Fiat 500 Abarth Owner's Handbook Manual - page 47

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SAFETY DEVICES

CORRECT USE OF THE 

CAR

W

ARNING

LIGHTS AND MESSAGES

IN AN

EMERGENCY

CAR

MAINTENANCE

TECHNICAL

SPECIFICA

TIONS

INDEX

YOUR CAR

By means of key with remote

control (where provided)

Press the button 

R.

Tailgate opening is indicated by double

flashing of direction indicators.

Soft touch handle 

(where provided) fig. 51

For some versions, the tailgate (when re-

leased) can be opened only from outside

the car operating on the soft touch han-

dle B located under the tailgate edge.

The tailgate can be opened at any time if

car doors are unlocked.

To open it, enable the handle, opening one

of the front doors or unlock the doors

with the remote control or using the me-

chanic key.

If the tailgate is not fully closed, the warn-

ing light  

´ on the instrument panel turns

on (where provided).

BOOT

TAILGATE OPENING

By means of mechanic key fig. 50

To release the lock, use the metal insert

of the ignition key A.

Tailgate opening is eased by the action of

the side gas shock absorbers.

Opening the tailgate, for some versions,

the boot light turns on: the light auto-

matically turns off after you close the tail-

gate.

The light remains on for about 15 minutes

after rotating the key to STOP: if, dur-

ing this period, a door or the tailgate is

opened, the 15 minutes timing is reset.

fig. 50

F0S0100m

fig. 51

F0S0101m

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