steering wheel FIAT ULYSSE 2008 2.G Owners Manual

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1.Side vents
2.Left-hand stalk: headlight control
3.Horn
4.Instrument panel: odometer display and warning lights
5.Right-hand stalk, windscreen washer, rear window
washer and trip computer
6.Gear lever
7.Central vents
8.Revolution counter
9.Speedometer
10.Fuel gauge with low fuel warning light and engine
coolant temperature gauge with warning light showing
when the temperature is too high
11.Sound system/Infotelematic Connect system display
(where fitted)
12.Sound system/Infotelematic Connect system (where
fitted)
13.Passenger air bag14.Glove compartment
15.Climate system automatic controls
16.Hazard lights
17.Cigar lighter
18.Glove compartment/Infotelematic Connect system re-
mote controls (where fitted)
19.Console
20.Ashtray and glove compartment
21.Ignition switch
22.Sound system controls on steering wheel
23.Document compartment
24.Driver air bag
25.Cruise control control lever
26.Headlight beam adjuster (Xeno light versions excluded)
27.ASR system on/off.

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IGNITION SWITCH
fig. 11
The key can turn through 4 different
positions:
S -engine off, key can be removed
and the steering column is locked;
M -drive position;
D -starting the engine.When you get out of the
vehicle, always remove
the ignition key. This will
prevent anyone from accidental-
ly working controls. Remember
to apply the handbrake and, if the
vehicle is pointing uphill, first
gear. Put the vehicle into reverse
if it is pointing downhill. Never
leave children in the vehicle by
themselves.
STEERING COLUMN LOCK
To engage the lock:when the ig-
nition switch is in position S, remove
the ignition key and turn the steering
wheel until it locks.
To release the lock:move the
steering wheel slightly as you turn the
ignition key toM.Never remove the igni-
tion key while the vehicle
is moving. The steering
wheel would automatically lock
as soon as you tried to turn it.
This always applies, even when
the vehicle is being towed.
fig. 11
F0B0406b
If the ignition switch has
been tampered with (e.g.
someone has tried to
steal your vehicle), get a Fiat
Dealership to check it over be-
fore you start driving again.
It is absolutely forbidden
to carry out whatever af-
ter-market operation in-
volving steering system or steer-
ing column modifications (e.g.: in-
stallation of anti-theft Device)
that could badly affect perfor-
mance and safety, cause the lapse
of warranty and also result in
non-compliance of the car with
homologation requirements.

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INDIVIDUAL
SETTINGS
STEERING WHEEL fig. 51
DRIVING MIRROR fig. 52
You can adjust the mirror by moving
the lever:
A -anti-dazzle position;
B -normal position.ELECTRO-CHROMATIC
DRIVING MIRROR fig. 53
The car is fitted with an electro-
chromatic mirror adapting to the day
or night light.
To activate the automatic function,
the key must be turned to M, then
press button Aand led Bwill lit to sig-
nal its activation.
When the reverse gear is engaged,
the driving mirror switches over to
the automatic function, thus making
the operation easier.
fig. 51
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fig. 52
F0B0038b
fig. 53
F0B0039b
All adjustments must be
made when the vehicle is
stationary.
The steering wheel can be adjusted
for height and axis. Proceed as follows:
– lower lever to position 1.
– adjust the steering wheel.
– return the lever to position 2to
lock the wheel into position again.
It is absolutely forbidden
to carry out whatever af-
ter-market operation in-
volving steering system or steer-
ing column modifications (e.g.: in-
stallation of anti-theft Device)
that could badly affect perfor-
mance and safety, cause the lapse
of warranty and also result in
non-compliance of the car with
homologation requirements.

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LEFT DIRECTION
INDICATOR (Green)
The warning light starts
flashing when the direction indicator
control stalk is lifted or together with
the right direction indicator, when the
hazard light button is pressed.
FRONT FOG LIGHTS
(Green)
When the front fog lights
are turned on.
FULL BEAM
HEADLAMPS (Blue)
When the full-beam head-
lamps are turned on or when the “Fol-
low me home” device is on (see the
relative chapter).
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5
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FLAT TYRES
The warning light on the di-
al turns on (together with
message on the display and the
buzzer), when there is a pressure drop
in one or more tyres.
In this way the T.P.M.S. system warns
the driver that one or more tyre/s
is/are flat (i.e. punctured).
IMPORTANTStop travelling with
one or more flat tyre/s since road
holding could be jeopardised. Stop the
car without braking or steering
sharply. Change immediately punc-
tured wheel with space-saver spare
wheel (where provided - see section
“In an emergency”) and contact Fiat
Dealershipas soon as possible.TYRE PRESSURE
MONITORING
SYSTEM FAILURE
The warning light on the dial turns
on (together with the message on the
display) when a failure is detected in
the T.P.M.S. system (where provided).
Contact Fiat Dealershipas soon as
possible.
Should one or more wheels without
sensor be fitted, the instrument pan-
el warning light will come on (togeth-
er with the message on the display)
and stay on until fitting again the four
wheels with sensors.
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Side light and dipped-beam
headlight automatic
switching on (where fitted)
This device is fitted with an infrared
sensor installed on the windscreen and
is able to detect the outside light
brightness variations.
To activate /deactivate automatic
light turning on, use the display set-
up menu (see paragraph “Info display”
in this section).Main beam headlights fig. 95
To switch on: push the knurled knob
Ainto position 2/1and pull it up
towards the steering wheel.
Instrument panel indicator light 1
comes on.
To turn off: pull the stalk towards the
steering wheel again.
fig. 94
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fig. 95
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The light sensor is not
able do detect fog, there-
fore in this case it is nec-
essary to turn the lights on man-
ually.
IMPORTANTWhen the device is
on and the windscreen wiper is work-
ing, lights are automatically turned on.
When the lights come on automati-
cally it is also possible to turn on front
and rear foglights; when the lights are
turned off automatically, the latter
ones will be turned off as well.
IMPORTANTWhen the sensor is
on it is possible to have only the lights
flashing, therefore full-beam headlights
will have to be turned on manually, if
needed.

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Flashing the headlights fig. 96
Pull the stalk towards the steering
wheel (temporary position) to flash
the lights, regardless of the knurled
knob Aposition.Switching on the front
(where fitted) and rear fog
lights fig. 97-98
To switch on fig. 97:
– turn knurled knob Bin the arrow
direction:
– first impulse (temporary position):
front fog lights on. The instrument
panel indicator light
5comes on;
– second impulse (temporary posi-
tion): rear fog lights on
4.
To switch off fig. 98:
– turn knurled knob Bin the arrow
direction (temporary position).Front and rear fog lights are turned
off automatically when the lights are
switched off or when sidelights
6are
restored; if rear fog lights should be
turned on again, repeat the above
mentioned operation.
The lights on before the engine turn-
ing off will automatically come back on
when the engine is started again.
IMPORTANTThe rear foglight
may annoy the drivers following you.
For this reason, do not use the light
when the visibility is good.
fig. 96
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fig. 97
F0B0422b
fig. 98
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When the windscreen wiper is
turned on with the rain sensor already
working, the windscreen wiper wash-
es the windscreen regularly and, at the
end of its operation, the rain sensor
keeps on working automatically.
To switch off the rain sensor turn the
key to Sand when the engine is start-
ed again, the rain sensor will not be
turned on even if the stalk remained
in AUTO position.
To switch on the rain sensor, move
the stalk to another position and then
back to AUTO.The rain sensor can recognize and
automatically adapt to particular
weather conditions which require dif-
ferent operations:
– surface impurities (salt, dirt,…);
– water lines due to worn out wind-
screen wiper blades;
– difference between night and day
(the human eye is particularly annoyed
by the windscreen wet surface at night
rather than in the day).Windscreen washer fig. 102
This feature can only work with the
ignition key at M.
Pulling slightly the stalk towards the
steering wheel (unstable position), re-
gardless of the ring knob Aposition,
will operate the windscreen washer
and (where provided) also the head-
light washer, provided that dipped
beams or main beams are on. The
windscreen wiper will then flick thrice.
Do not switch on the
rain sensor when the car
is washed at an automat-
ic car-wash station.Check the sensor is off
before cleaning the wind-
screen.
Turn the rain sensor on
if there is ice on the wind-
screen.
fig. 102
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COMPARTMENT UNDER
THE FRONT PASSENGER’S
SEAT (where fitted) fig. 123
Pull handle Aupwards and then out-
wards to take it out.ODDMENT COMPARTMENTS
The following compartments com-
plete the Ulysse interior fittings:
– open document compartment A-
fig. 124under the steering wheel;– bottle - glass - can holders on the
second fig. 125and third row side
panels fig. 126; bottle compartments
can also be used to contain a remov-
able waste container C-fig. 125;
fig. 123
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fig. 124
F0B0089b
fig. 125
F0B0096b
fig. 126
F0B0091b

Cars with ESP may only
be fitted with tyres of the
same make, model and
size and be in good conditions.
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ESP SYSTEM ACTION
The ESP system action is signalled by
warning light
ñflashing to inform the
driver that the vehicle stability and grip
are critical.
ESP failure indication
In the event of an ESP system failure,
it turns off automatically and warning
light
ñcomes on together with the
relative message on the multifunction
display.
In the event of an ESP system failure,
the vehicle behaves as the version
without this type of system. We rec-
ommend you to contact a Fiat Deal-
ership as soon as possible. The ESP main components are:
– an electronic control unit which
processes the sensor signals and ap-
plies the best strategy;
– an angle sensor which detects the
steering position;
– four sensors which detect each
wheel rotation speed;
– a braking system pressure sensor;
– a yawing sensor which detects the
vehicle spinning around a vertical axis;
– a sensor which detects side accel-
eration (centrifugal force).
The ESP heart is the control unit
which processes the centrifugal forces
deriving from cornering on the basis
of the data coming from the sensors
installed on the vehicle. The yawing
sensor detects the vehicle spinning
around its vertical axis. Centrifugal
forces resulting from cornering are de-
tected by a highly sensible side accel-
eration sensor.
The ESP stabilising action is based on
the control unit processing of data
coming from the steering wheel rota-
tion sensors, side acceleration sensors
and wheel rotation speed sensors.These signals make the control unit
recognise the driver’s manoeuvre
when he/she turns the steering wheel.
The control unit processes such in-
formation and is able to detect the ve-
hicle position at any time and compare
it with the driver’s wished direction. If
they do not match, the control unit is
able to adjust the vehicle’s position in-
stantly, by choosing the best strategy:
it can brake one or more wheels with
different force and reduce the engine
power, if needed.
Adjustments are made for continu-
ously adapting to the driver’s wished
travelling direction.
The ESP system action improves the
vehicle safety in many critical situations
and is useful especially when the
roadbed grip changes.

The T.P.M.S. system
does not exempt the dri-
ver to check tyre and
space-saver spare wheel pressure
at regular intervals.
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IMPORTANTTyre pressure
should be checked with tyres rested
and cold. Should it become necessary
for whatever reason to check pres-
sure with hot tyres, do not reduce
pressure although it is higher than the
prescribed value but repeat the check
when tyres are cold.IMPORTANT NOTES ABOUT
THE T.P.M.S. SYSTEM
Failure indications will not be stored
and therefore will not be displayed
when turning the engine off and on
again. If failure persists, the control
unit will send warning indications to
the instrument panel only after a few
seconds when the car is moving.
IMPORTANTT.P.M.S. system can-
not indicate sudden tyre pressure
drops (e.g.: tyre burst). In this event,
brake the car cautiously and avoid sud-
den steering.
IMPORTANTReplacing standard
tyres with winter tyres and vice ver-
sa involves T.P.M.S. system set-up that
shall be performed at Fiat Dealer-
ships only.
IMPORTANT The T.P.M.S. system
requires special equipment. Consult
Fiat Dealership to know what type
of accessories are compatible with the
system (wheels, wheel caps, etc.). Us-
ing other accessories could cause sys-
tem malfunctioning.IMPORTANTTyre pressure could
change according to outside temper-
ature. For this reason the T.P.M.S. sys-
tem could temporarily indicate low
tyre pressure. In this event check pres-
sure with cold tyres and restore prop-
er inflation values if required.
IMPORTANTIf the car is fitted
with T.P.M.S. system, tyre and/or rim
removal and refitting operations in-
volve special precautions; to prevent
damages or wrong sensor refitting,
contact Fiat Dealership to have tyre
and/or rim changed.
IMPORTANTIf the car is fitted
with T.P.M.S. system, when changing a
tyre, change also the rubber seal of the
valve. Contact a Fiat Dealership.
IMPORTANT Strong radio-fre-
quency disturbances could inhibit
proper TPMS system operation. This
condition is indicated by a dedicated
massage on the display. This indication
will go off automatically as soon as the
radio-frequency disturbance ceases.