2014 FIAT 500X interior lights

▫High Beams .........................69
▫ Turn Signals ........................70
 INTERIOR LIGHTS .....................70
▫ Front Courtesy Light ...................70
▫ Rear Dome Light — If Equipped ..........73
▫ Cargo Area Lights .....................73
▫ Instrument Panel Dimmer And Ambient Light
Control ............................74
 WIPERS AND WASHERS .................75
▫ Front Wiper Operation .................75
▫ Rain Sensor — If Equipped ..............76
▫ Rear Window Wiper/Washer .............78
▫ Windshield Wiper De-Icer — If Equipped ....79
 CLIMATE CONTROLS ..................80
▫ Air Outlet And Diffuser Locations — Passenger
Compartment ........................80
▫ Manual Climate Controls Overview ........81
▫ Automatic Climate Control Overview .......86▫
Operating Tips .......................95
 WINDOWS ..........................98
▫ Driver’s Door Controls .................98
 POWER SUNROOF — IF EQUIPPED .......100
▫ Opening The Sunroof ..................101
▫ Closing The Sunroof ..................102
▫ Wind Buffeting ..................... .102
▫ Sun Shade ......................... .102
▫ Anti-Pinch Safety Device ...............102
▫ Emergency Operation ..................102
▫ Power Sunroof Relearn Procedure .........103
 HOOD ............................ .104
▫ Opening .......................... .104
▫ Closing ........................... .105
 LIFTGA

TE .......................... .106
▫ Opening .......................... .106
▫ Closing ........................... .107
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Key Fob Operation
Unlocking Doors And Liftgate
The driver ’s door may be unlocked by inserting the
vehicle key into the exterior driver’s door lock cylinder.
To unlock all the doors, push the interior power door
unlock button on the door panel.
Push and release the unlock button on the key fob once
to unlock the driver’s door or twice within five seconds
to unlock all doors and the liftgate. The turn signal
lights will flash to acknowledge the unlock signal. The
illuminated entry system will also turn on.
1st Press Of Key Fob Unlocks Feature
This feature lets you program the system to unlock
either the driver’s door or all doors on the first push of
the unlock button on the key fob. To change the current
setting, refer to “Uconnect Settings” in “Multimedia”
for further information.
NOTE:If the vehicle is equipped with Passive Entry,
refer to “Keyless Enter-N-Go” in “Getting To Know
Your Vehicle” for further information.
Emergency Key Release/Removal
1 — Emergency Key Release Button
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operation of the headlights, side marker lights, daytime
running lights, fog lights and the dimming of the
instrument cluster and interior lighting.
Turning on the headlights will illuminate the instru-
ment cluster and the controls located on the instrument
panel.Automatic Lighting — If Equipped
Light Sensor
The light sensor is equipped with an infrared LED,
located on the windshield. It detects changes in light
intensity outside the vehicle, based on the sensitivity of
light set by using the Menu on the display or on the
Uconnect system.
The higher the sensitivity, the lesser the amount of
external light required for controlling the lighting.
Automatic Headlights
Turn the headlight switch to the AUTO position.
When the automatic headlights are enabled, the head-
light time delay is active. After the ignition switch is
placed in the STOP mode, the headlights will automati-
cally turn off after approximately 90 seconds depending
on the settings of the feature.
The timing of the headlights is adjustable between 0, 30,
60 and 90 seconds. Refer to “Uconnect Settings” in
“Multimedia” for further information.
NOTE:The engine must be running before the head-
lights will come on in the automatic mode.
Headlight Switch
1 — Rotate Headlight Switch
2 — Ambient Light Dimmer
3 — Instrument Panel Dimmer
4 — Push Fog Light Switch
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Turn Signals
Move the multifunction lever up or down and the
arrows on each side of the instrument cluster flash to
show proper operation of the front and rear turn signal
lights.
When the Daytime Running Lights are on and a turn
signal is activated, the Daytime Running Lamp will
turn off on the side of the vehicle in which the turn
signal is flashing. The Daytime Running Lamp will turn
back on when the turn signal is turned off.
INTERIOR LIGHTS
Front Courtesy Light
The courtesy lights will automatically turn on when the
door is open or closed. The light switches in the
overhead console are for reading lamps.Push the driver or passenger light switch to operate the
reading lamps individually.
Front Courtesy/Reading Lights
1 — Left Courtesy/Reading Light
2 — Left Light Switch
3 — Right Light Switch
4 — Right Courtesy/Reading Light
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NOTE:
•Before exiting the vehicle, make sure that the interior
lights are turned off. This will prevent the battery
from discharging once the doors are closed.
• If a light is left on it will automatically be turned off
after approximately 15 minutes after the ignition is in
STOP mode.
Dome Light Timing
The Dome Light will automatically illuminate when the
doors are unlocked, the doors are opened or after the
doors are closed.
Timing Entering The Vehicle
The dome lights illuminate in the following ways:
• When the doors are unlocked, the dome light will
illuminate for approximately 27 seconds.
• When one of the doors is opened, the dome light will
illuminate for approximately three minutes.
• When the doors are closed, the dome light will
automatically shut off after approximately 27 sec-
onds. NOTE:
The timing stops once the ignition is placed in
the RUN or START mode.
The dome light will turn off under any of the following
conditions:
• The dome light is disabled when the ignition is
placed in the RUN or START mode.
• The dome lights will turn off automatically when the
doors are locked.
• The dome lights will automatically turn off after
approximately fifteen minutes of inactivity to pre-
serve the battery.
Timing Exiting The Vehicle
The dome light will illuminate under the following
conditions when the ignition is turned to the STOP
mode:
• The dome light will illuminate for 27 seconds after
the key is removed from the vehicle.
• The opening of one of the doors (approximately three
minutes).
• After closing a door (approximately 27 seconds).
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The dome light timing is disabled when the doors are
locked.
Illuminated Vanity Mirrors — If Equipped
An illuminated vanity mirror is located on each sun
visor. To use the mirror, rotate the sun visor down and
swing the mirror cover upward. The lights will turn on
automatically. Closing the mirror cover will turn the
light off.
Lower Glove Compartment Light
An interior light is located is the lower glove compart-
ment.
This light automatically turn on/off when the glove
compartment is opened and closed, regardless of the
position of the ignition.
NOTE:In order to preserve the life of the battery, the
light will turn off after 15 minutes.
Vanity Mirror Light
Lower Glove Compartment Light
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Rear Dome Light — If Equipped
Push the switch on the rear dome light once to turn the
light on, the light will remain on at all times. Push the
switch a second time to turn the light off, the lights will
remain off until a door is opened.
Vehicles With Retractable Roof
For vehicles equipped with a retractable roof, there are
two interior lights located below the grab handles of the
rear doors.The lights come on by opening any of the doors.
Cargo Area Lights
An interior light is located on the left side panel in the
cargo area.
This light automatically turn on/off when the liftgate is
opened and closed, regardless of the position of the
ignition.
Rear Dome Light On/Off Switch
Rear Interior Light
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NOTE:In order to preserve the life of the battery, the
light will turn off after 15 minutes.
Instrument Panel Dimmer And Ambient Light
Control
Rotate the ambient dimmer control upward or down-
ward to increase or decrease the brightness of the
ambient light located in the overhead console, door
handle lights, lower instrument panel lights, door map
pocket lights, and cubby bin lights. With the parking lights or headlights on, rotate the
instrument panel dimmer control upward or down-
ward to increase or decrease the brightness of the
instrument panel. At the top detent of the instrument
panel dimmer, all the interior lights will also illuminate.
At the bottom most setting of the thumb wheel will turn
all the interior lights to their lowest dimmable setting.
Cargo Light
Headlight Switch
1 — Ambient Light Control — If Equipped
2 — Instrument Panel Dimmer
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