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SAFETY
W
ARNING
LIGHTS AND MESSAGES
SER
VICING
AND CARE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICA
TIONS
INDEX
DASHBOARD AND CONTROLS
IN AN
EMERGENCY
ST
AR
TING UP
AND DRIVING
STARTING THE ENGINE
The car is fitted with an electronic engine
lock device: if the engine fails to start, see
the paragraph on “The Fiat CODE system”
in the “Dashboard and controls” section.
The engine may be noisier during the first
few seconds of operation, especially after
a long period of inactivity. This is a feature
of hydraulic tappets, the timing system
chosen to reduce the number of servicing
interventions, and affects neither func-
tionality nor reliability.
In the first period of use, we
recommend to not requesting
maximum performance from
the car (for instance excessive
accelerations, extended travel at max-
imum speed, sudden braking etc.).
With engine off, do not leave
the key in the ignition switch
to prevent needlessly draining
the battery.
It is dangerous to run the en-
gine in enclosed areas. The
engine takes in oxygen and releases
carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide
and other toxic gases.
WARNING
Remember that the brake
servo and power steering are
not operational until the engine has
been started, therefore you need to
apply much more force than usual to
the brake pedal and steering wheel.
WARNING
PROCEDURE FOR PETROL
VERSIONS
Proceed as follows:
❒
engage the handbrake;
❒
put the gear lever into neutral;
❒
press the clutch pedal all the way down
without touching the accelerator;
❒
turn the ignition key to
AVV
and let
it go as soon as the engine starts.
If the engine does not start at the first
attempt, return the ignition key to
STOP
before repeating the attempt to
start the engine.
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