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activation and car parking in complete

safety conditions.

WARNING Should the 12V battery of

the car be faulty, to unlock the electric

parking brake the battery must be

replaced. The parking brake can be

engaged in two ways: manually by

pressing the switch on the central

tunnel fig. 135; automatically in "Safe

Hold" or "Auto Park Brake" conditions.

Disengaging the electric parking

brake manually

The ignition device must be ENGINE

position in order to manually release

the electric parking brake. Moreover,

you need to press the brake pedal,

then press the switch on the central

tunnel briefly.

If, under exceptional circumstances,

the use of the brake is required with

the car in motion, keep the switch on

the central tunnel pulled as long as the

brake action is necessary.

Noise may be heard from the rear of

the vehicle and a slight movement

of the brake pedal may be detected

during disengagement.

The warning light

may switch on

Electric parking brake manual

engagement

with the hydraulic system temporarily

unavailable; in this case braking is

controlled by the motors.

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Each automatic engagement of the

electric parking brake can be cancelled

by pressing the switch on the central

tunnel and shifting the transmission to

position P (Park) at the same time.

After disengaging the electric parking

brake, the warning light on the

instrument panel and the LED on the

switch turn off.

The brake lights (stop) will also

automatically switch on in the same

way as for normal braking with the use

of the brake pedal.

Briefly pull the switch located on the

central tunnel to manually engage the

electric parking brake when the car is

stationary.

Release the switch on the central

tunnel to stop the braking action with

the car in motion.

Noise may be heard from the rear of

the car when engaging the electric

parking brake.

If, through this procedure, the car is

braked until a speed below 3 km/h

is reached and the switch is kept

pulled, the electric parking brake will

definitively engage.

With the electric parking brake

engaged, the warning light

on the

If the

warning light on the

instrument panel and the LED on the

switch turn on.

instrument panel remains on with the

electric parking brake disengaged, this

indicates a fault: in this case contact a

Fiat Dealership.

A slight movement of the brake pedal

may be detected when engaging the

electric parking brake with the brake

pedal pressed.

WARNING Driving the car with the

electric parking brake engaged, or

using it several times to slow down the

car, may cause severe damage to the

braking system.

WARNING Never use position P

(Park) instead of the electric parking

brake.When parking the car, always

apply the electric parking brake to

prevent injury or damage caused by

uncontrolled movement of the car.

WARNING With the EPB failure warning

light on, some functions of the electric

parking brake are deactivated. In this

case the driver is responsible for brake

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The LED on the switch located on the

central tunnel fig. 135 switches on

together with the warning light

with the car stationary and the driver

side door open.

ELECTRIC PARKING

BRAKE OPERATING

MODES

Once disabled, the function will activate

again when the car speed reaches

20 km/h or the ignition device is

moved to STOP and then the ENGINE

position.

The electric parking brake may operate

as follows:

on the instrument panel when the

electric parking brake is engaged and

applied to the wheels. Each automatic

engagement of the electric parking

brake can be cancelled by pressing

the switch on the central tunnel and

shifting the transmission to position P

(Park) at the same time. The mode can

be managed using the menu of the

Uconnect™ system (see "Settings" in

the"Vehicle mode" paragraph in the

"Multimedia" section).

"Dynamic operating mode": this

mode is enabled by pulling the switch

continuously whilst driving;

"Static engagement and release

mode": with the car stationary, the

electric parking brake can be activated

by pulling the switch on the central

tunnel once.

On the other hand, press the switch

and the brake pedal at the same time

to disengage the brake;

"Drive Away Release": (where

provided) the electric parking brake

will automatically disengage with the

driver side seat belt fastened and the

detection of an action performed by the

driver to move the car (forward gear or

reverse gear);

"Safe Hold": if the car speed is lower

than 3 km/h and the transmission

is not in P (Park) position and the

driver intention of leaving the car is

detected, the electric parking brake will

automatically engage to hold the car in

safety conditions;

"Auto Park Brake": if the car speed

is below 3 km/h, the electric parking

break will automatically engage when

the transmission is in P (Park) position.

IMPORTANT

142) In the case of parking manoeuvres

on roads on a gradient, the front wheels

must be steered towards the pavement

(when parking downhill), or in the opposite

direction if the car is parked uphill. Block

the wheels with a wedge or a stone if the

car is parked on a steep slope.

143) Never leave children alone in an

unattended car; make sure that when you

move away from the car, you have the

electronic key with you.

SAFE HOLD

It is a safety function that automatically

engages the electric parking brake in

the event of a dangerous condition for

the car.

144) The electric parking brake must

always be engaged when leaving the car.

If:

the car speed is below 3 km/h;

The transmission is not in the P

(Park) position;

the driver's seat belt is not fastened;

the driver side door is open;

no attempted operation of the brake

pedal or of the accelerator pedal;

the electric parking brake engages

automatically to prevent car movement.

The Safe Hold function can be

temporarily disabled by pressing the

switch located on the central tunnel

and the brake pedal at the same time,

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shown on the display along with the

last speed set.

The activation of the device is indicated

by the green "LIM" symbol on the

display.

SPEED LIMITER

(where provided)

If the electronic Cruise Control or

Adaptive Cruise Control has been

activated previously, button (A) fig. 136

must be pressed twice. The first press

switches off the function activated

previously; the second press activates

the Speed Limiter.

DESCRIPTION

Device deactivation: press the CANC

button. The last set speed is crossed

out and displayed in grey.

This device allows the speed of the car

to be limited to values which can be set

by the driver.

Device reactivation: press the RES

button. The last set speed will be

restored.

The maximum speed can be set both

with car stationary and in motion. The

minimum speed that can be set is

30 km/h.

SPEED LIMIT

PROGRAMMING

EXCEEDING THE

PROGRAMMED SPEED

By fully depressing the accelerator

pedal, the programmed speed can be

exceeded even with the device active

(e.g. in the event of overtaking).

The device is disabled until the speed

drops below the set limit, after which it

reactivates automatically.

When the device is active, the car

speed depends on the pressure

at the accelerator pedal, until the

programmed speed limit is reached

(see "Speed limit programming"

paragraph).

The speed limit can be programmed

without necessarily activating the

device.

To store a speed value higher than

the displayed one, briefly press the

SET + button. Each time the button

is pressed, the speed increases by

about 1 km/h while keeping the button

pressed, the speed increases by

10 km/h.

ACTIVATING THE DEVICE

To activate the device press button (A)

on the steering wheel fig. 136.

DEACTIVATING THE

DEVICE

To disengage the system press button

(A) fig. 136.

To store a speed value lower than the

displayed one, press the SET – button.

Each time the button is pressed, the

speed decreases by about 1 km/h

while keeping the button pressed, the

speed decreases by 10 km/h.

WARNING Activating the electronic

Cruise Control or Adaptive Cruise

Control function deactivates the device.

DEVICE

Automatic off of the device

ACTIVATION/DEACTIVATION

Device activation: press the SET + or

SET – buttons.

The device switches off automatically

in the event of a system failure and

the grey "LIM" symbol appears on the

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When the device is enabled, it is

indicated by the "LIM" symbol being

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