FIAT Idea - Manual (Page 223)

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SAFETY DEVICES
CORRECT USE OF THE CAR
W
ARNING
LIGHTS AND MESSAGES
CAR
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICA
TIONS
INDEX
DASHBOARD AND CONTROLS
IN AN
EMERGENCY
ENGINE STARTING
EMERGENCY START-UP
If the Fiat CODE cannot deactivate the engine
immobilising system, the
Y
and U warning lights
stay on and the engine will not start.
To start the engine the emergency start-up can be
performed.
Read the whole procedure carefully before trying to
carry it out. If you make a mistake, you must turn the
ignition key back to STOP and repeat the whole
operation from beginning.
Proceed as follows:
❒ Read the 5-figure electronic code given on the
CODE card;
❒ Turn the ignition key to MAR;
❒ Press and hold down the accelerator pedal. The
instrument panel warning light
U will come on for
about 8 seconds and then go out;
❒ Release the accelerator pedal and get ready to
count the flashes of the
U warning light;
❒ Count the number of flashes that corresponds to
the first figure of the code on the CODE card, then
press the accelerator pedal and keep it there until
the
U warning light comes on for four seconds
and then goes out; release the accelerator pedal;
❒ The U warning light will start flashing again: after it
has flashed the number of times that corresponds
to the second figure on the CODE card, press the
accelerator pedal to the floor and keep it there;
❒ Do the same for the remaining figures on the
CODE card;
❒ Once the final figure has been entered, keep the
accelerator pedal pressed. The
U warning light
will light up for four seconds and then go out;
release the accelerator pedal;
❒ Rapid flashing of the warning light U (for about 4
seconds) confirms the operation has been carried
out successfully;
❒ Start the engine by turning the ignition key from
MAR to AVV.
If however the warning light U stays on, turn the
ignition key to STOP and repeat the procedure from
step one
IMPORTANT After an emergency start-up, you should
contact a Fiat Dealership otherwise you will have to
repeat the procedure described each time you want to
start the engine.