Seat FIAT PANDA 2009 169 / 2.G Owner's Guide

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F0Z0170m
fig. 113
IMPORTANT Only operate the switch with the engine off
and the ignition key removed.
The key-operated switch has two positions, fig. 113:❒
passenger’s front air bag activated (position ON
P):
warning light
F
on instrument panel off; it is absolutely
forbidden to carry a child on the front seat.
❒
front passenger air bag deactivated, warning light on (po-
sition OFF
F
): warning light
F
on instrument panel
on; child protected by special restraint system can be
carried on the front seat.
The warning
F
light on the instrument panel remains
on constantly until the passenger’s air bag is reactivated.
Deactivation of the passenger’s front air bag does not in-
hibit operation of the side air bag.
SERIOUS DANGER: never place cradle
child seats facing backwards on the front
passenger’s seat of cars fitted with pas-
senger’s air bag. Deployment of the airbag
in an accident could cause fatal injuries
to the baby. Always deactivate the passenger air
bag when placing a child seat on the front seat.
Move the passenger’s seat as far back as possi-
ble to avoid contact between the child seat and
the dashboard. Although this is not mandatory by
law, the air bag should be immediately reactivat-
ed when children are no longer carried to ensure
better protection for adults.
WARNING
MANUALLY DEACTIVATING
THE PASSENGER’S FRONT AIR BAG
Should it be absolutely necessary to carry a child on the
front seat, the passenger’s front air bag on the car can be
deactivated.
Deactivation/reactivation takes place with ignition key at
STOP and operating it in the special key switch in the glove
compartment.
The key can be fitted and removed in both positions.
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F0Z0058m
fig. 114
F0Z0059m
fig. 115
IMPORTANT In the event of side crash, you can obtain
the best protection by the system keeping a correct po-
sition on the seat, allowing thus a correct window bag
deployment.
IMPORTANT The front air bags and/or side bags may be de-
ployed if the car is subject to heavy collisions or accidents
involving the underbody area, such as for example violent
shocks against steps, kerbs or low obstacles, falling of the car
in big holes or sags in the road.
IMPORTANT A small amount of dust will be released
when the air bags are deployed. The dust is harmless
and does not indicate the beginning of a fire. Furthermore,
the surface of the deployed bag and the interior of the
car may be covered with residual dust. This dust can irri-
tate skin and eyes.
SIDE AIRBAGS
(Side bag – Front Window bag)SIDE BAG fig. 114
It consists of an instant inflation bag housed in the back-
rest of the front seat and increases protection of the pas-
sengers’ chest in the event of a side crash of medium-high
severity.WINDOW BAG fig. 115The two “curtain” window bags are located behind the
side roof upholstery and are covered by special trimming.
They were designed to protect the head of front and rear
passengers in case of side collisions, thanks to the wide
cushion inflation surface.
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GENERAL WARNINGS
If when turning the key to MAR the warn-
ing light
¬
does not turn on or if it stays
on when travelling, there could be a failure in safe-
ty systems; in this event air bags or pretensioners
may not be deployed in case of impact or, in a mi-
nor number of cases, they deploy accidentally.
Contact a Fiat Dealership immediately to have
the system checked.
WARNING
Do not cover the backrest of front seats
with trims or covers that are not suitable
to be used with side bags.
WARNING
Never travel with objects on your lap, in
front of your chest or with a pipe, pencil,
etc. between your lips; injury may result in the
event of the air bag being triggered.
WARNING
Always drive keeping your hands on the
steering wheel rim so that the air bag can
inflate freely in the case of need. Do not drive with
your body bent forward. Keep your back straight
against the backrest.
WARNING
Air bags may be deployed if another vehi-
cle crashes into the car, if the key is insert-
ed and at MAR also if the engine is not running and
the car is stationary. For this reason, children must
never sit on the front seat, even if the car is not
moving. On the other hand, whenever the key is
positioned on STOP, the safety devices (air bags or
pretensioners) do not deploy after a collision. In
this case non-deployment of these devices does not
indicate a system malfunction.
WARNING
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The front air bag is triggered in case of
stronger shocks with respect to that of pre-
tensioners. For collisions in the range between the
two thresholds, it is normal for only the preten-
sioners to be activated.
WARNING
Do not hook rigid objects to the coat
hooks and to the support handles.
WARNING
The air bag does not replace seat belts but
increases their efficiency. Furthermore,
since front air bags are not deployed in low speed
collisions, side collisions, rear-end shunts or roll-
overs, the passengers are only protected by the
seat belts which must be fastened at all times.
WARNING
If the car has been stolen or in case of at-
tempt to steal it, if it has been subjected
to vandals or floods, have the air bag system
checked by Fiat Dealership.
WARNING
Do not wash the seats with water or pres-
surized vapour (hand washing or auto-
matic seat washing stations).
WARNING
Turning the ignition key to MAR, the warn-
ing light
F
(airbag on passenger’s side en-
abled) goes on and flashes for a few seconds, thus
reminding the passenger that the airbag on his/her
side will deploy in the event of a collision, then it
switches off.
WARNING
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F0Z0037m
fig. 116
PARKING THE VEHICLEProceed as follows:❒
stop the engine and engage the handbrake;
❒
engage a gear (on a slope, engage first gear if the vehi-
cle is parked uphill or reverse if it is parked downhill)
and leave the wheels steered.
Block the wheels with a wedge or a stone if the car is
parked on a steep slope.
Do not leave the key in the ignition switch at MAR to pre-
vent draining the battery. Always remove the key when
leaving the car. Never leave children unattended in the car.
Always remove the ignition key when leaving the car
and take it out with you.
HANDBRAKE fig. 116
The handbrake lever is located between the two front
seats. Pull the handbrake lever upwards until the car can-
not be moved. STOPPING THE ENGINE
Turn the ignition key to STOP while the engine is idling.
IMPORTANT After a taxing drive, you should allow the
engine to “catch its breath” before turning it off by let-
ting it idle to allow the temperature in the engine com-
partment to fall.
Never bump start the engine by pushing,
towing or coasting downhill. This could
cause a flow of fuel into the catalytic con-
verter and damage it beyond repair.A quick burst on the accelerator before
turning off the engine serves absolutely no
practical purpose, it wastes fuel and is dam-
aging especially to turbocharged engines.
EMERGENCY START-UP
If the instrument panel warning light
Y
stays on with fixed
light, the emergency start-up can be performed by using
the CODE card code (see chapter “In an emergency”).
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SEAT BELTS NOT FASTENED (red)
The car is equipped with an S.B.R. system (Seat
Belt Reminder): the warning light
<
on the in-
strument panel switches on and warns the driver
that the seat belt is not fastened.
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AIRBAG FAILURE (red)
Turning the ignition key to MAR the warning light
turns on, but it should go off after a few seconds.
The warning light stays on constantly if there is a failure
in the air bag system.
On some versions the display shows the dedicated message.
¬
If, when turning the key to MAR the warn-
ing light ¬does not turn on or if it stays
on when travelling, there could be a failure in re-
taining systems; in this event air bags or preten-
sioners may not be deployed in case of impact or,
in a minor number of cases, they may deploy ac-
cidentally. Contact a Fiat Dealership immediate-
ly to have the system checked before driving off.
WARNING
The failure of the warning light
¬(warn-
ing light off) is indicated by flashing for
more than the standard 4 seconds of the front pas-
senger’s air bag deactivated warning light
F
.
WARNING
FRONT PASSENGER’S AIR BAG
DEACTIVATED (amber)
The warning light
F
comes on when the front
passenger’s air bag is deactivated.
With front passenger’s air bag on, when the ignition key
is turned to MAR the warning light F comes on constant-
ly for about 4 seconds, flashes for another 4 seconds and
then should go out.
The warning light
F
indicates failure of
warning light
¬. This condition is indicat-
ed by intermittent blinking of warning light
F
for
longer than 4 seconds. In this case, the warning
light ¬may not indicate failures in the retaining
system. Before resuming driving, contact a Fiat
Dealership immediately to have the system
checked.
WARNING
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At the end of the procedure❒
stow the space-saving wheel D-fig. 122 in the space pro-
vided in the boot;
❒
fit the partially-open jack in its box C by forcing it slight-
ly to prevent it from vibrating when travelling;
❒
put the tools back into their locations;
❒
arrange the container and tools in the spare wheel and
secure the clamping device B;
❒
correctly reposition the boot stiff cover.
IMPORTANT Do not use inner tubes with tubeless tyres.
Check the inflation pressure of the tyres and the space-
saving wheel regularly.
IMPORTANT You will need to change the set of bolts if
you want to change the type of wheels fitted (alloy rims
instead of steel rims, and vice versa).The whole set of fas-
tening bolts must be replaced by another set of suitably
sized bolts and use a special space-saving wheel having dif-
ferent building characteristics.
You should keep the bolts and space-saving wheel in case
you decide to use the original type of wheel later on.
F0Z0607m
fig. 131
QUICK TYRE REPAIR KIT FIX & GO
automaticThe quick tyre repair kit Fix & Go automatic is placed in
the boot; the tool bag fig. 131 is located under the driver’s
seat and it is fastened by means of a Velcro strap.
The kit fig. 132 includes:❒
a bottle A with the sealer and fitted with:
– filling pipe B;
– a sticker C with the writing “max. 80 km/h” to be
placed in a position clearly visible by the driver (on
the dashboard) after repairing the tyre;
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F0Z0229m
fig. 151
TOP
OFF
ON
F0Z0228m
fig. 150
F0Z0097m
fig. 153
F0Z0096m
fig. 152
❒
loosen the four screws B-fig. 153 from their housings
and remove the bulb-holder C;
❒
remove the bulbs, pushing them slightly and rotating
counter-clockwise;
❒
refit by reversing the above mentioned operations. REAR LIGHT UNIT
To change the bulb proceed as follows:
❒
loosen the three screws A-fig. 152 from their seats, pull
gently outwards until releasing the whole headlight from
the three clips (press-fit), then release the connector;
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7,5
10
7,5
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7,5
7,5
7,5
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FUSE SUMMARY TABLEPassenger’s compartment fuse-box - fig. 167 FUSE AMPEREReversing lights+15 radioCentral dashboard+15 stop lightsDoor mirror defroster Heated seats (pre-arrangement)Electric sun roofAutomatic climate control systemTyre pressureSensor for water presence in the diesel fuel filter +15 air bag control unit+15 Body-computer control unit+15 instrument panelSubwooferFreeFreeRight dipped beam headlightLeft dipped beam headlightHeadlight aiming adjustment+ 30 door locking deviceEOBD diagnosis socketRadioAutomatic climate control systemTyre pressure
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F0Z0215m
fig. 170
F0Z0217m
fig. 171
TOWING THE CARThe tow ring, which is provided with the car, is housed
in the tool box, under the boot mat.
TOW RING HOOKING fig. 171
Proceed as follows:❒
release the cap A;
❒
take the tow ring B from its seat in the tool support;
❒
fully tighten the ring on the rear or front threaded pin.
JACKING THE CARIf the car needs to be jacked up, go to a Fiat Dealership
which is equipped with shop jacks and jack arms.
Jack up the car only by positioning the jack arms or the
shop jack in the points shown in fig. 170.
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