technical specifications FIAT DUCATO 2008 Owner handbook (in English)
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EXTERNAL LIGHTS
The left-hand stalk operates most of the
external lights.
The external lights can only be switched
on when the ignition key is at ON.
LIGHTS SWITCHED OFF fig. 62
Knurled ring turned to
å.
fig. 62F0N0030m
fig. 63F0N0031m
fig. 64F0N0032m
SIDE/TAILLIGHTS fig. 63
Turn the knurled ring to
6.
Instrument panel warning light 3will
turn on.DIPPED BEAM HEADLIGHTS
fig. 64
Turn the knurled ring to
2.
Instrument panel warning light 3will
turn on.
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MAIN BEAM HEADLIGHTS fig. 65
When the knurled ring is at
2pull the
lever towards the steering wheel (2nd un-
stable position).
The warning light 1on the instrument
cluster will come on at the same time.
To turn the main beams off, pull again the
lever towards the steering wheel (dipped
beams will turn on again).FLASHING THE HEADLIGHTS
fig. 66
Pull the stalk towards the steering wheel
(1st unstable position) regardless of the
position of the knurled ring. The warning
light 1on the instrument panel will turn
on.
PARKING LIGHTS
These lights can only be turned on with ig-
nition key at STOP or removed, by mov-
ing the left stalk knurled ring first to Oand
then to
6or 2.
The warning light
3on the instrument
cluster will come on at the same time.DIRECTION INDICATORS
fig. 67
Move the stalk to (stable) position:
❒up (position 1): right-hand direction in-
dicator;
❒down (position 2): left-hand direction
indicator.
Instrument panel warning light
ForDwill flash.
Indicators are switched off automatically
when the steering wheel is straightened.
If you want the indicator to flash briefly to
show that you are about to change lane,
move the stalk up or down without click-
ing into position (unstable position). When
released the stalk will return to its home
position.
fig. 65F0N0033mfig. 66F0N0034mfig. 67F0N0035m
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“FOLLOW ME HOME”
DEVICE
This function allows the illumination of the
space in front of the vehicle for a preset
period of time.
Activation fig. 68
With the ignition key at OFFor removed,
pull the stalk towards the steering wheel
within 2 minutes from when the engine
is turned off.
At each single movement of the stalk, the
staying on of the lights is extended by 30
seconds up to a maximum of 210 seconds;
then the lights are switched off automati-
cally. Each time the stalk is operated, the in-
strument panel warning light 3will turn
on together with a message on the display
(see section “Warning lights and mes-
sages”) until the function is active. The
warning light comes on the first time the
stalk is operated and will stay on up to au-
tomatic function deactivation. Each oper-
ation of the stalk will extend just the lights
switching on time.
Deactivation
Keep the stalk pulled towards the steer-
ing wheel for more than 2 seconds.
AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS
SENSOR (daylight sensor)
(where provided)
It detects the changes of the external light
intensity of the vehicle according to the
light sensitivity set: the greater the sensi-
tivity is, the smaller the amount of exter-
nal light necessary to control the switch-
ing-on of the external headlights will be.
The daylight sensor sensitivity can be ad-
justed by the “Set-up menu” of the display.Activation fig. 69
Turn the knurled ring to
2A:in this way,
the automatic activation of the side/tail-
lights and dipped beam headlights is si-
multaneously enabled according to the ex-
ternal luminosity.
Deactivation
As a result of the sensor control, the
dipped beam headlights will switch off and,
after about 10 seconds, sidelights will
switch off too.
The sensor is not able to detect the fog
presence, lights shall therefore be
switched on manually.
fig. 68F0N0036mfig. 69F0N0037m
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WINDOW WASHING
WINDSCREEN WASHER/
WIPER
This device can only work when the igni-
tion key is at ON.
The right stalk can be moved to five dif-
ferent positions fig. 70:
A: windscreen wiper off
B: flick wipe.
With the stalk in position B, turning the
knurled ring Ffour possible intermittent
speeds are obtained:
,= very slow intermittent
-- = slow intermittent
--- = intermittent medium
---- = fast intermittent
C: continuous slow;
D: continuous fast;
E: fast temporary (unstable position).Operation in position Eis limited to the
time the stalk is held in this position.
When the stalk is released, it returns to
position Aautomatically stopping the
wiper.
IMPORTANT Replace wiper blades as
specified in section “Vehicle maintenance”.Never use the window wiper
to remove ice or snow from
the windscreen. In these con-
ditions, the wiper is submitted
to excessive effort that results in mo-
tor protection cutting in and wiper op-
eration inhibition for few seconds as a
consequence. If operation is not re-
stored contact Fiat Dealership.
“Smart washing” function
Pulling the stalk towards the steering
wheel (unstable position) operates the
windscreen washer fig. 71.
Keeping the stalk pulled for more than half
a second, with just one movement it is
possible to operate the washer jet and the
wiper at the same time.
The wiper stops working four strokes af-
ter releasing the stalk.
A further stroke after five seconds com-
pletes the wiping operation.
fig. 70F0N0038m
fig. 71F0N0039m
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RAIN SENSOR
(where provided)
The rain sensor is located behind the dri-
ving mirror in contact with the windscreen
and has the purpose of automatically ad-
just, during the intermittent operation, the
frequency of the windscreen wiper
strokes as to the rain intensity.
IMPORTANT Keep clean the glass in the
sensor area.
Activation fig. 72
Move the right-hand stalk downwards by
one position B.
The activation of the rain sensor is sig-
nalled by a control acquisition “stroke”.
Turning the knurled ring Fit is possible to
increase the sensitivity of the rain sensor.
The increase of the sensitivity of the rain
sensor is signalled by a control and acqui-
sition “stroke”.
Operating the windscreen washer with
the rain sensor activated the normal wash-
ing cycle is performed at the end of which
the rain sensor resumes its normal auto-
matic function.HEADLIGHT WASHER
(where provided)
Headlight washers are “retractable”, i.e.:
they are located inside the front bumpers
and they are activated when (with dipped
beams on) the windscreen washer is op-
erated.
IMPORTANT Check at regular intervals
correct operation and cleanness of noz-
zles. Deactivation fig. 72
Move the stalk off Bor turn the ignition
key to OFF. At next engine starting (key
at ON), the sensor will not be reactivated
even if the stalk is at B. In this event, to ac-
tivate the rain sensor you have to move
the stalk to Aor Cand then again to B
or turn the knurled ring. Rain sensor acti-
vation will be indicated by at least one
wiper “stroke” even if the windscreen is
dry. The rain sensor is capable of recog-
nizing and adapting automatically to the
difference between day and night.
fig. 72F0N0038m
Streaks of water may cause
unrequired blade moving.
WARNING
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CRUISE CONTROL
(where provided)
It is a device able to support the driver,
with electronic control, which allows dri-
ving at speed over 30 km/h on long and
straight dry roads (e.g.: motorways), at a
desired speed, without pressing the ac-
celerator pedal. Therefore it is not sug-
gested to use this device on extra-urban
roads with traffic. Do not use it in town
DEVICE ENGAGEMENT
fig. 73
Turn knurled ring Ato ON.
The Cruise Control cannot be engaged
in first or reverse gear. It is advisable to
engage it in 4
thor higher gears.
Travelling downhill with the device en-
gaged, the vehicle speed may increase
more than the memorised one.
When the device is activated the warn-
ing light
Üturns on together with the rel-
evant message on the instrument panel.TO MEMORISE SPEED
Proceed as follows:
❒turn the knurled ring Ato ON and
press the accelerator pedal to the re-
quired speed;
❒move the stalk upwards (+) for at least
one second, then release it. The ve-
hicle speed is memorised and it is
therefore possible to release the ac-
celerator pedal.
In the case of need (when overtaking for
instance) acceleration is possible simply
pressing the accelerator pedal: releasing
the accelerator pedal, the vehicle will re-
turn to the speed memorised previously.
TO RESET THE MEMORISED
SPEED
If the device has been disengaged for ex-
ample pressing the brake or clutch pedal,
the memorised speed can be reset as fol-
lows:
❒accelerate gradually until reaching a
speed approaching the one memo-
rised;
❒engage the gear selected at the time of
speed memorising;
❒press button RES B.
fig. 73F0N0040m
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TO INCREASE THE MEMORISED
SPEED
The speed memorised can be increased in
two ways:
❒pressing the accelerator and then
memorising the new speed reached;
or
❒moving the stalk upwards (+).
Each operation of the stalk will corre-
spond to a slight increase in speed (about
1 km/h), while keeping the stalk upwards
will correspond to a continuous speed in-
crease.
TO REDUCE MEMORISED
SPEED
The speed memorised can be increased in
two ways:
❒disengaging the device and then mem-
orising the new speed;
or
❒moving the stalk downwards (–) until
reaching the new speed which will be
memorised automatically.
Each operation of the stalk will corre-
spond to a slight reduction in speed (about
1 km/h), while keeping the stalk down-
wards will correspond to a continuous
speed reduction.DEVICE DISENGAGEMENT
The device can be disengaged in the fol-
lowing ways:
❒turning the knurled ring Ato OFF;
❒turning the engine off;
❒pressing the brake pedal or engaging
the hand brake;
❒pressing the clutch pedal;
❒shifting gear with automatic transmis-
sion in sequential mode;
❒with vehicle speed below the preset
limit;
❒pressing the accelerator pedal; in this
case the system is not really disen-
gaged but the request for acceleration
takes priority over the system. The
cruise control is however active and it
will not be necessary to press button
RES to resume previous conditions
after ending acceleration.The device is automatically deactivated in
one of the following cases:
❒ABS or ESP system cut-in;
❒system failure.
When travelling with the de-
vice on, never set the
gearshift lever to neutral.
In the event of device mal-
function or failure, turn the
knurled ring A to OFF and contact a
Fiat Dealership after checking the
protection fuse integrity.
WARNING
WARNING
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CEILING LIGHTS
FRONT CEILING LIGHT WITH
SPOT LIGHTS
Switch A-fig. 74turn on/off these lights.
With switch A in central position, lights C
and Dwill turn on/off when opening/clos-
ing the front doors.
With switch Apressed on the left side,
lights Cand Dwill always stay off.
With switch Apressed on the right side,
lights Cand Dwill always stay on.
Light turning on/off is gradual.
Switch Bperforms the spot function; with
light off, it will turn on:
❒light Cif pressed on the left side;
❒light Dif pressed on the right side.IMPORTANT Before getting out of the
vehicle, make sure the switch is at cen-
tral position: lights off with doors closed
in order to avoid draining the battery.
In any case, if the switch is left inadvertent-
ly to the On position, the lights will turn
off automatically 15 minutes after turning
the engine off.
Ceiling light timing
On certain versions to facilitate getting
in/out of the vehicle at night or with poor
lighting, 2 different timed switching on
modes have been provided.
LIGHT TIMING WHEN GETTING
INTO THE VEHICLE
Lights will turn on as follows:
❒for about 10 seconds when opening
front doors;
❒for about 3 minutes when opening one
of the side doors;
❒for about 10 seconds when closing the
doors.
Timing will stop when turning the ignition
key to MAR.
LIGHT TIMING WHEN GETTING
OUT OF THE VEHICLE
After removing the key from the ignition
switch, the ceiling lights will turn on as fol-
lows:
❒within 2 minutes from turning the en-
gine off for about 10 seconds;
❒when opening one of the side doors
for about 3 minutes;
❒when closing one of the doors for
about 10 seconds.
Timing will stop automatically when lock-
ing the doors.
fig. 74F0N0041m
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LOAD COMPARTMENT CEILING
LIGHT fig. 75
It is located above the rear door, to turn
it on press the lens as shown in the figure.
LOAD COMPARTMENT SIDE
CEILING LIGHT (where provided)
fig. 76
To turn it on press the lens as shown in
the figure.
CONTROLS
HAZARD LIGHTS fig. 78
They turn on by pressing switch A, re-
gardless of the position of the ignition key.
With device on, indicator lamps
Îand ¥flash on the instrument panel.
Press the switch again to turn the lights
off.
The use of hazard lights is governed by the
Highway Code of the country you are in.
Keep to the rules.
fig. 75F0N0042mfig. 77F0N0220m
fig. 76F0N0219m
REMOVABLE CEILING LIGHT
(where provided) fig. 77
This ceiling light can be both used as fix
light and as removable electric torch.
When the removable ceiling light is con-
nected to the fix support, the electric
torch cell is recharged automatically. Ceil-
ing light recharge with the vehicle at a
standstill and ignition key at STOPor re-
moved is limited to 15 minutes.
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FRONT FOG LIGHTS
(where provided) fig. 79
To turn front fog lights on, press button
5, to activate these lights it is necessary
to have the side/taillights switched on.
Warning light
5on the instrument pan-
el will turn on.
Press the button again to turn the lights
off. The use of front fog lights is governed
by the Highway Code of the country you
are in. Keep to the rules.REAR FOG LIGHT fig. 80
Press button 4, to turn these lights on it
is necessary to have the dipped beam
headlights or the front fog lights (where
provided) switched on.
Warning light 4on the instrument panel
will turn on.
Press the button again to turn the light off
or turn off dipped beams and/or front fog
lights (where provided).
The use of rear fog lights is governed by the
Highway Code of the country you are in.
Keep to the rules.
PARKING LIGHTS
These lights can only be turned on with ig-
nition key at STOP or removed, by mov-
ing the left stalk knurled ring first to Oand
then to
6or 2.
The warning light
3on the instrument
cluster will come on at the same time.HEATED REAR WINDOW
(where provided) fig. 81
Press button Ato turn on this function.
This function will turn off automatically af-
ter about 20 minutes.
fig. 78F0N0044m
fig. 79F0N0045m
fig. 80F0N0046mfig. 81F0N0043m
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