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
Operation in position E is limited to the
time during which the lever is kept in that
position manually. When released, the
stalk will return to position A and the
wiper will be automatically stopped.
IMPORTANT Replace wiper blades as
specified in section “Car maintenance”.
RAIN SENSOR
(where provided)
The rain sensor is located behind the dri-
ving mirror in contact with the windscreen
and has the purpose of automatically ad-
just the frequency of the windscreen
wiper strokes as to the rain intensity.
IMPORTANT Keep the window clean in
the sensor area.
Activation
Move the right lever down by one click.
The activation of the rain sensor is sig-
nalled by a control acquisition “stroke”.
Turn the knurled ring F-fig. 76 to increase
the rain sensor sensitivity.
The increase of the sensitivity of the rain
sensor is signalled by a control and acqui-
sition “stroke”.
By operating the windscreen washer with
the rain sensor enabled, a smart washing
cycle is carried out, without the addition-
al stroke after 5 seconds; once complet-
ed, the sensor resumes its regular auto-
matic operation.
“Smart washing” function fig. 75
Pull the stalk towards the steering wheel
(unstable position) to operate the wind-
screen washer.
Keeping the stalk pulled for more than half
a second, with just one movement it is
possible to operate the washer jet and the
wiper at the same time.
When releasing the stalk, the jet stops im-
mediately, while the wiper carries out an-
other four strokes.
A further stroke after 6 seconds com-
pletes the wiping operation.
Do not use the windscreen
wiper to remove layers of
snow or ice from the wind-
screen. In such conditions, the
windscreen wiper may be subjected to
excessive stress and the motor protec-
tion which prevents operation for a few
seconds may trip. If the issue persists,
contact the Fiat Dealership.
fig. 75
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