2015 FIAT 500E ignition

DRIVER COCKPIT
1.BLUE & ME™ Hands-Free Communication Switches pg.48
2.Turn Signal/Lights Lever (behind steering wheel) pg.36
3.Battery Gauge pg.16
4.Instrument Cluster pg.8
5.Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) Display pg.54
6.Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) Controls pg.54
7.Speed Control pg.38
8.Ignition Switch
9.Wiper/Washer Lever pg.37
10.Electronic Stability Control (ESC) OFF pg.63
11.Instrument Panel Charge Indicator pg.16
CONTROLS AT A GLANCE
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CHARGING THE HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY
1.Put the vehicle in PARK.
2.Turn the ignition to the OFF position.
3.Remove the Level 1 EVSE from its storage bin by lifting the rear cargo cover.
4.Uncoil the entire length of the EVSE
(charge cord).
5.Plug the EVSE into a standard 120V AC
outlet that is properly grounded.It is
recommended that the EVSE is con-
nected to an AC outlet on a circuit
which is not electrically loaded by other
devices.Extension cords may not be
used.
NOTE:
All of the EVSE LED’s illuminate green.
6.Open the charge receptacle door.
NOTE:
The charge receptacle door is locked
whenever the vehicle is locked.Unlock the doors to unlock the charge receptacle door
for charging.
7.Plug the EVSE into the charge receptacle.Push the EVSE in firmly until it is completely
engaged (if not completely engaged the vehicle may not charge).
NOTE:
•The vehicle will initiate the charging
cycle automatically when all the condi-
tions are satisfied.
Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE)
Charge Receptacle
GETTING STARTED
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STARTING YOUR 500e
•Before starting your vehicle, adjust your seat, adjust both inside and outside mirrors,
and fasten your seat belts.
WARNING!
•Never leave children alone in a vehicle, or with access to an unlocked vehicle.
•Allowing children to be in a vehicle unattended is dangerous for a number of rea-
sons.A child or others could be seriously or fatally injured.Children should be
warned not to touch the parking brake, brake pedal or the shift buttons.
•Do not leave the key fob in or near the vehicle (or in a location accessible to chil-
dren).A child could operate power windows, other controls, or move the vehicle.
NOTE:
Make sure the EVSE is not plugged into the vehicle.
•Turn the key to the START position while your vehicle is in PARK.When the ignition
key is turned to the START and then the RUN position, the “READY” indicator in the
Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) will illuminate to indicate the 500e's Elec-
tric Drive System has started.
•When the “READY” indicator is illuminated, your 500e is ready to be driven.
•If the “READY” indicator fails to illumi-
nate after you have followed the normal
starting procedure, contact your autho-
rized dealer.
NOTE:
You must push the brake pedal before
shifting out of PARK.
Ready Light
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VEHICLE SECURITY ALARM
The Vehicle Security Alarm monitors the vehicle doors for unauthorized entry and the
Keyless Enter-N-Go™ START/STOP button for unauthorized operation.While the Vehicle
Security Alarm is armed, interior switches for door locks and decklid release are disabled.
If something triggers the alarm, the Vehicle Security Alarm will provide the following au-
dible and visible signals: the horn will pulse, the park lamps and/or turn signals will flash,
and the Vehicle Security Light in the instrument cluster will flash.
To Arm:
Push the Key Fob LOCK button.
To Disarm The System:
Push the Key Fob UNLOCK button or cycle the ignition to the ON/RUN position.
The Vehicle Security Alarm is designed to protect your vehicle.However, you can create
conditions where the Vehicle Security Alarm will give you a false alarm.If one of the pre-
viously described arming sequences has occurred, the Vehicle Security Alarm will arm re-
gardless of whether you are in the vehicle or not.If you remain in the vehicle and open
a door, the alarm will sound.If this occurs, disarm the Vehicle Security Alarm.
If the Vehicle Security Alarm is armed and the battery becomes disconnected, the Vehicle
Security Alarm will remain armed when the battery is reconnected.The exterior lights
will flash, and the horn will sound.If this occurs, disarm the Vehicle Security Alarm.
POWER DOOR LOCKS
The vehicles power door locks are activated by moving the inside door handles.
Push or pull the driver’s door handle to lock or unlock the doors and liftgate when the
doors are closed.
SEAT BELT SYSTEMS
Lap/Shoulder Belts
•All seating positions in your vehicle are equipped with lap/shoulder belts.
•Be sure everyone in your vehicle is in a seat and using a seat belt properly.
•Position the lap belt so that it is snug and lies low across your hips, below your abdo-
men.To remove slack in the lap belt portion, pull up on the shoulder belt.To loosen
the lap belt if it is too tight, tilt the latch plate and pull on the lap belt.A snug seat belt
reduces the risk of sliding under the seat belt in a collision.
•Position the shoulder belt across the shoulder and chest with minimal, if any slack so
that it is comfortable and not resting on your neck.The retractor will withdraw any
slack in the shoulder belt.
GETTING STARTED
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Advanced Front Air Bags
•This vehicle has Advanced Front Air Bags for both the driver and front passenger as a
supplement to the seat belt restraint systems.The Advanced Front Air Bags will not
deploy in every type of collision.
•Advanced Front Air Bags are designed to provide additional protection by supplement-
ing the seat belts.Advanced Front Air Bags are not expected to reduce the risk of
injury in rear, side, or rollover collisions.
•The Advanced Front Air Bags will not deploy in all frontal collisions, including some that
may produce substantial vehicle damage — for example, some pole collisions, truck
underrides, and angle offset collisions.
•On the other hand, depending on the type and location of impact, Advanced Front Air
Bags may deploy in crashes with little vehicle front-end damage but that produce a
severe initial deceleration.
•Because air bag sensors measure vehicle deceleration over time, vehicle speed and
damage by themselves are not good indicators of whether or not an air bag should
have deployed.
•Seat belts are necessary for your protection in all collisions, and also are needed to
help keep you in position, away from an inflating air bag.
•The air bags must be ready to inflate for your protection in a collision.The Occupant
Restraint Controller (ORC) monitors the internal circuits and interconnecting wiring
associated with air bag system electrical components.
•The ORC turns on the Air Bag Warning Light in the instrument panel for approxi-
mately four to eight seconds for a self-check when the ignition switch is first turned to
the ON/RUN position.After the self-check, the Air Bag Warning Light will turn off.
If the ORC detects a malfunction in any part of the system, it turns on the Air Bag
Warning Light, either momentarily or continuously.A single chime will sound to alert
you if the light comes on again after initial startup.
•The ORC monitors the readiness of the electronic parts of the air bag system when-
ever the ignition switch is in the START or ON/RUN position.If the ignition switch is
in the OFF position or in the ACC position, the air bag system is not on and the air
bags will not inflate.
•If the Air Bag Warning Light in the instrument panel is not on during the four to eight
seconds when the ignition switch is first turned to the ON/RUN position, stays on, or
turns on while driving, have the vehicle serviced by an authorized service center imme-
diately.
NOTE:
If the speedometer, tachometer, or any engine related gauges are not working, the Occu-
pant Restraint Controller (ORC) may also be disabled.In this condition the air bags may
not be ready to inflate for your protection.Have an authorized dealer service the air bag
system immediately.
GETTING STARTED
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TURN SIGNAL/LIGHTS/HIGH BEAM LEVER
Turn Signal/Lane Change Assist
•Tap the lever up or down once and the
turn signal (right or left) will flash three
times to indicate a lane change and auto-
matically turn off.
Headlights/Parking Lights
•Rotate the end of the lever to the first
detent for parking lights and headlight
operation.
NOTE:
The ignition switch must be in the ON/RUN
position for the headlights to operate.
High Beams
•Push the lever forward to activate the high beams.
•A high beam symbol will illuminate in the cluster to indicate the high beams are on.
NOTE:
For safe driving, turn off the high beams when oncoming traffic is present to prevent
headlight glare and as a courtesy to other motorists.
Flash To Pass
•Pull the lever toward you to activate the high beams.The high beams will remain on
until the lever is released.
Headlight Delay (Follow Me Home)
•Within two minutes of the ignition switch being turned to the OFF/LOCK position or
the ignition key being removed from the ignition, pull the turn signal lever toward the
steering wheel.
•Each movement of the lever toward the steering wheel will increase the illumination
period by 30 seconds, up to a maximum of 210 seconds.
•To deactivate, pull the multifunction lever toward the steering wheel and hold it for
more than two seconds.
NOTE:
Activation of Follow Me Home is only enabled once per key cycle and the steps outlined
above must be repeated each time you want to activate it.
Turn Signal/Lights Lever
OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE
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Cancel
Push the CANCEL button, or apply the brakes to cancel the set speed and maintain the
set speed memory.
Push the ON/OFF button to turn the system off and erase the set speed memory.
WARNING!
•Leaving the Electronic Speed Control system on when not in use is dangerous.You
could accidentally set the system or cause it to go faster than you want.You could
lose control and have a collision.Always leave the Electronic Speed Control system
off when you are not using it.
•Electronic Speed Control can be dangerous where the system cannot maintain a
constant speed.Your vehicle could go too fast for the conditions, and you could
lose control.A collision could be the result.Do not use Electronic Speed Control
in heavy traffic or on roads that are winding, icy, snow-covered or slippery.
POWER WINDOWS
The controls for the power windows are located on either side of the transmission push
buttons.
•Power windows can be operated with
the ignition in the ON/RUN position.
•Both windows have an Auto Down fea-
ture.Push the switch down past the de-
tent and release to fully lower the win-
dow.
•Pull the switch upward to close the
window.
Power Window Switches
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BLUE&ME™ Hands-Free Communication
•To use the hands-free feature, you need a Bluetooth® wireless technology enabled
mobile phone.This hands-free feature gives you the possibility of interacting vocally
with your mobile phone while driving, even if your mobile device does not feature this
capability.You can also interact with your mobile phone manually and visually using the
steering wheel controls and the instrument panel Electronic Vehicle Information Center
(EVIC) display.
•To get started with BLUE&ME™ hands-free feature with voice recognition, you have to
simply pair your Bluetooth® wireless technology enabled mobile phone with the
system.
Pair Your Mobile Phone
•Push the VR button on the steering wheel then “Settings.” At the end of the
BLUE&ME™ message say “Pairing.” You may also access the pairing feature via the
menu by selecting it.
•The system will show the phone pairing PIN number on the EVIC display.For the next
two steps, consult your mobile phone owner’s manual about Bluetooth® pairing proce-
dures for your phone.
•On your mobile phone, search for devices equipped with Bluetooth® wireless technol-
ogy (the setting on your mobile phone might be called Discover or New Device).
In this list you will find BLUE&ME™ (name identifying the BLUE&ME™ system on
your car) select it.
•When prompted by the mobile phone, enter the PIN number shown on the instru-
ment panel display using your mobile phone keypad.If pairing is successful, the system
will say “Connecting” and at the end the display will show as confirmation message, the
ID of the paired mobile phone.
•It is essential to wait until you see this confirmation message on the display.Pushing
PHONE/MENU button on the steering wheel or MUTE/ESC button before the mes-
sage is displayed may cancel the pairing process.If the pairing process fails, an error
message will be displayed: in this event repeat the pairing procedure.
•At first pairing, BLUE&ME™ will say “Welcome” immediately after connecting.This
message will no longer be heard when your phone automatically connects to the
BLUE&ME™ system on future ignition cycles.
•BLUE&ME™ will ask if you would like to copy your paired phone phonebook to
BLUE&ME™.It is recommended to copy it.To start copying the phonebook say “Yes,”
otherwise say “No.”
ELECTRONICS
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