Back FIAT DOBLO 2008 1.G Owner's Manual

55GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VEHICLE
DRIVING MIRROR
This mirror can be adjusted by
means of lever A-fig. 64
1)anti-dazzle position.
2)normal position.
The mirror is also fitted with a safe-
ty device that releases the mirror in
the event of an impact.
1
2
fig. 64
F0A0180b
The particular head restraint shape
voluntarily interferes with the passen-
ger’s back leaning on the rear seat in
order to force him/her to lift the head
restraint and use it correctly.
IMPORTANTRear passengers
shall always set head restraints to po-
sition (2) when travelling.
fig. 62b
F0A0415b
HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE
STEERING WHEEL
In certain versions, the steering
wheel can be adjusted vertically:
1)Move lever A-fig. 63 to position
1.
2)Adjust the steering wheel.
3) Take the lever back to position 2
to fasten the steering wheel.
Only make adjustments
when the vehicle is sta-
tionary.
2
A
1
fig. 63
F0A0039b
Only make adjustments
when the vehicle is sta-
tionary.
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68GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VEHICLE
CONTROLS
HAZARD LIGHTS fig. 92
They turn on by pressing switch A,
regardless of the position of the igni-
tion key.
When the lights are on, the switch
and the instrument panel warning light
FDor Rand Ewill flash.
Press the switch again to turn the
lights off.CONTROL BUTTONS fig. 93
The buttons are located between
the central air vents.
The controls can only be operated
when the ignition key is at MAR.
A- Front foglight button.
B- Rear foglight button.
C- Heated rear window on/off but-
ton. IMPORTANTThe dipped beam
headlights will automatically be
switched off when the main beam
headlights are switched on if the front
fog lights are on.
The dipped beam headlights and/or
the front foglights (if fitted) must be on
to switch rear foglights on.
The rear fog lights are switched off
either by pressing C or switching on
the main beam headlights or turning
the ignition key to STOP. You will
need to switch the rear foglights back
on, if required, when the dipped beam
headlights and/or front foglights are
switched on or when the engine is
started again.
A
fig. 92
F0A0057b
The use of hazard lights
is governed by the High-
way Code of the country
you are in. Keep to the rules.
BA
fig. 93
F0A0509b
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71GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VEHICLE
IMPORTANTDo not position on
the tilting shelf objects heavier than 3
kg: for safety purposes the shelf is re-
leased from its housing when submit-
ted to excessive loads.
Resetting the shelf
(after releasing)
Proceed as follows:
– fit the shelf B-fig. 101bso that the
support fixed pin Ais fitted inside the
shelf left rail;
– turn the shelf Buntil the lower
edge is touching the support Amobile
pin C;
– press slightly in arrow direction to
set the shelf Bin the position of use.
Pin Cis inside the shelf right rail. SUN VISORS fig. 101
The sun visors Aare positioned to
the sides of the rear-view mirror.
They can swing up and down, as
shown. A ticket pocket can be found
on the back of the sunvisor driver's
side. A courtesy mirror is applied to
the back of the sun visors.
TILTING SHELF (for passengers
transport versions, where
provided)
Behind the front passenger seatback,
it is available (on certain versions) a
tilting shelf A-fig. 101a.
To position it horizontally, pull it to-
wards the direction shown by the ar-
rows; reverse this operation to repo-
sition it.
fig. 100
F0A0506b
A
fig. 101
F0A0507b
fig. 101b
F0A0911b
Never travel with the
shelf tilted. The shelf or
the objects on it can
cause injuries in the event of a
crash.
fig. 101a
F0A0910b
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72GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VEHICLE
REAR SIDE WINDOWS
The windows open outwards.
1)Move the lever as shown in fig.
103.
2)Push the lever outwards to open
the window completely.
3)Push the lever back until it clicks.
To close the windows, pull the lever
the opposite direction until it clicks.WING WINDOW
IMPORTANTOpen and close the
wing window only when the vehicle
is stationary.
The Fiat Doblò may fit a handy wing
window on the roof on the back of the
load compartment to carry long ob-
jects.
Opening the wing window
To open the wing window, pull lever
A-fig. 104downwards in the direc-
tion of the arrow.
Put your hand in handle B-fig. 105
and lead the wing window while it
opens.
fig. 103
F0A0067b
A
fig. 104
F0A0069b
fig. 102
F0A0408b
SIDE SLIDING WINDOW
(longitudinal sliding)
The windows slide open.
1)Keep pressed button A-fig. 102
to release the sliding window.
2)Push the window in the direction
of the arrow (1), to open as required.
3)To close, pull the sliding window
in the direction of the arrow (2) until
you hear it click.
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73GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VEHICLE
Closing the wing window
Take the mobile crossmember C-
fig. 106back to its original position;
fit the crossmember pin Cin the orig-
inal housing until it clicks.
Pull the wing window in the direction
shown in fig. 105, fitting your hand
in handle B. The wing window is
closed once it clicks.
DC
fig. 106
F0A0071b
Moving the vehicle when
the crossmember is not
fastened in its housing can
cause severe damage to the load
compartment structure. Fur-
thermore, only the bottom of the
rear doors would be locked and
this could damage the hinges.
IMPORTANTArrange the load
evenly along the crossmember and fas-
ten it with ropes or similar.
IMPORTANTNever leave the
crossmember unfastened while the ve-
hicle is moving.
B
fig. 105
F0A0070b
Do not exceed 110 km/h
speed with wing window
open. Risk of (violent)
wing window closing.
The mobile crossmember C-fig. 106
can be tipped down to facilitate load-
ing and unloading long objects.
To tip, hold the crossmember with
your left-hand and move the lever D
with your right-hand in the direction of
the arrow until it clicks.
Lower the crossmember carefully
until it reaches its position. Unload the
vehicle and take the crossmember
back to its original position.
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76GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VEHICLE
Closing:close the door making it
sliding forward, then press once the
lever at “LOCK” as shown in fig. 111.
Opening/closing from the
outside (Fiat Doblò Passenger
Transport/Combi versions)
Opening:pull the handle as shown
by the arrow fig. 110and make the
door slide backward.
fig. 112
F0A0040b
L
OCKL
OCK
fig. 111
F0A0073b
Closing:pull the handle as shown by
the arrow fig. 110, thus releasing the
lock and make the door slide forward.
Opening/closing from the inside
(Fiat Doblò Passenger
Transport/Combi versions)
Opening: pull the release lever A-
fig. 112 and make the door slide back-
ward.
Closing:pull the release lever Aand
make the door slide forward; lock the
door by pressing the handle button B. Opening/closing from
the outside
(Fiat Doblò Cargo versions)
Opening:turn the key to 2-fig. 110
and pull the handle in the direction of
the arrow then, make the door slide
backward to the stop limit catch.
Closing:use the external handle and
push the door forward. Turn the key
to1- fig. 110.
Opening/closing from the inside
(Fiat Doblò Cargo versions)
Opening: pull the opening lever fig.
111and make the door slide back-
ward to the stop limit catch.
12
fig. 110
F0A0709b
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80GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VEHICLE
Tipping the entire seat
The seat back and cushion release
devices are in the points shown in fig.
119.
Lift knobs A-fig. 119 and tip the seat
back forwards.
To tip the entire seat, lift the cush-
ion with lever B-fig. 120.
A
fig. 119
F0A0181b
B
fig. 120
F0A0182b
From the inside
With the doors closed, press (to
lock) or lift (to unlock) one of the side
door knobs (Fiat Doblò Passengers
Transport versions). Alternatively, ei-
ther press “LOCK” (to lock) or pull
(to unlock) the front and side door
handles (Fiat Doblò Cargo versions).
The side door knobs will lock or un-
lock only the specific door.
IMPORTANTIf one of the doors
is not shut properly or there is a fail-
ure in the system, the central locking
(where provided) feature will cut out
and after some attempts the device
stops working for about two minutes.
In these two minutes, the doors can
be locked or unlocked manually with-
out the electrical system coming into
play. After the two minutes, the con-
trol unit is ready to receive commands
once more.
If the cause of the failure is removed,
the device will start working proper-
ly, otherwise it will cut out once more.BOOT
EXTENDING THE BOOT
Split seat
Before setting off, make sure that the
seats in the direction of travel and per-
fectly fastened to the anchoring. On-
ly in this position can be seat belts be
used correctly.
The boot can be extended com-
pletely or partially.
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81GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VEHICLE
fig. 121
F0A0256b
fig. 122
F0A0255b
A
fig. 123
F0A0093b
Tipping part of the left seat
To tip the left-hand side of the seat
back:
– remove the head restraint (if pro-
vided);
– lift knob A-fig. 121then tip the en-
tire seat fig. 122.
Refit head restraints back into the
seats A-fig. 123.To remove the rear window
shelf
The shelf is split into to parts
fig. 124. Proceed as follows to re-
move the entire shelf:
1)Open the rear doors or the tail-
gate.
fig. 124
F0A0430b
C
A
fig. 125
F0A0087b
2)Lift part A-fig. 124of the shelf
and place it on part B.
3)Fasten the two parts by means of
rubber fasteners C-fig. 125.
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82GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VEHICLE
fig. 127
F0A0433b
7-seat versions
To extend the boot, proceed as fol-
lows:
– remove head restraints;
– release the right locking lever B-
fig. 127moving it to 1(“released
lever”); do the same on the left side
then lower the seat back and tip the
seat forward. This operation is made
friendly by two springs. Make sure the
seat is completely tipped.
– refit head restraints back into the
seats C-fig. 128.
B
fig. 126
F0A0088b
4)Lift part B-fig. 126making the
shelf slide along the available space be-
hind the seat so that the upper part is
fastened to the rear window shelf and
the lower central part to the seat.
If the seat is down, proceed as fol-
lows:
5)Remove the shelf and arrange it
crosswise between the front seat
backs and the tipped seat on the rear
seat.
To refit the shelf, refit central catch-
es D-fig. 124and tip first part Band
then part A, make sure shelves are
properly secured.IMPORTANTCheck and adjust
the height of the dipped headlight
beam when travelling at night with a
rather heavy load in the boot (see
“Headlights” in this section).
To take the seat back to normal po-
sition:
1)Check that the seat belt webbing
is correctly fitted in its bracket.
2)Take the cushion to its horizontal
position and check that it is correctly
fastened.
3)Tip the seat back backwards and
check that it is correctly fastened.
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83GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VEHICLE
Always check that seats
are anchored to the floor
before securing the seat
backs. It is absolutely forbidden
to use the third row seat
for transporting loads
when the seat back is tilted. Load
could be projected forward
against the seat back of the sec-
ond row seats thus causing in-
juries to passengers fig. 127a.To re-position the seat:
– seat back anchoring levers, both
right and left B-fig. 127must be at 1
(released); otherwise move both
levers to position 1;
– raise first the seat back (without se-
curing it) then secure the entire seat
to the floor anchorings and then se-
cure the seat back.To remove the seat in order to in-
crease the boot space, tilt the seat and
remove the tool bag (keep it on the
vehicle) then use lever D-fig. 128to
release catches.
Reverse the above operations for re-
fitting.
To increase the boot space you can
also tilt the second rear row as fol-
lows:
– tilt side seats (as described in para-
graph “access to the third row rear
seats”);
fig. 128
F0A0405b
fig. 127a
F0A0434b
fig. 129
F0A0411b
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