FIAT 500 User Manual

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IN AN

EMERGENCY

CAR

MAINTENANCE

TECHNICAL

SPECIFICA

TIONS

INDEX

YOUR CAR

SAFETY DEVICES

CORRECT USE OF THE

CAR

ARNING

LIGHTS AND MESSAGES

SEAT BELTS

NOT FASTENED (red)

The warning light on the display

will light up when the car is mov-

ing and the driver’s seat belt is not correctly
fastened. The warning light will go on, and
a steady beep will be emitted for the first
6 seconds when front seatbelts are not
properly fastened and the vehicle is run-
ning; for the next 96 seconds the warning
light will continue blinking and the beep will
become intermittent. The buzzer of the
S.B.R. (Seat Belt Reminder) system may on-
ly be switched off by a Fiat Dealership. The
system can be reactivated from the set-up
menu. The display will show the dedicat-
ed message.

BRAKE PAD WEAR

(amber)

The warning light on the dial

turns on (and the message ap-

pears on the display) if the front brake pads
are worn; in this case have them changed
as soon as possible.

SPORT FUNCTION

ACTIVATION (Versions

1.4 100 CV)

The SPORT indication appears on the
multifunctional display/reconfigurable mul-
tifunctional display when the relevant func-
tion is activated by pressing the relevant
control button. Pressing the button again
the SPORT indication goes off.

In case of a gearbox failure
contact Fiat Dealership for a
system check.

AUTOMATIC

GEARBOX FAILURE/

AUTOMATIC

GEARBOX OIL
MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE (red)

Automatic gearbox failure

Turning the ignition key to MAR the
warning light on the dial turns on, but it
should go off after a few seconds.

The warning light on the dial comes on
blinking (along with the display of the mes-
sage and a buzzer) when a gearbox fail-
ure is detected.

Automatic gearbox oil
maximum temperature

The warning light on the dial comes on ei-
ther steady or blinking (along with the dis-
play of the message and a buzzer) to in-
dicate that the automatic gearbox oil tem-
perature is too high.

SPORT

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