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Getting To Know Your Vehicle -> Interior Lights for Your Fiat 500 L 4 Door First Generation (2012-2022)

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Courtesy Lights/Approaching Lights  
INTERIOR LIGHTS  
This feature allows the driver to locate the vehicle when  
parked in dark areas. It can be enabled through the  
Uconnect system.  
Interior Lights Controls  
The interior light switches are located in the overhead  
console. The interior lights can be set to three different  
positions (Off/Left Position, Center Position, On/Right  
Position).  
Through the Uconnect menu, under the “Greeting Lights”  
setting, the driver can choose between the following acti-  
vation times: 0, 30, 60, or 90 seconds.  
Using the switch on the bottom of the overhead console,  
push the switch to the on/right position from its center  
position and the lights are always on.  
To switch off the feature, select 0 seconds.  
When the vehicle is unlocked, the low beams and parking  
lights will turn on for the time specified. Once the door is  
opened, the lights will remain on for an additional three  
minutes, or until all doors are closed. Once all doors are  
closed, the lights will turn off after ten seconds.  
The lights can also be turned off by:  
Locking the door.  
Placing the ignition in the START or RUN position.  
Refer to “Uconnect Settings” in “Multimedia” for further  
information.  
On/Right Position  
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Push the switch to the off/left position from its center  
position and the lights are always off.  
Leave the switch in the center position, and the lights are  
turned on and off when the doors are opened or closed.  
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Off/Left Position  
Center Position  
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The switches on the left and right sides of the overhead  
console controls the map or reading function of the lights.  
Push the switch to the right to turn on the right light and  
push the switch to the left to turn on the left light.  
Interior Light Timing (Center Position)  
There are four different modes of operation that can be  
activated in this position:  
When one door is opened, a three minute timer is  
activated.  
When the key is removed from the ignition (within two  
minutes of the ignition being turned OFF), a 10 second  
timer is activated.  
When the doors are unlocked with the key fob, a 10  
second timer is activated.  
When the doors are locked with the key fob, the lights  
will turn off.  
Interior Light Timing (On/Right Position)  
When all doors are closed, a 15 minute timer is activated.  
Map/Reading Light Switches  
NOTE: The timer is deactivated when the key is moved  
into the ON/RUN position.  
CAUTION!  
Before getting out of the vehicle be sure that the switch  
is in the center position or that the lights are off to  
avoid draining the battery.  
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WIPERS AND WASHERS  
Windshield Wiper Off  
The windshield wiper/washer lever is located on the right  
side of the steering column.  
This is the normal position of the wiper lever.  
Intermittent Wiper System  
NOTE: The windshield wipers/washers will only operate  
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Intermittent Low Speed —  
with the ignition in the ON/RUN position.  
Rotate the end of the lever upward to the first detent for  
low intermittent speed to operate the wipers with a fixed  
pause of ten seconds.  
Front Wiper Operation  
There are five different modes of operation for the front  
windshield wipers. The windshield wiper lever can be  
raised or lowered to access these modes.  
Intermittent High Speed —  
Rotate the end of the lever upward to the second detent for  
high intermittent speed to operate the wipers with a delay  
that is dependent on the speed of the vehicle.  
Low Continuous Speed — LO  
Rotate the end of the lever upward to the third detent to  
operate the wipers at a low continuous speed.  
High Continuous Speed — HI  
Rotate the end of the lever upward to the fourth detent to  
operate the wipers at a high continuous speed.  
Windshield Wiper Lever