2014 FIAT 500E Owners Manual

Quick Guide
Radio Controls
BUTTONGENERAL FUNCTIONSMODE
OnShort button press
Off Short button press
TUNER AM, FM, SAT (if equipped) source
selection Short repeated button press
A-B-C Cycles A, B, C presets for AM, FM,
SAT (if equipped)Short repeated button press
MEDIA
CD/AUX/Media Player (if equipped
and present) source selectionShort repeated button press
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BUTTONGENERAL FUNCTIONS MODE
(Mute/Pause Button) Volume activation/deactivation
(Mute/Pause) Short button press
AUDIO Audio adjustments: low tones
(BASS), high tones (TREBLE), left/
right balance (BALANCE), front/
rear balance (FADER) Menu activation: short button press
Adjustment type selection: press
or
Adjustment of values: pressor
(Information Button)Song, Artist, Album, Genre, Play-
list, Folder information (if avail-
able) in CD, Media Player and Sat-
ellite (if so equipped); Toggles
RBDS information in FM
MENU Advanced functions adjustment Menu activation: short button press Adjustment type selection: press
or
Adjustment of values: pressor
+Vol/–VolVolume adjustment Press + button: volume increase
Press – button: volume decrease
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BUTTONRADIO FUNCTIONSMODE
Radio Station Search:
•Automatic Search
• Manual Search
Automatic search: press buttons
or(long press for fast for-
ward)
Manual search: press buttonsor
(long press for fast forward)
12345 Current radio station storing Long button press for memory pre-
set 1 to 5 respectively
Stored station recall Short button press for memory pre- set 1 to 5 respectively
BUTTON CD FUNCTIONSMODE
CD ejectionShort button press
Previous/next track playShort button pressor
CD track fast forward/rewind Long button pressor
Previous/next folder play
(for CD-MP3)Short button pressor
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General Information
The radio offers the following functions:
Radio Section
•PLL tuning with FM/AM bands
• RBDS (Radio Broadcast Data System)
• Automatic/manual station tuning
• FM Multipath detector
• Manual storing of 25 stations (base radio) and 40
stations (if equipped with Satellite): 15 on FM band
(5 on FMA, 5 on FMB, 5 on FMC), 10 on AM band (5 on
AMA, 5 on AMB), 15 on Satellite Band - if equipped
(5 on SATA, 5 on SATB, 5 on SATC)
• SPEED VOLUME function: Customer selectable auto-
matic volume adjustment depending on the car speed
• Automatic Stereo/Mono selection
CD Section
•Track selection (forward/backward)
• Fast forward/rewind through tracks
• CD Display function: display of track number and on
mp3 discs (song title, artist) and time elapsed since
start of the track
• Playing Audio CD, CD-R and CD-RW
WARNING!
On multimedia CDs, besides audio tracks, there are
data tracks too. Playing this type of CD could cause
hissing at a volume that could jeopardize road safety
as well as causing damage to the speakers.
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CD/MP3 Section
•MP3-Info function (ID3-TAG)
• Folder selection (previous/next)
• Track selection (forward/backward)
• Fast forward/rewind through tracks
• MP3 Display function: display of folder name, ID3-
TAG information, time elapsed since the start of the
track, name of the file
• Playing audio or data CD, CD-R and CD-RW
Audio Section
•Mute/pause function
• Soft mute function
• Loudness function •
Graphic 7 band equalizer (if equipped)
• Separate bass/treble tone adjustment
• Right/left channel balancing
• Front/rear fader
Functions And Adjustments
Turning The Car Radio On
The car radio comes on when the(ON/OFF) button
is pressed briefly.
When the car radio is turned on and the on volume limit
is on, the volume is limited to a setting of five even if it
had been set higher when previously used.
Turning The Car Radio Off
Press the(ON/OFF) button to turn the radio off.
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Selecting The Radio Functions
By pressing the TUNER button briefly and repeatedly,
the following audio sources can be selected cyclically:
•AM, FM and Satellite Bands (if equipped)
Selecting The CD Function
By briefly pressing the MEDIA button, the CD audio
source can be selected (only if a CD is loaded).
Volume Adjustment
To adjust the volume, press the buttons +Vol or –Vol to
increase/decrease the volume.
Mute/Pause Function
Press thebutton briefly to activate the MUTE func-
tion. The volume will gradually decrease and the
wording “TUNER Mute” will be shown on the display
(in radio mode) or “CD Pause” (in CD mode).
Press thebutton again to deactivate the MUTE
function. The volume will gradually increase until it
reaches the previously set level.
When the volume level is changed using the dedicated
controls, the Mute function is deactivated and the vol-
ume is adjusted to the new level selected.
Audio Adjustment
The functions that can be selected from the audio menu
change depending on the context: AM/FM/MEDIA/
SATELLITE.
Press the AUDIO button briefly to change the Audio
functions. After the AUDIO button is first pressed, the
display will show the Bass level value for the source
activated at that time (e.g. in FM mode the display will
show the wording “FM Bass +2”).
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Use the buttonsorto scroll through the Menu
functions. To change the setting of the selected func-
tion, use the
orbuttons.
The current status of the selected function appears on the
display.
The functions managed by the Audio Menu are:
• BASS (Bass adjustment)
• MIDRANGE (Midrange adjustment)
• TREBLE (Treble adjustment)
• BALANCE (right/left Balance adjustment)
• FADER (front/rear Balance adjustment)
• LOUDNESS — If equipped (Loudness function
activation/deactivation) •
EQUALIZER — If equipped (activation and selection
of factory equalization adjustments)
• USER EQUALIZER — If equipped (customized equal-
ization adjustment)
Tone Adjustment
Proceed as follows:
1. Press AUDIO button.
2. Press the
orbutton to select “Bass,” “Mid-
range” or “Treble” in the AUDIO menu.
3. Press theorbutton or to increase/decrease
the bass or treble adjustments.
By pressing theorbuttons briefly, the levels will
change progressively. By pressing them down longer,
the levels will change quickly.
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Balance Adjustment
Proceed as follows:
1. Press AUDIO button.
2. Press the
orbutton to set “Balance” in the
AUDIO menu.
3. Press thebutton to increase the sound from the
left speakers or the
button to increase the sound
from the right speakers.
By pressing theorbuttons briefly, the levels will
change progressively. By pressing them down longer,
the levels will change quickly.
Select the value “0” to set the right and left audio outputs
at the same level.
Fader Adjustment
Proceed as follows:
1. Press AUDIO button.
2. Press the
orbutton to set “Fader” in the
AUDIO menu.
3. Press thebutton to increase the sound coming
from the rear speakers or the
button to increase
the sound coming from the front speakers.
By pressing theorbuttons briefly, the levels will
change progressively. By pressing them down longer,
the levels will change quickly.
Select the value “0” to set the right and left audio outputs
at the same level.
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