ELECTRIC
SYSTEM
FIAT PUNTO TRAINING OUTLINE
Fiat Auto S.p.A.
After Sales Training
Anti-pinch safety device
The versions equipped with four electric window regulators (front and rear) feature a safety
system capable of detecting the presence of an obstacle during the window upward closing
movement. When such an obstacle is detected, the system will interrupt the window travel
and, depending on the window position, will also reverse its motion.
The system causes the window regulator motion to be reversed every time an obstacle (e.g.
finger, hand, etc.) is detected during the window travel, thus avoiding accidental crushing. This
feature ensure a very high degree of safety, even in the event that a window regulator is
unintentionally actuated by a child on the vehicle. This makes it possible to actuate window
superior opening/closing when you leave the vehicle. The anti-pinch function is ON during
both manual and automatic operation of the window.
Two zones (“inversion” and “non-inversion”) can be defined fro the anti-pinch system:
the “inversion” zone corresponds to the space included between 200 mm from the upper edge
and the latter;
If, on the contrary, an obstacle is detected in the “non-inversion zone” during the window
upward movement, the system will interrupt the upward movement.
In the event that the battery is disconnected and re-connected, the following procedure shall
be carried out in order to resume correct operation of the front windows:
the “non-inversion” zone corresponds to the remaining space.
If an obstacle is detected in the “inversion zone” during the window upward movement, the
system will interrupt the upward movement and will immediate reverse the direction.
No control will be accepted during this time.
If the anti-pinch protection comes into operation five times in a row within one minute or is out
of order, the automatic window upward operation will be disabled, i.e. it will only be allowed
with jerks lasting half a second, with button release for the subsequent operation.
To resume the correct operation of the system, any of the following restore conditions shall be met:
a key-OFF/key-ON operation;
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a downward movement (actuated by the user) of the window at issue.