FIAT IDEA 2009 1.G Owner's Guide

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Adjusting the failure/warning
buzzer volume
(Buzzer Volume)
This function allows the volume of the
buzzer which accompanies the display of
failures / warnings to be adjusted (8 lev-
els). To set the desired volume, proceed
as follows:
– briefly press button MODE: the previ-
ously set volume “level” starts flashing on
the display;
– press button +or –to set;
– briefly press button MODEto go back
to the menu screen or press the button
for a prolonged time to go back to the
standard screen without storing the set-
tings. Selecting the language
The messages may be displayed in the fol-
lowing languages: Italian, German, English,
Spanish, French, Portuguese.
To set the required language proceed as
follows:
– briefly press button MODE: the previ-
ously set “language” starts flashing on the
display;
– press button +or –for setting;
– briefly press button MODEto go back
to the menu screen or press the button
for a prolonged time to go back to the
standard screen without storing the set-
tings. “Temperature” unit of measure
This function is used to set the unit of
measure for distance (°C or °F)
Proceed as follows to set the required
unit:
– briefly press MODE: (°C) or (°F) will
start blinking on the display (according to
the previous setting);
– press button +or –for setting;
– briefly press button MODEto go back
to the menu screen or press the button
for a prolonged time to go back to the
standard screen without storing the set-
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Adjust the button volume
(Button Vol.)
This function is used to set the volume of
the roger-beep accompanying the activa-
tion of buttons MODE, +e –through 8
levels.
To set the desired volume, proceed as fol-
lows:
– briefly press button MODE: the previ-
ously set volume “level” starts flashing on
the display;
– press button +or –to set;
– briefly press button MODEto go back
to the menu screen or press the button
for a prolonged time to go back to the
standard screen without storing the set-
tings.
S.B.R. buzzer reactivation (Belt
Buzzer) (where provided)
This function can be only displayed after a
Fiat Dealership has deactivated the S.B.R.
system (see paragraph “S.B.R. system” in
section “Safety devices”).The indications will appear more fre-
quently where there are 200 km left. For
1.3 Multijet versions, refer to the “Service
Schedule” in the “Maintenance and care”
chapter for replacing the air cleaner, the
engine oil and the engine oil filter. The in-
dication will appear in kilometres or miles
according to the settings. When the next
scheduled service operation is approach-
ing, the message “Service” will appear on
the display followed by the number of kilo-
metres or miles left when the key is
turned to MAR. The “Service Schedule”
information is provided with kilometres
(km)/miles (mi) or days (dd), according to
the deadline which appears first. Go to a
Fiat Dealership where the “Scheduled Ser-
vice” operations will be performed and the
message will be reset. Scheduled Servicing (Service)
This function may be used to display in-
formation connected to proper car ser-
vicing in terms of kilometres or days.
This information can be consulted as fol-
lows:
–briefly press button MODE: service in
km or mi, according to previous setting,
will be displayed (see paragraph “Units”);
– press button +or –to set deadline in
days;
– briefly press button MODEto go back
to the menu screen or hold the button
pressed to go back to the standard screen.
Note The “Service Schedule” requires the
car to be services every 20,000 km (or
equivalent distance in miles) or once a
year. This message will appear automati-
cally with key at MARafter 2,000 km (or
equivalent distance in miles) or 30 before
the deadline and will appear every 200 km
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Activating/deactivating the
passenger front and side airbag
on/off
(where provided) (passenger bag)
This function shall be used to acti-
vate/deactivate the passenger’s airbag.
Proceed as follows:
❒press MODEand after the message
(Bag pass Off) (deactivate) or (Bag
pass On) (activate) appears by press-
ing buttons +and –, press the
MODEbutton again;
❒the confirmation request message will
be displayed;
❒press buttons +or –to select (Yes)
(to confirm activation/deactivation) or
(No) (to abort);
❒briefly press button MODE: the dis-
play shows a message confirming the
selected value. Now, go back to the
menu screen or press the button for
a prolonged time to go back to the
standard screen without storing the
settings.
MODE
MODE
MODE
– +
F0H4271g F0H4272g
F0H4273g F0H4275g
F0H4274g F0H4276gF0H4276g
F0H4278gF0H4277g
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Quit menu
This function closes the cycle of settings
listed in the menu screen.
Briefly press button MODEto go back to
the standard screen without storing the
settings.
Press button +to return to the first menu
option (Speed Limit).Both functions can be reset (to start a new
trip). The following data can be displayed
for “General Trip”:
– Range
– Distance travelled
– Average consumption
– Instant consumption
– Average speed
– Travel time (driving time).
“Trip B” may be used to display the figures
relating to:
– Distance travelled B
– Average consumption B
– Average speed B
– Travel time (driving time).
Note “Trip B” functions may be exclud-
ed (see “Trip B on”). “Range” and “In-
stantaneous consumption” cannot be re-
set. TRIP COMPUTER (where
provided)
General information
The “Trip computer” is used to display in-
formation on car operation when the key
is turned to MAR. This function consists
of “General trip” for displaying the com-
plete mission of the car and by “Trip B”,
for trips; this function is included in the
general trip information (as shown in fig.
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New mission
The new mission begins after:– “manu-
al” resetting by the user, by pressing the
relevant button;
– “automatic” resetting, when the “Trip
distance” reaches 3999.9 km or 9999.9 km
(according to the type of display) or when
the “Travel time” reaches 99.59 (99 hours
and 59 minutes);
– after disconnecting/reconnecting the
battery.
IMPORTANT “General Trip” resets will
reset “Trip B” at the same time, while re-
setting “Trip B” will only reset the val-
ues of the trip B function. Average speed
This shows the car average speed as a
function of the overall time elapsed since
the start of the new mission.Journey time
This value shows the time elapsed since
the start of the new mission.
IMPORTANT If information is not avail-
able, the message “----” will appear instead
of the Trip Computer values. Displaying
of the values will be resumed when nor-
mal operation is restored without reset-
ting the values displayed before the prob-
lem nor starting a new mission.
TRIP button fig. 31
Button TRIPlocated on the top of the
right steering column stalk is used (with
ignition key at MAR) to display and re-
set the previously described values to start
a new mission:
– short push to display the different val-
ues
– long push to reset and then start a new
mission. Values displayed
Range
This indicates the indicative distance which
may be travelled with the fuel in the tank
assuming that driving conditions do not
change. The display will show the reading
“----“ when the following events take
place:
– range lower than 50 km (or 30 miles)
or fuel level less than 4 litres in the tank;
– car left parked with engine running for
a long time.
Distance travelled
This value shows the distance covered
from the start of the new mission.
Average consumption
This indicates the indicative average con-
sumption from the start of the new mis-
sion.
Instant consumption
Indicates the fuel consumption. The val-
ue is constantly updated. The message
“----” will appear on the display if the car
is parked with the engine running.
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Start trip procedure
With ignition key at MAR, press and keep button TRIPpressed for over 2 seconds to reset.
Quitting TRIP
The TRIP function shuts down automatically after displaying all the data. Alternatively, hold MODE pressed for longer than two
seconds.
Trip B reset
End of partial mission
Start of new partial mission
End of partial mission
Start of new
partial mission
Reset TRIP B
End of partial mission
Start of new
partial mission GENERAL TRIP reset
End of complete mission
Start of new missionGENERAL TRIP reset
End of complete mission
Start of new mission
End of partial mission
Start of new
partial mission Reset TRIP B
Reset TRIP B
TRIP B
TRIP B
TRIP B GENERAL TRIP
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Fig. 32F0H0737m
ADJUSTING THE
STEERING WHEEL
The steering wheel can be adjusted in
height A-fig. 32and in depth B.
To carry out the adjustment, proceed as
follows:
❒release the lever by pulling it towards
the steering wheel (position 2);
❒adjust the steering wheel as required;
❒release the lever by pushing it for-
wards (position 1);
Any adjustment of the steer-
ing wheel position must be
carried out only with the car station-
ary and the engine turned off.
WARNING
Under no circumstances
should aftermarket opera-
tions involving steering system or
steering column modifications (e.g.:
installation of anti-theft device) be
carried out that could badly affect
performance and safety. This also
causes the warranty to become null
and void and results in vehicle non-
compliance with type-approval re-
quirements.
WARNING
ADJUSTING THE SEATS
FRONT SEATS
Fore/aft adjustment
Lift lever A-fig. 33and push the seat for-
wards and backwards to reach the re-
quired position: your arms should rest on
the steering wheel rim while you are dri-
ving.
Check that the seat is locked well on the
guides by trying to push it forwards and
backwards.
Adjusting the height
(driver’s seat) (where provided)
Move lever
B-fig. 33upwards or down-
wards to achieve the required height.
IMPORTANT Sit in the driver’s seat with
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fig. 33F0H0041mfig. 34F0H0042m
Adjusting backrest inclination
Operate the lever D-fig. 34in the direc-
tion of the arrow, take the backrest to the
required position and then release it.
Lumbar adjustment
(where provided)
To adjust the support between back and
backrest, turn knob C-fig. 34clockwise
to increase the lumbar support or anti-
clockwise to decrease it.
Make sure that the seats are
correctly secured after mak-
ing the adjustments.
WARNING
fig. 35F0H0043m
fig. 36F0H0044m
Arranging the passenger seat in
table position
Move the armrest (where provided) to
vertical position.
From the driver’s seat or from the rear
seats, operate the lever A-fig. 36in the
direction of the arrow, fold the backrest
onto the cushion and then release it. In
this position, the backrest fig. 37 may be
used as a table. Armrest adjustment
(where provided) fig. 35
To use the armrest, move it from position
1to position 2.
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fig. 38F0H0046m
Arranging the driver’s seat
in table position
To arrange the driver’s seat in table po-
sition, remove the head restraint (see
“Extracting the head restraint” in the
“Head restraint” chapter) and proceed as
shown above.
Heated seats
(where provided)
Press buttons B-fig. 38to heat the dri-
ver’s seat Cand to heat the passenger’s
seat.
The LED in the button will light up when
heating is on.SLIDING REAR SEAT
Adjusting from inside the
passenger compartment
Lengthwise direction adjustment
fig. 39
Respectively lift the lever Aor the lever
Bto adjust the required seat portion, then
push the seat back or forwards.
Back rest angle adjustment
fig. 40
Push the lever Cmove the backrest to
position and then release it.
To prevent irregular operation: press the
lever Cas far as it will go.
fig. 39F0H0047mfig. 40F0H0252m
fig. 41F0H0253m
FIXED REAR SEATS
(where provided)
See the “Expanding the boot” paragraph
for how to fold the seat.
Adjusting from inside the boot
Lengthwise direction adjustment
fig. 41
Operate on handles Fand Gto adjust the
required seat portion by pushing the seat
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Back rest angle adjustment
fig. 42
Operate lever Aor lever Bto adjust the
required backrest portion, take the back-
rest to position and then release.
Adjusting the central
unit from the inside
To move the backrest to the horizontal
position:
❒operate the lever D-fig. 44 (one per
side)
❒fully lower the central backrest
❒release the lever.The cup holder A-fig. 43(where provid-
ed) can be used when the central unit is
all down and the head restraint is removed
(as shown in the figure).
To arrange the central unit back in verti-
cal position, operate lever D-fig. 44again
(one on each side) and realign the unit
with the side backrests and make the safe-
ty clip E.
fig. 42F0H0049mfig. 43F0H0051mfig. 44F0H0050m
Make sure that the seats are
correctly secured after mak-
ing the adjustments.
WARNING
After releasing the adjust-
ment lever, always check
that the seat is locked on the runners
by trying to move it back and forth. If
it is not locked, the seat may move
unexpectedly and make you loose
control of the car.
WARNINGSki compartment fig. 45
Lower the armrest to access the ski com-
partment.
The compartment may be used for trans-
porting long items (e.g. skis). Insert the
item from the boot.
To access the compartment Blower the
central rear backrest A(as shown above)
fig. 45F0H0249m