Gear Selector Override; Freeing A Stuck Vehicle - Fiat 500L 2018 User Manual

• You can also turn the temperature control to
maximum heat, the mode control to floor and
the blower control to high. This allows the
heater core to act as a supplement to the
radiator and aids in removing heat from the
engine cooling system.
WARNING!
You or others can be badly burned by hot
engine coolant (antifreeze) or steam from
your radiator. If you see or hear steam coming
from under the hood, do not open the hood
until the radiator has had time to cool. Never
try to open a cooling system pressure cap
when the radiator or coolant bottle is hot.
CAUTION!
Driving with a hot cooling system could dam-
age your vehicle. If the pointer rises to the H
(red) mark, the instrument cluster will sound a
chime. When safe, pull over and stop the
vehicle with the engine at idle.Turn off the air
conditioning and wait until the pointer drops
back into the normal range. If the pointer
remains on the H (red) mark for more than a
112
CAUTION!
minute, turn the engine off immediately and
call for service.

GEAR SELECTOR OVERRIDE

If a malfunction occurs and the gear selector
cannot be moved out of the PARK position, you
can use the following procedure to temporarily
move the gear selector:
1. Turn the engine OFF.
2. Firmly apply the parking brake.
3. By pulling the gear selector boot, carefully
separate the gear selector bezel and boot
assembly from the center console, and raise it
up to access the gear selector mechanism.
4. Press and maintain firm pressure on the brake
pedal.
5. Insert the equipped screwdriver or similar
tool into the gear selector override access
hole (at the right front corner of the gear
selector assembly) and push and hold the
override release lever down.
NOTE:
When inserting the screwdriver, keep it as
vertical as possible during the override opera-
tion.
6. Move the gear selector to the NEUTRAL
position.
7. The vehicle may then be started in
NEUTRAL.
8. Reinstall the gear selector boot.

FREEING A STUCK VEHICLE

If your vehicle becomes stuck in mud, sand or
snow, it can often be moved using a rocking
motion. Turn the steering wheel right and left to
clear the area around the front wheels. Push and
hold the lock button on the gear selector. Then,
shift back and forth between DRIVE and RE-
VERSE, while gently pressing the accelerator. Use
the least amount of accelerator pedal pressure
that will maintain the rocking motion, without
spinning the wheels, or racing the engine.