weight FIAT DUCATO 2008 3.G Owners Manual

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Fabric upholstery of your Fiat
Ducato is purpose-made to
withstand common wear re-
sulting from normal use of the
vehicle. It is however absolutely neces-
sary to prevent hard and/or prolonged
scratching/scraping caused by clothing
accessories like metallic buckles, studs,
“Velcro” fixings, etc. that stressing lo-
cally the fabric could break yarns and
damage the upholstery as a conse-
quence.
Seat height adjustment
To raise the seat: (being seated), move
lever B (front seat part) or lever C (rear
seat part) upwards and unload your weight
on the seat part to be raised.
FRONT SEATS
fig. 23F0N0118m
Only make adjustments when
the vehicle is stationary.
WARNING
Moving the seat backwards or
forwards fig. 23
Lift the lever Aand push the seat forwards
or backwards: in the driving position the
arms should rest on the rim of the steer-
ing wheel.
Once you have released the
lever, check that the seat is
firmly locked in the runners by trying
to move it back and forth. Failure to
lock the seat in place could result in
the seat moving suddenly and the dri-
ver losing control of the vehicle.
WARNINGFor maximum safety, keep
the back of your seat up-
right, lean back into it and make sure
the seat belt fits closely across your
chest and hips.
WARNING
To lower the seat: (being seated), move
lever B(front seat part) or lever C(rear
seat part) upwards and load your weight
on the seat part to be lowered.
Back rest angle adjustment fig. 23
Turn knob D.

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fig. 24F0N0147m
Lumbar adjustment
This feature ensures better back support.
To adjust, turn the knob E-fig. 24
SEAT WITH SHOCK ABSORBER
This seat features suspension with me-
chanical springing system and hydraulic
shock absorbers to guarantee top com-
fort and safety since the springing system
enables to absorb any shock due to bad
surface roads.
See previous paragraph “Front seats” for
moving the seat backwards or forwards
and for height, seat back, lumbar and arm-
rest adjustment.
fig. 25F0N0139m
Setting seat shock
absorbers/weight
Use the adjusting knob A-fig. 25to set
the required adjustment according to your
weight, settings range between 40 kg and
130 kg.
Make sure armrests are up-
right before fastening the
front seats belts (see paragraph “Seat
belts”). SEATS WITH ADJUSTABLE
ARMRESTS
The driver’s seat can be fitted with an ad-
justable armrest that can be raised or low-
ered. To adjust it, operate the small wheel
A-fig. 26.
fig. 26F0N0148m
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Back rest angle adjustment
Operate lever A-fig. 29.
Seat height adjustment fig. 29
Operate controls Bor Cto raise/lower
the front/rear section of the seat respec-
tively.
Revolving the seat
The seat can be turned 180° toward the
facing seat and 35° toward the door.
May be locked in driving position and to
180°.
fig. 29F0N0174m
fig. 30aF0N0175m
To revolve the seat, operate lever D-
fig. 30a(set on the right side of the seat).
Before turning the seat it must be first
moved forward and only after adjusted in
longitudinal direction fig. 27a.
fig. 30bF0N0213m
Ensure the seat is locked in
driving position before dri-
ving off in the vehicle
WARNING
Seat warming fig. 30b
(where provided)
With ignition key at MAR, press button
Eto switch the seat warming on/off. The
led on the button will light up when the
function is on.
fig. 30cF0N0149m
FOLDING SHELF ON BENCH
SEAT (where provided) fig. 30c
The seat is fitted with a folding shelf that
may be used as a work surface for papers.
To use, pull tab Aand lower the shelf.
The shelf incorporates two glass holders
and a clip board for documents.
Do not position heavy
weights on the shelf with the
vehicle in motion because the items
could be thrown against the vehicle oc-
cupants in the event of sudden brak-
ing or impact, causing severe injury.
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fig. 30dF0N0237mfig. 30eF0N0238m
UNDER-SEAT BASKET
(where provided)
The basket under the driver’s seat A-fig.
30dmay be removed easily by withdraw-
ing from the hooks on the support base.
Do not position heavy
weights inside the basket
with the vehicle in motion because the
items could be thrown against the ve-
hicle occupants in the event of sudden
braking or impact, causing severe in-
jury.
WARNING
SEAT BASE PLASTIC COVERS
(where provided) fig. 30e
Front trim Amay be opened by operat-
ing the release handle Bin the upper part.
This gives access to the under-seat basket
(see paragraph “Under-seat basket”)
The seat must be as far back as possible
to facilitate front trim opening and access
to the basket.
To allow removal of the front trim, the
trim must be turned forward as far as pos-
sible and withdrawn from the hooks pre-
sent in the lower part by pulling toward
the front of the vehicle.PANORAMA VERSIONS
Passengers’ seats back rest angle
adjustment fig. 31
Turn knob A.
Access to the second row seats
fig. 31
For accessing the second seat row, oper-
ate lever Bof the external right side seat
of the first row and fold the back of the
seat forward guiding it with your left hand.
Moving the seat back to standard position
the seat will lock into the locking device
without using the lever again.
On Panorama 2
ndrow complete seat both
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MULTIMETER
See the booklet provided by the multi-
meter Manufacturer for more detailed in-
formation on operation and use.
Multimeter installation is compulsory if the
vehicle weight (with or without the trail-
er) exceeds 3.5 tons.
IMPORTANT Changes to the instrument
or to the signal transmission system which
effects the instrument recordings, espe-
cially for fraudulent purposes, may be a
criminal offence.
IMPORTANT When a macrograph is fit-
ted and the vehicle has been parked for
longer than 5 days, it is advisable to dis-
connect the battery negative terminal to
preserve the charge status. USER INTERFACE
Display user interface consists of the fol-
lowing fig. 106:
❒Brightness adjustment: 2 buttons
❒Background brightness adjustment: 2
buttons
❒ON/OFF button: to display camera
images although reverse is not engaged
To go back to initial configuration, keep
the ON/OFF button pressed for about 3
seconds with system off. In this event the
ON/OFF button will flash twice to con-
firm the operation.TEXT MESSAGES ON THE
DISPLAY
Text messages will be displayed in the fol-
lowing conditions:
❒5 seconds after engaging reverse a
warning message will be displayed.
❒When exceeding 18 km/h speed and
only the activation button is ON, the
camera image will disappear and a
message indicating system stand-by
will be displayed for about 5 seconds.
❒When exceeding 18 km/h speed and
reverse is engaged, the camera image
will disappear and a warning message
will be displayed until speed slows
down to 15 km/h. In this case camera
image is displayed again.
The system enables to change the language
of the display messages. To set the re-
quired language, with system off: press at
the same time the ON/OFF button and
any other button, then select the required
language scrolling the menu using the
ON/OFF button. After selecting the re-
quired language, wait for approx. 3 sec-
onds to store it.
fig. 106F0N0216m

Distribute the load evenly
and when driving, bear in
mind the increased sensitivity of the
vehicle to side wind.
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ROOF RACK/SKI RACK
To fit roof racks/ski racks, with presetting
for versions H1 and H2, use the proper
pins set at roof edges fig. 124.
Long wheelbase vehicles are fitted with 8
pins; short or medium wheelbase vehicles
are fitted with 6 pins; extra-long wheel-
base vehicles are fitted with 10 pins.
After travelling a few kilo-
metres, check that the cou-
pling fastening screws are tight.
WARNING
Strictly comply with current
law regulations concerning
max. overall dimensions.
Never exceed the permitted
weight (see section “Techni-
cal specifications”).
IMPORTANT Strictly follow the installa-
tion instructions contained in the kit. In-
stallation hall be carried out by skilled per-
sonnel.
fig. 124F0N0138m
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HOW TO KEEP THE SEAT
BELTS ALWAYS IN EFFICIENT
CONDITIONS
Observe the following:
❒always use the belt with the tap taut
and never twisted; make sure that it
is free to run without impediments;
❒after a serious accident, replace the
belt being worn at that time, even if it
does not appear damaged. Always re-
place the seat belts if pretensioners
have been activated;
❒to clean the belts, wash by hand with
neutral soap, rinse and leave to dry in
the shade. Never use strong deter-
gents, bleach or dyes or other chem-
ical substance that might weaken the
fibres;
❒prevent the reels from getting wet:
their correct operation is only guar-
anteed if water does not get inside;
❒replace the seat belt when showing
significant wear or cut signs.For optimal protection in the event of a
crash, all passengers must be seated and
wearing adequate restraint systems.
This is even more important for children.
This prescription is compulsory in all EC
countries according to EC Directive
2003/20/EC.
Compared with adults, their head is pro-
portionally larger and heavier than the rest
of the body, while the muscles and bone
structure are not completely developed.
Therefore, correct restraint systems are
necessary, other than adult seat belts. The
results of research on the best child re-
straint systems are contained in the Euro-
pean Standard EEC-R44. This Standard en-
forces the use of restraint systems classi-
fied in five groups:Group 0 0-10 kg in weight
Group 0+ 0-13 kg in weight
Group 1 9-18 kg in weight
Group 2 15-25 kg in weight
Group 3 22-36 kg in weight
As it may be noted, the groups overlap
partly and in fact, in commerce it is pos-
sible to find devices that cover more than
one weight group.
All restraint devices must bear the certi-
fication data, together with the control
brand, on a solidly fixed label which must
absolutely never be removed.
Over 1.50 m in height, from the point of
view of restraint systems, children are
considered as adults and wear the seat
belts normally.
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CARRYING CHILDREN SAFELY

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GROUP 0 and 0+
Babies up to 13 kg must be carried facing
backwards on a cradle seat, which, sup-
porting the head, does not induce stress
on the neck in the event of sharp decel-
eration.
The cradle is restrained by the vehicle seat
belts fig. 7and in turn it must restrain the
child with its own belts.
With front passenger’s air
bag active do not place cra-
dle child’s seats facing backwards on
the front passenger seat since the air
bag activation could cause serious in-
juries, even mortal regardless of the
seriousness of the crash. You are ad-
vised to carry children always on the
rear seat, as this is the most protect-
ed position in the case of a crash.
WARNING
SERIOUS DANGER Should
it be absolutely necessary to
carry a child on the front
passenger’s seat with the
cradle seat facing back-
wards, passenger’s air bags
(front and side bags, where provided),
shall be deactivated through the set-
up menu. Deactivation shall be
checked through the instrument pan-
el warning light F. The front pas-
senger’s seat shall also be adjusted in
the most backward position to pre-
vent any contact between child’s seat
and dashboard.
WARNING
fig. 7F0N0123m
The figure is only an example for mounting. Attain to the instructions
for fastening which must be enclosed with the specific child restraining
system you are using.
WARNING
Seats exist which are suitable for covering weight groups 0 and 1 with a
rear connection to the vehicle belts and their own belts to restrain the
child. Due to their size, they can be dangerous if installed incorrectly fastened to
the vehicle belts with a cushion. Carefully follow the instructions for installation
provided with the seat.
WARNING
fig. 8F0N0124m
GROUP 1
Starting from 9 kg to 18 kg in weight, chil-
dren may be carried facing forwards, with
seat fitted with front cushion, through
which the vehicle seat belt restrains both
child and seat fig. 8.

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fig. 9F0N0125m
GROUP 2
Starting from 15 kg to 25 kg in weight, chil-
dren may be restrained directly by the ve-
hicle belts fig. 9. The only function of the
seat is to position the child correctly in re-
lation to the belts, so that the diagonal part
adheres to the chest and not to the neck
and that the horizontal part clings to the
child’s pelvis and not the abdomen.
The figure is only an exam-
ple for mounting. Attain to
the instructions for fastening which
must be enclosed with the specific
child restraining system you are using.
WARNING
GROUP 3
For children from 22 kg to 36 kg the size
of the child’s chest no longer requires a
support to space the child’s back from the
seat back.
Fig. 10shows proper child seat posi-
tioning on the rear seat.
fig. 10F0N0126m
The figure is only an exam-
ple for mounting. Attain to
the instructions for fastening which
must be enclosed with the specific
child restraining system you are using.
WARNING
Children taller than 1.50 m can wear seat
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PASSENGER SEAT COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATIONS ON CHILD’S SEAT USE
Your vehicle complies with the new European Directive 2000/3/EC regulating child’s seat assembling on the different vehicle seats
according to the following tables:
Group Range of weight VAN, COMBI and PANORAMA versions
CAB 1STAND 2NDROW OF REAR SEATS
Single or two- Left side Right side Central
seater seat rear rear passenger
(1 or 2 passengers) passenger passenger
Group 0, 0+ up to 13 kg U U U U
Group 1 9-18 kg U U U U
Group 2 15-25 kg U U U U
Group 3 22-36 kg U U U U
Key:
U = suitable for child restraint systems of the “Universal” category, according to European Standard EEC-R44 for the specified
“Groups”.