FIAT 500 User Manual

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RESTARTING CONDITIONS

For reasons of comfort, limiting harmful emissions
and safety purposes, the power unit can restart
automatically without any action on the part of the
driver if certain conditions are met, including:
❒ battery not sufficiently charged
❒ windscreen wipers working at maximum speed
❒ reduced braking system vacuum (e.g. if the brake

pedal is pressed repeatedly)

❒ car moving (e.g. when driving on roads with a

gradient)

❒ stopping the engine through the Start&Stop

system for more than about three minutes

❒ automatic climate control system for adjusting the

thermal comfort level or to enable MAX-DEF
function.

With a gear engaged, the engine can be automatically
restarted only by fully depressing the clutch pedal.
The driver is asked to perform this operation
through a message in the display and by the warning
light fig. 68 on the instrument panel flashing, where
provided.

Note If the clutch is not pressed, when three
minutes have elapsed since the engine was stopped,
the engine can only be restarted using the key.

Note In cases of undesired engine stops, due for
example to the clutch pedal being released abruptly
with a gear engaged, if the Start&Stop system is
activated, the engine can be restarted by fully
depressing the clutch pedal or by placing the gear
lever in neutral.

SAFETY FUNCTIONS

In engine cut-out conditions through the Start&Stop
system, if the driver unfastens his/her seat belt and
opens the driver's door or the passenger door,
the engine can be restarted only by using the key.
The driver is notified of this condition both by
a buzzer and through an information message in the
display and, where provided, by the warning light
fig. 68 flashing in the instrument panel.

"ENERGY SAVING" FUNCTION
(for versions/markets, where provided)

If, following the automatic engine restarting, the
driver does not carry out any action on the vehicle
for over 3 minutes, the Start&Stop system stops the
engine once and for all, to prevent fuel consumption.
The engine can only be started using the key in
such cases.

Note In any case, it is possible to keep the engine
running by deactivating the Start&Stop system.

GETTING TO

KNOW YOUR CAR

SAFETY

STARTING AND

DRIVING

WARNING LIGHTS

AND MESSAGES

IN AN EMERGENCY

SERVICING AND

MAINTENANCE

TECHNICAL

SPECIFICATIONS

INDEX