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Door opening/closing, Engine starting – FIAT Idea User Manual

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MAINTENANCE

TECHNICAL

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TIONS

INDEX

DASHBOARD AND CONTROLS

SAFETY DEVICES

CORRECT USE OF THE CAR

W

ARNING

LIGHTS AND MESSAGES

IN AN

EMERGENCY

DOOR
OPENING/CLOSING

Emergency door locking device
from outside fig. 1

The doors are fitted with a device which
makes it possible to close the doors with
the lock without power supply.

To close, proceed as follows:
❒ insert the ignition key in the pawl B
❒ turn the device to position 1 and close

the ledge.

To open, proceed as follows:
❒ insert the key in the pawl and turn it

clockwise

❒ open the driver’s door
❒ from the vehicle inside open the re-

maining doors by operating the levers
located in the handles.

fig. 1

F0H0247m

ENGINE STARTING

JUMP STARTING fig. 2

If the battery is flat, it is possible to start
the engine using an auxiliary battery with
the same capacity or a little higher than
the flat one.

Proceed as follows:
❒ Connect positive terminals (+) of the

two batteries with a jump lead;

❒ With a second lead, connect the neg-

ative terminal () of the auxiliary bat-
tery and to an earthing point

E

on the

engine or the gearbox of the car to be
started;

❒ Start the engine;
❒ When the engine has been started, re-

move the leads reversing the order
above.

If after a few attempts the engine does not
start, do not insist but contact the near-
est Fiat Dealership.

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