ESP FIAT MULTIPLA 2006 1.G Owners Manual

Dear Customer,
Thank you for selecting Fiat and congratulations on your choice of a Fiat Multipla.
We have written this handbook to help you get to know all your new Fiat Multipla’s features and use it in the best possible way.
You should read it right through before taking the road for the first time.
You will find information, tips and important warnings regarding the driving of your car to help you derive the maximum from your
Fiat Multipla’s technological features.
You are recommended to read carefully the warnings and indications, marked with the respective symbols, at the end of the page:
personal safety;
the car’s wellbeing;
environmental protection.
The enclosed Fiat warranty booklet lists the Services that Fiat offers to its Customers:
❒the Warranty Certificate with terms and conditions for maintaining its validity
❒the range of additional services available to Fiat Customers.
Best regards and good motoring!
This Owner Handbook describes all Fiat Multipla versions.
As a consequence, you should consider only the information which is related to the engine
and bodywork version of the car you purchased.

THE OWNER HANDBOOK CONTAINS …
…information, tips and important warnings regarding the safe, correct driving of your car, and its
maintenance. Pay particular attention to the symbols
"(personal safety) #(environmental protection)
(the car’s wellbeing).
SERVICE
Correct maintenance of the car is essential for ensuring it stays in tip-top condition and safeguards its
safety features, its environmental friendliness and low running costs for a long time to come. CODE card
Keep the code card in a safe place, not in the car. You should always keep the electronic code written
on the CODE card with you in case you need to carry out an emergency start-up procedure. ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES
If, after buying the car, you decide to add electrical accessories (that will gradually drain the battery),
visit a Fiat Dealership. They can calculate the overall electrical requirement and check that the car’s
electric system can support the required load. RESPECTING THE ENVIRONMENT
The car is fitted with a system that allows continuous diagnosis of the components correlated with
emissions to ensure better respect for the environment.

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DASHBOARD
AND CONTROLSDASHBOARD ...................................................................... 5
SYMBOLS ............................................................................... 6
THE FIAT CODE SYSTEM ................................................ 6
THE KEYS .............................................................................. 8
ELECTRONIC ALARM ....................................................... 11
IGNITION SWITCH ........................................................... 15
INSTRUMENT PANEL ....................................................... 17
INSTRUMENTS .................................................................... 18
RICONFIGURABLE MULTIFUNCTION DISPLAY ..... 22
SEATS ..................................................................................... 41
HEAD RESTRAINTS ........................................................... 44
STEERING WHEEL ............................................................. 45
REARVIEW MIRRORS ........................................................ 46
HEATING/AND CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM ....... 48
HEATING AND VENTILATION ..................................... 50
MANUAL CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM ................... 52
AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM ............. 54
EXTERNAL LIGHTS ........................................................... 59
WINDOW CLEANING ..................................................... 61
CEILING LIGHT ................................................................... 63
CONTROLS .......................................................................... 65INTERIOR EQUIPMENT ................................................... 67
ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED
DOUBLE SUNROOF ........................................................... 72
DOORS .................................................................................. 74
ELECTRIC WINDOWS ..................................................... 76
BOOT ..................................................................................... 78
BONNET ............................................................................... 85
ROOF RACK/SKI RACK ................................................... 87
HEADLIGHTS ....................................................................... 88
ABS SYSTEM .......................................................................... 90
ESP SYSTEM .......................................................................... 92
EOBD SYSTEM ..................................................................... 96
PARKING SENSORS ........................................................... 97
MULTIPLA VAN ................................................................... 99
SOUND SYSTEM ................................................................. 102
AT THE FILLING STATION ............................................. 107
PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT ........................... 109
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Used batteries are harmful to the environment. They should be disposed of as specified by law in the
special containers provided, or take them to a Fiat Dealership, which will deal with their disposal.
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DUPLICATE KEYS
If you need extra keys, go to a Fiat Dealership and
take all the keys and the CODE card with you. Fiat
Dealership will store all the old and new keys (up to 7
keys) in the memory. Fiat Dealership may ask you to
prove that you are the owner of the car.
The codes of any keys that are not handed over when
the new storage procedure is carried out will be
deleted from the memory to prevent any lost or
stolen keys being used to start the car.REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL REMOTE
CONTROLS
The system can recognise up to 8 keys with
incorporated remote control.
Should a new key with remote control be necessary,
contact directly a Fiat Dealership, taking with you the
CODE card, a personal identity document and the
car’s ownership documents.
REPLACING THE BATTERIES
If, when the remote control button is pressed, the led
flashes only once or the instrument panel led (F)
remains lit for about 2 minutes, change the batteries
with others of the same kind: open the plastic case by
inserting a screwdriver in slot (E). Insert the new
batteries respecting the polarity and close the plastic
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CONTROL BUTTONS
In order to make the most of the information provided by the
configurable display (with the key at MAR), you should firstly familiarise
with the respective control buttons shown and learn how to use the
buttons as described. You are also advised to read this entire chapter
before using the display.
Buttons (A)
âand (B) ãare active when you have entered a MENU on
the display.
A - Button
âto scroll menus and options up and, in some cases, to
increase the displayed value (e.g. to set the time).
B - Button
ãto scroll menus and options down and, in some cases, to
decrease the displayed value (e.g. to set the time).
IMPORTANT When side lights are on and the standard screen is
displayed, buttons
âand ãcan be used to adjust the instrument panel
and the display lights (rheostat).
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RICONFIGURABLE
MULTIFUNCTION DISPLAY
The configurable multifunction display shows useful
information necessary when driving and a Menu to be
used for the following settings:
❒TIME;
❒KILOMETRE COUNTER;
❒OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE (If the car is fitted with
climate control with automatic temperature control,
the kilometre counter on the instrument panel,
which in standard version displays the total km and
the digital clock, will also display the outside
temperature);
❒VEHICLE INFORMATION:
❒Trip computer;
❒Instrument panel and display dimmer;
❒Failure messages, when the respective warning light
appears on the instrument panel;
❒Event messages.Configurable multifunction display menu
TRIP B: to switch the respective function on and off
(ON/OFF).
TIME: to set the time (hours and minutes).
DAYL. SAV.: to switch daylight saving time on and off.
CLOCKMODE 12/24: to select the clock mode, 12
hour or 24 hour.
LANGUAGE: to set the language of the messages on
the display.
UNIT: to select the following units of measure: km, mi,
°C, °F, km/l, l/100km, mpg, km/h, mph.
BUZZER: to adjust the buzzer volume.
SERVICE: to display information concerning correct
car maintenance operations, strictly following the
Service Schedule.
MENU OFF: to quit the menu.

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DESCRIPTION OF THE MENU
The menu consists of a set of functions arranged in a circular fashion. Buttons
âand ãcan be used to select the
functions and settings (for example “Language” in the diagram below). For more details, see “Accessing the main
menu” in this section.
MENU
TRIP B
CLOCK
LEGAL TIME
MODE 12/24
LANGUAGE
DISTANCE CONSUMPTION OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE
(only with heating and ventilation system
with automatic temperature control)BUZZER SERVICE
Q
Español
Deutsch
Português
Italiano
Français
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ACCESSING THE MAIN MENU
The main menu can be opened from the standard display when the car is stationary. Press the button according to
MODE 1.
Use buttons
âand ãto navigate.
Either the standard display or the menu which was open before the button was pressed according to MODE 1 will
reappear after a waiting time longer than 10 seconds (no operation for ten seconds). All settings which have not
been stored will be lost. Settings confirmed by MODE 1 will be stored.
Standard display
TRIP B
TIME
DAYLIGHT
SAVING TIME
CLOCKMODE
12/24
LANGUAGE
DISTANCE
CONSUMPTION
TEMPERATURE
BUZZER
SERVICE
SETUP OFF
See the chapter “Warning lights and messages” if a fault mes-
sage appears on the display. If there are two or more faults,
the respective messages will appear cyclically on the display.
To eliminate the warning message from the configurable mul-
tifunction display, press the button according to MODE 1
once for all messages. If the message “INERT. SW. ACTIVE”
appears, you will firstly need to reset the inertia switch (fu-
el cut-off switch) as shown in the respective paragraph. Go
to a Fiat Dealership if the message “CONFIG. ERROR” ap-
pears.
Q
Standard display Next menu
See
INITIAL
TESTâAre
you mov-
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Menu
Back to menu
Next menu
Back to
standard display
â
ã
â
ã
â
ãR
Q
R
Q
R
Q
See
ACCESSING
THE MAIN
MENU
Press button âor ãto
increase or decrease the
setting by one unit at a
time. Hold the respective
button pressed to increase
or decrease the time fast.
When the required time
approaches, release the
control and complete the
setting by pressing the but-
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DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME
Proceed as follows to switch the daylight saving time function (which corresponds to + 1 hour with respect to
normal winter time) on and off:
Menu
Next menu
Back to
standard display
â
ã
â
ãR
Q
R
Q
With DAYLIGHT SAVING ON, the system will
automatically switch to and from daylight sav-
ing time without needing to set the clock by
means of the TIME function described above.
See
ACCESSING
THE MAIN
MENU
Back to menu
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