technical specifications FIAT CROMA 2008 2.G Repair Manual

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SAFETY
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CORRECT USE
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WARNING
LIGHTS AND
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“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 fig. 60
With the ignition key at OFFor removed,
pull the stalk towards the steering wheel
and operate it within 2 minutes from when
the engine is turned off.
At each single movement of the stalk, the
staying on of the lights is extended by 30
seconds up to a maximum of 210 seconds;
then the lights are switched off automati-
cally. Each time the stalk is operated, the 3
warning light turns on together with the
message on the display (see section
“Warning lights and messages”). The
warning light will come on the first time
the stalk is operated and it will stay on un-
til the function is automatically deactivat-
ed. Each single movement of the stalk will
only extend the staying on of the lights.
Deactivation
Keep the stalk pulled towards the steer-
ing wheel for more than 2 seconds.
AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS
SENSOR (daylight sensor)
(where provided)
It detects the changes of the external light
intensity of the car according to the light
sensitivity set: the greater the sensitivity
is, the smaller the amount of external light
necessary to control the switching-on of
the external headlights will be. The day-
light sensor sensitivity can be adjusted by
the “Set-up menu” of the display.
fig. 60F0L0027m
F0L1150i
Activation fig. 61
Turn the knurled ring to
2A:in this way,
the automatic activation of the side/tail-
lights and dipped beam headlights is si-
multaneously enabled according to the ex-
ternal luminosity.
Deactivation
As a result of the sensor control, the
dipped beam headlights will switch off and,
after about 10 seconds, sidelights will
switch off too.
The sensor is not able to detect the fog
presence, lights shall therefore be
switched on manually.
fig. 61F0L0028m
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Never use the window wiper
to remove ice or snow from
the windscreen. In these con-
ditions, the wiper is submitted
to excessive effort that results in mo-
tor protection cutting in and wiper op-
eration inhibition for few seconds as a
consequence. If operation is not re-
stored contact Fiat Dealership.
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WINDOW WASHING
WINDSCREEN WASHER/
WIPER
This device can only work when the igni-
tion key is at ON.
The right stalk can be moved to five dif-
ferent positions fig. 62:
A: windscreen wiper off
B: flick wipe.
With the stalk in position B, turning the
knurled ring Ffour possible intermittent
speeds are obtained:
,= very slow intermittent
— = slow intermittent
—- = intermittent medium
—— = fast intermittent
C: continuous slow;
D: continuous fast;
E:fast temporary (unstable position).Operation in position Eis limited to the
time the stalk is held in this position.
When the lever is released, it returns to
position Aautomatically stopping the
wiper.
IMPORTANT Replace wiper blades as
specified in section “Car maintenance”.
fig. 62F0L0030m
“Smart washing” function
Pulling the stalk towards the steering
wheel (unstable position) operates the
windscreen washer fig. 63.
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 four strokes af-
ter releasing the stalk.
A further stroke after five seconds com-
pletes the wiping operation.
fig. 63F0L0031m
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RAIN SENSOR (where provided)
The rain sensor is located behind the dri-
ving mirror in contact with the windscreen
and has the purpose of automatically ad-
just, during the intermittent operation, the
frequency of the windscreen wiper
strokes as to the rain intensity.
IMPORTANT Keep clean the glass in the
sensor area.
Activation fig. 64
Move the right-hand stalk downwards by
one position (B).
The activation of the rain sensor is sig-
nalled by a control acquisition “stroke”.
Turning the knurled ring Fit is possible to
increase the sensitivity of the rain sensor.
The increase of the sensitivity of the rain
sensor is signalled by a control and acqui-
sition “cycle”.
Operating the windscreen washer with
the rain sensor activated the normal wash-
ing cycle is performed at the end of which
the rain sensor resumes its normal auto-
matic function.Deactivation fig. 64
Move the stalk off Bor turn the ignition
key to OFF.
At next engine starting (key at ON), the
sensor will not be reactivated even if the
stalk is at B. In this event, to activate the
rain sensor you have to move the stalk
to Aor Cand then again to Bor turn the
knurled ring.
Rain sensor activation will be indicated by
at least one wiper “stroke” even if the
windscreen is dry.
The rain sensor is able to recognize and
automatically adjust itself in the presence
of the following particular conditions:
❒impurities on the controlled surface
(salt, dirt, etc.);
❒difference between day and night.
fig. 64F0L0030m
Streaks of water may cause
unrequired blade moving.
WARNING
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Never use the rear window
wiper to remove ice or snow
from the rear window. In
these conditions, the wiper is
submitted to excessive effort that re-
sults in motor protection cutting in and
wiper operation inhibition for few sec-
onds as a consequence. If operation is
not restored contact Fiat Dealership.
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REAR WINDOW WASHER/
WIPER
Operation is only obtained with ignition
key at ON.
Turning the knurled ring Afrom
åto 'will operate the rear window wiper as fol-
lows:
❒intermittent operation if the wind-
screen wiper is off;
❒synchronised with the windscreen
wiper (but with half stroke frequency).
With windscreen wiper on and reverse
gear engaged, rear window wiping will be
continuous.
Pushing the stalk towards the dashboard
(unstable position) will activate the rear
window washer.
Keeping the stalk pushed for over half a
second will activate also the rear window
wiper.
Releasing the stalk will activate the smart
washing function as described for the
windscreen wiper.HEADLIGHT WASHER
(where provided)
Headlight washers are “retractable”, i.e.:
they are located inside the front bumpers
and they are activated when (with dipped
beams on) the windscreen washer is op-
erated.
IMPORTANT Check at regular intervals
correct operation and cleanness of noz-
zles.
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CRUISE CONTROL
(where provided)
It is a device able to support the driver,
with electronic control, which allows dri-
ving at speed over 30 km/h on long and
straight dry roads (e.g.: motorways), at a
desired speed, without pressing the ac-
celerator pedal. Therefore it is not sug-
gested to use this device on extra-urban
roads with traffic. Do not use it in town.
DEVICE ENGAGEMENT fig. 65
Turn knurled ring Ato ON.
The Cruise Control cannot be engaged
in first or reverse gear. It is advisable to
engage it in 4th
or higher gears.
Travelling downhill with the device en-
gaged, the car speed may increase more
than the memorised one.
When the device is activated the warn-
ing light
Üturns on together with the rel-
evant message on the instrument panel.TO MEMORISE SPEED
Proceed as follows:
❒turn the knurled ring AtoONand
press the accelerator pedal to the re-
quired speed;
❒move the stalk upwards (+) for at least
one second, then release it. The car
speed is memorised and it is therefore
possible to release the accelerator
pedal.
In the case of need (when overtaking for
instance) acceleration is possible simply
pressing the accelerator pedal: releasing
the accelerator pedal, the car will return
to the speed memorised previously.
TO RESET THE MEMORISED
SPEED
If the device has been disengaged for ex-
ample pressing the brake or clutch pedal,
the memorised speed can be reset as fol-
lows:
❒accelerate gradually until reaching a
speed approaching the one memo-
rised;
❒engage the gear selected at the time of
speed memorising;
❒press the RES Bbutton.
fig. 65F0L0033m
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TO INCREASE THE MEMORISED
SPEED
The speed memorised can be increased in
two ways:
❒pressing the accelerator and then
memorising the new speed reached;
or
❒moving the stalk upwards (+).
Each operation of the stalk will corre-
spond to a slight increase in speed (about
1 km/h), while keeping the stalk upwards
will correspond to a continuous speed in-
crease.
TO REDUCE MEMORISED
SPEED
The speed memorised can be increased in
two ways:
❒disengaging the device and then mem-
orising the new speed;
or
❒moving the stalk downwards (–) until
reaching the new speed which will be
memorised automatically.
Each operation of the stalk will corre-
spond to a slight reduction in speed (about
1 km/h), while keeping the stalk down-
wards will correspond to a continuous
speed reduction.DEVICE DISENGAGEMENT
The device can be disengaged in the fol-
lowing ways:
❒turning the knurled ring Ato OFF;
❒turning the engine off;
❒pressing the brake pedal or engaging
the hand brake;
❒pressing the clutch pedal;
❒shifting gear with automatic transmis-
sion in sequential mode;
❒with car speed below the preset lim-
it;
❒pressing the accelerator pedal; in this
case the system is not really disen-
gaged but the request for acceleration
takes priority over the system. The
cruise control is however active and it
will not be necessary to press button
RES to resume previous conditions
after ending acceleration.The device is automatically deactivated in
one of the following cases:
❒ABS or ESP system cut-in;
❒system failure.
When travelling with the de-
vice on, never set the
gearshift lever to neutral.
WARNING
In the event of device mal-
function or failure, turn the
knurled ring A to OFF and contact a
Fiat Dealership after checking the
protection fuse integrity.
WARNING
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CEILING LIGHTS
FRONT CEILING LIGHTS fig. 66
Courtesy lights
Press the lens on point Ato turn on/off
the driver’s courtesy light or press the lens
on point Cto turn on/off the passenger’s
courtesy light.
With ignition key at OFFor removed, the
ceiling light will stay on for about 15 min-
utes, then it is automatically switched off.Central light
It turns on automatically when opening a
door and it will turn off when closing the
door, about 10 seconds later.
If the door is left open, the light goes off
after about 3 minutes.
Central light can also be turned on/off by
pressing the lens on point B; rear side
lights will turn on at the same time.
Light turning on/off is gradual.
After switching on by button B, if the key
is at OFFor removed, the ceiling light
stays on for about 15 minutes, then it is
automatically switched off. REAR CEILING LIGHTS fig. 67
To turn these lights on/off, press the lens
on point D.
fig. 66F0L0105mfig. 67F0L0106m
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CONTROLS
HAZARD LIGHTS fig. 68
They turn on pressing the button A, re-
gardless of the position of the ignition key.
When the function is active, warning lights
Îand ¥on the panel blink.
To switch off, press again the button A.
The use of hazard lights is governed by the
Highway Code of the country you are in.
Keep to the rules.
fig. 68F0L0034mfig. 69F0L0035m
The use of hazard lights is
governed by the Road Traf-
fic Code of the country you are in.
Keep to the rules.
WARNING
FRONT FOG LIGHTS
(where provided) fig. 69
To turn front fog lights on, press button
5, to activate these lights it is necessary
to have the side/taillights switched on.
Warning light
5on the instrument pan-
el will turn on.
Press the button again to turn the light off. Emergency braking
In the event of emergency braking the
emergency lights automatically turn on and
at the same time the lights
Îend ¥turn
on on the dashboard.
The function automatically turns off when
the emergency braking stops.
This function complies with the current ap-
plicable laws.
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REAR FOG LIGHT fig. 70
To turn rear fog light on, press button 4,
to activate this light it is necessary to have
the dipped beams switched on.
Warning light 4on the instrument panel
will turn on.
Press the button again to turn the light off.PARKING LIGHTS fig. 71
These lights can only be turned on with ig-
nition key at OFFor removed, by press-
ing button Afor about 1 second, warn-
ing light 3on the instrument panel will
turn on.
With parking lights on, moving the left
stalk upwards (position 1) or downwards
(position 2) will turn on respectively the
right or left sidelights; the warning light will
go off.
Moving the left stalk back to central po-
sition will turn on all side/taillights and al-
so the warning light 3.
Press the button again to turn the lights
off. POWER SUPPLY AND 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. Certain versions
are equipped with an additional safety
switch that in the event of a crash comes
into operation by cutting off the power sup-
ply. These two safety switches therefore
prevent dangerous fuel leaks due to fuel line
cracking and sparks or electric discharges
due to damaging or malfunctioning of the
electric components of the car in the event
of a crash.
IMPORTANT After a crash, remember to
remove the key from the ignition device
to prevent battery run-down.
If, after a crash no fuel leaks or damages
to the electric devices (e.g. headlights) are
found and the car can be started again, re-
set the fuel cut-off switch and the power
supply cut-off switch (where provided).
Follow the instructions given below.
fig. 70F0L0230mfig. 71F0L0036m
If, after a crash, you smell fu-
el or see leaks from the fuel
system, do not reset the switches to
avoid fire risk.
WARNING
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Resetting the fuel cut-off switch
fig. 72
To reset the fuel cut-off switch, press but-
ton A.
Resetting the power supply cut-off
switch (where provided) fig. 73-74
The switch is located inside the fuse box
at battery positive terminal.To reset the power supply cut-off switch,
proceed as follows:
❒press button Ato reset the fuel cut-
off switch;
❒open the bonnet;
❒operate the retaining clips Band re-
move the protection cover C;
❒press button Dto reset the power
supply.
fig. 72F0L0107mfig. 73F0L0308mfig. 74F0L0307m
Before resetting the power
supply cut-off switch care-
fully inspect the car for fuel leaks or
damages to electric devices (e.g.
headlights).
WARNING
Before resetting the fuel cut-
off switch carefully inspect
the car for fuel leaks or damages to
electric devices (e.g. headlights).
WARNING
Sunroof, sun visor (where
provided) and power window
initialisation
After resetting the safety switches, the
sunroof, sun visor and power window op-
eration shall be re-initialised. For the rel-
evant procedures, refer to paragraphs
“Sunroof” and “Power windows”, in this
section.
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