For cruising, these are recommended
shift points:
GearVehicle speed
1to2 7mph(11km/h)
2
to 3 19 mph (31 km/h)
3 to 4 26 mph (42 km/h)
4 to 5 34 mph (55 km/h)
5 to 6 41 mph (66 km/h)
Downshifting
When you must slow down in heavy
traffic or on a steep upgrade, downshift
before the engine starts to overwork.
This reduces the chance of stalling and
gives better acceleration when you
need more speed.
On a steep downgrade, downshifting
helps maintain safe speed and prolongs
brake life.
Manually Shifting Up (Automatic
Transmission)
Using selector lever: to shift up to a
higher gear, tap the selector lever back
+ once.
MAINTENANCE
MONITOR — IF
EQUIPPED
Oil Life Reset
Versions With Fiat Radio 3.0
“Oil Change” with flexible settings are
available. Consult an Authorized
Dealership for details.
Note:The engine oil flexible
maintenance setting is available (if
equipped). Based on the engine
operating conditions, the on-board
computer in your vehicle calculates the
remaining oil life. When the engine oil
flexible maintenance setting is selected,
the system must be reset whenever
replacing the engine oil regardless of
the wrench indicator light display.
When the engine oil flexible
maintenance setting is selected, the
wrench indicator light will illuminate in
the instrument cluster when remaining
oil life becomes less than 300 miles
(500 km) or remaining days are less
than 15 (whichever comes first).
Reset Method
Your vehicle is equipped with an engine
oil change indicator system. The “Oil
Change Required” message will flash in
the Instrument Cluster Display for
approximately 10 seconds after a single
chime has sounded to indicate the next
scheduled oil change interval. The
engine oil change indicator system is duty cycle based, which means the
engine oil change interval may fluctuate,
dependent upon your personal driving
style.
Unless reset, this message will continue
to display each time you turn the
ignition switch to the ON/RUN position.
To reset the oil change indicator system
(after performing the scheduled
maintenance), refer to the following
procedure
1. Place the ignition in the ON position.
(Do not start the engine.)
2. Fully push the accelerator pedal
slowly, three times within 10 seconds.
3. Place the ignition in the OFF/LOCK
position.
Note:
If the indicator message
illuminates when you start the vehicle,
the oil change indicator system did not
reset. If necessary, repeat this
procedure.
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Oil Life Monitor
You can customize settings in the setup display as follows:
TabItemExplanation
Scheduled Setting
Notification can be turned on/off.
Time (months) Displays the time or distance until
maintenance is due. Select this item to set
the maintenance period. “Scheduled Due!” is displayed in red, and the wrench indicator
light will illuminate in the Instrument Cluster when the remaining distance is less than
300 mi (500 km) or the remaining number of days is less than 15 (whichever comes first).
Distance (mile or km)
Reset Resets the time and distance to the initial
values. Once the system turns on, it needs to be reset whenever carrying out maintenance.
Tire Rotation Setting
Notification can be switched on/off.
Distance (mile or km) Displays the distance until tire rotation is due.
Select this item to set the tire rotation
distance. “Tire Rotation Due!” is displayed in red and the wrench indicator light will
illuminate in the Instrument Cluster when the remaining distance is less than 300 mi (500 km).
Reset Resets the remaining distance to the initial
value. Once the system turns on, it needs to be reset whenever rotating the tires.
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR INSTRUMENT PANEL
TabItemExplanation
Oil Change Setting
Notification can be switched on/off.
Distance (mile or km) Displays the distance until an oil change is
due. Select this item to set the oil change
distance. “Oil Change Due!” is displayed in red, and the wrench indicator light will
illuminate in the Instrument Cluster when the remaining distance is less than 300 mi (500 km).
Reset Resets the remaining distance to the initial
value. Once the system turns on, it needs to be reset whenever replacing the engine oil.
Oil life (%) Displays the engine oil life until an oil change
is due. “Oil Change Due!” is displayed in red
and the wrench indicator light will illuminate in the Instrument Cluster when remaining oil life distance is less than 300 mi (500 km), or
remaining days are less than 15 (whichever comes first).
Reset Resets the remaining oil life to 100%. The
system must be reset whenever replacing the engine oil.
(*) The engine oil flexible maintenance setting is available (only some models). Consult an Authorized Dealership for details.
When the engine oil flexible maintenance setting is selected, you will see the following items in the display.
The vehicle calculates the remaining oil life based on the engine operating conditions and lets you know when an oil change is
due by illuminating the wrench indicator light in the instrument cluster.
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