Contemporary vehicles have an increasing number of options and although they provide us a lot of comfort, some of them are not always easy to use. Whether you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Fiat Bravo, depending on its options, it can be difficult to know precisely how to start a Fiat Bravo? Even if this required act of running a car may seem obvious to many of you, determined by the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less basic to do so. In this article we will teach you the distinct methods to start a Fiat Bravo with the key, then, in a second step, how to switch on a Fiat Bravo with a card, and finally, without using the key.
How to start a Fiat Bravo with key?
So we start our article which is meant to teach you how to start a Fiat Bravo, which is equipped with a classic key start. Find below the different measures to be accomplished to turn on the engine of your Fiat Bravo:
- Find the position of the neiman (hole in which the key is inserted), it is generally on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dash. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not think twice to browse our article on the steering wheel blocked on Fiat Bravo that is blocked to find out how to unblock it.
- Insert 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.
- Check on your dashboard that the orange lights turn off, if you don’t know what they mean don’t think twice to browse our article on orange lights on Fiat Bravo to discover the reason for this.
- You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Fiat Bravo starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds or you risk harming it, if the car does not start, let it cool down a few tens of seconds before a new test)
- That’s it. You managed to start your Fiat Bravo,
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How to start a Fiat Bravo with the key card?
After discovering how to turn on the engine of a Fiat Bravo with key or will show you you how to do it for a Fiat Bravo equipped with a key card and not a key. The method remains more or less similar, so don’t think twice to return to the previous section to have details on each of the steps to do. Discover below the steps to stick to to start your Fiat Bravo with a card:
- Depending on the year and the series, you may or may not need to insert the card in a dedicated slot, check on your dashboard if your Fiat Bravo 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 commonly placed at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is commonly positioned 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 Bravo
- Press a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Fiat Bravo
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How do I start a Fiat Bravo without a key?
And finally, we will find out, how to start a Fiat Bravo without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this might seem obvious. However, you should know that if your Fiat Bravo is more modern than the mid 90’s it will be difficult to start it without a key because of all the security equipment present on it. Of course, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the method to stick to:
- Remove the cover that protects your steering wheel and find among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
- Strip, connect them mutually and separate 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 quickly with the battery wire (do not make lengthened contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Fiat Bravo).
There, you’ve discovered all the options to start a Fiat Bravo.
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