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3) Press the clutch pedal fully down,

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without pressing the accelerator.

STARTING

4) Turn the ignition key to AVV

and let it go the moment the engine

starts.

1) Ensure that the handbrake is up.

2) Put the gear lever into neutral.

It is dangerous to let the

3) Turn the ignition key to MAR. In-

strument panel warning lights U, m

and ¢ (Y) will come on.

If the engine does not start at the

first attempt, return the ignition key

to STOP before trying to start the

engine again.

engine run in a garage or

other closed area. The

engine consumes oxygen and

gives off carbon dioxide, carbon

monoxide and other poisonous

fumes.

4) Wait for warning lights U and ¢

(Y) to turn off.

If the warning lights ¢ (Y) and U

stay on when the ignition key is at

MAR, turn the key to STOP and

then to MAR again; if the warning light

stays on, try with the other keys pro-

vided.

5) Wait for the instrument panel

warning light m to go out. The hot-

ter the engine is, the quicker this will

happen.

Do not touch the high

voltage cables (spark plug

leads) when the engine is

running.

6) Press the clutch pedal down to

the floor without touching the accel-

erator.

If you are still unable to start the en-

gine, perform the emergency start-up

procedure (see section “In an emer-

gency”) and go to a Fiat Dealership.

7) Turn the key to AVV immedi-

ately after the m warning light goes

out. If you wait to long, you will lose

the benefit of the work done by the

glow plugs.

STARTING PROCEDURE FOR

PETROL VERSIONS

IMPORTANT Never leave the ig-

nition key at MAR when the engine is

off.

1) Ensure that the handbrake is up.

2) Put the gear lever into neutral.

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The warning light m

will flash (for approxi-

HOW TO WARM UP THE

ENGINE AFTER IS HAS JUST

STARTED (petrol and diesel

versions)

Catalysed vehicles must

not be bump started

(pushed, towed or coast-

ed downhill) as this could cause

fuel to flow into the catalytic ex-

haust system and damage it be-

yond repair.

mately 60 seconds) at

start-up or during prolonged

cranking to signal a fault in the

glow plug heating system. You

can use the vehicle as usual if the

engine starts but you should con-

tact a Fiat Dealership as soon as

possible to have problem seen to.

– Begin to move forward slowly let-

ting the engine turn at medium revs.

Do not accelerate abruptly.

– Do not push the engine to its lim-

it for the first few kilometres. You are

recommended to wait until the

coolant temperature gauge starts

moving.

Remember that until

the engine has started the

brake booster and hy-

If the engine does not start at the

first attempt, return the ignition key

to STOP before trying to start the

engine again.

EMERGENCY START-UP

draulic power steering systems

will not work and a greater effort

will therefore be required to de-

press the brake pedal or turn the

steering wheel.

If the Fiat CODE system fails to

recognise that code transmitted by the

ignition key (instrument panel warning

light ¢ (Y) on) the emergency start-

up can be performed by using the

CODE card code.

If with key at MAR warning light ¢

(Y) stays on, turn the key to STOP

and then to MAR again; if the warn-

ing light stays on, try with the other

keys provided.

See section “In an emergency”.

If you still cannot start the engine, get

in touch with Fiat Dealership.

IMPORTANT Never leave the ig-

nition key at MAR when the engine is

off.

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