2016 FIAT 500X Owners Manual

CAUTION!
•When refitting sunroof, be careful to avoid fingers,
scarves, ties and items of clothing from getting
caught under the panel.
• Do not open the roof in the presence of snow or ice.
There is risk of damage.
Power Sunroof Relearn Procedure
As a result of any abnormal behavior of the roof or as a
result of an emergency operation, and you must relearn
the automatic operation of the sunroof.
Proceed as follows:
1. Push the Open/Close button to move the roof in the fully closed position.
2. Bring the ignition to the STOP/OFF position and wait for at least 10 seconds. 3. Bring the ignition to the position MAR/RUN.
4. Pull the Open/Close button and hold it for at least 10
seconds, after which you should feel the mechanical
stop of the electric motor of the roof.
5. Within 5 seconds, pull to close and hold the Open/ Close button, the roof makes a complete cycle of
opening and closing automatically (to indicate that the
relearn procedure has been successful). If this does not
happen and you need to repeat the procedure from the
beginning.
HOOD
Opening
The hood release lever (to open the primary latch) and
safety latch (to open the secondary latch) must be re-
leased to open the hood.
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1. Pull the hood release lever located under the driversside of the instrument panel.
2. Move to the outside of the vehicle.
3. Push the safety latch release lever toward the passen- ger side of the vehicle. The safety latch is located
behind the center front edge of the hood. 4. Remove the support rod from the locking tab and
insert it into the seat located on the underside of the
hood.
Hood Release Lever
Safety Latch Location
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NOTE:
•Before lifting the hood, check that the wiper arms are
not in motion and not in the lifted position.
• While lifting the hood, use both hands.
• Vehicle must be at a stop and the automatic transmis-
sion must be in park. Manual transmission vehicles
must have the electric park brake engaged.
Closing
1. Hold up the hood with one hand and with the other hand remove the support rod from its seat and reinsert
it into the locking tab.
2. Lower the hood to approximately 6 inches (15 cm) from the engine compartment and drop it. Make sure
that the hood is completely closed.
Hood Prop System
1 — Locking Tab
2 — Support Rod
2 — Support Rod Seat
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CAUTION!
To prevent possible damage, do not slam the hood to
close it. Lower the hood until it is open approxi-
mately 6 inches (15 cm), and then drop it. This should
secure both latches. Never drive your vehicle unless
the hood is fully closed, with both latches engaged.
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.
LIFTGATE
The Liftgate release function is disabled when the vehicle
is in motion.
Opening
Opening From Outside
To unlock the Liftgate from the outside, squeeze the
Electronic Liftgate Release and pull the Liftgate open
with one fluid motion.
When opening the door, the turn signal lights will flash
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twice and the interior dome light will illuminate. The
interior dome light will turn off automatically by closing
the Liftgate. Refer to “Interior Lights” in “Getting To
Know Your Vehicle.”
If the Liftgate is left open, the interior dome light will
shut off after a few minutes to conserve battery life.
Internal Emergency Release
Proceed as follows:
1. Lower the headrests and tilt the seatbacks.
Electronic Liftgate Release
1 — Yellow Tab
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2. Using the supplied screwdriver (located under cargofloor in tool kit), remove the yellow tab.
3. Insert the screwdriver into the release tab slot to trigger the release tab of the Liftgate.Closing
Grasp the liftgate closing handle and lower the liftgate.
NOTE: Before closing the liftgate, make sure to be in
possession of the key because the liftgate will be locked
automatically.
2 — Release Tab Slot
Liftgate Closing Handle
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Cargo Area Features
Cargo Load Floor — If Equipped
The vehicle is equipped with a load floor that can be
adjusted as needed.
Position 1 (Floor Flush):
This position allows you to make the load floor flat for
ease of loading/unloading objects from the cargo area.
This position also makes it possible to use the space
below as another compartment for storing fragile or
smaller objects.Position 2 (Elevated Position):
When the rear seatbacks and front passenger seat is
folded flat, it will allow for loading objects of long
dimensions. It is recommended to use this position only
during the actual transporting of the objects, then bring
the load floor in position 1.
NOTE:
With a full size spare, the floor will be at the
elevated position.
Access To The Loading Floor
To access the double load compartment, proceed as
follows:
1. Lift up on the Load Floor Handle.
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2. Place the desired objects inside the compartment.
3. Reposition the load floor.
CAUTION!
The load floor must be arranged in a central position
with respect to cargo area.
Load Floor Handle
1 — Cargo Load Floor
2 — Cargo Load Floor Handle
Cargo Area Storage
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