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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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”. ...
Tailgate emergency opening
On versions with front seats that do not fold over, there is an opening device
inside the tailgate to allow the occupants to evacuate the rear seats in an emergency.
To unlock the tail age, operat ...
Trip Button
The TRIP button, located on the right steering column stalk, can be used to display
and to reset the previously described values.
• A short button press displays the different values.
• A long but ...