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STEERING WHEEL
The driver can adjust the steering wheel
position in height.
Proceed as follows:
release the lever A-fig. 25pushing it
forwards (position 1);
adjust the steering wheel as required;
lock the lever Apulling it towards the
steering wheel (position 2).
fig. 25F0R0026m
Any adjustment of the steer-
ing wheel position must be
carried out only with the car station-
ary and the engine turned off.
WARNING
It is absolutely forbidden to
carr y out whatever after-
market operation involving steering
system or steering column modifica-
tions (e.g .: installation of anti-theft
device) that could badly affect per-
formance and safety, cause the lapse
of warranty and also result in non-
compliance of the car with homolo-
gation requirements.
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WARMING THE PASSENGER
COMPARTMENT
Proceed as follows:
turn knob Ato the red sector;
turn knob Cto the required symbol;
turn knob Bto required speed.FAST HEATING
For fast heating of the passenger com-
partment, proceed as follows:
turn knob Ato the red sector;
switch internal air recirculation on;
turn knob Cto ;
knob Bturned to 4(max. fan
speed).
Then adjust the controls to obtain the re-
quired conditions of comfort and switch
internal air recirculation off.
IMPORTANT With cold engine, you have
to wait for a few minutes to let the sys-
tem fluid reach the operating temperature.FRONT WINDOW FAST
DEMISTING/DEFROSTING
(WINDSCREEN AND SIDE
WINDOWS)
Proceed as follows:
turn knob Ato the red sector;
turn knob Bto 4(maximum fan
speed);
turn knob Cto ;
switch internal air recirculation off.
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Climate control compressor
enabling button (F)
Press to switch the clim ate control
compressor off (if on). The icon on the
display will go out.
Press the button when the LED is off to
res tore aut oma tically system
control
and use of the com pressor.
The icon
will light up on the display in this case.
The system will switch recirculation off
when the compressor is switched off to
prevent misting up.
Although the system
is capable of maintaining the required tem-
perature, the word FULLwill disappear
from the display.
If on the other hand the
system cannot maintain the required tem-
perature, the digits will blink and the word
AUTOwill disappear.IMPORTANT With the compressor off,
it is not possible to introduce air cooler
than ambient temperature into the pas-
senger compartm ent. Furthermore,
in
certain condition s, the windows could
mist up rapidly because the air is not de-
humidified. The switching off of the climate
control compressor remains in storage
even when the engine has been stopped.
To restore automatic compressor control,
press again (in this case, the system will
only work as a heater) or press AUTO.
With climate control compressor off,
the
fan speed can be set to zero manually (no
bar shown).
With the compressor enabled and the en-
gine started, the fan speed may be reduced
to the minimum setting (only one bar
shown).Fast window demisting/defrosting
button (D)
Press this button: the climate control
sys-
tem will automatically switch on all the
functions required for fast windscreen de-misting/defrosting, that is:
switches on climate control compres-
sor when climatic conditions are suit-
able;
air recirculation off;
maximum air temperature HI on both
areas;
operates proper fan speed according
to engine coolant temperature to lim-
it the flow into the passenger
com-
partment of air not warm enough to
demist the windows;
directs air flow to windscreen
and
front side windows vents;
heated rear window on.
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IMPORTANT The quick demisting/de-
frosting function will stay on for approxi-
mately 3 minutes after the engine coolant
temperature is warm enough to ensure
rapid window demisting.
When the function is on, the LED on the
rear window demister button will light up
and the message FULL AUTOwill go
out on the display.
You may only adjust the fan speed and
switch the rear window demister off man-
ually when this function is running.
To restore running operations before this
function was activated, press either but-
ton B, air recirculation button G, com -
pressor button For button AUTO A.Switching the system off (E)
Press Eto switch the climate control sys-
tem off. The display will go out as a con-
sequence.
The following climate control conditions
will be established when the system is off:
display off;
temperature not shown;
air recirculation on,
passenger com-
partm ent isolated from the outside
(recirculation LED on);
climate control compressor off;
fan off.Press AUTOto switch the automatic cli-
mate control system back on.
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DIRECTION INDICATORS fig. 37
Push the stalk to (stable) position:
up (position 1): right-hand indicator;
down (position 2): left-hand indicator;
Warning light or will blink on the in-
strument panel.
Indicators are switched off automatically
when the steering wheel is straightened.
If you want the indicator to flash briefly to
show that you are about to change lane,
move the stalk up or down without click-
ing into position (unstable position). When
released the stalk will return to its home
position.“FOLLOW ME HOME” DEVICE
This function allows the illumination of the
space in front of the car for a preset pe-
riod of time.
Activation
With the ignition key at STOPor re-
moved, pull the left-hand stalk towards the
steering wheel within 2 minutes from
when the engine is turned off.
At each single movement of the stalk, the
lights will remain on for an extra 30 sec-
onds up to a maximum of 210 seconds;
then the lights are switched off automati-
cally. Warning light on the instrument pan-
el will light up and the corresponding mes-
sage will appear on the display
(see
“Warning lights and messages”) as long as
the function is on.
The warning light will
go out when the lever is operate and stay
on until the function is automatically de-
activated. Time for which the lights stay
on can only be increased by operating the
lever.
Deactivation
Keep the stalk pulled towards the steer-
ing wheel for more than 2 seconds.
fig. 37F0R0038m
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WINDSCREEN WASHING
The right stalk fig. 38controls front wind-
screen wiper/washer operation.
WINDSCREEN WASHER/
WIPER
The device can only work when the igni-
tion key is at MAR.
The stalk ring nut can be moved to four
different positions:
Owindscreen wiper off;
intermittent;
continuous slow;
continuous fast.
Move the lever to position A(unstable)
to limit operation for the time for which
the lever is held in this position. The lever
will return to position and the wiper will
be automatically stopped when released.Do not use the windscreen
wiper to remove layers of
snow or ice from the wind-
screen. In such conditions, the
windscreen wiper may be subjected to
excessive stress and the motor protec-
tion which prevents operation for a few
seconds may trip. If operation is not re-
stored, even after turning the key and
restarting the engine, go to a Fiat
Dealership.
With the ring in position the wind-
screen wiper will automatically adapt to
the speed of the car.
IMPORTANT Replace wiper blades as
specified in section “Car maintenance”.
fig. 38F0R0039m
“Smart washing” function
Pull the stalk towards the steering wheel
(unstable position) to operate the wind-
screen washer.
Keeping the stalk pulled for more than half
a second, with just one movement it is
possible to operate the washer jet and the
wiper at the same time.
The wiper stops working three strokes af-
ter releasing the stalk.
A further stroke after 6 seconds
com-
pletes the wiping operation.
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CEILING LIGHTS
FRONT CEILING WITH SPOT
LIGHTS fig.39/a AND WITH
DIFFUSED LIGHTIING LED
(where provided) fig.39/b
Switch Aturn on/off these lights.
With switch Ain central position, lights
Cand Dwill turn on/off when opening/
closing the front doors.
With switch Apressed on the left side,
lights Cand Dwill always stay off. With
switch Apressed on the right side, lights
Cand Dwill always stay on.
Light turning on/off is gradual.
Switch Bperforms the spot function; with
light off, it will turn on:
light Cif pressed on the left side;
light Dif pressed on the right side.
IMPORTANT Before getting out of the
car, make sure the switch is at central po-
sition: lights off with doors closed in or-
der to avoid draining the battery.
In any case, if the switch is left inadver-
tently to the on position, the lights will
turn off automatically 15 minutes after
turning the engine off.
fig. 39/aF0R0043m
REAR CEILING LIGHT WITH
MOVABLE LENS
The light will turn on/off by pressing the
movable lens rightwards or leftwards as
shown in fig. 40.
fig. 39/bF0R0240m
fig. 40F0R0042m
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Door unlocking in the event
of a crash
If the fuel cut-off switch trips following an
accident, the doors will be automatically
unlocked to let you leave the car and the
ceiling lights will be switched on at the
same time. The doors can always be
opened from the inside of the car by
means of the specific levers.
Proceed as follows if no fuel leakage is
found and and the car is in condition to be
driven to rearm the fuel cut-off switch.FUEL CUT-OFF SWITCH
The car is fitted with a safety switch that
in the event of a crash comes into opera-
tion by cutting off fuel and turning off the
engine as a consequence.
This device therefore prevents fuel
leaks
due to fuel piping breaking.
IMPORTANT After the accident,
re-
member to remove the electronic key
from the ignition device to prevent drain-
ing the battery.The message “FPS on” will appear on the
digital display when the switch trips. The
mess ag e “F ue l cu t of f swi tch , see ha nd-
book” will appear on the multifunctional
display.
If, after a crash, you smell fu-
el or see leaks from the fuel
system, do not reset the switch to
avoid fire risk.
WARNING
If the centralised door lock-
ing system was operated
from inside the car and the fuel cut-
off switch did not manage to auto-
matically release the doors, it will not
be possible to access the passenger
compartment from the outside after
an accident. The possibility of open-
ing the doors from the outside de-
pends on the conditions of the doors
themselves after the accident: if may
not be possible to open a damaged
door. In this case, try to open the oth-
er doors of the car.
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IMPORTANT Before opening the bonnet,
check that windscreen wiper arms are not
lifted from the windscreen.CLOSING THE BONNET
Proceed as follows:
hold the bonnet up with one hand and
with the other remove rod C-fig. 79
from seat Eand fit it back into its catch
D-fig. 78;
lower the bonnet to approximately 20
centimetres from the engine compart-
ment and let it drop. Make sure that the
bonnet is completely closed and not
only fastened by the safety catch by try-
ing to open it. If it is not perfectly
closed, open the bonnet and repeat the
procedure. No not simply press it.
IMPORTANT Always check that the bon-
net is closed properly to avoid its opening
while the car is travelling.
fig. 76F0R0080mfig. 77F0R0079m
fig. 79F0R0082m
fig. 78F0R0081m
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EOBD SYSTEM
(where provided)
The EOBD system (European On Board
Diagnosis) allows continuous diagnosis of
the components of the car correlated with
emissions.
It also alerts the driver,
by turning on the
warning light on the instrument pan-
el (together with relevant message on the
multifunctional display, where provided)
(see section “Warning lights and mes-
sages”), when these conditions are no
longer in peak conditions.
The objective is:
to monitor system efficiency;
warn when a fault causes emissions lev-
els to increase;
to warn of the need to replace deteri-
orated components.The system also has a diagnostic connec-
tor that can be interfaced with appropri-
ate tools, which makes it possible to read
the error codes stored in the control unit,
together with a series of specific parame-
ters for engine operation and diagnosis.
This check can also be carried out by the
traffic police.
IMPORTANT After eliminating the in-
convenience,
to check the system com-
pletely, Fiat Dealerships are obliged
to run a bench test and,
if necessary, r-
oad tests which may also call for a long
journey.
Go to a Fiat Dealer ship
as soon as possible if
warning light eith er does
ot light up when the key is
tumed to MAR to if while travelling t-
he warning lights comes on either ste-ady or blink ing (along with a messag-
e on the multifunctional display, wh-
ere provided The operation of warning
lidht may be checked by the traf-
fic police us ing spec ific devices .F-
ollow the laws in force in the countr y
where you are driving.
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If warning light only lights
up on the instrument panel
(with a message on the multifu nc-
tional display, where provided), stop
the car immediate and go to the
nearest Fiat Dealership . Leakage
of hydraulic fluid from the braking
system will compromise function-
ality of the braking system, either of-
the conventional type or with ABS.
WARNING
EBD failure
ABS failure is indicated by the turning on
warning lights and on the instru-
ment panel together with the dedicated
message on the multifun ctional display
(where provided), (see section “Warning
lights and messages”).
In this case, the rear wheels may sudden-
ly lock and the car may swerve. Drive
carefully to the nearest Fiat Dealership
to have the system checked.
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