User manual FIAT STILO

[. . . ] Dear Customer, Thank you for selecting Fiat and congratulations on your choice of a Fiat Stilo. We have written this handbook to help you get to know all your new Fiat Stilo features and use it in the best possible way. You should read it right through before taking the road for the first time. You will find information, tips and important warnings regarding the driving of your car to help you derive the maximum from your Fiat Stilo technological features. [. . . ] When the door is open, the key can be inserted and removed in both positions. IMPORTANT Operate the switch only when the engine is not running and the ignition key is removed. The warning light F on the instrument panel stays on permanently until the passenger's air bag is reactivated. Deactivation of the passenger's front air bag does not inhibit operation of the side bag. CORRECT USE OF THE CAR SAFETY DEVICES fig. 23 F0C0052m The key-operated switch has two positions fig. 23: Passenger's front air bag activated (ON position P): warning light F on instrument panel off; it is absolutely prohibited to carry a child on the front seat. Passenger's front air bag deactivated (OFF position F): warning light F on instrument panel on; it is possible to carry a child protected by special restraint system on the front seat. 128 IINDEX TECHNICAL CAR SPECIFICATIONS MAINTENANCE IN AN EMERGENCY WARNING LIGHTS AND MESSAGES 129 INDEX TECHNICAL CAR SPECIFICATIONS MAINTENANCE IMPORTANT To receive the best system protection in the event of an accident, you have to seat in proper position. IN AN EMERGENCY If an adult sits on the front passenger seat, the relevant front air bag is ready to intervene in case of need. If the passenger seat is free, the air bag will not intervene. WARNING Do not arrange heavy objects on the front passenger seat, because in the event of accident, the front passenger air bag intervenes if it is not deactivated through the proper deactivation switch (see previous paragraph). WARNING LIGHTS AND MESSAGES This allows ensuring the best protection under any circumstance, modulating the inflation pressure of the front passenger air bag as a function of the occupant weight. WARNING Never place cutting or sharp objects on the front passenger seat to prevent damaging the front passenger classification sensor. Contact a Fiat Dealership in case of sensor damages. CORRECT USE OF THE CAR The front passenger air bag is equipped with a sensor, located inside the passenger seat between the padding and the external cover of the seat, able to recognize the presence of the occupant and classify his/her weight. WARNING SERIOUS DANGER: The front passenger classification sensor is not studied for the recognition of the children restraints and for the consequent automatic deactivation of the passenger air bag. If you carry a children restraint on the front passenger seat, it is however necessary to deactivate the front passenger air bag through the proper deactivation switch (see previous paragraph). WARNING The front passenger classification sensor could not detect or correctly classify the occupant presence because of the interposition of cushions or sanitary aids (cushions, rubber rings, etc. ), that therefore should not be used on the front passenger seat. SAFETY DEVICES DASHBOARD AND CONTROLS FRONT PASSENGER CLASSIFICATION SENSOR (OCS = Occupant Classification System) (where provided) SAFETY DEVICES CORRECT USE OF THE CAR DASHBOARD AND CONTROLS SIDE AIR BAGS (Side bag Window bag) SIDE BAG (where provided) They are composed by two types of instant inflation cushions and are housed in the back rests of the front seats fig. 24 and in the side stuffing of the rear seats (where provided) fig. The task of the side air bags is to increase protection of the occupants' chest in the event of a side crash of medium-high severity. 26 They consist of two "curtain" cushions located behind the side coverings of the roof and covered by proper finishings; this solution, studied for the head protection, allows offering the best protection to the front and rear occupants in the event of side crash, thanks to the wide cushion inflation surface. fig. 26 F0C0157m Also in this case it is of vital importance to wear the seat belts since in case of side crash they guarantee proper positioning of the occupant and prevent the occupants to be pitched out of the car in case of violent crashes. Therefore the front and rear side bags (where provided) are not a replacement of but complementary to the belts, which you are recommended to always wear, as specified by law in Europe and most nonEuropean countries. IMPORTANT In the event of side crash, you can obtain the best protection by the system keeping a correct position on the seat, allowing thus a correct window bag unfolding. IN AN EMERGENCY WARNING LIGHTS AND MESSAGES fig. 25 F0C0133m TECHNICAL CAR SPECIFICATIONS MAINTENANCE In minor side crashes (for which the restraining action of the seat belts is sufficient), the air bags are not deployed. 130 IINDEX 131 INDEX TECHNICAL CAR SPECIFICATIONS MAINTENANCE WARNING Life and validity of pyrotechnic charge and coil contact are indicated on the label inside the lower oddment compartment. As this date approaches, contact Fiat Dealership to have them replaced. IMPORTANT The triggering of pretensioners, front air bags and side bags (front and rear) is decided in a differentiated manner by the electronic control unit, depending on the type of crash. The failure to deploy one or more of them does not mean that the system is not working properly IN AN EMERGENCY WARNING LIGHTS AND MESSAGES IMPORTANT When the airbag inflates it emits a small amount of dusts. These dusts are harmless and is not the beginning of a fire; then the unfold cushion surface and the car interiors can be covered by a dusty remains: this dust can irritate skin and eyes. In case of contact, wash yourself using neutral soap and water. If you are having the car scrapped, have the air bag system deactivated at a Fiat Dealership first. If the car changes ownership, the new owner must be informed of the method of use of air bags and the above warnings and also be given this "Owner Handbook". WARNING Never lean head, arms and elbows out of the window. CORRECT USE OF THE CAR SAFETY DEVICES IMPORTANT The front air bags and/or front and rear side bags (if fitted) may be deployed if the car is subject to heavy knocks or accidents involving the underbody area, such as for example violent shocks, against steps, kerbs or low obstacles, falling of the car in big holes or sags in the road. IMPORTANT Should an accident occur in which any of the safety devices is activated, take the car to a Fiat Dealership to have the devices activated replaced and to have the system checked. Every control, repair and replacement operations concerning the air bags must only be carried out c/o Fiat Dealership. WARNING Never rest head, arms and elbows on the door, on the windows and in the window bag area to prevent possible injuries during inflation phase. DASHBOARD AND CONTROLS DASHBOARD AND CONTROLS MANUAL DEACTIVATION OF REAR SIDE BAGS (where provided) Certain versions are fitted with rear side bags (that can be deactivated) to protect the chest of rear passengers. [. . . ] 157 Weights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 Wheel ­ changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Wheel geometry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62-234 Windscreen washer/wiper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]