steering wheel FIAT 500 2016 2.G Owner's Manual

WARNING!(Continued)
braking of your vehicle. This can cause unpredict-
able handling and stress to steering and suspen-
sion components. You could lose control and have
a collision resulting in serious injury or death. Use
only the tire and wheel sizes with load ratings
approved for your vehicle.
• Never use a tire with a smaller load index or
capacity, other than what was originally equipped
on your vehicle. Using a tire with a smaller load
index could result in tire overloading and failure.
You could lose control and have a collision.
• Failure to equip your vehicle with tires having
adequate speed capability can result in sudden tire
failure and loss of vehicle control.
CAUTION!
Replacing original tires with tires of a different size
may result in false speedometer and odometer read-
ings.
TIRE CHAINS (TRACTION DEVICES)
Use of traction devices require sufficient tire-to-body
clearance. Follow these recommendations to guard
against damage:
• Traction device must be of proper size for the tire, as
recommended by the traction device manufacturer.
• Install on Front Tires.
• Due to limited clearance, a 185/55R15 tire with a
Security Chain Company (SCC) Super Z6 low profile
traction device or equivalent is recommended.5
STARTING AND OPERATING 283

CAUTION!(Continued)
the vehicle’s battery will discharge sufficiently to
degrade battery life and/or prevent the engine from
starting.
FREEING A STUCK VEHICLE
If your vehicle becomes stuck in mud, sand or snow, it
can often be moved using a rocking motion. Turn the
steering wheel right and left to clear the area around the
front wheels. Then shift back and forth between DRIVE
and REVERSE (with automatic transmission) or 2nd gear
and REVERSE (with manual transmission), while gently
pressing the accelerator. Use the least amount of accel-
erator pedal pressure that will maintain the rocking
motion, without spinning the wheels, or racing the
engine.
CAUTION!
Racing the engine or spinning the wheels may lead to
transmission overheating and failure. Allow the en-
gine to idle with the transmission in NEUTRAL for at
least one minute after every five rocking-motion
cycles. This will minimize overheating and reduce
the risk of clutch or transmission failure during
prolonged efforts to free a stuck vehicle.
NOTE: Push the ESC Off switch, to place the Electronic
Stability Control (ESC) system in Partial Offmode,
before rocking the vehicle. Refer to “Electronic Brake
Control” in “Starting And Operating” for further infor-
mation. Once the vehicle has been freed, push the ESC
Off switch again to restore ESC Onmode.
338 WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES

BULB REPLACEMENT
NOTE:Lens fogging can occur under certain atmo-
spheric conditions. This will usually clear as atmospheric
conditions change to allow the condensation to change
back into a vapor. Turning the lamps on will usually
accelerate the clearing process.
Headlamps Low Beam and High Beam
1. Remove the plastic cap from the back of the headlamp housing.
2. Rotate the bulb counter-clockwise.
3. Remove the bulb and replace as needed.
4. Install the bulb and rotate clockwise to lock in place.
5. Reinstall the plastic cap.
Front Turn Signal, Parking And Daytime Running
Lamps
1. Turn the steering wheel completely to the left or right.
2. Open the wheel housing access door.
Wheel Housing Access Door
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MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE 397

Spark Plugs............................ .401
Speed Control Accel/Decel ...........................116
Speed Control (Cruise Control) ................113
Sport Mode ............................ .248
Starting ............................... .225
Automatic Transmission ..................225
Cold Weather ......................... .226
Engine Fails To Start .....................227
Manual Transmission ....................225
Steering Power .............................. .244
Tilt Column ...........................112
Wheel, Tilt ............................112
Steering Wheel Audio Controls ...............208
Steering Wheel Mounted Sound System Controls . . .208
Storage ............................... .395
Storage, Vehicle .......................... .218
Stuck, Freeing ........................... .338Sun Roof
.............................. .123
Supplemental Restraint System - Air Bag .........40
Synthetic Engine Oil ...................... .357
Temperature Control, Automatic (ATC) ..........212
Tilt Steering Column .......................112
Tire And Loading Information Placard .......266, 267
Tire Markings ........................... .259
Tires ........................ .80, 271, 277, 421
Aging (Life Of Tires) .....................281
Air Pressure .......................... .271
Chains .............................. .283
Changing ............................ .321
Compact Spare ........................ .278
General Information ..................271, 277
High Speed .......................... .274
Inflation Pressures ...................... .272
Jacking .............................. .321
Life Of Tires .......................... .281
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