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The fabric upholstery of your
car is designed to withstand
normal wear and tear for
a long time. Some precautions
are needed though. Avoid prolonged
and/or excessive rubbing against cloth-
ing accessories such as metal buckles
and Velcro strips which, by applying
a high pressure on the fabric in a small
area, could cause some threads to
break, thereby damaging the upholstery.
Seat heating fig. 24
(for versions/markets, where provided)
With the key turned to MAR, press but-
ton Fto switch the function on/off. When
the function is enabled, the LED on the
button turns on.
IMPORTANT Front seat heating control
is linked to a thermostat, automatically de-
activating heating when the preset tem-
perature is reached.REAR SEATS
To fold the rear seats, refer to the “Ex-
tending the boot” paragraph in this section.
fig. 24F0M0058m
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HEAD RESTRAINTS
FRONT HEAD RESTRAINTS
fig. 25
On certain versions the head restraints
are adjustable in height and they lock au-
tomatically in the required position.
To adjust head restraints, proceed as fol-
lows:
❒upwards adjustment: lift the head re-
straint until it locks.❒downwards adjustment: press button
A and lower the head restraint.
Lifting off the front head restraints: press
buttons Aand Bat the same time and lift. REAR HEAD RESTRAINTS fig. 26
(for versions/markets, where provided)
To move the head restraint upwards, raise
it until hearing the click (position of use).
To bring it back to the position of non-
use, press button
Aand push the head re-
straint down into the back rest.
To extract the rear head restraints, press
buttons Aand Bat the same time and lift.
IMPORTANT When the rear seats are in
use, the head restraints must always be
in the position of use.
fig. 25F0M0025mfig. 26F0M0026m
Head restraints must be ad-
justed so that the head,
rather than the neck, rests on them.
Only then can they protect your head
correctly.
WARNING
To make the best use of the head restraint
protective action, adjust the seat back so
that your trunk is upright and keep your
head as close as possible to the head re-
straint.
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MIRRORS
REAR-VIEW MIRROR fig. 28
The mirror is fitted with a safety device
that causes its release in the event of a vi-
olent impact with the passenger.
STEERING WHEEL
The driver can adjust the height and axial
position of the steering wheel (for ver-
sions/markets, where provided).
To carry out the adjustment, proceed as
follows:
❒release lever A-fig. 27by pushing it
forwards (position 1 );
❒adjust the steering wheel;
❒lock lever Aby pulling it towards the
steering wheel (position 2).
fig. 27F0M0610m
Any adjustment of the steer-
ing wheel position must be
carried out only with the car station-
ary and the engine turned off.
WARNING
It is absolutely forbidden to
carry out any after-market
operation involving steering system or
steering column modifications (e.g. in-
stallation of anti-theft device) that
could badly affect performance and
safety, invalidate the warranty and
also result in the car failing to com-
ply with regulations.
WARNING
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WING MIRRORS
Adjustment fig. 29
This operation is possible only with the
key turned to MAR.
To carry out the adjustment, proceed as
follows:
❒use switch B to select the required mir-
ror (left or right);
❒to adjust the mirror, move switch C in
the four directions;
fig. 28F0M0028mfig. 29F0M0030m
The mirror can be adjusted to two differ-
ent positions (normal or antiglare) by
using lever A.
fig. 30F0M0250m
Folding
When required (for example when the
shape causes difficulty in narrow spaces),
it is possible to fold the mirrors by mov-
ing them from position 1-fig. 30 to posi-
tion 2.
When driving, the mirrors
should always be in position
1-fig. 30.
As the driver’s wing mirror is
curved, it may slightly alter
the perception of distance.
WARNING
Defrosting/demisting
(for versions/markets, where provided)
The mirrors are fitted with resistors that
are activated when the heated rear wind-
screen is turned on (by pressing button
().
IMPORTANT This function is timed and
it will turn off automatically after a few
minutes.
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fig. 31
F0M0611m
HEATING AND VENTILATION SYSTEM
1. Upper fixed vent – 2.Adjustable central vents – 3.Fixed side vents – 4.Adjustable side vents – 5. Lower vents for front seats
6. Lower vents for rear seats
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CONTROLS fig. 34
Knob A regulates
the air temperature
(mixing hot and cold air)
Red section = hot air
Blue section = cold air Knob B activates/adjusts the fan
p
0= fan off
1-2-3 = ventilation speed
4
-= max. fan speed
fig. 34F0M0035m
fig. 32F0M0033m
fig. 33F0M0034m
ADJUSTABLE SIDE AND
CENTRAL VENTS fig. 32-33
A Fixed vent for side windows.
B Adjustable side vents.
C Adjustable central vents.
Vents Aare fixed.
To use vents B and C, adjust them as
required.
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Knob C adjusts air distribution
¶to direct air to the centre and side
vents;
ßto send air to the feet and direct cool-
er air to the dashboard vents, in in-
termediate temperature conditions;
©for heating when the outside temper-
ature is very low: to direct as much air
as possible to the feet;
®to warm the feet and, at the same
time, demist the windscreen;
-to quickly de-mist the windscreen.
Button D turns air
recirculation on/off
Press the button (button LED on) to turn
the air internal recirculation on.
Press the button (button LED off) to turn
air internal recirculation off. RAPID PASSENGER
COMPARTMENT HEATING
For the rapid heating of the passenger
compartment, proceed as follows:
❒turn knob A
to red section;
❒turn air internal recirculation on by
pressing button D(button LED on);
❒turn knob C to ©;
❒turn knob Bto 4 -(max. fan speed).
Then use the controls to keep the re-
quired comfort conditions and press but-
ton Dto turn air internal recirculation off
(button LED off) and prevent misting up.
IMPORTANT With a cold engine, you
have to wait for a few minutes to let the
system fluid reach optimum operating
temperature.
PASSENGER COMPARTMENT
VENTILATION
To ventilate the passenger compartment
properly, proceed as follows:
❒turn knob A
to blue section;
❒turn air internal recirculation off by
pressing button D(button LED off);
❒turn knob C to ¶;
❒turn knob Bto the required speed.
PASSENGER COMPARTMENT
HEATING
Proceed as follows:
❒turn knob A to red section;
❒turn knob C to the required position;
❒turn knob Bto the required speed.
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FRONT FAST DEMISTING/
DEFROSTING (WINDSCREEN
AND SIDE WINDOWS)
Proceed as follows:
❒turn knob A to red section;
❒turn air internal recirculation off by
pressing button D(button LED off);
❒turn knob C to -;
❒turn knob Bto 4 -(max. fan speed).
After demisting/defrosting, operate the
controls to restore the required comfort
conditions. Window demisting
In the event of considerable external
moisture and/or rain and/or large differ-
ences in temperature inside and outside
the passenger compartment, perform the
following preventive window demisting
procedure:
❒turn knob A
to red section;
❒turn air internal recirculation off by
pressing button D(button LED off);
❒turn knob C to -or to ®if the win-
dows do not demist;
❒turn knob B to 2ndspeed. HEATED REAR WINDSCREEN
AND WING MIRRORS
DEMISTING/DEFROSTING fig. 35
(for versions/markets, where provided)
Press button A
to activate; when this func-
tion is on, the button LED lights up.
This function is timed and will turn off au-
tomatically after 20 minutes. Press Aagain
to switch it off before 20 minutes elapses.
IMPORTANT Do not apply stickers on
the inside of the rear window over the
heating filaments to avoid damage that
might cause it to stop working properly.
fig. 35F0M0036m
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