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DASHBOARD
AND CONTROLSDASHBOARD........................................................................ 5
INSTRUMENT PANEL ....................................................... 7
SYMBOLS ............................................................................... 9
THE FIAT CODE SYSTEM ................................................. 9
KEY KIT AND DOOR LOCKING .................................. 10
IGNITION SWITCH ............................................................ 18
INSTRUMENTS ..................................................................... 19
MULTIFUNCTION DISPLAY ........................................... 20
RECONFIGURABLE MULTIFUNCTION DISPLAY ... 23
ADJUSTMENT OF THE WHEEL ...................................... 36
ADJUSTMENT OF THE SEATS ......................................... 36
HEAD RESTRAINTS ............................................................ 41
REARVIEW MIRRORS ......................................................... 42
HEATING/CLIMATE
CONTROL SYSTEM ........................................................... 44
HEATING AND VENTILATION ...................................... 45
MANUAL CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM ................... 48
AUTOMATIC TWO-ZONE CLIMATE
CONTROL SYSTEM ........................................................... 51
EXTERNAL LIGHTS............................................................. 58
WINDOW WASHING ....................................................... 60
CRUISE CONTROL ............................................................ 63CEILING LIGHTS ................................................................. 64
LIGHT CONTROL BUTTONS ......................................... 66
INERTIAL FUEL CUT- OFF SWITCH ............................. 67
INTERIOR FITTINGS ......................................................... 68
SMOKERS’ KIT ...................................................................... 71
SUNROOF.............................................................................. 72
POWER WINDOWS ......................................................... 74
REAR WINDOW WINDERS ............................................ 75
BOOT ...................................................................................... 76
BONNET ................................................................................ 80
ROOF RACK/SKI RACK .................................................... 81
HEADLIGHTS ........................................................................ 82
ABS SYSTEM ......................................................................... 83
EOBD SYSTEM ..................................................................... 84
SOUND SYSTEM .................................................................. 85
ACCESSORIES PURCHASED BY THE OWNER ......... 86
“DUALDRIVE” ELECTRIC POWER
STEERING SYSTEM ............................................................. 87
PARKING SENSORS ........................................................... 88
AT THE FILLING STATION ............................................. 90
PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT ............................ 92
DD D
A A
S S
H H
B B
O O
A A
R R
D D
A A
N N
D D
C C
O O
N N
T T
R R
O O
L L
S S
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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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Opening the doors and the tailgate
Pressing and keeping the pushbutton
pressed
Ë: for a short time: remote un-
locking of doors, boot lid, unlocking of fu-
el lid, timed switching on of inner roof
lamp and double blinking.
Doors will be unlocked automatically if the
fuel inertial cut-off switch comes into op-
eration.
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.
fig. 14F0H0702m
Closing the doors and the tailgate
Pressing and keeping the pushbutton
pressed Á: for a short time: remote lock-
ing of doors, boot lid, locking of fuel lid,
switching off of inner roof lamp and sin-
gle blinking.Deterrence led
When locking the doors, the led on but-
ton A-fig. 15switches on for about 3 sec-
onds and than starts flashing (deterrence
function). Once doors are locked, if one
or more doors or the tailgate are not
closed correctly, the led and direction in-
dicators will start flashing quickly.
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.
fig. 15F0H0703m
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DASHBOARD
AND CONTROLSType ofkey
Pressing the pushbutton Ëenables fuel lid to be opened.
The main functions that can be activated with the keys (with or without remote control) are the following:
Door opening
Key turning counterclockwise
(driver’s side)
Key turning counterclockwise
(driver’s side)
Pressing briefly button
Ë
Two flashings
Turning off Door locking
from the outside
Key turning clockwise
(driver’s side)
Key turning clockwise
(driver’s side)
Pressing briefly button
Á
One flashing
Turned on fixed for approx.
3 seconds, followed by deterrence
led flashingBoot
opening
Pressing on button
R
Two flashings
Deterrence led flashing Spare key without
remote control
Main key with
remote control
Direction indicators
flashing (only with key with
remote control)
Deterrence led
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fig. 41F0H0046m
Setting the driver’s seat to “table”
configuration
Remove the head restraint completely
(see “Head restraint removal” in section
“Head restraints”) then follow the previ-
ously described procedure.
Seat warming (where provided)
To switch on/off seat warming on driver’s
side press button B-fig. 41, press button
Cfor the passenger’s side.
The led on the button will light up when
the function is on.REAR SLIDING SEAT
Adjustments from inside the car
Moving the seat backwards
or forwards fig. 42
Lift lever Aor lever Brespectively to ad-
just the required seat section, then push
the seat backwards or forwards.
Back rest angle adjustment fig. 43
Use lever Cto set the back rest as re-
quired then release the lever.
To prevent malfunctioning: always press
lever Cdown completely.
fig. 42F0H0047mfig. 43F0H0252m
fig. 44F0H0253m
REAR FIXED SEAT
(where provided)
For tilting the seat, see paragraph “Boot
extension”
Adjustments from the boot
Moving the seat backwards
or forwards fig. 44
Use handles Fand Gto adjust the re-
quired seat section, then push the seat
backwards or forwards.
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Back rest angle adjustment fig. 45
Use lever Aor lever Bto adjust the re-
quired back rest section, then release the
lever.
Central seat back rest adjustment
from inside the car
To set the central seat back rest in hori-
zontal position:
❒operate lever D-fig. 47(one per side)
❒lower the central seat back rest down
completely
❒release the lever.With central seat back rest completely
lowered on the cushion and relevant head
restraint removed (as shown in the figure),
it is possible to use the glass holder A-
fig. 46(where provided).
To bring the central back rest back to ver-
tical position: use again lever D-fig. 47
(one per side) and set it in line with rear
side seat backs, until the securing clip E
locks into place.
fig. 45F0H0049mfig. 46F0H0051mfig. 47F0H0050m
After adjustments, always
check that the seat is firmly
locked in the runners.
WARNING
Once you have released the
lever, check that the seat is
firmly locked in the runners by trying
to move it back and forth. Failure to
lock the seat in place could result in
the seat moving suddenly.
WARNING
Ski tunnel fig. 48
To use the ski tunnel, the armrest shall be
lowered down completely.
It can be used to carry long objects (e.g.:
skis), fitting them into the tunnel from the
boot.
To access the ski tunnel B, lower the rear
central back rest A(as previously de-
scribed).
fig. 48F0H0249m
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For maximum safety, keep
the back of your seat up-
right, lean back into it and make sure
the seat belt fits closely across your
hips.
WARNING
Central seat back rest adjustment
from the boot fig. 49
Pull band Fand push forward the top of
the back rest at the same time until re-
leasing the locking clip. Bring the back rest
to horizontal position then, release band
F. Reverse this procedure to reset the
back rest in vertical position. Check for
clip locking into place.
Always check that loads are
anchored properly to pre-
vent them being thrown against the
passengers in case of accident or
sharp braking.
WARNING
Only make adjustments
when the car is stationary.
WARNINGfig. 49F0H0255m
Relax position, passenger side
To obtain the relax position, open the rear
door and:
❒tilt the passenger seat to “table” po-
sition fig. 50(see “Setting the pas-
senger’s seat to table configuration” in
this section);
❒push the rear seat completely forward;
❒push the passenger’s seat (tilted) com-
pletely backward;
❒remove the rear parcel shelf (see
“Rear parcel shelf removal” in this sec-
tion);
❒move the rear seat back rest to the re-
quired position fig. 50.Relax position, driver side
Same procedure but remove completely
the driver’s head restraint (see “Head re-
straints” in this section).
IMPORTANT See section “Boot Exten-
sion” for operations concerning seat po-
sitioning to extend the boot.
fig. 50F0H0242m
fig. 51F0H0243m
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fig. 93F0H0090m
fig. 92F0H0714m
DOOR POCKETS fig. 94
Each door has a pocket/oddment com-
partment.GLASS/CAN HOLDER fig. 95
The central console houses the glass/can
holders in front of the handbrake.
Cargo box (where provided) fig. 96
It is made up of a special preformed ele-
ment, which is placed in the boot for cars
with non sliding rear seat and can be used
to house objects; this element provides
load plane uniform level with depressed
seat back.
MAGNETIC CARD/TICKET
SLOTS fig. 97
The slots for holding magnetic cards and
tickets (phone card, toll slips, etc.) can be
found on the central tunnel unit.
fig. 94F0H0153mfig. 95F0H0091m
fig. 96F0H0349m
fig. 97F0H0092m
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