Structure

Self-supporting chassis, three or five doors, high-resistance, multiple thickness structural elements for progressive energy absorption in impacts.

Side bars in doors for side impact protection and stiffening the passenger compartment in the event of front impacts.

The front and rear ends of the underbody crumple to reduce repair costs following low speed impacts.

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    Operating Tips
    Window Fogging Windows will fog on the inside when the humidity inside the vehicle is high. This often occurs in mild or cool temperatures when it’s rainy or humid. In most cases, turning the air ...

    Extending the boot
    Single rear seat Proceed as follows: ❒ fasten the seat buckles to the tabs on the seat back (as shown by arrows); ❒ check that the webbing (A) of each of the two side seat belts is ...

    Emergency start-up
    If the Fiat CODE system fails to recognize that code transmitted by the ignition key (instrument panel warning light on) the emergency startup can be performed by using the CODE card code. See s ...