Understanding your instrument panel

General Information

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The radio offers the following functions:

Radio Section

• PLL tuning with FM/AM/MW frequency bands
• RBDS (Radio Broadcast Data System)
• Automatic/manual station tuning
• FM Multipath detector
• Manual storing of 25 stations (base radio) and 40 stations (if equipped with Satellite): 15 on FM band (5 on FMA, 5 on FMB, 5 on FMC), 10 on AM band (5 on AMA, 5 on AMB), 15 on Satellite Band - if equipped (5 on SATA, 5 on SATB, 5 on SATC)
• SPEED VOLUME function: Customer selectable automatic volume adjustment depending on the car speed
• Automatic Stereo/Mono selection

CD Section

• Track selection (forward/backward)
• Fast forward/rewind through tracks
• CD Display function: display of track number and on mp3 discs (song title, artist) and time elapsed since start of the track
• Playing Audio CD, CD-R and CD-RW

On multimedia CDs, besides audio tracks, there are data tracks too. Playing this type of CD could cause hissing at a volume that could jeopardize road safety as well as causing damage to the final stages and the speakers.

CD/MP3 Section

• MP3-Info function (ID3-TAG)
• Folder selection (previous/next)
• Track selection (forward/backward)
• Fast forward/rewind through tracks
• MP3 Display function: display of folder name, ID3- TAG information, time elapsed since the start of the track, name of the file
• Playing audio or data CD, CD-R and CD-RW

Audio Section

• Mute/pause function
• Soft mute function
• Loudness function
• Graphic 7 band equalizer (if equipped)
• Separate bass/treble tone adjustment
• Right/left channel balancing
• Front/rear fader

Test yourself

A quick Fiat 500 quiz: every answer comes with an explanation and a link to the manual page.