Fiat 2014 Fiat 500 User guide

The data contained in this publication is intended merely as a guide. FIAT reserves the right to modify the models and
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Printed in recycled paper without chlorine. OWNER HANDBOOK
FIAT500
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We really know your car because we invented, designed and built it: we really know every single detail.
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offering quality and professionalism for all service operations.
Fiat workshops are always close to you for the regular servicing operations, season checks
and practical recommendations by our experts.
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SAFETY:
BRAKING SYSTEM
ENVIRONMENT: PARTICULATE FILTERS,
CLIMATE CONTROL MAINTENANCE
COMFORT: SUSPENSION
AND WINDSCREEN WIPERS
PERFORMANCE: SPARK PLUGS,
INJECTORS AND BATTERIES
LINEACCESSORI
ROOF RACK BARS, WHEEL RIMS
WHY CHOOSING
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Dear customer,
Thank you for choosing Fiat and congratulations on your choice of a Fiat .
We have written this handbook to help you get to know all the features of your car and use it in the best possible way.
You are recommended to read it right through before taking to the road for the first time. You will find information, tips and
important warnings regarding driving your vehicle to help you get the most from your Fiat 's technological features.
Read the warnings and indications, marked with the following symbols:
personal safety;
car safety;
environmental protection.
The enclosed Warranty Booklet lists the services that Fiat offers to its Customers:
❒the Warranty Certificate with terms and conditions for maintaining its validity;
❒the range of additional services available to Fiat Customers.
Enjoy reading. Happy motoring!
This Owner Handbook describes all the versions of the Fiat .As a consequence, you should
only consider the information which is related to the trim level, engine and version that you have
purchased.

VERY IMPORTANT
REFUELLING
Petrol engines: only refuel with unleaded petrol
with octane rating (RON) not less than 95 in
compliance with the European Standard EN228.
The use of petrol that does not conform to the
above-mentioned specification will cause the EOBD
warning light to come on and the irregular
operation of the engine.
Diesel engines: only refuel with diesel fuel
conforming to the European Standard EN590. The
use of other products or mixtures may damage
the engine beyond repair and consequently
invalidate the warranty.
STARTING THE ENGINE
Make sure that the handbrake is engaged; place the
gear lever in neutral. Fully depress the clutch pedal,
without pressing the accelerator, then turn the
ignition key to the MAR-ON position and wait for
the and warning lights to switch off (diesel
versions); turn the ignition key to the AVV position
and release it as soon as the engine starts.
PARKING ON FLAMMABLE MATERIAL
The catalytic converter develops high temperatures
during operation. Do not park the car on grass,
dry leaves, pine needles or other flammable
material: fire hazard.
RESPECTING THE ENVIRONMENT
The car is fitted with a system that allows
continuous diagnosis of the components related to
emissions to ensure increased respect for the
environment.
ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES
If, after buying the car, you decide to add electrical
accessories (with the risk of gradually draining
the battery), contact a Fiat Dealership. They can
calculate the overall electrical requirement and
check that the vehicle electric system can support
the required load.
CODE card
Keep it in a safe place, not in the car. Make sure you
have the electronic code written on the CODE
card with you at all times.
SCHEDULED SERVICING
Correct maintenance of the car is essential for
ensuring that it maintains its performance and its
safety features, its environmental friendliness and
low running costs for a long time to come.
THE OWNER MANUAL CONTAINS…
... important information, advice and warnings for
correct use, driving safety and maintenance of your
car over time. Special attention must be paid to
the symbols provided (personal safety)
(environmental protection) (car safety).

GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR
DASHBOARD
The presence, graphics and position of panels, controls, instruments and indicators may vary according to the different
versions.
1. Side air vent – 2. Left stalk: external light control – 3. Instrument panel and warning lights – 4. Right stalk: windscreen wiper
controls, rear window wiper, trip computer – 5. Centre air vents – 6. Oddments compartment/radio console – 7. Passenger
airbag – 8. Oddments compartment/hidden document holder – 9. Heating/ventilation/climate control system controls – 10.
Electric window controls – 11. Glove compartment – 12. Gear lever – 13. Driver's air bag
fig. 1 F0S0390
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CONTROL PANEL AND
INSTRUMENTS
The instrument background colour, graphic and type may vary according to the version. Diesel versions have a rev counter with
6 rpm x 1000 full scale.
VERSIONS WITH MULTIFUNCTION DISPLAY
warning lights supplied on diesel versions only.
A. Speedometer (speed indicator) B. Rev counter C. Multifunction display with digital fuel level gauge and digital engine coolant
temperature gauge
fig. 2 F0S0490
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LOUNGE VERSIONS WITH COLOUR DISPLAY
Warning light supplied on diesel versions only.
A. Colour display B. "Eco Index" digital gauge C. Digital fuel level gauge D. Digital engine coolant temperature gauge E. Rev
counter
fig. 3 F0S0416
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SPORT VERSIONS WITH COLOUR DISPLAY
Warning light supplied on diesel versions only.
A. Colour display B. "Eco Index" digital gauge C. Digital fuel level gauge D. Digital engine coolant temperature gauge E. Rev
counter
fig. 4 F0S0417
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SPEEDOMETER (SPEED INDICATOR)
Shows the car speed (speedometer).
REV COUNTER
This indicates the engine rpm.
DIGITAL FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR
The digital gauge A fig. 5 (versions with multifunction display)
or A fig. 6 (versions with colour display) shows the amount
of fuel in the tank.
The warning light switches on to indicate that
approximately 5 litres of fuel are left in the tank.
Do not travel with the fuel tank almost empty: the gaps in
fuel delivery could damage the catalyst.
DIGITAL ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE
GAUGE
The digital gauge B fig. 5 (versions with multifunction display)
or B fig. 6 (versions with colour display) shows the
temperature of the engine coolant and starts supplying
indications when the fluid temperature exceeds
approximately 50°C.
Versions with multifunction display
The first segment is always on to show the correct operation
of the system.
Versions with colour display
The first reference, which is always on, is blue and indicates a
low temperature of the engine coolant.
When the temperature increases the reference becomes
white and other references come on as well.
If the references become red the temperature of the engine
coolant is too high: in this case, see chapter "Warning lights
and Messages".
fig. 5 F0S0422 fig. 6 F0S0420
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The warning light (for versions/markets, where provided)
(on a few versions together with the displayed message)
on indicates an excessive temperature increase of the
coolant. In this case, stop the engine and contact a Fiat
Dealership.
INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING ADJUSTMENT
(Brightness sensor)
(versions with colour display)
Versions with colour display are equipped with a brightness
sensor (fitted inside the instrument panel) capable of
detecting ambient light conditions and adjusting the
brightness of the instrument panel accordingly.
The behaviour of the instrument is as follow:
❒"daytime" mode: the display can be adjusted to 8 settings,
the graphics are switched off, the indexes are fully lit up
and cannot be adjusted;
❒"nighttime" mode: the display, the graphics and the indexes
can be adjusted to 8 settings. The brightness of the radio
and automatic dual zone climate control display is also
adjusted.
For adjusting, see paragraph “Menu items” in this chapter.
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DISPLAY
The car may be provided with a multifunction or colour
display that shows useful information to the driver, according
to the previously applied settings, when driving.
With the ignition key removed, the display lights up and,
depending on the version, shows the time, the total
odometer reading (in km or miles) and the 500 logo for a few
seconds when a front door is opened.
NOTE With a low outside temperature (below 0°C) it may
take longer than normal for information to appear on the
display.
MULTIFUNCTION DISPLAY “STANDARD”
SCREEN
The standard screen fig. 7 can display the following
information:
1Odometer (display of distance travelled in kilometres/
miles)
2SPORT driving mode indication (0.9 TwinAir 105 HP
versions) or ECO driving mode indication (0.9 TwinAir 85
HP versions)
3Headlight alignment position (only with dipped beam
headlights on)
4Digital fuel level gauge
5Date
6Gear engaged indication (Dualogic gearbox versions only)
7Gear Shift Indicator
8Time
9Start&Stop system indications (for versions/markets where
provided)
10 Car service indicator
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11 Digital engine coolant temperature gauge
12 Outside temperature gauge
13 Possible ice on the road indication
14 Dualdrive electric steering engagement

COLOUR DISPLAY “STANDARD” SCREEN
The standard screen fig. 8 can display the following
information:
1Odometer (display of distance travelled in kilometres/
miles)
2Digital engine coolant temperature gauge
3Digital rev counter
4Gear Shift Indicator
5Date
6Outside temperature gauge
7Dualdrive electric steering engagement
8Car speed indication
9Headlight alignment position (only with dipped beam
headlights on)
10 Time
11 eco Index
12 Digital fuel level gauge
13 Gear engaged indication (Dualogic gearbox versions only)
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LOUNGE VERSIONS
(with colour display)
Pressing the ECO, CITY, or SPORT button (for versions/
markets, where provided) on the dashboard the following
screens fig. 9, fig. 10, fig. 11 and fig. 12 are displayed.
fig. 9 - Lounge eco F0S0425
fig. 10 - Lounge city F0S0426
fig. 11 - Lounge sport with turbo pressure F0S0455
fig. 12 - Lounge sport with gas pedal F0S0449
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SPORT VERSIONS
(with colour display)
Pressing the ECO, CITY, or SPORT button (for versions/
markets, where provided) on the dashboard the following
screens fig. 13, fig. 14, fig. 15 and fig. 16 are displayed.
fig. 13 - Sport eco F0S0450
fig. 14 - Sport with city button F0S0456
fig. 15 - Sport sport with turbo pressure F0S0451
fig. 16 - Sport sport with gas pedal F0S0457
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ECO INDEX
(with colour display)
The eco Index allows the driver to monitor their driving style
in order to achieve more efficient driving in terms of fuel
economy and emissions reduction.
The assessment of the driving style is shown on the display
through a digital graduated scale A fig. 17.
The scale ranges from a min. value of 0 up to max. value of 5
and indicates the eco-sustainability of the driving style (0 =
low, 5 = high).
NOTES
The values measured are not directly connected to instant
fuel consumption but are intended to suggest how the driver
can alter their driving style in order to reduce consumption.
Different journeys may have different values even though
the driver maintains the same driving style, since they are
affected by factors such as traffic conditions, length of journey
and engine cold starting.
An "eco" drive is a more "fluid" drive, even if traffic
conditions often inhibit this. A more "aggressive" drive, on
the other hand, implies frequent acceleration/deceleration
with resulting increased fuel consumption and harmful
emissions.
DRIVING STYLE VIEW
(with colour display - for versions/markets, where provided)
ECO mode
Press the ECO button on the dashboard to activate the
displaying (see contents of "Controls" paragraph in this
chapter).
The car acceleration/deceleration is displayed with a graphic
indication.
The points in the area below the car icon can befig. 18:
❒green: eco acceleration/deceleration;
❒red: non-eco acceleration/deceleration;
❒yellow: medium acceleration/deceleration.
Press again the ECO button to deactivate the displaying or
turn the ignition key to STOP.
fig. 17 - eco Index F0S0427 fig. 18 - Eco mode F0S0425
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SPORT mode
The longitudinal/lateral accelerometer indicator screen
(G-meter information) is displayed automatically. This
considers gravitational acceleration (G) fig. 19.
GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR
The GSI (Gear Shift Indicator) system advises the driver to
change gear through a special indication on the display .
Through the GSI, the driver is informed that the gear change
will allow a reduction in fuel consumption.
When the SHIFT (SHIFT UP) icon is shown on the display,
the GSI is advising the driver to engage a higher gear, while
the SHIFT (SHIFT DOWN) icon advises the driver to
engage a lower gear.
The indication on the instrument panel remains until the
driver shifts gear or the driving conditions return to a
situation where gearshifting is not required to improve
consumption.
fig. 19 - Sport mode F0S0458
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CONTROL BUTTONS
+To scroll through the screen and the options upwards or to
increase the value displayed.
MENU Press briefly to access the menu and/or go to
next screen or to confirm the desired
selection. Hold down to go back to the
standard screen.
–To scroll through the screen and the options downwards or
to decrease the value displayed.
Note Buttons +and –activate different functions according
to the following situations:
❒within the menu, they allow you to scroll up and down
through the options;
❒during settings operations, they increase or decrease
values.
Note When one of the front doors is opened, the display is
activated showing the time and mileage for a few seconds.
SETUP MENU
The menu comprises a series of options which can be
selected using buttons +and –to access the different
selection and setting operations (Setup) indicated below.
Some options have a submenu.
The menu can be activated by briefly pressing the MENU
button . Single presses on buttons +or –will scroll
through the setup menu options. Operating modes are
different according to the characteristics of the option
selected.
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The menu comprises the following functions:
❒MENU
❒LIGHTING
❒SPEED BUZZER
❒HEADLIGHT SENSOR
❒TRIP B ACTIVATION/DATA
❒SET TIME
❒SET DATE
❒SEE RADIO
❒AUTOCLOSE
❒UNITS OF MEASUREMENT
❒LANGUAGE
❒WARNING VOLUME
❒BUTTON VOLUME
❒SEAT BELT BUZZER
❒SERVICE
❒AIRBAG/PASSENGER BAG
❒DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS
❒EXIT MENU
Selecting an option from the main menu without a submenu:
❒briefly press the MENU button to select the main
menu option to be set;
❒press buttons +or –(with single presses) to select the
new setting;
❒briefly press the MENU button to store the new
setting and to go back to the same main menu option
selected previously.
Selecting an option from the main menu with a submenu:
❒briefly press the MENU button to display the first
submenu option;
❒press buttons +or –(with single presses) to scroll through
all the submenu options;
❒briefly press the MENU button to select the displayed
submenu option and to open the relevant setup menu;
❒press buttons +or –(with single presses) to select the
new setting for this submenu option;
❒a short press on MENU button will store the setting
and then return to the same submenu option that was
first selected.
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