Airbag warning light FIAT PUNTO EVO 2010 1.G Owners Manual

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The presence and position of the controls, the instruments and the indicators may vary according to the versions.
F0U0001mfig. 1
1.Adjustable side air vents – 2.Fixed side air vents – 3.Left-hand lever: exterior lights control – 4.Instrument panel
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5.Right-hand lever: front and rear windscreen wiper controls, trip computer – 6.Controls on dashboard – 7.Ad-
justable central air vents –
8.Fixed upper air vent – 9.Front airbag, passenger side – 10.Glove compartment
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11.Sound system (for versions/markets where provided) – 12.HVAC controls – 13.Ignition – 14.Front airbag, dri-
ver’s side –
15. Steering wheel adjustment lever – 16.Control panel: headlight position adjustment/digital dis-
play/multifunction display –
17.Light-guiding plate.CONTENTS TECHNICAL
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CONTENTS TECHNICAL
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VEHICLEBag P
(Passenger front and side airbag activation/
deactivation)
(for versions/markets where available)
This function is used to activate/deactivate the front pas-
senger’s air bag.
Proceed as follows:
❒press MENU ESC and, after the message BAG P OFF
(to deactivate) or BAG P On (to activate) is displayed
by pressing buttons +or –, press MENU ESC again;
❒the confirmation request message will be displayed;
❒press +or –to select YES (confirming activa-
tion/deactivation) or no (to abort);
❒briefly press MENU ESC to confirm setting and go back
to the menu screen or hold the button down to go back
to the standard screen without saving.drl
(activate/deactivate daytime running lights)
(for versions/markets where provided)
This function allows you to activate/deactivate the daytime
running lights.
Proceed as follows to switch this function on or off:
– press the MENU ESC button briefly: the display will show
a submenu;
– press the MENU ESC button briefly, the display will show
On or Off flashing depending on the previous setting;
– press +or –to change the setting;
– briefly press the MENU ESC button to go back to the
submenu screen or hold the button down to go back to
the main menu screen without saving;
– hold down MENU ESC again to go back to the standard
screen or main menu, depending on which point in the
menu you have reached.
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Hold down the MENU ESC button:
– to quit the setup menu if you are in the main menu;
– to quit the main menu if you are in another point of the
menu (e.g. at submenu option setting level, at submenu lev-
el or at main menu option setting level);
– to save only the settings already stored (and confirmed
by pressing the MENU ESC button).
The setup menu environment is timed. Only the changes
saved by the user (having been confirmed by briefly press-
ing MENU ESC) will be stored when the menu is auto-
matically closed.The menu consists of the following items:
– MENU
– SPEED BEEP
– CORNER LIGHTS
(for versions/markets where provided)
– RAIN SENSOR
(for versions/markets where provided)
– TRIP B ACTIVATION/DATA
– SET TIME
– SET DATE
– FIRST PAGE (for versions/markets where provided)
– SEE RADIO
– AUTOCLOSE
– UNITS OF MEASUREMENT
– LANGUAGE
– WARNING VOLUME
– BUTTON VOLUME
– SEAT BELT BEEP/BUZZ
– SERVICE
– AIRBAG/PASSENGER BAG
– DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS
– EXIT MENU
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AIRBAG/PASSENGER BAG
(Passenger front and side airbag activation/
deactivation)
(for versions/markets where available)
This function is used to activate/deactivate the front pas-
senger’s air bag.
Proceed as follows:
❒press MENU ESC and, after the message BAG P OFF
(to deactivate) or BAG P On (to activate) is displayed
by pressing buttons +or –, press MENU ESC again;
❒the display will show the confirmation request message;
❒press +or –to select either Yes (to confirm activa-
tion/deactivation) or No (to abort);
❒briefly press MENU ESC to confirm setting and go back
to the menu screen or hold the button down to go back
to the standard screen without saving.DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS (D.R.L.)
(for versions/markets where provided)
This function allows you to activate/deactivate the daytime
running lights.
Proceed as follows to switch this function on or off:
– press the MENU ESC button briefly: the display will show
a submenu;
– press the MENU ESC button briefly, the display will show
On or Off flashing depending on the previous setting;
– press +or –to change the setting;
– briefly press the MENU ESC button to go back to the
submenu screen or hold the button down to go back to
the main menu screen without saving;
– hold down MENU ESC again to go back to the standard
screen or main menu, depending on which point in the
menu you have reached.
EXIT MENU
This function closes the cycle of settings listed in the menu
screen.
Briefly press MENU ESC to go back to the standard screen
without saving.
Press –to return to the first menu option (Speed Beep).
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GROUP 1
From 9 kg to 18 kg of weight, children may be carried fac-
ing forwards.
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Do not place a cradle seat facing back-
wards on the front seat if the passenger
side airbag is enabled. Deployment of the airbag
in an accident could cause fatal injuries to the ba-
by regardless of the severity of the collision. It is
advisable to always carry children in dedicated
child seats on the rear seat, which is the most pro-
tected position in the event of an accident.
WARNING
SERIOUS HAZARD Should it be ab-
solutely necessary to carry a child on the
front seat in a backwards-facing cradle
seat, the passenger’s front and side
airbags should be deactivated through the
setup menu. Deactivation can be verified by
checking the “warning light on the instrument
panel. Also, the passenger seat should be as far
back as possible to avoid contact between the
child seat and the dashboard.
WARNING
The diagrams are indicative and provid-
ed for assembly purposes only. Refer to
the instructions supplied with the child seat.
WARNING
Some child restraint systems for weight
groups 0 and 1 have a rear attachment
and seat belts for securing the child. Due to their
weight, they may be dangerous if incorrectly
mounted (e.g. if fastened to the car seat belts with
a cushion in between). Follow the assembly in-
structions carefully.
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Below is a summary of the safety rules to be
followed when carrying children:
1) The recommended position for installing child seats is
on the rear seat, as it is the most protected area in the
event of a crash.
2) When disengaging the passenger airbag, always check
the amber warning light on the instrument panel is per-
manently on to make sure that the airbag has actually been
deactivated.
3) Carefully follow the instructions that came with the
child seat, which the manufacturer must supply by law.
Keep the instructions in the car along with the other doc-
uments and this handbook. Do not use second hand child
seats without instructions.
4) Always check the seat belt is well fastened by pulling
on it.
5) Only one child is to be strapped into each retaining sys-
tem; never carry two children using one child seat.
6) Always check the seat belts do not rest on the child’s
neck.
7) While travelling, do not let the child sit incorrectly or
release the belts.
8) Never carry children on your lap, even newborns. No
one, however strong, can hold a child in the event of an
accident.
9) In the event of an accident, replace the child seat with
a new one.KNOWING
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Do not place a child seat facing backwards
on the front seat if the passenger side
airbag is enabled. Deployment of the airbag in an
accident could cause fatal injuries to the baby re-
gardless of the severity of the collision. It is ad-
visable to always carry children in a child seat on
the rear seat, which is the most protected posi-
tion in the event of a collision.
WARNING
“UNIVERSAL ISOFIX”
CHILD RESTRAINT ASSEMBLY
SETUP
The car is provisioned for a Universal Isofix child restraint,
a new European standardised system for carrying children
safely. An example of such a seat is shown in fig. 139. The
Universal Isofix child seat covers weight group 1.
Due to its different attachment system, the Universal Isofix
child seat must be anchored to the special low metal rings
A-fig. 140, located between the backrest and rear cushion.
The upper belt (provided with the child seat) must be then
secured to ring B-fig. 141 located on the back of the back-
rest at child seat level. It is possible to have a mixed as-
sembly of the traditional child seats and the Universal Isofix
ones.
Remember that, in the case of Universal Isofix child seats,
you can use all those seats bearing the marking ECE R44/03
Universal Isofix.
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Front airbags may not be activated in the following situa-
tions:
❒in collisions against very strangely shaped objects that
do not affect the front surface of the car (e.g. mudguard
collision against guard rail, piles of gravel etc.);
❒jamming of the car underneath other vehicles or pro-
tective barriers (e.g. underneath a truck or a guard rail);
in this case, the bags would offer no additional pro-
tection with respect to the seat belt and their deploy-
ment is unnecessary. In these cases, non-deployment
of the airbag does not necessarily indicate a system mal-
function.FRONT AIRBAGS
The car is fitted with front airbags for the driver and the
passenger, and with a knee bag on the driver’s side (where
provided).
The front driver/passenger airbags and the driver’s knee
bag (where provided) have been designed to protect the
occupants in the event of head-on crashes of medium/high
severity, by placing the cushion between the occupant and
the steering wheel or dashboard.
Non-activation in other types of crash (side-on collisions,
rear shunts, roll-overs, etc.) is therefore not a sign of sys-
tem malfunction.
An electronic control unit causes the bag to inflate, if nec-
essary, in the event of a head-on crash. The bag will inflate
instantaneously, placing itself between the front occupant’s
body and the structures which could cause injury. It will
deflate immediately afterwards.
The front driver/passenger airbags and the driver’s knee
bag (where provided) are not a replacement for, but rather
complement the use of, belts, which should always be
worn, as specified by law in Europe and most non-Euro-
pean countries.
The volume of the front airbags at maximum inflation fills
most of the space between the steering wheel and the dri-
ver and between the dashboard and the passenger.
In the event of an impact, someone not wearing a seat belt
could move forward and come into contact with a bag
which is still in the opening phase. The protection offered
by the bag is reduced in such a case.
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Do not apply stickers or other objects on
the steering wheel, passenger side airbag
cover or upper side upholstery. Do not place ob-
jects (e.g. mobile phones) on the passenger side
dashboard because these could interfere with the
correct opening of the airbag and cause severe in-
jury to occupants.
WARNING
The airbags are not deployed in the event of minor colli-
sions (for which the withholding action of the seat belts is
sufficient). For this reason, the seat belt must be worn at
all times. In the case of side-on collisions, the seat belts hold
occupants in the correct position and prevent them from
being thrown out of the car by a very violent impact.
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FRONT AIRBAG ON DRIVER’S SIDE
fig. 142
This consists of an instant-inflating bag contained in a spe-
cial compartment in the centre of the steering wheel.
FRONT AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE
fig. 143
This consists of an instant-inflating bag contained in a spe-
cial compartment in the dashboard: this bag has a larger
volume than that of the driver’s.KNOWING
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WARNING: Do not put child seats facing
backwards on the front seat if the pas-
senger’s airbag is enabled (ON). Deploy-
ment of the airbag in an accident could
cause fatal injuries to the baby. Should it
be absolutely necessary to place a child seat on
the front seat, always deactivate the passenger
airbag. Also, the passenger seat should be as far
back as possible to avoid contact between the
child seat and the dashboard. Although this is not
mandatory by law, the airbag should be immedi-
ately reactivated when children are no longer car-
ried to ensure better protection for adults.
WARNING
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KNEE BAG ON DRIVER’S SIDE fig. 144
(for versions/markets where provided)
This consists of an instant-inflating bag contained in a spe-
cial compartment under the steering wheel at knee level,
designed to give further protection in the event of a head-
on crash.KNOWING
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MANUAL DEACTIVATION OF FRONT AND
SIDE PASSENGER AIRBAGS
(for versions/markets where provided)
Should it be absolutely necessary to carry a child on the
front seat, the passenger front and side airbags can be de-
activated. The instrument panel warning light
“will stay
on constantly until the passenger front and side airbags are
reactivated.
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To manually deactivate the passenger’s
front and side chest/pelvis airbags (for ver-
sions/markets where provided), refer to para-
graphs “Digital display” and “Multifunction dis-
play” in the section “Dashboard and controls”.
WARNINGSIDE AIRBAGS
The car is fitted with front side airbags for driver and pas-
senger (for versions/markets where provided) for pro-
tecting the chest and pelvis, and window bags (for ver-
sions/markets where provided) for protecting the heads
of front and rear occupants.
Side airbags (for versions/markets where provided) pro-
tect car occupants from side-on crashes of medium/high
severity by placing the bag between the occupant and the
internal parts of the side structure of the car. Non-acti-
vation of side bags in other types of collisions (head-on
collisions, rear shunts, roll-overs, etc...) is not an indica-
tion of system malfunction. In the event of a side-on crash,
an electronic control unit triggers the inflation of the bag
if required. The cushion immediately inflates, placing it-
self between the occupant’s body and structures that could
cause injuries, the cushion deflates Immediately afterwards.
Side bags (for versions/markets where provided) are not
a replacement for, but rather a complement to, the seat
belts, which should be worn at all times as specified by law
in Europe and most non-European countries.
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