Engine starting

The car is fitted with an electronic engine lock device. If the engine fails to start, see paragraph “Fiat Code system” in section “Dashboard and controls”.

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Front passenger's airbag deactivated
(amber) Warning light comes on when front passenger’s air bag is deactivated. With front passenger’s air bag on, turning the ignition key to MAR, warning light comes on steadily for about 4 s ...

Driving style
Starting Do not warm the engine with the car at a standstill or at idle or high speed: under these conditions the engine warms up much more slowly, increasing electrical consumption and emissions ...

Starting procedure for petrol versions
Proceed as follows: ❒ Ensure that the handbrake is up; ❒ Put the gear lever into neutral; ❒ Press the clutch pedal down to the floor without touching the accelerator; ❒ ...