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Button Volume (Button Volume Adjustment)
This function may be used to adjust the volume of the
beep accompanying the buttons.MENU,UP
or
DOWN
buttons can be adjusted according to 8
levels.
To adjust the volume, proceed as follows:
1. Briefly press the MENUbutton. Press the UP
or
DOWN
button to highlight the Buzzer Volume,
press the MENU
button.
2. Press the UP
or DOWNbutton for setting.
3. Briefly press the MENUbutton to go back to the menu
screen, or press and hold the MENUbutton (approxi-
mately one second) to go back to the main screen
without storing the settings.
Belt Buzzer (Buzzer Activation For S.B.R.
Indication)
This function will only be displayed after a FIAT Group
Automobiles dealership has deactivated the S.B.R. system.
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
This function may be used to activate / deactivate the
Daytime Running Lamps.
Proceed as follows to switch this function on or off:
1. Briefly press the MENUbutton. Press the Up
or
DOWN
button to highlight Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL). Press the MENU button to enter the
DRL MENU
.
2. Briefly press the MENUbutton. “On” or “Off” will
flash on the display (according to previous setting).
3. Press the UP
or DOWNbutton for setting.
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4. Briefly press theMENUbutton to go back to the menu
screen, or press and hold the button (approximately
one second) to go back to the main screen without
storing the settings.
GSI (Gear Shift Indicator)
This function may be used to set the Gear Shift Indicator
in two submenus: “Fuel Econ On” and “Fuel Econ Off.”
• Fuel Econ On – turns on a fuel economy upshift light
in the instrument cluster, for optimum fuel economy,
when operating in base driving mode.
• Fuel Econ Off – the fuel economy upshift light is
disabled. To set the required unit, proceed as follows:
1. Briefly press the
MENUbutton to display the two
sub-menus.
2. Press the UP
or DOWNbutton to navigate
the two sub-menus.
3. Select the required sub-menu and then briefly press the MENU button.
4. Press the UP
or DOWNbutton for setting.
5. Briefly press the MENUbutton to return to the
sub-menu.
When you have made the required settings, briefly press
the MENU button to go back to the sub-menu screen, or
press and hold the MENUbutton (approximately one
second) to go back to the main screen without storing the
settings.
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Hill Start Assist
This function is used when starting a vehicle from a stop
on a hill. Hill Start Assist maintains the same level of
brake pressure the driver applied for a short period of
time after the foot has been removed from the brake
pedal.
Proceed as follows to switch this function on or off:
1. Briefly press theMENUbutton. Press the UP
or
DOWN
button to highlight the Hill Start Assist.
Press the MENU
button to enter the Hill Start Assist
MENU.
2. Press the UP
or DOWNbutton for setting.
3. Briefly press the MENUbutton to go back to the menu
screen, or press and hold the button (approximately
one second) to go back to the main screen without
storing the settings.
Tire Pressure
This function will be used to display the tire pressures
individually for all four tires by location.
Proceed as follows:
1. Briefly press the MENUbutton. Press the UP
or
DOWN
button to highlight the Tire Pressure.
Press the MENU
button to enter the Tire Pressure
MENU.
2. Press the UP or DOWN button to scroll through all four tire pressure value locations.
3. Briefly press the MENUbutton to go back to the menu
screen, or press and hold the button (approximately
one second) to go back to the main screen.
Lock
When Unlock Driver Door is selected, only the driver’s
door will unlock on the first press of the Remote Keyless
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General Information
The radio offers the following functions:
Radio Section
•PLL tuning with FM/AM bands
• RBDS (Radio Broadcast Data System)
• Automatic/manual station tuning
• FM Multipath detector
• Manual storing of 25 stations (base radio) and 40
stations (if equipped with Satellite): 15 on FM band (5
on FMA, 5 on FMB, 5 on FMC), 10 on AM band (5 on
AMA, 5 on AMB), 15 on Satellite Band - if equipped (5
on SATA, 5 on SATB, 5 on SATC)
• SPEED VOLUME function: Customer selectable auto-
matic volume adjustment depending on the car speed
• Automatic Stereo/Mono selection
CD Section
•Track selection (forward/backward)
• Fast forward/rewind through tracks
• CD Display function: display of track number and on
mp3 discs (song title, artist) and time elapsed since
start of the track
• Playing Audio CD, CD-R and CD-RW
WARNING!
On multimedia CDs, besides audio tracks, there are
data tracks too. Playing this type of CD could cause
hissing at a volume that could jeopardize road safety
as well as causing damage to the speakers.
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CD/MP3 Section
•MP3-Info function (ID3-TAG)
• Folder selection (previous/next)
• Track selection (forward/backward)
• Fast forward/rewind through tracks
• MP3 Display function: display of folder name, ID3-
TAG information, time elapsed since the start of the
track, name of the file
• Playing audio or data CD, CD-R and CD-RW
Audio Section
•Mute/pause function
• Soft mute function
• Loudness function
• Graphic 7 band equalizer (if equipped) •
Separate bass/treble tone adjustment
• Right/left channel balancing
• Front/rear fader
Functions And Adjustments
Turning The Car Radio On
The car radio comes on when the(ON/OFF) button
is pressed briefly.
When the car radio is turned on and the on volume limit
is on, the volume is limited to a setting of five even if it
had been set higher when previously used.
Turning The Car Radio Off
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Selecting The Radio Functions
By pressing the TUNER button briefly and repeatedly,
the following audio sources can be selected cyclically:
•AM, FM and Satellite Bands (if equipped)
Selecting The CD Function
By briefly pressing the MEDIA button, the CD audio
source can be selected (only if a CD is loaded).
Volume Adjustment
To adjust the volume, press the buttons +Vol or –Vol to
increase/decrease the volume.
Mute/Pause Function
Press thebutton briefly to activate the MUTE func-
tion. The volume will gradually decrease and the
wording “TUNER Mute” will be shown on the display
(in radio mode) or “CD Pause” (in CD mode).
Press thebutton again to deactivate the MUTE
function. The volume will gradually increase until it
reaches the previously set level.
When the volume level is changed using the dedicated
controls, the Mute function is deactivated and the vol-
ume is adjusted to the new level selected.
Audio Adjustment
The functions that can be selected from the audio menu
change depending on the context: AM/FM/MEDIA/
SATELLITE.
Press the AUDIO button briefly to change the Audio
functions. After the AUDIO button is first pressed, the
display will show the Bass level value for the source
activated at that time (e.g. in FM mode the display will
show the wording “FM Bass +2”).
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Use the buttonsorto scroll through the Menu
functions. To change the setting of the selected func-
tion, use the
orbuttons.
The current status of the selected function appears on the
display.
The functions managed by the Audio Menu are:
• BASS (Bass adjustment)
• MIDRANGE (Midrange adjustment)
• TREBLE (Treble adjustment)
• BALANCE (right/left Balance adjustment)
• FADER (front/rear Balance adjustment)
• LOUDNESS — If equipped (Loudness function
activation/deactivation)
• EQUALIZER — If equipped (activation and selection
of factory equalization adjustments) •
USER EQUALIZER — If equipped (customized equal-
ization adjustment)
Tone Adjustment
Proceed as follows:
1. Press AUDIO button.
2. Press the
orbutton to select “Bass,” “Mid-
range” or “Treble” in the AUDIO menu.
3. Press theorbutton or to increase/decrease
the bass or treble adjustments.
By pressing theorbuttons briefly, the levels will
change progressively. By pressing them down longer,
the levels will change quickly.
Balance Adjustment
Proceed as follows:
1. Press AUDIO button.
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2. Press theorbutton to set “Balance” in the
AUDIO menu.
3. Press thebutton to increase the sound from the
left speakers or the
button to increase the sound
from the right speakers.
By pressing theorbuttons briefly, the levels will
change progressively. By pressing them down longer,
the levels will change quickly.
Select the value “0” to set the right and left audio outputs
at the same level.
Fader Adjustment
Proceed as follows:
1. Press AUDIO button.
2. Press the
orbutton to set “Fader” in the
AUDIO menu.
3. Press thebutton to increase the sound coming
from the rear speakers or the
button to increase
the sound coming from the front speakers.
By pressing theorbuttons briefly, the levels will
change progressively. By pressing them down longer,
the levels will change quickly.
Select the value “0” to set the right and left audio outputs
at the same level.
Loudness Function — If Equipped
The Loudness function improves the volume of the
sound while listening at low volumes, increasing the bass
and treble.
To activate/deactivate this function, select the “Loudness”
setting in the AUDIO menu. The condition of the function
(on or off) is shown on the display for a few seconds by the
wording “Loudness On” or “Loudness Off”.
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Preset/User/Classic/Rock/Jazz Functions — If
Equipped
The built-in equalizer can be activated/deactivated.
When the equalizer function is off, the audio settings can
only be changed by adjusting the “Bass” and “Treble”
settings, whereas when the function is on, the acoustic
curves can be adjusted. To deactivate the equalizer, select
the “EQ Preset” function in the audio menu.
To activate the equalizer, use the AUDIO button or to
select one of the adjustments:
•“EQ User” (adjustment of 7 equalizer bands that can
be changed by the user)
•
“Classic” (equalizer preset for optimal classic music
sound)
• “Rock” (equalizer preset for optimal rock and pop
music sound)
•
“Jazz” (equalizer preset for optimal jazz music sound)
When one of the equalizer adjustments is activated the
wording “EQ” lights up.
User EQ Settings Function — If Equipped
To set a personalized equalizer adjustment:
1. Press AUDIO button.
2. Use the
orbuttons to set EQ function.
3. Useorbuttons to select EQ User.
4. Press MENU button to start adjusting equalizer.
5. On the display a seven bar graph will appear, in which
each bar represents a frequency. Select the bar to be
adjusted by using the
orbuttons. The selected
bar will start to flash and it can be adjusted using
orbuttons.
6. To store the setting, press the MENU or AUDIO buttons.
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Menu
MENU Button Functions
Press the MENU button briefly to activate the Menu
function.
Use the
orbuttons to scroll through the menu
functions. To change the setting of the selected func-
tion, use the
orbuttons.
The current status of the selected function appears on the
display.
The functions managed by the Menu are:
• Speech Volume
• Aux Audio Offset
• Radio Off
• Sat ID •
SiriusXM Telephone Number
• System Reset
• Speed Volume
• On Volume Limit
Press the MENU button again to exit the Menu function.
Speed Volume Function — If Equipped
This function automatically adapts the volume level to
the speed of the car, turning up the volume when the
speed increases to maintain the ratio with the noise level
inside the passenger compartment. To activate/
deactivate the function, use the buttons. The wording
“Speed volume” appears on the display, followed by the
current status of the function:
• Off: function deactivated
• Low: function activated (low sensitivity)
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