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IGNITION DEVICE
The key can be turned to 3 different positions fig. 15:
❍STOP: engine off, key can be removed, steering
locked. Some electrical devices (e.g. sound system,
central door locking system, etc.) can operate.
❍MAR: driving position. All electrical devices can op-
erate.
❍AVV: engine starting.
The ignition switch is fitted with a safety system that re-
quires the ignition key to be turned back to STOP if the
engine does not start before the starting operation can be
repeated.STEERING LOCK
Engagement
When the key is at STOP, remove the key and turn the
steering wheel until it locks.
Disengagement
Move the steering wheel slightly as you turn the ignition
key to MAR.
IMPORTANT In some parking conditions (e.g.: wheels
turned) the effort required to move the steering wheel and
disengage the steering lock may be increased.
fig. 15L0E0107m
Never remove the key while the car is mov-
ing. The steering wheel would automatically
lock as soon as you try to turn it. This also
applies to when the car is towed. Under no cir-
cumstances should aftermarket operations be car-
ried out involving steering system or steering col-
umn modifications (e.g. installation of anti-theft
device). This could negatively affect performance
and safety, invalidate the warranty, cause serious
safety problems and also result in non-compliance
of the car with type-approval requirements.
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On the roof light, some bulbs light the car interior when
the main beam headlamps or dipped headlamps are on.
IMPORTANT The roof light in fig. 32, for some versions,
may also be in a rear central position (electric sun roof
version).
IMPORTANT Before getting out of the car, make sure
that both switches are in the middle position; when the
doors are closed, the lights switch off preventing a pos-
sible battery discharging. In any case, if the switch is left
in on position, the roof light switches off automatically
15 minutes after the engine switching off.
Courtesy light timing
To make getting in and out the vehicle easier, especially
at nighttime or in poorly lit areas, two timing logics are
available.
Timing while getting into the vehicle
The roof lights switch on according to the following
modes:
❍for around 10 seconds when the front doors are un-
locked;
❍for about 3 minutes when one of the side doors is
opened;
❍for about 10 seconds when the doors are closed.
The timed period is interrupted when the ignition is
turned to “MAR”.Timing while getting out of the vehicle
After removing the key from the ignition, the courtesy
lights switch on according to the following modes:
❍within 2 minutes of the engine being switched off for
a period of about 10 seconds;
❍when one of the side doors is opened for a period
of about 3 minutes;
❍when one of the doors is closed for a period of about
10 seconds;
❍if the fuel cut off switch operates, they remain on for
about 15 minutes, then they switch off automatically.
Door locking switches the lights off immediately (unless
the fuel cut off switch is operating).
fig. 33L0E0025m
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FUEL CUT-OFF SYSTEM
This intervenes in the case of an impact causing:
❍cut off of fuel supply with resultant engine shut down;
❍automatic door lock release;
❍activation of all lights inside the car.
When the system has been triggered, the message “Fuel
cut off, see handbook” is displayed.
Carefully check the car for fuel leaks, for instance in the
engine compartment, under the car or near the tank area.
Following a collision, turn the ignition key to STOP
to avoid draining the battery.To restore correct car operation, follow this procedure:
❍turn the ignition key to MAR;
❍activate the right hand indicator;
❍deactivate the right hand indicator;
❍activate the left hand indicator;
❍deactivate the left hand indicator;
❍activate the right hand indicator;
❍deactivate the right hand indicator;
❍activate the left hand indicator;
❍deactivate the left hand indicator;
❍turn the key to STOP.
If, after a crash, you smell fuel or notice
leaks from the fuel system, do not reactivate
the system to avoid the risk of fire.
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DOORS
LOCK/RELEASE FROM OUTSIDE fig. 51
Door release
To release all doors: turn the key to position 1. Pull up
the associated handle to open the door. Press button Ë
on the remote control to unlock the doors.
Before opening a door, ensure that you can
do it in conditions of safety. Open the doors
only when the car is stationary.
fig. 51L0E0042m
Door lock
To lock all doors: turn the key to position 2 with doors
fully closed.
Press button Áon the remote control to lock the doors.
If one of the doors is not shut properly, simultaneous lock-
ing is disabled.
IMPORTANT If one of the doors is not properly closed or
if there is a fault in the system, the central locking will
not engage. If the operation is repeated 10/11 times in
quick succession, the device is excluded for approxi-
mately 30 seconds.
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LOCK/RELEASE FROM INSIDE fig. 52
Press the door lock/release button A, located in the dash-
board, from inside the car (with the doors shut). If the
electrical system has failed, it is still possible to lock the
doors manually.
fig. 52L0E0043m
CHILD LOCK SYSTEM B-fig. 53
To prevent opening the rear doors from the inside.
This device can only be engaged with the doors open:
❍position 1 – device engaged (door locked);
❍position 2 – disengaged (door can be opened from in-
side).
The device remains engaged even if the doors are un-
locked remotely.
IMPORTANT The rear doors cannot be opened from the
inside when the child-lock system is engaged.
After engaging the child lock on both rear
doors, check for proper engagement by try-
ing to open a rear door with the internal
handle.
Always use this device when carrying chil-
dren.
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The door lock knob can be realigned (only when the bat-
tery charge has been restored) as follows:
❍press button
Ëon the key;
❍press door lock/release button
≈in the dashboard;
❍open a front door by inserting the key into the key
pawl;
❍operate the internal door handle.
fig. 53L0E0291mfig. 53aL0E0290m
EMERGENCY LOCKING DEVICE PASSENGER
SIDE FRONT DOOR AND REAR DOORS
The passenger side front door and the rear doors have a
device to lock them when there is no power.
Proceed as follows:
❍engage the metal insert of the starting key in position
A - fig. 53 (rear doors) or A - fig. 53a (front passen-
ger side door);
❍turn the key counter-clockwise and then remove it
from position A - fig. 53 or A - fig. 53a.
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IMPORTANT If the battery is disconnected or the pro-
tection fuse blows, the luggage compartment opening/
closing mechanism must be initialised as follows:
❍shut all the doors;
❍press button
Áon the key or door lock/release but-
ton
≈in the dashboard;
❍press button
Ëon the key or door lock/release but-
ton
≈in the dashboard.
If the child lock was engaged and the previ-
ously described locking procedure carried
out, operating the internal handle will not
open the door but will only realign the door lock
knobs. To open the door, the outside handle must be
used. The door central locking/unlocking button is
not disabled by the engagement of the emergency
lock
≈.
POWER WINDOWS
These operate when the ignition key is turned to MAR and
for about 2 minutes after turning the key to STOP or re-
moving it.
The control buttons are located in the door panels (the
driver side door panel can be used to operate all the
windows).
An anti-pinch device is operated when the front windows
are lifted.
CONTROLS fig. 54
A. opening/closing left hand front window; “continuous
automatic” operation during window opening/closing
stage;
B. opening/closing right hand front window; “continu-
ous automatic” operation during window opening/
closing stage;
C. enabling/disabling of rear door electric window con-
trols;
D. opening/closing left hand rear window (for versions/
markets, where provided); “continuous automatic”
operation during window opening/closing stage;
E.opening/closing right hand rear window (where pro-
vided); “continuous automatic” operation during win-
dow opening/closing stage.
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Electric window system initialisation
The system must be re-initialised after disconnecting the
battery or if the relevant protection fuse is blown.
Initialisation procedure:
❍fully close the window to be initialised manually;
❍once fully closed, keep holding down the closing con-
trol for at least 1 second.
IMPORTANT Where provided, after there has been no
power supply for the control units (battery replaced or
disconnected or protective fuses for the electric window
control units replaced), the automatic operation of the
windows must be restored.The restoration procedure must be performed as follows
with the doors closed:
1. completely open the driver’s door window keeping the
operating button pressed for at least three seconds af-
ter the (lower) end of travel position;
2. completely raise the driver’s side window and keep the
button pressed for at least three seconds once the end
of travel position (upper end stop) has been reached;
3. repeat stages 1 and 2 for the passenger-side window
4. make sure that the initialisation is correct by check-
ing that the windows work automatically.
IMPORTANT With central locking on, operating the in-
ternal handle of one of the doors will unlock all the doors.
If there is no electric power supply (fuse blown, battery
disconnected, etc.) it is still possible to operate the door
locking manually; in this case the automatic lowering
function for the windows is not available and to open or
close the door with the window closed it is necessary to
exert pressure on the window towards the inside of the
vehicle to facilitate the movement of the window on the
moulding.