Time FIAT SEDICI 2009 2.G Owners Manual

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This Owner Handbook describes all Fiat SEDICI versions. As a consequence, you should consider only the
information which is related to the engine and bodywork version of the vehicle you purchased. Dear Customer,
Thank you for selecting Fiat and congratulations on your choice of a Fiat SEDICI.
We have written this handbook to help you get to know all your new vehicle 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 vehicle to help you derive the maximum from
your Fiat SEDICI technological features.
What’s more every single component of the Fiat SEDICI is fully recyclable. At the end of your vehicle’s useful lifespan any Fiat
Dealership will be pleased to make arrangements for your vehicle to be recycled and nature benefits in two ways: there’s no pol-
lution from waste disposal and the demand for raw materials is reduced.
The enclosed 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!
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By choosing Fiat original spare parts (re-
conditioned and non re-conditioned) you
can rely on a rapid and efficient service
provided by skilled operators, on good
equipment and a wide range of parts.
The Fiat Dealership uses Fiat original spare
parts and re-conditioned spare parts.FIAT RE-CONDITIONED
SPARE PARTS
They are Fiat original spare parts/me-
chanical assemblies, already used but giv-
en back to Fiat, which renews them com-
pletely to meet the same qualitative and
reliability requirements of the newly orig-
inal spare parts.
Fiat re-conditioned spare parts:

give the Customers the opportunity to
buy spare mechanical assemblies (en-
gines, transmissions, etc.) at particular-
ly favourable prices;

contribute to safeguard the environ-
ment by reducing scrapping operations
and the disposal of removed materials. FIAT ORIGINAL SPARE PARTS
These spare parts ensure the reliability
and technological quality needed to trav-
el safely. Designed on the basis of the same
project of the components fitted on the
vehicle, the original spare parts undergo
very harsh tests before being produced or
re-conditioned, with the aim of being used
to keep the vehicle performance un-
changed in time.
Therefore, for an accurate and careful
maintenance, choose Fiat original spare
parts (re-conditioned and non re-condi-
tioned), which can be identified by the fea-
tures of their package and which are avail-
able only at the Fiat Dealership.
FIAT ORIGINAL SPARE PARTS AND FIAT RE-CONDITIONED SPARE PARTS
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All information in this manual is based on
the latest product information available at
the time of publication. Due to improve-
ments or other changes, there may be dis-
crepancies between information in this
manual and your vehicle. Fiat reserves the
right to make production changes at any
time, without notice and without incurring
any obligation to make the same or simi-
lar changes to vehicles previously built or
sold.
This vehicle may not comply with stan-
dards or regulations of other countries.
Before attempting to register this vehicle
in any other country, check all applicable
regulations and make any necessary mod-
ifications.IMPORTANT
Please read this manual and follow its in-
structions carefully. To emphasize special
information, the symbol
"and the words
WARNING, IMPORTANT and NOTE
have special meanings. These special
meanings apply except when laws or reg-
ulations require that the signal words be
used with a different meaning.
Pay special attention to the messages high-
lighted by these signal words:
FOREWORD
This manual should be considered a per-
manent part of the vehicle and should re-
main with the vehicle when resold or oth-
erwise transferred to a new owner or op-
erator. Please read this manual carefully
before operating your new Fiat and review
the manual from time to time. It contains
important information on safety, opera-
tion and maintenance.
Indicates a potential hazard
that could result in death or
injury.
WARNING
IMPORTANT Indicates a potential hazard
that could result in vehicle damage.
NOTE Indicates special information to
make maintenance easier or instructions
clearer.
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IMPORTANT The vehicle must only be
filled with diesel fuel for motor vehicles,
in compliance with European Standard
EN590. The use of other products or mix-
tures may irreparably damage the engine
with invalidation of the warranty due to
the damage caused. In the event of acci-
dentally filling with another type of fuel, do
not start the engine and empty the tank.
If the engine has been run even for only a
very short time, in addition to the tank,
it is also necessary to drain out the whole
fuel circuit.
IMPORTANT The fuel tank has an air
space to allow for fuel expansion in hot
weather. If you continue to add fuel after
the filler nozzle has automatically shut off
or an initial blowback occurs, the air
chamber will become full. Exposure to
heat when fully fuelled in this manner will
result in leakage due to fuel expansion. To
prevent such fuel leakage, stop filling af-
ter the filler nozzle has automatically shut
off, or when using an alternative non au-
tomatic system, initial vent blowback oc-
curs.
Do not put naked flames or
lighted cigarettes near the
fuel filler hole as there is a danger of
fire. Do not bend too close to the hole
either so as not to breathe in harmful
vapours.
WARNING
Fiat CODE - Immobilizer System
(for versions/markets, where provided)
This system is designed to help prevent
vehicle theft by electronically disabling the
engine starting system.
The engine can be started only with your
vehicle’s original immobilizer ignition key
which has an electronic identification code
programmed into it. The key communi-
cates the identification code to the vehi-
cle when the key is turned to the “ON”
position. If you need to make spare keys,
see your Fiat Dealership. The vehicle must
be programmed with the correct identi-
fication code for the spare keys. A key
made by an ordinary locksmith will not
work.
KEYS
Your vehicle comes with a pair of identi-
cal keys. Keep the spare key in a safe place.
One key can open all of the locks on the
vehicle.
The key identification number is stamped
on a metal tag provided with the keys or
on the keys. Keep the tag (for versions/
markets, where provided) in a safe place.
If you lose your keys, you will need this
number to have new keys made.
IMPORTANT All the keys and the metal
tag must be handed over to the new own-
er when selling the vehicle.
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To activate this system:
Insert the key in the driver’s door lock and
turn the top of the key toward the rear of
the vehicle twice within 3 seconds.
You can not use the lock knobs to unlock
the side doors when this system is acti-
vated. NOTE
❒The dead lock system will not operate
if one or more door(s) is(are) not
closed and latched completely. Make
sure all doors are completely closed
and latched when activating the dead
lock system.
❒The dead lock system is released au-
tomatically allowing all the side doors
to be unlocked when the ignition switch
is turned to the “ON” position.
Do not activate the dead
lock system if there are oc-
cupants in the vehicle. They will be
locked in the vehicle and cannot un-
lock the doors from inside.
WARNING
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Rear 2 times
Front
DEAD LOCK SYSTEM
(for versions/markets, where provided)
This system is designed to help prevent
tamper-unlocking of the door locks.
You can activate this system by turning the
key in the driver’s door lock.
NOTE
❒If your vehicle is equipped with the key-
less entry system, you can activate the
dead lock system by operating the
transmitter. Refer to “Keyless Entry
System” in this section.
❒If your vehicle is equipped with the key-
less start system, you can activate the
dead lock system by pushing the re-
quest switch on the door handle. Refer
to “Keyless Start System” in this sec-
tion.
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When the door(s) is(are) unlocked:
❒the turn signal lights will flash twice, and
❒the interior light will turn on for about
15 seconds and then fade out with the
interior light switch in the middle po-
sition. If you push the ignition switch
during that time, the light will start to
fade out immediately.
Be sure the doors are locked after you op-
erate the request switch to lock.
NOTE
❒The door locks can not be operated by
the request switch under the follow-
ing conditions:
– if any door is open or incompletely
closed;
– if the ignition switch is in a position
other than LOCK;
– if the ignition key is inserted in the ig-
nition switch.
❒If no doors are opened within about 30
seconds after unlocking by pushing the
request switch, the doors will be locked
automatically again.
❒If a spare remote controller is in the ve-
hicle, the request switches may not op-
erate normally.
❒The remote controller will only oper-
ate a request switch if it is within the
switch’s operating range. For example,
if the remote controller is within the
operating range of the driver’s door re-
quest switch, the driver’s door switch
can be operated but the front passen-
ger’s door switch or rear door switch
can not be operated.
IMPORTANT The remote controller is
a sensitive electronic instrument. To avoid
damaging the remote controller:
❒Do not expose it to impacts, moisture
or high temperature such as on the
dashboard under direct sunlight.
❒Keep the remote controller away from
magnetic objects such as a television. 1. 80 cm
When the remote controller is within ap-
proximately 80 cm from a front door han-
dle or rear door, you can lock or unlock
the doors by pushing the request switch.
NOTE❒The request switch operating range is
within approximately 80 cm of the door
handle or rear door handle. If the re-
mote controller is outside this range, it
will not operate the request switch.
❒If the battery of the remote controller
runs down or there are strong radio
waves or noise, the operating range
may be narrower or the remote con-
troller may be inoperative.
❒If you are too close to the door glass,
the remote controller may not oper-
ate.
(1) (1)
(1)
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Central door locking system
❒To lock all doors, push the “LOCK”
button (1) once.
❒To unlock only the driver’s door, push
the “UNLOCK” button (2) once.
❒To unlock other doors, push the “UN-
LOCK” button (2) once again.
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Type 2
The turn signal lights will flash once when
the doors are locked and then the turn
signal lights will flash once again when the
doors are locked with the dead lock sys-
tem.
When the door (s) is (are) unlocked:
❒The turn signal lights will flash twice,
and
❒the interior light will turn on for about
15 seconds and then fade out with the
interior light switch in the middle po-
sition. If you insert the key into the ig-
nition switch during that time, the light
will start to fade out immediately.
Be sure the doors are locked after you op-
erate the “LOCK” button (1).
If no door is opened within about 30 sec-
onds after the “UNLOCK” button (2) is
operated, the doors will automatically lock
again. Central door locking system with
the dead lock system
(for versions/markets, where provided)
If you want to prevent tamper- unlocking
of the door locks, use this method. When
the dead lock system is activated, oper-
ating the lock knobs will not unlock the
side doors.
To activate this system:
To lock all doors, push the “LOCK” but-
ton (1) twice within 3 seconds.
To release this system:
❒To unlock only the driver’s door, push
the “UNLOCK” button (2) once.
❒To unlock other doors, push the “UN-
LOCK” button (2) once again.
Do not activate the dead
lock system if there are oc-
cupants in the vehicle. They will be
locked in the vehicle and cannot un-
lock the doors from inside.
WARNING
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NOTE The rear side door windows are
not designed to open fully. They can be
opened about 2/3 of the way down.
NOTE If you drive with one of the rear
windows open, you may hear a loud sound
caused by air vibration. To reduce the
sound, open the driver’s or front passen-
ger’s window, or narrow the rear window
opening.
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The driver’s door also has a lock switch
for the passenger’s window (s). When you
push in the lock switch, the passenger’s
window (s) can not be raised or lowered
by operating any of the switches (2), (3),
(4) or (5). To restore normal operation,
release the lock switch by pushing again.
80JM01180JC097
Lock switch (type A)Lock switch (type B)
You should always lock the
passenger’s window opera-
tion when there are children in the ve-
hicle. Children can be seriously in-
jured if they get part of their body
caught by the window during opera-
tion.
To avoid injuring an occupant by win-
dow entrapment, be sure no part of
the occupant’s body such as hands or
head is in the path of the electric win-
dows when closing them.
Always remove the ignition key when
leaving the vehicle even if a short
time. Also do not leave children alone
in a parked vehicle. Unattended chil-
dren could use the electric window
switches and get trapped by the win-
dow.
WARNING
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SEAT BELTS AND CHILD
RESTRAINT SYSTEMS
Rear
To raise the rear head restraint, pull up-
ward on the restraint until it clicks. To
lower the restraint, push down on the re-
straint while holding in the lock lever. If a
head restraint must be removed (for
cleaning, replacement, etc.), push in the
lock lever and pull the head restraint all
the way out.
When installing a child restraint system,
raise the head restraint to the most upper
position.
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Wear Your Seat Belts at All
Times.
WARNING
An air bag supplements, or
adds to, the frontal crash
protection offered by seat belts. The
driver and all passengers must be
properly restrained by wearing seat
belts at all times, whether or not an
air bag is mounted at their seating po-
sition, to minimize the risk of severe
injury or death in the event of a crash.
WARNING65D231
65D606
Above the pelvis
Never allow persons to ride
in the cargo area of a vehi-
cle. In the event of an accident, there
is a much greater risk of injury for
persons who are not riding in a seat
with their seat belt securely fastened.
WARNING
65D201
Across the pelvis
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DRIVER’S SEAT BELT
REMINDER
When the driver doesn’t buckle his or her
seat belt, the driver’s seat belt reminder
light in the instrument cluster will come
on and a buzzer will sound as a reminder
to the driver to buckle his or her seat belt.
For more details, refer to the explanation
below.
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It is absolutely essential that
the driver and passengers
wear their seat belts at all times. Per-
sons who are not wearing seat belts
have a much greater risk of injury if
an accident occurs. Make a regular
habit of buckling your seat belt before
putting the key in the ignition.
WARNINGIf the driver’s seat belt remains unbuckled
when the ignition switch is turned to the
“ON” position, the reminder works as fol-
lows:
1) The driver’s seat belt reminder light will
come on.
2) After the vehicle’s speed has reached
about 15 km/ h, the driver’s seat belt
reminder light will blink and a buzzer
will sound for about 95 seconds.
3) After step 2) has finished, the reminder
light will remain on until the driver’s
seat belt is buckled.
If the driver has buckled his or her seat
belt and later unbuckles the seat belt, the
reminder system will be activated from
step 1) or step 2) according to the vehi-
cle’s speed. When the vehicle’s speed is
below about 15 km/h, the reminder will
start from step 1). When the vehicle’s
speed is above about 15 km/h, the re-
minder will start from step 2).
The reminder will be automatically can-
celed when the driver’s seat belt is buck-
led or the ignition switch is turned off.
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