarm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Tie Down Hooks, Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Tilt Steering Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Time Delay, Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
TIREFIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194,291
Aging (Life of Tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Air Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
High Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Inflation Pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Jacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Life of Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
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