FIAT SCUDO 2013 Owner handbook (in English)

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OWNER HANDBOOK
FIATSCUDO
ENGLISH
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IS T H E M OST N ATU RA L C H O IC EP ER FO RM AN CEG EN UIN E P A RT SCO M FO RTG EN UIN E P A RT S S A FE T YG EN UIN E P A RT SAM BIE N TG EN UIN E P A RT SVA LU ESG EN UIN E P A RT SACC ESSO RIE SG EN UIN E P A RT S CH O OSIN G G EN UIN E P A RT S
IS T H E M OST N ATU RA L C H O IC EP ER FO RM AN CEG EN UIN E P A RT SCO M FO RTG EN UIN E P A RT S S A FE T YG EN UIN E P A RT SAM BIE N TG EN UIN E P A RT SVA LU ESG EN UIN E P A RT SACC ESSO RIE SG EN UIN E P A RT S

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G EN UIN E P A RT S



All G en uin e P arts u nd erg o s tr ic t c o ntr o ls , b o th d urin g d esig n a n d m an ufa c tu rin g s ta g e s,
b y s p ecia lis ts u sin g v a n gu ard m ate ria ls ,
t o t e st t h e c o m po nen t r e lia b il it y .
T his t o g u ara n te e p erfo rm an ce a n d s a fe ty fo r y o u a n d y o ur p asse n ge rs o n b o ard ,
f o r a lo ng t im e.
A lw ay s a sk fo r a n d m ak e s u re a G en uin e P art h as b een u se d . HO W T O R EC O GN IS E
G EN UIN E P A RT S



All G en uin e P arts u nd erg o s tr ic t c o ntr o ls , b o th d urin g d esig n a n d m an ufa c tu rin g s ta g e s,
b y s p ecia lis ts u sin g v a n gu ard m ate ria ls ,
t o t e st t h e c o m po nen t r e lia b il it y .
T his t o g u ara n te e p erfo rm an ce a n d s a fe ty fo r y o u a n d y o ur p asse n ge rs o n b o ard ,
f o r a lo ng t im e.
A lw ay s a sk fo r a n d m ak e s u re a G en uin e P art h as b een u se d .

Dear C usto m er,
T han k y o u fo r s e le ctin g F ia t a n d c o ngra tu la tio ns o n y o ur c h o ic e o f a F ia t S C UD O .
W e h av e w rit t e n t h is h an d bo ok t o h elp y o u g e t t o k n o w a ll y o ur n ew F ia t S C UD O fe atu re s a n d u se it in t h e b est p o ss ib le w ay .
Y ou s h o uld r e ad it r ig h t t h ro ugh b efo re t a k in g t h e r o ad fo r t h e fir st t im e. Y ou w ill fin d in fo rm atio n, t ip s a n d im po rta n t w arn in gs r e �
ga rd in g t h e d riv in g o f y o ur v e h ic le t o h elp y o u d eriv e t h e m ax im um fr o m y o ur F ia t S C UD O t e ch no lo gic al fe atu re s.
Y ou a re r e co m men d ed t o r e ad c are fu ll y t h e w arn in gs a n d in d ic atio ns, m ark ed w it h t h e r e sp ectiv e s y m bo ls , a t t h e e n d o f t h e p age :
p erso nal s a fe ty ;
th e v e h ic le w ellb ein g;
e n vir o nm en ta l p ro te ctio n.
T he e n clo se d W arra n ty B oo kle t lis ts t h e s e rv ic e s t h at F ia t o ffe rs t o it s C usto m ers:
�th e W arra n ty C ertif ic ate w it h t e rm s a n d c o nd it io ns fo r m ain ta in in g it s v alid it y
�th e r a n ge o f a d dit io nal s e rv ic e s a v aila b le t o F ia t C usto m ers.
B est r e gard s a n d g o od m oto rin g!
T his O wner H an dbo ok d esc rib es a ll F ia t S C U DO v e rsio ns.
A s a c o nse q u en ce , y o u s h o uld c o nsid er o nly t h e in fo rm atio n w hic h is r e la te d
to t h e e n gin e a n d b o dyw ork v e rsio n o f t h e v e h ic le y o u p urc h ase d .
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MUST B E \f EA D !
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REFU ELLIN G
Only r e fu el w it h d ie se l fu el fo r m oto r v e h ic le s c o nfo rm in g t o t h e E uro pean s p ecif ic atio n E N 59 \b.
U sin g o th er p ro ducts o r m ix tu re s m ay d am age t h e e n gin e b eyo nd r e p air a n d c au se t h e fo rfe it u re o f t h e w arra n ty c o v�
e r fo r c au se d d am age s a s a c o nse q uen ce .
S T A RT IN G T H E E N GIN E
Mak e s u re t h at t h e h an d bra k e is e n gage d ; s e t t h e g e arsh if t le ve r t o n eu tr a l; fu ll y d ep re ss t h e c lu tc h p ed al, w it h o ut p re ss �
in g t h e a c ce le ra to r, t h en t u rn t h e ig n it io n k e y t o M an d w ait fo r t h e w arn in g lig h ts
Ya n d mto g o o ff ; t u rn t h e ig n i�
t io n k ey t o D an d r e le ase it a s s o on a s t h e e n gin e h as s ta rte d .
P A RK IN G O VER I N FL A M MABLE M ATER IA L
W hile w ork in g, t h e c ata ly st d eve lo ps a v e ry h ig h t e m pera tu re . D o n o t p ark t h e v e h ic le o ve r g ra ss, d ry le av e s, p in e n ee �
d le s o r a n y o th er in fla m mab le m ate ria ls : r is k o f fir e .
R ESP EC TIN G T H E E N VIR O NM EN T
The v e h ic le is fit te d w it h a s y ste m t h at a llo w s c o ntin uo us d ia gn o sis o f t h e c o m po nen ts c o rre la te d w it h e m is sio ns t o e n �
su re b ette r r e sp ect fo r t h e e n vir o nm en t.
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ELE C TRIC A L A CCESS O RIE S
If , a ft e r b uyin g th e v e h ic le , y o u d ecid e to a d d e le ctr ic al a c ce ss o rie s (t h at w ill g ra d uall y d ra in th e b atte ry ), v is it a
F ia t D eale rsh ip . T hey c an c alc u la te t h e o ve ra ll e le ctr ic al r e q uir e m en t a n d c h eck t h at t h e v e h ic le ’s e le ctr ic s y ste m c an s u p�
p o rt t h e r e q uir e d lo ad .
S C H ED U LE D S E R V IC IN G
Corre ct m ain te n an ce o f t h e v e h ic le is e sse n tia l fo r e n su rin g it s ta y s in t ip �t o p c o nd it io n a n d s a fe gu ard s it s s a fe ty fe a�
tu re s, it s e n vir o nm en ta l fr ie n d lin ess a n d lo w r u nnin g c o sts fo r a lo ng t im e t o c o m e.
T H E O W NER H AN DBO OK C O NTA IN S…
… in fo rm atio n, t ip s a n d im po rta n t w arn in gs r e gard in g t h e s a fe , c o rre ct d riv in g o f y o ur v e h ic le , a n d it s m ain te n an ce .
P ay p artic u la r a tte n tio n t o t h e s y m bo ls
"(p erso nal s a fe ty ) #(e n vir o nm en ta l p ro te ctio n) !(v e h ic le w ellb ein g).
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SAFETY
DEVICES
CORRECT USE
OF T\bE
VE\bICLE
WAR\fI\fG
LIG\bTS A\fD
MESSAGES
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EMERGE\fCY
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MAI\fTE\fA\fCE
TEC\b\fICAL
SPECIFICATIO\fS
I\fDEX
DAS\bBOARD
A\fD CO\fTROLSDASH BO ARD ...................................................................... 5
SY M BO LS ............................................................................... 6
T H E F IA T C O DE S Y ST EM ................................................. 6
T H E K EY S .............................................................................. 7
A LA RM ................................................................................... 1\b
IG N IT IO N D EV IC E ............................................................. 12
IN ST RU M EN T P A N EL ........................................................ 13
IN ST RU M EN TS .................................................................... 1\f
D IS P LA Y .................................................................................. 15
M AIN TEN AN CE IN DIC ATO R ........................................ 16
T RIP C O MPU TER ................................................................. 17
FR O NT S E A TS ..................................................................... 17
R EA R S E A TS .......................................................................... 2\b
SE A T A RRA N GEM EN TS .................................................... 22
H EA D R EST RA IN TS ........................................................... 23
ST EER IN G W HEEL .............................................................. 2\f
R EA RVIE W M IR RO RS ........................................................ 25
H EA TIN G A N D V EN TIL A TIO N ..................................... 27
M AN UAL C LIM ATE C O NTRO L S Y ST EM .................... 31
A U TO MATIC T W O�Z O NE C LIM ATE
C O NTRO L S Y ST EM ........................................................... 37
A U TO MATIC T H REE�Z O NE C LIM ATE
C O NTRO L S Y ST EM ........................................................... \f5
EX TER N AL L IG HTS ............................................................ \f7W IN DO W W ASH IN G ...................................................... 5\b
C RU IS E C O NTRO L S P EE D R EG ULA TO R.................... 5\f
“L IM IT ” S P EED R EST R IC TO R .......................................... 57
C EIL IN G L IG HTS ................................................................. 6\b
C O NTR O LS .......................................................................... 61
FU EL C U T�O FF S W IT C H .................................................. 6\f
IN TER IO R E Q UIP M EN T..................................................... 65
D O ORS .................................................................................. 69
SL ID IN G L U G GAG E C O VER ............................................ 73
P O W ER W IN DO W S/W IN DO W W IN DER S .............. 7\f
B O NNET ............................................................................... 76
R O OF R A C K/S K I R A C K .................................................... 77
P N EU M ATIC S U SP EN SIO NS............................................. 78
LO AD R EC O MMEN DATIO NS......................................... 79
H EA D LIG HTS ....................................................................... 81
A BS S Y ST EM ......................................................................... 82
ESP S Y ST EM .......................................................................... 8\f
EO BD S Y ST EM ..................................................................... 87
P A RK IN G S E N SO RS ........................................................... 88
SO UN D S Y ST EM ................................................................. 89
A C C ESS O RIE S P U RC H ASE D B Y T H E O W NER ......... 9\b
A T T H E F IL L IN G S T A TIO N ............................................. 91
P R O TEC TIN G T H E E N VIR O NMEN T ........................... 92
D DA AS SH HB BO OA A\f \fD D A AN ND D C CO ON NT T\f \fO O\b \bS S
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DA S\b BO ARD
The p re se n ce a n d t h e p o sit io n o f c o ntr o ls , in str u m en ts , g a u ge s a n d w arn in g lig h ts m ay v ary a c co rd in g t o t h e v e h ic le v e rsio n.
\b . Sid e sw iv e l air ve n ts � 2 . Sid e fix ed air ve n ts � 3 . Left ste erin g co lu m n sta lk : ex te rn al lig h ts � 4 . In str u m en t p an el �
\f .R ig h t s te erin g c o lu m n s ta lk : w in d sc re en , r e ar w in d o w a n d t r ip c o m pute r c o ntr o ls � 6 .D ash bo ard c o ntr o ls � 7 .C en te r s w iv e l a ir
v e n ts � 8 .Fro nt p asse n ge r a ir b ag ( fo r v e rsio ns/m ark ets , w here p ro vid ed ) � 9 .G lo ve b o x � \b 0.So und s y ste m ( fo r v e rsio ns/m ar�
k ets , w here p ro vid ed ) � \b \b.H eatin g/v e n tila tio n/c lim ate c o ntr o ls � \b 2.So und s y ste m c o m man d le ve r ( fo r v e rsio ns/m ark ets , w here
p ro vid ed ) � \b 3 .Fro nt d riv e r’s a ir b ag � \b 4. S te erin g w heel a d ju stm en t le ve r
5
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A\fD CO\fTROLS
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DEVICES
CORRECT USE
OF T\bE
VE\bICLE
WAR\fI\fG
LIG\bTS A\fD
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A\fD CO\fTROLS
SY \f BO LS
Sp ecia l c o lo ure d la b els h av e b een a tta c h ed
n ear o r a c tu ally o n s o m e o f t h e c o m po �
nen ts o f y o ur F ia t S C UD O . T hese la b els
b ear s y m bo ls t h at r e m in d y o u o f t h e p re �
cau tio ns t o b e t a k e n a s r e gard s t h at p ar�
tic u la r c o m po nen t.
T \b E F IA T C O DE S Y STE \f
T o f u rth er p ro te ct y o ur v e h ic le f r o m t h eft ,
it h as b een fit te d w it h a n e n gin e im mobil �
is in g s y ste m . T his s y ste m is a u to m atic all y
a c tiv ate d w hen th e ig n it io n k ey is re �
m ove d .
A n e le ctr o nic d evic e , in fa c t, is fit te d in
e ac h ig n it io n k ey g rip . T he d evic e t r a n s�
m it s a r a d io �fr e q uen cy s ig n al w hen t h e e n �
gin e is s ta rte d t h ro ugh a s p ecia l a e ria l b uil t
i n to t h e ig n it io n s w it c h . T he m odula te s ig �
n al, w hic h c h an ge s e ac h t im e t h e e n gin e is
s ta rte d , is t h e “ p assw ord ”, b y m ean s o f
w hic h t h e c o ntr o l u nit r e co gn is e s t h e k e y
an d e n ab le s t o s ta rt t h e e n gin e.
T he e le ctr o nic c o m ponen ts
in sid e t h e k e y m ay b e d a m �
age d i f t h e k e y i s s u bm it te d t o
s h arp k n o ck s.
O PER A TIO N
Eac h t im e t h e v e h ic le is s ta rte d t u rn in g t h e
ig n it io n k e y t o M , t h e F ia t C O DE s y ste m
co ntr o l u nit s e n d s a r e co gn it io n c o de t o
th e e n gin e c o ntr o l u nit t o d eac tiv ate t h e
in hib it o r.
T he c o de is s e n t o nly if t h e F ia t C O DE
sy ste m c o ntr o l u nit h as r e co gn is e d th e
co de t r a n sm it te d fr o m t h e k ey.
E ac h t im e t h e ig n it io n k e y is t u rn ed t o S ,
th e F ia t C O DE sy ste m d eac tiv ate s th e
fu nctio ns o f t h e e n gin e e le ctr o nic c o ntr o l
unit .
In t h is c ase , t h e k e y s h o uld b e m ove d t o
S an d t h en b ac k t o M ; if t h e lo ck c o ntin �
ues, p o ssib ly t r y a g ain w it h t h e o th er k e y
p ro vid ed w it h t h e v e h ic le . If it is s til l n o t
po ss ib le t o s ta rt t h e v e h ic le , c o nta c t F ia t
D eale rsh ip .
IM PO RTA N T E ve ry k e y h as it s o w n c o de,
w hic h m ust b e m em oris e d b y t h e s y ste m
co ntr o l u nit . T o m em oris e n ew k eys, u p
to a m ax im um o f e ig h t, a p ply t o F ia t D eal�
e rsh ip .
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