Fiat Idea - Opening;Closing the Doors; Starting the Engine

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STARTING
AND DRIVING
MAINTENANCE
AND CARE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
ALPHABETICAL
INDEX
DASHBOARD
AND
CONTROLS
SAFETY
WARNING
LIGHTS AND
MESSAGES
IN AN
EMERGENCY
OPENING/CLOSING
THE DOORS
Emergency device for opening the
doors from the outside fig. 1
The doors are provided with a device for
locking all the door using the lock in case
of a power fault.
Proceed as follows to lock the doors:
❒ insert the ignition key in lock B
❒ turn the device to position 1 and clo-
se the door.
To open the doors:
❒ insert the key in the lock on driver’s
side and turn it anticlockwise
❒ open the driver’s door
❒ operate the door levers from the in-
side of the vehicle for the remaining
doors.
fig. 1
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STARTING
THE ENGINE
JUMP STARTING fig. 2
If the battery is flat, the engine may be
started using an auxiliary battery with the
same capacity or a little higher than the
flat one.
Proceed as follows to start the engine:
❒ Connect positive terminals (+ near
the terminal) of the two batteries
with a jump lead;
❒ With a second lead, connect the ne-
gative terminal (–) of the auxiliary bat-
tery to an earthing point
E
on the en-
gine or the gearbox of the car to be
started;
❒ start the engine;
❒ When the engine has been started, re-
move the leads reversing the order
above.
If after a few attempts the engine does not
start, do not insist but contact the nea-
rest Fiat Dealership.