Fiat New 500, Owner'S Handbook Manual

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braking or additional assistance in
braking stage. The system will therefore
provide no indication of a possible
accident.
WARNING Visual signals will indicate
the direction of detection of the
obstacle (vehicles, pedestrians or
cyclists).
Activation / deactivation
If Autonomous Emergency Brake
Control has been correctly activated, it
will be active each time the motor is
started.
The system is deactivated if this is
selected on the instrument panel or
Uconnect™ system menu.
Following a deactivation, the system
will not warn the driver about the
possible accident with the preceding
vehicle, regardless of the setting
selected.
The system activation status will not
be kept in the memory when the
motor is switched off: if the system
is deactivated when the motor is
switched off, it will be active when it its
next started.
After a deactivation, the system can
be reactivated from the Uconnect™
system or instrument panel menu.
The function is not active at speed
above 5 km/h.
The system is only active if:
it has been activated correctly;
it has not been deactivated using
the instrument panel or Uconnect™
system menu;
the ignition device is in the ENGINE
position;
car speed is higher than 5 km/h.
Changing the system sensitivity
The sensitivity of the system can be
changed through the Uconnect™
system or instrument panel menu,
choosing from one of the following
three options: "Near", "Med" or "Far".
See the description in the "Multimedia"
section for how to change the settings.
The default option is "Med". With this
setting, the system warns the driver of
a possible collision with the vehicle in
front when that vehicle is at a standard
distance, between that of the other two
settings. This setting offers the driver
reaction time longer than that of the
"Near" setting but shorter than that
of the "Far" setting in the event of a
potential accident.
By setting system sensitivity to "Near",
the system warns the driver of a
possible accident with the vehicle
in front when that vehicle is a short
distance away.
With the system sensitivity set to "Far",
the system will warn the driver of a
possible collision with the vehicle in
front when that vehicle is at a greater
distance, thus providing the possibility
of acting on the brakes more lightly
and gradually. This setting provides
the drivers with the maximum possible
reaction time to prevent a potential
accident.
The system sensitivity setting is kept
in the memory when the motor is
switched off.
Function temporarily not available
warning
If the warning light comes on and the
dedicated message is displayed,
a condition temporarily disabling
operation of the system may have
occurred. The main possible causes of
this temporary blinding are weather-
related (heavy rain, fog, sun low down
on the horizon, etc.).
Although the car can still be driven in
normal conditions, the system may be
temporarily not available.
When the conditions limiting the
system functions end, this will go back
to normal and complete operation.
Should the fault persist, contact a Fiat
Dealership.