ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES
If, after buying the car, you decide to add electrical accessories (that will gradually drain the battery), visit a Fiat
Dealership. They can calculate the overall electrical requirement and check that the car’s electric system can
support the required load.
CODE card
Keep the code card in a safe place, not in the car. You should always keep the electronic code written on the CODE
card with you in case you need to carry out an emergency start-up procedure.
SCHEDULED SERVICING
Correct maintenance of the car is essential for ensuring it stays in tip-top condition and safeguards its safety
features, its environmental friendliness and low running costs for a long time to come.
THE Owner Handbook CONTAINS…
…information, tips and important warnings regarding the safe, correct driving of your car, and its maintenance.
Pay particular attention to the symbols
"(personal safety) #(environmental protection) !(the car’s wellbeing).
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MAIN KEY WITH REMOTE
CONTROL fig. 12
The metal insert Aof the key is grip-re-
tractable.
The key operates:
❒the ignition switch;
❒driver’s door lock;
❒cut-in of door lock device D-fig. 13
when the electric system is failing (e.g.
run-down battery);
❒cut-in of child lock safety device Eon
rear doors.
fig. 11F0H0700mfig. 12F0H0701m
fig. 13F0H0246m
Button B-fig. 12opens the metal insert
A.
To refit the metal insert Ainto the key
grip:
❒keep button Bpressed
❒move the metal insert A
❒release button Band then turn the
metal insert Auntil hearing the click
as it locks into place.
Button
Ëunlocks the doors, the tailgate
and the fuel cap.
Button Álocks the doors, the tailgate and
the fuel cap.
Button
Runlocks the boot.
IMPORTANT The remote control system
frequency can be disturbed by significant
radio transmissions outside the car (e.g:
mobile phones, HAM radio systems, etc.)
that could cause remote control malfunc-
tioning.
Button B-fig. 12 should only
be pressed when the key is
away from the body, in particular
from the eyes and from objects that
can be spoilt (e.g. clothes). Make sure
the key can never be touched by oth-
ers, especially children, who may in-
advertently press the button.
WARNING
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fig. 16F0H0702m
Opening the tailgate from
the outside fig. 16
The tailgate can be opened from the out-
side by pressing the remote control but-
ton
R. Tailgate opening will obtain dou-
ble direction indicators flashing.
IMPORTANT The remote control system
frequency can be disturbed by significant
radio transmissions outside the car (e.g:
mobile phones, HAM radio systems, etc.)
that could cause remote control malfunc-
tioning.Locking doors from the inside
fig. 15
With doors closed, press the button Alo-
cated on the dashboard in central position,
to lock (led on the button ON) or unlock
(led on the button OFF) the doors.
IMPORTANT Door locking from inside
will not cut-in if one door is not prefect-
ly closed or there is a system failure.
If the cause of the failure is removed, the
device will start working properly.
If the inside locking button is
pressed accidentally, when
getting out of the car only the
doors used will unlock where-
as the tailgate will stay locked.To re-
align the system, press the lock / unlock
button again.
fig. 17F0H0704m
Replacing the battery of the key
with remote control fig. 17
Battery replacement:
❒press button Aand move the metal in-
sert Bto open position;
❒use a finely-tipped screwdriver to turn
the screw C;
❒pull out the battery holder Dand re-
place the battery Emaking sure that
the bias is correct;
❒re-insert the battery holder Din the
key and lock it turning the screw C.
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AND CONTROLS
fig. 19F0H0322m
Request for additional remote
controls
The system can recognise up to 8 keys
with incorporated remote control. Should
a new key with remote control be nec-
essary, contact a Fiat Dealership, taking
with you the CODE card, a personal iden-
tity document and the car’s ownership
documents.
Used batteries are harmful to
the environment. They should
be disposed of as specified by
law in the special containers
provided, or take them to a Fiat Deal-
ership, which will deal with their dis-
posal.
fig. 18F0H0014m
KEY WITHOUT REMOTE
CONTROL (SPARE KEY)
(where required)
The metal insert A-fig. 18of the key is
grip-retractable.
The key operates:
❒the ignition switch;
❒the driver’s door;
❒cut-in of door lock device C-fig. 19
when the electric system is failing (e.g.
run-down battery;
❒cut-in of child lock safety device D-
fig. 19on rear doors.
Button B-fig. 18opens the metal insert
A.To refit the metal insert Ainto the key
grip:
❒keep button Bpressed
❒move the metal insert A
❒release button Band then turn the
metal insert Auntil hearing the click
as it locks into place.
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Button B should only be
pressed when the key is
away from the body, in particular
from the eyes and from objects that
can be spoilt (e.g. clothes). Make sure
the key can never be touched by oth-
ers, especially children, who may in-
advertently press the button.
WARNING
fig. 20F0H0705mfig. 21F0H0322m
KEY WITHOUT REMOTE
CONTROL (SPARE KEY)
(where required)
The metal insert A-fig. 20of the key is
fixed.
The key operates:
❒the ignition switch;
❒the driver’s door;
❒cut-in of door lock device C-fig. 21
when the electric system is failing (e.g.
run-down battery);
❒cut-in of child lock safety device D-
fig. 21on rear doors.
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INSTRUMENTS
SPEEDOMETER fig. 25
Speed indicator.
REV. COUNTER fig. 26
Engine rpm indicator.
IMPORTANT The electronic injection
control system gradually shuts off the flow
of fuel when the engine is “over-revving”
resulting in a gradual loss of engine pow-
er.
When the engine is idling, the rev counter
may indicate a gradual or sudden higher-
ing of the speed.
This is normal as it takes place during nor-
mal operation, for example when activat-
ing the climate control system or the fan.
In particular a slow change in the speed
preserves the battery charge.
FUEL LEVEL GAUGE fig. 27
This shows the amount of fuel left in the
fuel tank (see the indications given in para-
graph “At the filling station").
fig. 25F0H0708m
fig. 26F0H0022m
fig. 27F0H0023m
fig. 28F0H0024m
The reserve warning light Aturns on to
indicate that approx. 6 litres of fuel are left
in the tank.
Do not travel with the fuel tank almost
empty: the gaps in fuel delivery could dam-
age the catalyst.ENGINE COOLANT
TEMPERATURE GAUGE fig. 28
The turning on of the warning light Ain-
dicates that the coolant fluid temperature
is too high; in this case, stop the engine
and contact a Fiat Dealership.
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TO REDUCE MEMORISED
SPEED
The speed memorised can be increased in
two ways:
❒disengaging the device and then
memorising the new speed;
or
❒moving the stalk downwards (–) until
reaching the new speed which will be
memorised automatically.
Each operation of the stalk will corre-
spond to a slight reduction in speed (about
1 km/h), while keeping the stalk down-
wards continuously will correspond to a
continuous speed reduction.
DEVICE DISENGAGEMENT
Turn the ring A-fig. 78to OFFor the ig-
nition key to STOP. The device is auto-
matically deactivated also in one of the fol-
lowing cases:
❒pressing the brake or clutch pedal.
In the event of device mal-
function or failure, turn the
knurled ring A to OFF and contact a
Fiat Dealership after checking the
protective fuse integrity.
WARNING
CEILING LIGHTS
FRONT CEILING LIGHT fig. 79
Press switch Ato switch the light on and
off.
With switch Ain the central position,
lights Cand Dturn on/off when the front
doors are opened/closed.
Pressing switch Ato the left, lights Cand
Dstay off.
Pressing switch Ato the right, lights Cand
Dstay on.
fig. 79F0H0077m
Light switching on/off is progressive.
Switch Bturns on the spot light; when the
ceiling light is off, it turns on singularly:
❒map reading light Cif pressed to the
left;
❒map reading light Dif pressed to the
right.
IMPORTANT Make sure that both
switches are in central position before get-
ting out of the car. This will ensure that
the ceiling lights go out when the doors
are closed preventing the battery from
running down.
Anyway, if the switch is left on, the ceil-
ing light will automatically switch off after
15 minutes from the engine turning off.
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INERTIAL FUEL CUT-OFF
SWITCH
It is located next to the passenger’s door
pillar, at the bottom (move the covering
aside to reach it) and it comes into oper-
ation in the case of a crash by cutting off
fuel and switching off the engine.
When the fuel cut-off switch is on, warn-
ing light è (if any) comes on together with
the message on the multifunction recon-
figurable display.
Carefully inspect the car to find fuel leaks,
e.g. in the engine compartment, under the
car or near the tank.If no fuel leaks are found and the car can
be started again, press button A-fig. 87
to reset the fuel system and the lights.
After a crash, remember to turn the igni-
tion key to STOPto prevent battery run-
down.
fig. 87F0H0741m
If, after an accident, you can
smell petrol or see that the
fuel feed system is leaking, to avoid
the risk of fire, do not reset the
switch.
WARNING
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