Fiat 500 Owner's Handbook Manual page 41

ROOF LIGHTS
GETTING TO
KNOW YOUR
FRONT ROOF LIGHT
CAR
The lens can be set to three positions:
❒ right side pressed: light always on
SAFETY
❒ left side pressed: light always off
❒ central position (neutral): the light switches on and
off when the doors are opened or closed.
STARTING AND
DRIVING
IMPORTANT Before getting out of the car, make
sure that the switch is in the central position: ensure
that lights are off with doors closed in order to
WARNING
avoid draining the battery.
LIGHTS AND
On some versions, the lights switch on and off only
MESSAGES
when the front driver side door is opened or closed.
When the doors are released with the remote
IN AN
control, a timer will be activated for about 10
EMERGENCY
seconds. When locking the doors using the remote
control, the roof light goes off.
SERVICING AND
Roof light timing (lens central position)
MAINTENANCE
Three different switching-on modes are provided:
❒ when opening one door a three-minute timer will
start, which restarts each time a door is opened;
TECHNICAL
❒ a timer of about 10 seconds will start when the
SPECIFICATIONS
ignition key is removed within two minutes from
turning the engine off;
❒ a timer of about 10 seconds will start when the
INDEX
doors are opened (either by remote control or
key in driver's door).
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Three modes are provided for switching off:
❒ when all doors are closed, the 3-minute timer will
stop and a 10-second one will start. This timer will
stop when the key is turned to MAR;
❒ when doors are locked (either with remote
control or with key on driver side door), the roof
light turns off.
❒ the courtesy lights are turned off in any case after
15 minutes to preserve battery duration
LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT ROOF LIGHT
For versions fitted with boot light, the light comes
on automatically when the tailgate is opened and
it will go off when it is closed.