2018 FIAT 500 Owner handbook (in English)

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Weight groupChild safety seatType of child restraint
systemChild restraint system installation
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Fair G0/1S
Type-approval number:
E4 04443718
Fiat order code: 71807388 Group 0+:
from newborn
to 13 kg from 40 cm
to 80 cm
Universal/ISOFIX child restraint system.
It can be fitted forward facing/rearward facing
using only the vehicle seat belts or the Isofix
anchorages. FCA recommends fitting it using
the rear facing ISOFIX platform
(RWF “A” type - to be purchased separately) or
the forward facing ISOFIX platform (FWF
specific “M” type - to be purchased separately),
the rigid headrest
(to be purchased separately) and the ISOFIX
anchorages for the vehicle. It must be fitted on
the rear outer seats.
FAIR rigid headrest
Fiat order code: 71807387
Fair ISOFIX RWF platform
“A” type for G 0/1S
Fiat order code: 71805368
or
Fair ISOFIX RWF platform
“M” type or G 0/1S
Fiat order code: 71806374
Group 1:
from 9 up to 18 kg
from 67 cm to
105 cm

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Weight groupChild safety seatType of child restraint
systemChild restraint system installation
Britax Römer KidFix XP
(for versions markets,
where provided) Group 2:
from 15 to 25 kg
from 95 cm
to 135 cmIt can only be installed facing forwards, using
the three-point safety belt and the vehicles
ISOFIX anchor points, if provided.
Fiat recommends installing it using the
vehicle’s ISOFIX anchor points. It must be
installed in the outside rear seats.
It can only be installed facing forwards, using
the three-point seat belt and the ISOFIX
anchorages of the vehicle, if present.
Fiat recommends installing it using the
vehicle’s ISOFIX anchor points.It must be
fitted on the rear outer seats.
Britax Römer KidFix XP
(for versions markets,
where provided) Group 3:
from 22 to 36 kg
from 136 cm
to 150 cm
It must only be installed facing forward, using
the three-point seat belt Safety 1st Manga
E13 045072 Group 3:
from 22 to 36 kg
from 136 cm
to 150 cm

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Main recommendations to carry
children safely
❒ Install the child seats on the rear
seat, which is the most protected
position in the event of an accident.
❒ Keep children in backward-facing
child restraint systems for as long
as possible, until 3–4 years old if
possible.
❒ Keep children in backward-facing
child restraint systems for as long
as possible, until 3–4 years old if
possible.
❒ Carefully follow the instructions
supplied with the child restraint
system. Keep the instructions in the
vehicle along with the other
documents and this handbook. Do
not use second-hand child restraint
systems without instructions.❒ Only one child is to be strapped to
each retaining system.
❒ Always check that the seat belts do
not rest on the child’s neck.
❒ Always check that the seat belt is
well fastened by pulling on it.
❒ While travelling, do not let the child
sit incorrectly or unfasten the belts.
❒ Never allow a child to put the belt’s
diagonal section under an arm or
behind their back.
❒ Never carry children on your lap,
even newborns. No-one can hold a
child in the case of an accident.❒ If the car has been involved in a
medium-high severity road
accident, replace the child restraint
system with a new one. In addition,
and depending on the type of child
restraint system installed, replace
the isofix anchorages or the seat
belt with which the child restraint
system was connected.
❒ The rear headrest can be removed
if needed to install a child restraint
system. The headrest must always
be fitted in the car if the seat is used
by an adult passenger or a child
sitting in a restraint system without
a backrest.

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SUPPLEMENTARY
RESTRAINT SYSTEM
(SRS) - AIRBAG
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The vehicle may be equipped with:
❒ front driver airbag;
❒ front passenger airbag;
❒ driver’s side knee bag;
❒ driver and passenger front side
bags for pelvis, chest and shoulder
protection (Side bags);
❒ side bags for head protection of
front seat passengers
(window bag);
❒ side bags for head protection
of the front seat passengers and
rear side seat passengers
(for versions/markets, where
provided) (window bag).
FRONT AIRBAGS
The front driver/passenger airbags and
the driver’s knee bag (for
versions/markets, where provided)
protect the front seat occupants in the
event of frontal impacts of
medium/high severity, by placing the
bag between the occupant and the
steering wheel or dashboard.
Therefore non-activation in other types
of collisions (side collisions, rear
shunts, roll-overs, etc.) is not a system
malfunction.
An electronic control unit will make the
bag inflate
in the event of a frontal impact.
The bag will inflate instantaneously
placing itself between the front
occupants body and the structures
which could cause injury. It will deflate
immediately afterwards.
Front airbags are not a replacement of
but complementary to the seat belts,
which you are recommended to
always wear, as specified by law in
Europe and most non-European
countries.In the event of an impact, someone not
wearing a seat belt could move
forward and come into contact with a
bag which is still in the opening phase.
The protection offered by the bag is
compromised in these circumstances.
The front airbags (driver, passenger,
driver’s knee bags) are designed and
calibrated to protect front seat
passengers wearing seat belts.
Their volume at the moment of
maximum inflation fills most of the
space between the steering wheel and
the driver, between the lower post
guard and the knees on passenger
side and between the dashboard and
the passenger.
The airbags are not deployed in the
event of minor frontal impacts (for
which the restraining action of the seat
belts is sufficient).
Seat belts must always be worn. In the
event of head-on collisions, they
ensure the correct positioning of the
occupant.

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Driver’s front airbag
(A-fig. 79)
This consists of an instant inflating bag
contained in a special recess in the
centre of the steering wheel.
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Passenger’s front airbag
(B-fig. 80)
This consists of an instantly inflating
bag contained in a special recess in the
dashboard: this bag has a larger
volume than that on the driver side.
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Passenger’s front airbag and
child restraint systems
25)
Rearward facing child restraint systems
must NEVERbe fitted on the front
seat with an active passenger side
airbag since in the event of an impact
the airbag activation may cause fatal
injuries to the transported child.
ALWAYScomply with the instructions
on the label stuck on the passenger
side sun visor (fig. 81).
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Driver’s knee bag
(for versions/markets, where provided)
(C-fig. 82)
It consists of an instantly inflating
cushion housed into a special
compartment under the lower post
guard at driver’s knee level, designed
to give further protection in the event of
a head-on crash.
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Deactivating the passenger side
airbags: front airbag and front side
bag
(for versions/markets, where provided)
If a child must be carried on the front
seat in a backward-facing child
restraint system, deactivate the
passenger’s airbag and front side bag
(side bag) (for versions/markets, where
provided).
The
“warning light in the centre of the
dashboard will stay on constantly until
the passenger’s airbag and the front
side bag are reactivated
(for versions/markets, where provided).
IMPORTANT To manually deactivate
the passenger’s front airbag and the
front side bag (for versions/markets,
where provided), refer to section
“Knowing your car”, paragraphs
“Multifunction display”.
SIDE AIRBAGS
(Side bags - Window bag)25)
To help increase occupants protection
in the event of a side impact, the
vehicle is equipped with front side
bags (for versions/markets, where
provided) and window bag
(for versions/markets, where provided).
Side bags protect occupants from
side-on crashes of medium/high
severity by placing the bag between
the occupant and the internal parts of
the side structure of the vehicle.
Non-activation of side bags in other
types of collisions (front collisions, rear
shunts, roll-overs, etc.) is not a system
malfunction.

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Side bag
(for versions/markets, where
applicable)
These comprise two instantly inflating
bags located in the front seat
backrests, fig. 83, which protect the
pelvis, chest and shoulder area of the
occupants in the event of a side impact
of medium/high severity.
Window bag
(for versions/markets, where
applicable)
This consists of two "curtain" bags
housed behind the roof side trim fig. 84
and covered with trims. Thanks to a
wide bag deployment area, they
protect the heads of the front and,
depending on the market, where
provided, rear occupants in the event
of a side impact.
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Important notes
In the event of a side impact, the system
provides best protection if the passenger
sits on the seat in a correct position, thus
allowing correct window bag
deployment.
The front airbags and/or side bags may
be deployed if the car is subject to heavy
knocks or accidents involving the
underbody area, such as for example
violent shocks against steps, pavements
or low obstacles, the car falling in big
holes or dips in the road.
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A small amount of dust will be released
when the airbags are deployed. The dust
is not harmful and does not indicate the
beginning of a fire. Furthermore, the
surface of the deployed bag and the
interior of the car may be covered in a
dusty residue: this may irritate skin and
eyes. Wash with mild soap and water in
the event of exposure.
Should an accident occur in which any of
the safety devices are activated, take the
vehicle to a Fiat Dealership to have the
activated devices replaced and to have
the whole system checked.
Every control, repair and replacement
operation concerning the airbags must
be carried out only by a Fiat Dealership.
If the car is scrapped, have the system
deactivated at a Fiat Dealership.
Pretensioners, front airbags and side
bags are deployed according to different
logics on the basis of the type of collision.
Failure to activate one or more of the
devices does not indicate a system
malfunction.