Recent automobiles have an increasing number of features and despite the fact they give us a lot of convenience, a lot of them are not always convenient to use. It doesn’t matter if you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Fiat Tipo, depending on its features, it can be difficult to figure out how to start a Fiat Tipo? Even if this fundamental act of running a car may seem evident to most of you, dependent on the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less basic to do so. Today we will show you the different ways to start a Fiat Tipo with the key, then, in a second step, how to switch on a Fiat Tipo with a card, and finally, without using the key.
How to start a Fiat Tipo with key?
So we begin our article which aims to show you how to start a Fiat Tipo, which is supplied with a classic key start. Find below the various guidelines to be done to turn on the engine of your Fiat Tipo:
- Determine the location of the neiman (hole in which the key is inserted), it is normally on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dash. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not think twice to consult our article on the steering wheel blocked on Fiat Tipo that is blocked to discover how to unblock it.
- Insert the key into this one.
- Verify 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 until you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
- Verify on your dashboard that the orange lights disappear, if you don’t know what they suggest don’t think twice to consult our article on orange lights on Fiat Tipo to discover the explanation for this.
- You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Fiat Tipo starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds otherwise you risk damaging it, if the car does not start, let it recover a few tens of seconds before a new testing)
- That’s it. You managed to start your Fiat Tipo,
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How to start a Fiat Tipo with the key card?
After finding out about how to turn on the engine of a Fiat Tipo with key or will describe you how to do it for a Fiat Tipo equipped with a key card and not a key. The operation remains roughly similar, so don’t think twice to return to the previous part to get information on each of the steps to do. Learn below the actions to adhere to to start your Fiat Tipo with a card:
- Dependent 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 Tipo is equipped with this slot or not.
- If it has one, insert the card in this hole, otherwise you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
- Locate the “start” button, which is generally based at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is generally placed on the centre console.
- Verify that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
- Push the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Fiat Tipo
- Push a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Fiat Tipo
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How do I start a Fiat Tipo without a key?
And finally, we will see, how to start a Fiat Tipo without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this might seem logical. Nevertheless, you should know that if your Fiat Tipo is more modern than the mid 90’s it will be hard to turn on it without a key because of all the security devices present on it. Obviously, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the procedure to follow:
- 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 jointly and separate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the procedure). 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 Tipo).
There, you’ve discovered all the options to start a Fiat Tipo.
If you need more guides on the Fiat Tipo, go to our Fiat Tipo category.
