FIAT Stilo User Manual

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SAFETY DEVICES

CORRECT USE OF THE CAR

ARNING

LIGHTS AND MESSAGES

IN AN

EMERGENCY

CAR

MAINTENANCE

TECHNICAL

SPECIFICA

TIONS

INDEX

DASHBOARD AND CONTROLS

Detection distances

Central action radius ......................150 cm

Side action radius ............................ 60 cm

If several obstacles are detected, the con-
trol unit indicates the nearest one.

FAILURE INDICATIONS

In the event of sensor failures, when en-
gaging the reverse gear the driver is
warned by the turning on of warning light

è on the instrument panel and by the rel-
evant message on the display (see section
“Warning lights and messages”).

OPERATION WITH TRAILER

Parking sensor operation is deactivated
automatically when the trailer electric ca-
ble plug is fitted into the car tow hook
socket.

Sensors are reactivated when removing
the trailer cable plug.

GENERAL WARNINGS
❒ When parking, take the utmost care to

obstacles set above or under the sen-
sors.

❒ Objects set close to the car front or

rear part, under certain circumstances
are not detected and could therefore
cause damages to the car.

❒ Indications sent by the sensors can be

altered by dirt, snow or ice deposited
on the sensors or by ultrasound sys-
tems (e.g.: truck pneumatic brakes or
pneumatic hammers) set nearby the
car.

For proper operation, the
parking sensors set on the
bumpers shall be clean from
mud, dirt, snow or ice. When

cleaning the sensors, take the utmost
care to prevent their damaging; do not
use therefore dry or rough clothes. Sen-
sors shall be washed with clean water
and car detergent, if required. In wash-
ing stations, clean sensors quickly keep-
ing the vapour jet/high pressure wash-
ing nozzles at 10 cm at least from the
sensors.

Parking manoeuvres howev-
er are always under the dri-

ver’s responsibility that shall always
check the absence of people (spe-
cially children) or animals in the ma-
noeuvre space. This system is just a
help for the driver but she/he shall
never reduce attention during dan-
gerous manoeuvres even if performed
at low speed.

WARNING