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EMERGENCY
START-UP
If the Fiat CODE system cannot de-
activate the engine immobiliser, the
warning lights
¢
and
U
will remain
lit and the engine will not start. To
start your car, follow the emergency
startup procedure.
Read the whole procedure care-
fully before trying to carry it out.
If you make a mistake in the emer-
gency procedure you must turn the ig-
nition key back to STOP and repeat
the whole operation from the begin-
ning, step 1).
1) Read the 5-figure electronic code
given on the CODE card.
2) Turn the ignition key to MAR.
3) Press the accelerator pedal to the
floor and keep it there. The injection
warning lamp
U
will light up for about
8 seconds, and then go out. At this
point release the accelerator pedal and
get ready to count the flashes of warn-
ing lamp
U
.
4) Count the number of flashes that
corresponds to the first figure of the
code on the CODE card, then press
the accelerator pedal and keep it there
until the warning lamp
U
lights up for
four seconds and then goes out again.
Release the accelerator pedal.
5) The warning lamp
U
will start
flashing again: when the lamp has
flashed the number of times that cor-
responds to the second figure on the
CODE card, press the accelerator
pedal to the floor and keep it there.
6) Do the same for the remaining fig-
ures on the CODE card.
7) Once the final figure has been en-
tered, keep the accelerator pedal
pressed. The warning lamp
U
will
light up for 4 seconds and then go out.
Release the accelerator pedal.
8) The warning lamp
U
will flash
rapidly for about 4 seconds to indicate
that the operation has been complet-
ed correctly.
9) Turn on the engine by turning the
ignition key from the MAR to the
AVV position.
If however indicator light
U
stays
on, turn the ignition key to STOP and
repeat the procedure starting from
point 1).
IMPORTANT After emergency
starting the car you should have it seen
to at a Fiat Dealership because the
emergency procedure will have to be
repeated each time you start the en-
gine otherwise.
