Fiat 500X Owner's Handbook Manual page 37

The direction indicators will blink twice
and the internal roof light will
simultaneously come on when the boot
is opened; the roof light will
automatically switch off when the
tailgate is closed (see also "Interior
lights").
If the tailgate is left open, the roof light
will automatically switch off to preserve
the battery charge.
Emergency opening from
the inside
Proceed as follows:
❒ lower the head restraints and fold the
backrests;
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❒ identify and remove yellow guard A
fig. 43, which is press-fitted on the lock,
using the screwdriver provided;
❒ insert the screwdriver in order to
activate tab B fig. 44, for mechanical
release of the lock.
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CLOSING
Grip handle A fig. 45 and lower the
tailgate, pressing next to the lock until it
clicks.
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IMPORTANT Before closing the boot
make sure that you have the keys since
the boot is automatically locked.
BOOT INITIALISATION
IMPORTANT If the battery is
disconnected or the protection fuse
blows, the boot opening/closing
mechanism must be reinitialised as
follows:
❒ close all the doors and the boot;
❒ press the
"FIAT" button on the
remote control;
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❒ press the
button on the remote
control.
LOAD COMPARTMENT
Reconfigurable load
platform
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The vehicle is equipped with a
reconfigurable load platform A, which
makes the boot volume modular.
The load platform can take different
positions:
❒ Floor level (low) fig. 46: allows you
to exploit the entire volume of the boot.
❒ Threshold level (high) fig. 47: in
conjunction with the lowering of the rear
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seat and front passenger side seat
backrests, permits long objects to be
loaded. It also facilitates loading/
unloading of objects in the boot. It also
allows the space underneath (false
bottom) to be used as a further
compartment for stowing objects which
are more fragile or small.
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