The hidden one in the glove box is perfect size for storing white board markers for the dash whiteboard.

jrkitching said:

Judging by some of the posts we get here, it seems to me that the manual is an excellent place to hide a closely guarded secret .

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What's a manual? (... the opposite of an auto?)

Bought a toaster the other day. It had a thirty page manual. Often wondered how to make toast!

Bit like a Haynes manual really - a hundred pages of repetitive nonsense, a few useless Haynes Hints, and the odd paragraph that helps - as long as I've got a bunch of Fiat special tools!

Sweetsixteen.

jrkitching said:

Yes.



Yes.

Curl your fingers under the top of the parcel shelf recess and pull down and towards you.

Once you've found it, you'll wonder why you bothered.

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Hmm see what you mean, intended for maps perhaps.

Checked my car's manual - no mention of the headlight washers! The Xenon lights were part of an options package for the car, the lights are mentioned but not the washer feature.

306maxi said:

Knew nothing about my car, almost read the manual. Amazes me how many people will not know about the underseat storage or secret compartment in their 500..... Their loss

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Can't find under seat storage in my car ... Not in Au cars?

PsFiat said:

Can't find under seat storage in my car ... Not in Au cars?

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Seems to depend on which model and, possibly, which seats. Our Pop 1.2 has the compartment but the TA Lounge with leather doesn't.

PsFiat said:

Can't find under seat storage in my car ... Not in Au cars?

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wont be there in RHD if you have interscope sound system

Mercky said:

wont be there in RHD if you have interscope sound system

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I haven't but it still isn't. I put my own subby under there.

No underseat storage on the S, but a while ago did find the 'secret' glove box panel. There also a small swivel out storage bin in the centre console below the gear lever.

PsFiat said:

No underseat storage on the S, but a while ago did find the 'secret' glove box panel. There also a small swivel out storage bin in the centre console below the gear lever.

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I suspect (but don't quote me) that it's the sport seats that don't get the storage bin since I have seen it mentioned here that the Lounge has 'sports' seats.

My Sport has the under seat compartment.

UFI said:

My Sport has the under seat compartment.

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Well, bang goes that theory!

I think the underseat storage is not there with leather seats, or with upgraded sound other system. There might be other reasons.

yeah, for some reason leather deletes the underseat storage, you can retrofit it though.

Yes, I have the leather sports seats so ain't no bin...

PsFiat said:

Yes, I have the leather sports seats so ain't no bin...

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I have the 'leather' sport seats with storage. Are you sure you're just not doing it right? You should be able to feel a big black plastic box under there.

In Australia only a 'Lounge' won't have it.

UFI said:

I have the 'leather' sport seats with storage. Are you sure you're just not doing it right? You should be able to feel a big black plastic box under there.

In Australia only a 'Lounge' won't have it.

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Just went out to the car for another grope so to speak- there's the carpet under the seat, and then there's the subframe that supports the seat but nothing like a box... Can u post a pic?

Mercky said:

Never bothered with the hidden one in the glove box but just tried it now out of curiosity and can't seem to open it! Is there a knack! Is it a secret?

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Be careful with that one, I put a flashlight in there and it got jammed once and it was a helluva effort to get it open again. Pretty much useless for storing anything really

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UFI said:

In Australia only a 'Lounge' won't have it.

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My 500C Lounge has the passenger seat storage compartment. Can't really store much in there -- I can barely fit my TomTom Go 500 + port 68R cradle in there, access is not very practical as I'm usually carrying a passenger.

I remember reading that you don't get the storage compartment if the seat has the "memory" slide-back feature (i.e. if it remembers your seat position after you slide it forwards and then back to allow rear passenger access).

I have a lounge with leather seats and no storage under seat. Not sure what this memory thing is cus my seats never go back to correct place - guess I don't have

(What's a 'HID')?!