cool FIAT LINEA 2008 1.G Owners Manual

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INSTRUMENT PANEL
Versions with digital display
ASpeedometer (speed indicator)
BFuel level gauge with reserve warning
light
CEngine coolant temperature gauge and
excessive temperature warning light
DRev counter
EDigital display
Versions with multifunction display
ASpeedometer (speed indicator)
BFuel level gauge with reserve warning
light
CEngine coolant temperature gauge and
excessive temperature warning light
DRev counter
EMultifunction display
F0R0010mfig. 9
F0R0011mfig. 10
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multifunction display
ASpeedometer (speed indicator)
BFuel level gauge with reserve warning
light
CEngine coolant temperature gauge and
excessive temperature warning light
DRev counter
EReconfigurable multifunction display
F0R0215mfig. 11
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FUEL LEVEL GAUGE fig. 14
This shows the amount of fuel left in the
fuel tank.
Eempty tank(see “At the filling station”).
Ffull tank.
The reserve warning light Aturns on to
indicate that approximately 7 litres of fu-
el are left in the tank.
Do not travel with the tank nearly empty:
lack of fuel supply could damage the catal-
yser.
IMPORTANT The needle will point to E
and warning light Awill blink to indicate a
fault in the system. Go to a Fiat Dealer-
ship to have the system checked.ENGINE COOLANT
TEMPERATURE GAUGE fig. 15
This shows the temperature of the engine
coolant fluid and begins working when the
fluid temperature exceeds approx. 50°C.
Under normal conditions, the needle
should hover around the middle of the
scale according to the working conditions.
CLow engine coolant temperature.
HHigh engine coolant temperature.Warning light Bmay light up (and a mes-
sage on the multifunctional display may ap-
pear in certain versions) to indicate that
the coolant fluid temperature is too high;
in this case, stop the engine and contact
a Fiat Dealership.
fig. 14F0R0014mfig. 15F0R0015mIf the needle reaches the red
area, stop the engine imme-
diately and contact a Fiat
Dealership.
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Air distribution knob C
¶to convey air to the central and side
vents;
ßto warm the feet and convey cooler
air to the dashboard vents, in inter-
mediate temperature conditions;
©for heating when the outside temper-
ature is very cold: for maximum air
flow to feet;
®to warm the feet and demist the wind-
screen at the same time;
-for quick windscreen demisting.
Air recirculation on/off slider D
Take the slider to position
vto re-
circulate internal air.
Take the slider to position
¶to switch
internal air recirculation off.FAST HEATING
For fast heating of the passenger com-
partment, proceed as follows:
❒turn knob Ato the red sector;
❒switch internal air recirculation on;
❒turn knob Cto ¶;
❒knob Bturned to 4 -(max. fan
speed).
Then use the controls to keep the re-
quired comfort conditions and press but-
ton Dto
¶to turn air recirculation off
(button led off) and to prevent misting up.
IMPORTANT With cold engine, you have
to wait for a few minutes to let the sys-
tem fluid reach the operating temperature. VENTILATION
To ventilate the passenger’s compartment
properly proceed as follows:
❒knob Aturned to blue section;
❒switch internal air recirculation off;
❒turn knob Cto ¶;
❒turn knob Bto required speed.
WARMING THE PASSENGER
COMPARTMENT
Proceed as follows:
❒turn knob Ato the red sector;
❒turn knob Cto the required position;
❒turn knob Bto required speed.
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MANUAL CLIMATE
CONTROL SYSTEM
(where provided)
CONTROLS fig. 41
Air temperature knob A
(mixing hot and cold air)
Red section = hot air
Blue section = cold air
Fan activation /speed adjustment
knob B
p0= fan off
1-2-3= ventilation speed
4
-= maximum fan speed INTERNAL AIR
RECIRCULATION
Move slider Dto position vto switch
internal air recirculation on.
It is advisable to switch internal air recir-
culation on while standing in queues or in
tunnels to prevent the introduction of pol-
luted air. Do not use the function for a
long time, particularly if there are many
occupants on board, to prevent the win-
dows from misting up.IMPORTANT The inside air recirculation
system makes it possible to reach the re-
quired “heating” or “cooling” conditions
faster.
Do not use the air recirculation function
on rainy/cold days as it would consider-
ably increase the possibility of the win-
dows misting up.
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Air distribution knob C
¶to convey air to the central and side
vents;
ßto warm the feet and convey cooler
air to the dashboard vents, in inter-
mediate temperature conditions;
©for heating when the outside temper-
ature is very cold: for maximum air
flow to feet;Air recirculation on/off slider D
Take the slider to position vto recir-
culate internal air.
Take the slider to position
¶to switch
internal air recirculation off.
Switching the climate control
system on and off
Press knob E- fig. 41(LED on knob will
light up) to switch the climate control sys-
tem on.
Press knob Eagain (LED on knob will go
off) to switch the climate control system
off.
fig. 41F0R0036m
®to warm the feet and at the same time
demist the windscreen;
-for quick windscreen demisting.
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VENTILATION
To ventilate the passenger’s compartment
properly proceed as follows:
❒knob Aturned to blue section;
❒switch internal air recirculation off;
❒turn knob Cto ¶;
❒turn knob Bto required speed.CLIMATE CONTROL (cooling)
For fast cooling of the passenger com-
partment, proceed as follows:
❒knob Aturned to blue section;
❒switch internal air recirculation on;
❒turn knob Cto ¶;
❒switch the climate control system on
by pressing knob E: the LED on the
knob will light up;
❒turn knob Bto 4-(maximum speed
of fan).Cooling adjustment
❒turn knob Arightwards to increase the
temperature;
❒switch internal air recirculation off;
❒turn knob Bto increase fan speed.
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LOOKING AFTER THE SYSTEM
Run the climate control system for at least
10 minutes every month during the win-
ter. Have the system inspected at a Fiat
Dealership before the summer.
The system uses R134a re-
frigerant fluid which does not
harm the environment in the
event of accidental leakage.
Never use R12 fluid which is not com-
patible with the system components.IMPORTANT The inside air recirculation
system makes it possible to reach the re-
quired “heating” or “cooling” conditions
faster.
Do not use the air recirculation function
on rainy/cold days as it would consider-
ably increase the possibility of the win-
dows misting inside. AIR RECIRCULATION
Move slider Dto position vto switch
internal air recirculation on.
It is advisable to switch internal air recir-
culation on while standing in queues or in
tunnels to prevent the introduction of pol-
luted air. Do not use the function for a
long time, particularly if there are many
occupants on board, to prevent the win-
dows from misting up.
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AUTOMATIC CLIMATE
CONTROL SYSTEM
(where provided)
GENERAL
The automatic climate control system ad-
justs the temperature, the quantity and the
distribution of the air in the passenger
compartment. Temperature is controlled
on the basis of an “equivalent tempera-
ture” principle; in other words, the sys-
tem continuously works to keep the com-
fort level inside the car constant and to
compensate for possible variations of ex-
ternal conditions, including sun radiation
detected by a specific sensor.The automatically controlled parameters
and functions are:
❒air temperature at the vents;
❒air distribution at the vents;
❒fan speed (continuous air flow varia-
tion);
❒compressor fan on (for cooling/dehu-
midifying the air);
❒air recirculation.All functions may be manually changed. In
order words, you may select one or more
functions and change the parameters as
required. Automatic control of the man-
ually changed functions will be suspended:
the system will change override your set-
tings only for safety related reasons (e.g.
risk of misting up).
Manual selections will always have higher
priority over automatic settings and will
be stored until the user switches the sys-
tem back to automatic control by press-
ing AUTOexpect for the cases in which
the system will intervene for particular,
safety-related reasons.
You can adjust one function automatical-
ly and have the automatic system control
all the others.
The air temperature is always automati-
cally controlled according to the temper-
ature shown on the display (except for
when the system is off or in certain con-
ditions when the compressor is not run-
ning).
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USING THE CLIMATE
CONTROL SYSTEM
The system can be started in different
ways, but it is advisable to start by press-
ing the AUTObutton and then turning
the knobs to set the temperature required
on the display.
The system will start running automatically
in this way and the set comfortable tem-
perature will be reached as quickly as pos-
sible. The system will adjust the temper-
ature, the quantity and the distribution of
the air introduced into the passenger com-
partment and will manage the recircula-
tion function and the compressor.
Manual intervention is only required for
the following functions during fully auto-
matic operation.
❒Tair recirculation, to keep the
function always either on or off;
❒Zto speed up demisting/defrosting of
windscreen, rear window and exter-
nal rearview mirrors;During completely automatic system op-
eration, you can vary the set temperature,
the air distribution and the fan speed us-
ing the corresponding buttons or knobs
at any time: the system will automatically
change settings to adapt to the new re-
quest.
During fully automatic operation (FULL
AUTO), the word FULLwill disappear
if the air distribution, air speed, compres-
sor and/or recirculation settings are
changed. In this way, the functions will
switch from automatic to manual control
until AUTOis pressed again. With on or
more manually set functions, the intro-
duced air temperature is still managed au-
tomatically by the system, except for when
the compressor is off: in the case, the air
introduced into the passenger compart-
ment cannot be cooler than the outside
air.Air temperature adjustment
knob (I)
Turn the knob either clockwise or anti-
clockwise to increase or lower the re-
quested temperature in the passenger
compartment. The set temperature is
shown on the display.
Turn the knob either all to the right or
all to the left to the extreme HIor LO
position to use the maximum heating or
maximum cooling functions:
❒HI function (maximum heating):
select by turning the temperature knob
clockwise over the maximum value
(32 °C).
This function may be used to heat up the
passenger compartment exploiting the
system potential to the maximum. In this
condition, the system stop controlling
temperature automatically and sets air
mixing to maximum heating. The air speed
and distribution are fixed.
Specifically, if the heating fluid is not suffi-
ciently warm, the fan will not start up at
the maximum speed immediately to limit
introducing excessively cool air into the
passenger compartment.
All manual settings will be allowed when
this function is on.
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