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WARNING
LIGHTS AND
MESSAGES
VEHICLE
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
INDEX
DASHBOARD
AND CONTROLS
SAFETY
DEVICES
CORRECT USE
OF THE
VEHICLE
IN AN
EMERGENCY
IF THE BATTERY IS FLAT
IMPORTANT The battery charging pro-
cedure is described only for information
purposes. This operation should be car-
ried out by Fiat Dealership.
Charging should be slow at a low amp rat-
ing for 24 hours. Charging for a longer
time may damage the battery.
Charge the battery as follows:
❒disconnect battery negative terminal;
❒connect the charger cables to the bat-
tery terminals, observing the poles;
❒turn on the charger;
❒when you have finished, turn the charg-
er off before disconnecting the battery;
❒reconnect battery negative terminal.
The liquid contained in the
battery is poisonous and cor-
rosive. Avoid contact with the skin or
eyes. The battery should be charged
in a well ventilated place, away from
naked flames or possible sources of
sparks: danger of explosion and fire.
WARNING
Do not attempt to charge a
frozen battery: it must first-
ly be thawed, otherwise it may burst.
If freezing has occurred, the battery
should be checked by skilled person-
nel to make sure that the internal el-
ements are not damaged and that the
body is not cracked, with the risk of
leaking poisonous and corrosive acid.
WARNING
ECONOMY MODE
After switching off the engine, when the
key is at the Mposition, some functions
(windscreen wipers, window winders,
map lights, car radio, etc.) can be used on-
ly for a maximum of thirty minutes, so as
to avoid the battery to be run down.
Once these thirty minutes have passed,
the active functions are put in stand-by and
the warning light of the battery flashes, ac-
companied by a message on the display.
To immediately recover the use of these
functions, it is necessary to start the en-
gine and to keep it running for a few sec-
onds.
The time which will be available will be the
double of the engine starting time.
However, this period of time will be be-
tween five and thirty minutes.
If the battery is run down, the engine can-
not be started.
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WARNING
LIGHTS AND
MESSAGES
DASHBOARD
AND CONTROLS
SAFETY
DEVICES
CORRECT USE
OF THE
VEHICLE
IN AN
EMERGENCY
VEHICLE
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
INDEX
Brakes
– fluid level ......................................... 162
– service and emergency brakes.... 116
Bulb replacement................................. 139
Capacities ............................................. 199
Carrying children safely...................... 99
– ISOFIX child restraint
system (mounting)......................... 105
Ceiling lights.......................................... 60
– bulb replacement ........................... 139
Central door locking/
unlocking system............................... 72
Checking the levels.............................. 158
Cigar lighter .......................................... 67
Clock ...................................................... 16
Clutch..................................................... 181
CO
2emissions ..................................... 206
Cruise Control ..................................... 54
Dashboard ........................................... 5
Demisting
– front side windows.............28-32-38
– rear windows.......................30-34-38– windscreen...........................28-32-38
Diesel fuel filter (water presence) ... 132
Dimensions........................................... 186
Dipped beam headlights
– bulb replacement ........................... 141
– control ............................................ 47
Direction indicators
– control ............................................ 48
– front bulb replacement................. 142
– rear bulb replacement.................. 143
– side bulb replacement................... 142
Door lock/unlock remote control ... 7
Doors ..................................................... 69
Engine
– code.................................................. 177
– fuel feed ........................................... 181
– lubrication....................................... 200
– specifications................................... 173
Engine compartment........................... 158
Engine coolant level............................. 161
ABS ...................................................... 82
Accessories purchased
by the owner...................................... 90
Air cleaner............................................. 164
Air recirculation........................31-36-41
Air vents (side and central) ............... 28
Air bags
– Front air bags................................. 106
– Side air bags .................................... 109
Ashtray................................................... 67
Battery
– economizer..................................... 151
– fluid level ........................................ 164
– jump starting ................................... 134
– recharging........................................ 151
– specifications................................... 180
Bodywork
– maintenance.................................... 170
– versions............................................ 173
Bonnet.................................................... 76
Brake fluid level .................................... 162
Brake lights............................................ 143
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