The Driver and Passenger Advanced Front Air Bag Inflator Units are located in the center of the steering wheel and on the right side of the instrument panel.
When the ORC detects a collision requiring the Advanced Front Air Bags, it signals the inflator units.Alarge quantity of non-toxic gas is generated to inflate the Advanced Front Air Bags. Different air bag inflation rates are possible, based on the collision type and severity. The steering wheel hub trim cover and the upper right side of the instrument panel separate and fold out of the way as the air bags inflate to their full size. The air bags fully inflate in about 50 to 70 milliseconds. This is about half of the time it takes to blink your eyes. The air bags then quickly deflate while helping to restrain the driver and front passenger.
The Advanced Front Air Bag gas is vented through the vent holes in the sides of the air bag. In this way, the air bags do not interfere with your control of the vehicle.
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Set-up menu
The number of items in the menu depends on the car settings.
When travelling, only the “Speed limit” indication is enabled.
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Instrument Panel Features
1 — Side Vent
2 — Multifunction Lever – Light Control
3 — Instrument Cluster And Warning Lights
4 — Windshield Wiper, Washer, Trip Computer
5 — Central Air Vents
6 — Storage Compartment/Ra ...
Emergency start-up
If the Fiat CODE system fails to deactivate engine immobilising system the warning
lights Yand U stay on and the engine cannot be started.
To start the engine the emergency start-up can be performe ...