2017 Abarth 500 maintenance

Mopar Vehicle Protectionoffers a series of service contracts that are designed to give all our customers the
pleasure of driving their vehicle without any hitch's and concerns.
Our product portfolio consists of a wide and flexible range of extended warranty and maintenance plans
endorsed by FCA. Each with a series of different coverage tiers, in terms of durability and mileage, built to
accommodate you’re driving needs.
Service contracts are made by experts that know every part of your vehicle, and commit themselves
to maintain it in tip top conditions. Our knowledge and passion is tailored around designing
products that promises all our drivers “worry-free driving”.
Only with Mopar Vehicle Protection you are ensured that all service operations are performed
by highly qualified and specialized technicians in authorized FCA repair facilities, using the right tools,
equipment and only original parts, all over Europe.
Check which Service Contract plans are available on your market today and choose the
Service Contract that suits your driving habits best.
Ask your local dealer for further information.
MAINTAIN YOUR VEHICLE IN
TIP TOP CONDITIONS WITH

INDEX
A
ccessories purchased by the
owner
.......................................... 4
Analogue pressure gauge............... 41
Automatic climate control
system ......................................... 27
Battery
.......................................... 123
– advice for extending its life ........ 123
– inspecting the charge ................ 123
– replacement .............................. 123
Battery (recharging) ........................ 124
Bodywork (cleaning and
maintenance) ............................... 127
Brake fluid ...................................... 121
Checking levels
............................. 119
Child protection systems ................ 67
Cleaning and maintenance
– car interior ................................. 130
– leather parts .............................. 130
– plastic parts .............................. 130
– seats ......................................... 130
CO2 emissions............................... 146
Control panel and on-board
instruments .................................. 39
Courtesy lights ............................... 22
Daytime running lights (DRL)
......... 20
Dimensions .................................... 137
Dipped headlights (bulb
replacement) ................................ 97Dipped headlights/side lights ......... 20
Direction indicators ........................ 20
Direction indicators (bulb
replacement) ................................ 96
Doors ............................................. 14
– Door central
locking/unlocking ...................... 14
– door locking/unlocking .............. 14
– opening/closing with the key ..... 14
Driver side knee bag ...................... 76
Electric windows
........................... 29
Engine............................................ 134
– marking ..................................... 133
Engine bonnet................................ 34
Engine compartment (washing) ...... 128
Engine coolant fluid ........................ 121
Engine oil (consumption) ................ 121
Engine oil (level check) ................... 121
External lights................................. 20
Fiat CODE system
......................... 13
Fitting a child restraint system
with seat belts .............................. 68
Fix&Go (kit)..................................... 104
Flashing the headlights................... 20
Fluids and lubricants ...................... 142
Fog lights (bulb replacement) ......... 97
Fog lights/rear fog light................... 21
Follow Me Home (device) ............... 21
Front airbag driver's side ................ 75Front airbags .................................. 74
Front ceiling light ............................ 22
Front light clusters (bulb
replacement) ................................ 96
Fuel consumption .......................... 145
Fuel cut-off system......................... 109
Fuel tank cap ................................. 89
Fuse boxes (location) ..................... 99
Fuses (replacement) ....................... 99
Gear Shift Indicator (system)
......... 41
Handbrake
.................................... 83
Hazard warning lights..................... 92
Head restraints............................... 18
– Rear head restraints .................. 18
Headlight alignment corrector ........ 21
Headlights (washing) ...................... 128
Heated rear window (activation) ..... 26
Identification data
– bodywork paint plate ................. 133
– chassis marking ........................ 133
– engine marking.......................... 133
– identification data plate.............. 133
Ignition device ................................ 12
Installing an “Isofix” child carseat .... 71
Installing electrical/electronic
devices ........................................ 4
Instrument panel ............................ 10
Interiors (cleaning) .......................... 130
iTPMS ............................................ 61

Jump starting
................................ 108
Lifting the vehicle
.......................... 126
Light bulbs
– bulbs (replacement) ................... 92
– general instructions ................... 92
– types of bulbs ........................... 93
Lubricants (specifications) .............. 142
Luggage Compartment .................. 36
– closing ...................................... 36
– extending the luggage
compartment ............................ 36
Main beam headlights
.................. 20
Main beam headlights (bulb
replacement) ................................ 97
Manual climate control ................... 25
– controls ..................................... 25
Menu options ................................. 41
Number plate lights (bulb
replacement)
................................ 98
Paintwork (maintenance)
............... 127
Parking sensors ............................. 88
Parking the vehicle ......................... 83
Passenger side front airbag ............ 75
Performance .................................. 144
Pre-tensioners................................ 65
– Load limiters.............................. 65
Radio transmitters and mobile
phones
......................................... 4Rear light clusters (bulb
replacement) ................................ 97
Rear seats (backrest release).......... 16
Rear view mirrors ........................... 19
Rear window washer (jets).............. 126
Rear window wiper/washer ............ 23
Reconfigurable multifunction
display ......................................... 39
Refuelling ....................................... 141
Refuelling the vehicle ...................... 89
Replacing an exterior bulb .............. 96
Right hand drive versions ............... 148
Rims
– dimensions................................ 136
– wheels and tyres ....................... 126
Rims and tyres ............................... 136
Safety
........................................... 64
– seat belts .................................. 64
SBR system ................................... 65
Scheduled Servicing Plan ............... 114
Screen wiper/washer ..................... 23
Seat belts
– using the seat belts ................... 64
Seat belts (maintenance) ................ 66
Seats ............................................. 15
– Front seats ................................ 15
Sensors
– parking ...................................... 88
Servicing and maintenance ............ 113
– Demanding use of the car ......... 118– periodic checks ......................... 118
– scheduled servicing ................... 113
– Scheduled Servicing Plan .......... 114
Side airbags (Side bag - Window
bag) ............................................. 78
Side bags (front side airbags) ......... 78
Side lights/daytime running lights
(bulb replacement) ....................... 97
Snow chains .................................. 127
Snow tyres ..................................... 126
Soft top.......................................... 30
Spark plugs (type) .......................... 134
SPORT .......................................... 87
Sport front seats ............................ 16
Starting the engine ......................... 82
Steering wheel ............................... 18
Sun roof ......................................... 29
Technical data
.............................. 133
The keys ........................................ 11
– Key with remote control............. 11
– Mechanical key ......................... 11
Third brake light (bulb
replacement) ................................ 98
Towing the vehicle .......................... 110
Towing trailers ................................ 90
TRIP button.................................... 43
Trip computer................................. 42
Ty r e s
– inflation pressures ..................... 136
– snow tyres................................. 136
INDEX

– tyres provided ........................... 136
Tyres - maintenance ....................... 126
Uconnect™ 5”
– APPS Mode .............................. 160
– Bluetooth Source ...................... 158
– Controls on front panel .............. 154
– eco:Drive ................................... 162
– Media mode .............................. 158
– my:Car ...................................... 163
– Navigation ................................. 163
– Phone mode ............................. 159
– Settings..................................... 163
– Steering wheel controls ............. 156
– Switching the system on/off ...... 158
– Uconnect™ LIVE Services......... 160
– Voice commands ...................... 165
Uconnect™ 5”/7” HD
– AUX inputs, USB ports and
iPod connector.......................... 153
– Tips, controls and information ... 152
Uconnect™ 7” HD
– AUX source ............................... 175
– Bluetooth Source ...................... 174
– Controls on front panel .............. 167
– Media mode .............................. 173
– Navigation ................................. 178
– Phone mode ............................. 175
– Settings..................................... 178– Steering wheel controls ............. 170
– Switching the system on/off ...... 173
– Uconnect LIVE Services ............ 176
– USB/iPod support ..................... 174
– Voice commands ...................... 179
Use of the Owner Handbook.......... 6
Using the manual gearbox ............. 84
Using the robotised sequential
transmission................................. 84
Vehicle changes/alterations
........... 4
Warning lights and messages
....... 45
Washing and cleaning the soft
top ............................................... 128
Weights.......................................... 138
Wheels and tyres ........................... 126
– tyre inflation pressure................. 136
Window bags (side airbags for
head protection) ........................... 78
Window washing............................ 23
Windows (cleaning) ........................ 128
Windscreen washer (jets) ............... 125
Windscreen/rear window washer
fluid .............................................. 121
Windscreen/rear window wiper
(blades) ........................................ 125

We really know your car because we invented, designed and built it: we really know every single detail.
At Abarth Service authorised workshopsyou can find technicians directly trained by us,
offering quality and professionalism for all service operations.
Abarth workshops are always close to you for the regular servicing operations, season checks
and practical recommendations by our experts.
With Original Parts distributed by MOPAR
®, you maintain the reliability, comfort
and performance features that you bought your new car for over time.
Always ask for Genuine Parts for the components used on our cars; we recommend them because
they come from our steady commitment in research and development of highly innovative technologies.
For all these reasons: rely on Genuine Parts, because they are the only ones designed
by Abarth for your car.
SAFETY:
BRAKING SYSTEMENVIRONMENT: PARTICULATE FILTERS,
CLIMATE CONTROL MAINTENANCECOMFORT: SUSPENSION
AND WINDSCREEN WIPERS PERFORMANCE: SPARK PLUGS,
INJECTORS AND BATTERIESLINEACCESSORI
ROOF RACK BARS, WHEEL RIMS
WHY CHOOSING
GENUINE PARTS
This Owner Handbook is intended to show the vehicle's operating conditions.
For the enthusiast user who wants to have insights, curiosities and detailed information about the characteristics and functions
of the vehicle, Abarth gives the opportunity to consult a dedicated section which is available in electronic format.
ONLINE VEHICLE OWNER HANDBOOK
The following symbol  is reported within the text of the Owner Handbook, next to the subjects for which details are provided.
Go to the www.mopar.eu/owner
website and access your personal area.
The “Maintenance and care” page includes all the information about your vehicle and the link to access eLUM, where you will find
all the details of the Owner Handbook.
Alternatively, to access this information, go to the Internet website at http://aftersales.fiat.com/elum/
.
The eLUMwebsite is free and will allow you, among many other things, to easily consult the on-board documents
of all the other vehicles of the Group.
Have a nice reading and happy motoring!
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