FIAT Idea User Manual
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SAFETY DEVICES
CORRECT USE OF THE CAR
W
ARNING
LIGHTS AND MESSAGES
IN AN
EMERGENCY
CAR
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICA
TIONS
INDEX
DASHBOARD AND CONTROLS
fig. 70
F0H0071m
fig. 71
F0H0070m
fig. 72
F0H0072m
DIRECTION INDICATORS fig. 70
Push the stalk to (stable) position:
❒ up (position 1): right-hand indicator
ON;
❒ down (position 2): left-hand indicator
ON.
Warning light
F
or
D
start flashing on the
instrument panel.
Indicators are switched off automatically
when the steering wheel is straightened.
If you want the indicator to flash briefly
to show that you are about to change
lane, move the stalk up or down without
clicking into position (unstable position).
When released, the stalk will return to
its home position.
“FOLLOW ME HOME”
DEVICE fig. 71
This function allows the illumination of the
space in front of the car for a preset pe-
riod of time.
Activation
With the ignition key on STOP or
removed, pull the stalk towards the
steering wheel within 2 minutes from
when the engine is turned off.
At each single movement of the stalk,
the time in which the lights stay on is
extended by 30 seconds up to maximum
210 seconds. After this time, the lights
go off automatically.
AUTOMATIC LIGHT SENSORS
(dusk sensor) (where provided)
This sensor detects any changes in the
external brightness according to the
sensitivity of the set light level: the high-
er the sensitivity, the lower the amount
of external light needed to switch the
lights on. The sensitivity of the dusk sen-
sor is adjusted by means of the “Setup
menu” on the “Multifunctional Display”.
Activation
Rotate the knurled ring in position
2
A
fig. 72 as to cause automatic switching
on of the side/tail lights and low beam
lights simultaneously depending on the
external brightness.
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