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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Pretensioners
To increase the efficiency of the front seat belts, the Fiat Punto is fitted with pretensioners. These devices “feel”, through a sensor, that a violent crash is in progress and rewind the seat bel ...

Handbrake on
Turning the ignition key to MAR the warning light on the dial turns on, but it should go off after few seconds. The warning light turns on when the handbrake is on. IMPORTANT If the warning lig ...

Parking sensors
The parking system detects and informs the driver (through an intermittent acoustic signal) about the presence of obstacles in the rear part of the car. ...