Being the car owner of a recent Fiat Tipo grants us certain features, the truth is, modern cars give access to an more and more remarkable number of functionality. They will allow you to gain in comfort, multimedia or safety. On this page we are gonna have a look at an option that is designed to make you feel secure in your vehicle, the automatic closing of the doors. This option may be deactivated for no reason, so we’re going to discover how to activate auto locking on your Fiat Tipo. To achieve this, we will initially look at the operation of this option and how it works, then, in a second step, how to reactivate the automatic closing of the doors of your car.
What is the automatic locking or closing on a Fiat Tipo?
Before we show you how to activate the automatic lock of your Fiat Tipo, we will have a look at the effectiveness of this features. In actual fact, the number of carjacking is slowly increasing, and our Fiat Tipo is a place where we tend to feel safe. On the other hand, when stopping at a red light, at a stop sign or in traffic jams, one can feel exposed to aggression, it is with this in mind that the brands have launched this option. In most cases there is a door lock button that permits you to close and open the doors from the cabin, but this functionality automatically locks the doors of your vehicle as soon as you exceed a certain speed or a certain time after turning on the engine. The advantage is that you no longer have to be anxious about this action to guarantee maximum safety.
How do I activate the automatic closing of the doors on my Fiat Tipo?
Unfortunately, it can appear that due to factory defaults, electronic failures, bad handling, this option can be shut off, we will now look at the two options to let you to activate the automatic lock on your Fiat Tipo.
- How to activate the automatic locking / closing of the doors on a vehicle: The lock button
The least complicated strategy if you are in the event that your automatic door closure no longer functions, is to turn on the ignition (on some series you will as well need to have the engine running) and fairly quickly come and hold down the door lock button on your car for a couple of seconds until you hear an audible alert and, based on the year of your Fiat Tipo, the turn indicators that are activated. This strategy should be sufficient in most instances to activate the automatic door lock on your Fiat Tipo.
How to activate the automatic door lock on my Fiat Tipo: Through the computer
Finally, a more complex strategy but which can be caused by a factory problem or a power failure on your car. To reactivate the automatic door lock on your Fiat Tipo, you will be able to go through your diagnostic socket. You will have to have a diagnostic tool and navigate through the menus to change the linked option in the “sash menu”. On the other hand, this is only appropriate for people with some mechanics knowledges and we recommend that you visit your dealer to accomplish this.
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