Having owned my Fiat 500 1.2 Lounge for a few months now and clocked up a few thousand miles I've discovered a few tips and tricks that might be beneficial to other new and old Fiat 500 users:
1. The indicator stem is good for indicating left and right, but if you press the button on the end of it, it provides several other options which change on the central display depending upon how many times you press it from 'range' before you run out of petrol or diesel - in my case the estimated ranges gives up when it drops below 30 miles, to 'average fuel consumption', 'instant fuel consumption', etc.
2. If you look further behind this indicator stem you will see a + - and menu button on the dashboard, if you press the menu button whilst the ignition is on and then press the + or - buttons you will be presented with a whole new set of default menus ranging from setting the time, whether the day lights are on, to auto door locking when the vehicle is moving.
3. And to anyone with an iPhone or similar phone with bluetooth enabled, you may be able to make and receive phone calls handsfree - also note that if you click on 'accept' to the phone book, you can scroll through your phone book using the buttons on the steering wheel. And as an added bonus, if you are listening to music, whenever a call comes in, it is automatically muted.
4. Not necessarily the most important tip, but the third button on the remote opens the boot of the car.
Anyone else have a few tips and tricks they have discovered whllst using this gem of a car?
1. The indicator stem is good for indicating left and right, but if you press the button on the end of it, it provides several other options which change on the central display depending upon how many times you press it from 'range' before you run out of petrol or diesel - in my case the estimated ranges gives up when it drops below 30 miles, to 'average fuel consumption', 'instant fuel consumption', etc.
2. If you look further behind this indicator stem you will see a + - and menu button on the dashboard, if you press the menu button whilst the ignition is on and then press the + or - buttons you will be presented with a whole new set of default menus ranging from setting the time, whether the day lights are on, to auto door locking when the vehicle is moving.
3. And to anyone with an iPhone or similar phone with bluetooth enabled, you may be able to make and receive phone calls handsfree - also note that if you click on 'accept' to the phone book, you can scroll through your phone book using the buttons on the steering wheel. And as an added bonus, if you are listening to music, whenever a call comes in, it is automatically muted.
4. Not necessarily the most important tip, but the third button on the remote opens the boot of the car.
Anyone else have a few tips and tricks they have discovered whllst using this gem of a car?
