Recent cars have an increasing number of features and despite the fact they provide us a lot of convenience, some of them are not all the time convenient to use. Regardless whether you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Fiat 500, depending on its features, it can be complicated to know precisely how to start a Fiat 500? Even if this imperative act of running a car may seem evident to most of you, according to the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less elementary to do so. On this webpage we will demonstrate the distinct methods to start a Fiat 500 with the key, then, in a second section, how to switch on a Fiat 500 with a card, and finally, without using the key.

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How to start a Fiat 500 with key?

So we start our article which is meant to show you how to start a Fiat 500, which is furnished with a classic key start. Find down below the various measures to be done to turn on the engine of your Fiat 500:

  • Distinguish the location of the neiman (hole in which the key is introduced), it is most frequently on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dashboard. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not think twice to browse our article on the steering wheel blocked on Fiat 500 that is blocked to learn how to unblock it.
  • Place the key into this one.
  • Examine that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
  • Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn up to the point you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Verify on your dashboard that the orange lights turn off, if you don’t know what they indicate don’t think twice to browse our article on orange lights on Fiat 500 to discover the reason for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Fiat 500 starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds or you risk injuring it, if the car does not start, let it recover a few tens of seconds before a new test)

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  • That’s it. You handled to start your Fiat 500,

How to start a Fiat 500 with the key card?

After learning about how to turn on the engine of a Fiat 500 with key or will describe you how to do it for a Fiat 500 equipped with a key card and not a key. The operation is still more or less the same, so don’t think twice to go back to the previous section to get details on each of the steps to do. Discover listed below the guidelines to follow to start your Fiat 500 with a card:

  • Depending on the year and the series, you may or may not need to insert the card in a dedicated slot, examine on your dashboard if your Fiat 500 is equipped with this slot or not.
  • If it has one, insert the card in this hole, or you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
  • Find the “start” button, which is generally placed at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is generally placed on the centre console.
  • Examine that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Press the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Fiat 500

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  • Press a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Fiat 500

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How do I start a Fiat 500 without a key?

And finally, we will find out, how to start a Fiat 500 without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this may seem obvious. Even so, you should know that if your Fiat 500 is newer than the mid 90’s it will be tricky to turn on it without a key because of all the security systems present on it. Naturally, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the process to stick to:

  • Remove the cover that covers your steering wheel and situate among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
  • Strip, connect them together and isolate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the process). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
  • Finally, strip the starter wire and connect it promptly with the battery wire (do not make extended contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Fiat 500).

There, you’ve discovered all the methods to start a Fiat 500.

If you want more guides on the Fiat 500, go to our Fiat 500 category.