2015 FIAT 500 ABARTH hood open
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INTRODUCTION/WELCOME
WELCOME FROM FIAT............. 2
CONTROLS AT A GLANCE
DRIVER COCKPIT................ 4INSTRUMENT CLUSTER............ 6
GETTING STARTED
KEY FOB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8VEHICLE SECURITY ALARM. . . . . . . . . 10POWER DOOR LOCKS. . . . . . . . . . . . 10SEAT BELT SYSTEMS. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS)— AIR BAGS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11CHILD RESTRAINTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14HEAD RESTRAINTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19FRONT SEATS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20REAR SEATS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22TILT STEERING COLUMN. . . . . . . . . . 23
OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE
ENGINE BREAK-IN RECOMMENDATIONS. . . 24TURN SIGNAL/LIGHTS/HIGH BEAM LEVER. . 25WIPER/WASHER LEVER. . . . . . . . . . . . 26ELECTRONIC SPEED CONTROL. . . . . . 27POWER WINDOWS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29MANUAL CLIMATE CONTROLS. . . . . . . 30AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE CONTROLS(ATC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31SPORT MODE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32MANUAL TRANSMISSION. . . . . . . . . . 32POWER SUNROOF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33POWER CONVERTIBLE TOP. . . . . . . . . 34WIND BUFFETING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37ENGINE BLOCK HEATER. . . . . . . . . . . 37
ELECTRONICS
YOUR VEHICLE'S SOUND SYSTEM. . . . 38AM/FM RADIO WITH CD PLAYER ANDSiriusXM SATELLITE RADIO. . . . . . . . . . 40STEERING WHEEL AUDIO CONTROLS . . 42BLUE&ME™ HANDS-FREECOMMUNICATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43iPod®/USB/MP3 CONTROL. . . . . . . . . 49ELECTRONIC VEHICLE INFORMATION CEN-TER (EVIC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50PROGRAMMABLE FEATURES. . . . . . . . 51TRIP BUTTON. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51POWER OUTLET. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
UTILITY
TRAILER TOWING WEIGHTS (MAXIMUMTRAILER WEIGHT RATINGS). . . . . . . . . 54RECREATIONAL TOWING (BEHIND MOTOR-HOME, ETC.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES
ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. . . . . . . . . . . 55INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WARNINGLIGHTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55INSTRUMENT CLUSTER INDICATORLIGHTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60IF YOUR ENGINE OVERHEATS. . . . . . . 62TIRE SERVICE KIT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63JUMP-STARTING PROCEDURE. . . . . . . 69TOWING A DISABLED VEHICLE. . . . . . . 72ENHANCED ACCIDENT RESPONSESYSTEM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73FREEING A STUCK VEHICLE. . . . . . . . . 75EVENT DATA RECORDER (EDR). . . . . . . 76
MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLEOPENING THE HOOD. . . . . . . . . . . . . 77ENGINE COMPARTMENT. . . . . . . . . . 78FLUID CAPACITIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80FLUIDS, LUBRICANTS AND GENUINEPARTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES. . . . . . . 81MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. . . . . . . . . 82FUSES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87TIRE PRESSURES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89SUMMER/THREE-SEASON TIRES. . . . . . 90SPARE TIRES — IF EQUIPPED. . . . . . . . 90WHEEL AND WHEEL TRIM CARE. . . . . . 92REPLACEMENT BULBS. . . . . . . . . . . . 92
CONSUMER ASSISTANCEFIAT CUSTOMER CENTER. . . . . . . . . . 93FIAT CANADA CUSTOMER CENTER. . . . 93ASSISTANCE FOR THE HEARINGIMPAIRED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93PUBLICATIONS ORDERING. . . . . . . . . 93REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS INTHE UNITED STATES. . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
MOPAR® ACCESSORIESAUTHENTIC ACCESSORIES BYMOPAR®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONSFREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS. . . . . 96
INDEX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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IF YOUR ENGINE OVERHEATS
In any of the following situations, you can reduce the potential for overheating by
taking the appropriate action:
• On the highways — slow down.
• In city traffic — while stopped, shift transmission into NEUTRAL, but do not in-
crease engine idle speed.
NOTE:There are steps that you can take to slow down an overheat condition:
• If your air conditioner (A/C) is on, turn it off. The A/C system adds heat to the en-
gine cooling system and turning the A/C off can help remove this heat.
• You can also turn the Temperature control to maximum heat, the Mode control to
floor and the Fan control to high. This allows the heater core to act as a supple-
ment to the radiator and aids in removing heat from the engine cooling system.
• If the temperature reading does not return to normal, turn the engine off immedi-
ately.
• We recommend that you do not operate the vehicle or engine damage will occur.
Have the vehicle serviced immediately.
CAUTION!
Driving with a hot cooling system could damage your vehicle. If the temperature
gauge reads hot, pull over and stop the vehicle. Idle the vehicle with the air condi-
tioner turned off until the pointer drops back into the normal range. If the pointer
remains on hot, turn the engine off immediately and call for service.
WARNING!
You or others can be badly burned by hot engine coolant (antifreeze) or steam
from your radiator. If you see or hear steam coming from under the hood, do not
open the hood until the radiator has had time to cool. Never try to open a cooling
system pressure cap when the radiator or coolant bottle is hot.
WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES
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WARNING!
• Do not attempt jump-starting if the battery is frozen. It could rupture or ex-
plode and cause personal injury.
• Take care to avoid the radiator cooling fan whenever the hood is raised. It
can start anytime the ignition switch is on. You can be injured by moving fan
blades.
• Remove any metal jewelry such as watch bands or bracelets that might
make an inadvertent electrical contact. You could be seriously injured.
• Batteries contain sulfuric acid that can burn your skin or eyes and generate
hydrogen gas which is flammable and explosive. Keep open flames or
sparks away from the battery.
• Do not allow vehicles to touch each other as this could establish a ground
connection and personal injury could result.
• Failure to follow this procedure could result in personal injury or property
damage due to battery explosion.
•Do not connect the cable to the negative post (-)
of the discharged battery. The resulting electrical spark could cause the bat-
tery to explode and could result in personal injury.
WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES
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OPENING THE HOOD
1. Pull the red release lever located be-
low the instrument panel and in front
of the driver’s door.
2. Raise the hood and locate the safety
latch in the middle of the hood open-
ing.
3. Move the safety latch while lifting the
hood at the same time.
4. Insert the support rod into the slot on
the hood.
5. To close the hood, remove the sup-
port rod and place it in the retaining
clip, then lower the hood slowly.
WARNING!
Be sure the hood is fully latched before driving your vehicle. If the hood is not fully
latched, it could open when the vehicle is in motion and block your vision. Failure
to follow this warning could result in serious injury or death.
Hood Release Lever
MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE
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