Reconfigurable FIAT IDEA 2007 1.G Owner's Guide

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MESSAGES
FUEL CUTOFF SWITCHED ON
The warning light on the dial comes on (together
with the message on the display) when the inertial
fuel cut-off switch is triggered.
DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER
CLOGGED (1.3 Multijet 90 HP) (Amber)
The warning light turns on when the diesel
particulate filter is clogged and the driving
conditions do not enable to activate automatically
the reclaiming procedure.
To enable the cleaning procedure, keep the
vehicle running until the warning light turns off.
The display will show the dedicated message.
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amber
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Warning light Uturns on together with the dedicated message on the display to indicate
that the cleaning procedure cannot be performed, contact Fiat Dealership as soon as
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CAR PROTECTION SYSTEM FAILURE -
FIAT CODE
Turning the key to MAR the warning light on the
dial shall flash only once and then go off. If with
the ignition key at MAR the warning light comes
on with fixed light (on certain versions, together
with the message on the display), this indicates a
possible failure (see “The Fiat Code system” in
section “Dashboard and controls”).
IMPORTANT The turning on at the same time
of the
Uand Ywarning lights indicates a
failure of the Fiat CODE system.
If with the engine running the failure message is
displayed, contact Fiat Dealership.
If with the engine running the
Ywarning light
flashes, this means that the car is not protected
by the engine inhibitor device (see “The Fiat
Code system” in section “Dashboard and
controls”). Contact Fiat Dealership to have all
the keys memorised.
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“DUALDRIVE” ELECTRIC POWER
STEERING FAILURE (where provided)
Turning the ignition key to MAR the warning light
on the dial turns on, but it should go off after few
seconds.
If the warning light stays on (on certain versions
together with the message on the display), you
will not have steering assistance and the effort on
the steering wheel will be increased, steering is
however possible. Contact Fiat Dealership.
DIESEL FUEL FILTER SENSOR FAILURE
The warning light on the dial comes on (on
certain versions together with the message on
the display) when diesel fuel filter sensor failure is
detected. Contact Fiat Dealership as soon as
possible to have the fault removed.
GLOW PLUG WARMING
FAILURE (Multijet versions)
The warning light on the dial turns on (together
with the message on the display) when there is a
failure in the glow plug warming system. Contact
Fiat Dealership as soon as possible to have the
fault eliminated.
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red
amber
amber
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ABS SYSTEM FAILURE - System
unavailable
Turning the ignition key to MAR the warning
light on the dial turns on, but it should go off
after few seconds.
The warning light turns on (on certain versions
together with the message on the display) when
the system is inefficient or unavailable.
In this case the braking system keeps its
effectiveness unchanged, but without the
potential offered by the ABS system. Drive
carefully and contact Fiat Dealership as soon as
possible.
RAIN SENSOR FAILURE
The warning light on the dial turns on (on certain
versions together with the message on the
display) when the rain sensor is faulty. Contact
Fiat Dealership.>
amber
amber
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EBD SYSTEM FAILURE - System
unavailable
The turning on at the same time of the xand
>warning lights on the dial (on certain versions
together with the message on the display) with
the engine running indicates that the EBD system
is inefficient or unavailable.
In this case heavy braking may cause the rear
wheels to lock before time, with the possibility of
skidding.
Drive with the utmost care to the nearest Fiat
Dealership to have the system checked.
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EXTERNAL LIGHT FAILURE
The warning light on the dial turns on (on certain
versions together with the message on the
display) when one of the following failures is
detected: broken circuit, “missing” or burnt-out
bulb, wrong bulb power. Light check concerns:
taillights, brake lights (3rd stop light excluded),
rear fog lights, headlights, direction indicators
and number plate lights.
The failure referring to these lights could be: one
or more blown bulbs, a blown protection fuse or
a cut-off electric connection.
Symbols
¯/˙(where provided) coming
on on the display indicate a left/right-
hand light failure.
W
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EXTERNAL LIGHT FAILURE
The warning light on the dial turns on (on certain
versions together with the message on the dis-
play) when one of the following failures is detect-
ed: broken circuit, “missing” or burnt-out bulb,
wrong bulb power. Light check concerns: tail-
lights, brake lights (3rd stop light excluded), rear
fog lights, headlights, direction indicators and
number plate lights.
The failure referring to these lights could be: one
or more blown bulbs, a blown protection fuse or
a cut-off electric connection.
Symbols ¯/˙(where provided) coming on on
the display indicate a left/right-hand light failure.amber
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(*)
(*)
Or rear
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BRAKE LIGHT FUSE FAILURE
The warning light on the dial turns on (on cer-
tain versions together with the message on the
display) when the brake light fuse is faulty
(blown fuse).
W
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ANTIPINCH SYSTEM PARKING SENSOR
FAILURE
(where provided)
The warning light on the dial turns on (on certain
versions together with the message on the dis-
play) when failure is detected in parking sensors.
Contact Fiat Dealership.
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F˚
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ANTIPINCH SYSTEM FAILURE (where
provided)
The warning light on the dial turns on (on certain
versions together with the message on the dis-
play) when failure is detected in the antipinch
system.
Contact Fiat Dealership.
(❒) amber
(
❍) amber
(
❒) amber
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(❒) Spia presente solo su quadro comfort
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AIR BAG FAILURE
Turning the ignition key to MAR the warning
light on the dial turns on, but it should go off
after few seconds. The warning light stays on
glowing steadily (on certain versions together
with the message on the display) if there is a fail-
ure in the air bag system.
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red
WARNING
WARNINGIf warning light ¬does not come on when turning the key to MAR or if it stays
on when travelling it could indicate a failure in restraint systems; in this case air
bags or pretensioners could not trigger in the event of an accident, or in a restrict-
ed numbers of cases they could trigger accidentally. Stop the car and contact Fiat
Dealership to have the system checked immediately.
The failure of the
¬warning light (warning light off) is also indicated by the
flashing for more than the normal seconds of the passenger’s front air bag deacti-
vated warning light
F(where required).
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