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SAFETY DEVICES
CORRECT USE OF THE CAR
W
ARNING
LIGHTS AND MESSAGES
CAR
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICA
TIONS
INDEX
DASHBOARD AND CONTROLS
IN AN
EMERGENCY
ENGINE STARTING
EMERGENCY START-UP
If the Fiat Code system cannot deactivate the engine
immobiliser, the warning lights
¢
and
U
will remain
lit and the engine will not start. To start your car
follow the emergency start-up procedure.
Read the whole procedure carefully before trying to
carry it out. If you make a mistake, you must turn the
ignition key back to STOP and repeat the whole
operation from beginning (step 1).
❒
Read the 5-figure electronic code given on the
CODE card.
❒
Turn the ignition key to MAR.
❒
Press and hold down the accelerator pedal. The
warning light
U
turns on for about 8 seconds, and
then goes off; release the accelerator pedal and get
ready to count the flashes of the
U
warning light.
❒
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
U
warning light comes on (for 4 seconds) and
then goes off; release the accelerator pedal.
❒
The warning light
U
will start flashing again: after it
has flashed the number of times that corresponds to
the second figure on the CODE card, press the
accelerator pedal to the floor and keep it there.
❒
Do the same for the remaining figures on the
CODE card.
❒
Once the final figure has been entered, keep the
accelerator pedal pressed. The warning light
U
will
light up for 4 seconds and then go out; release the
accelerator pedal.
❒
Rapid flashing of the warning light
U
(for about 4
seconds) confirms the operation has been carried
out successfully.
❒
Start the engine by turning the ignition key from
MAR to AVV.
If however the warning light
U
stays on, turn the
ignition key to STOP and repeat the procedure from
step 1.
IMPORTANT After an emergency start-up, you should
contact a Fiat Dealership otherwise you will have to
repeat the procedure described each time you want to
start the engine.
