2006 FIAT DUCATO Owner handbook (in English)

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FUEL LEVEL GAUGE fig. 14
This shows the amount of fuel left in the
fuel tank.
Etank empty.
Ffull tank.
The warning light Aturns on to indicate
that approximately 10/12 litres (according
to versions) of fuel are left in the tank.
Do not travel with the fuel tank almost
empty: the gaps in fuel delivery could dam-
age the catalyst.
IMPORTANT The needle sets to Ewith
warning light Aflashing to indicate that the
system is failing. In this event contact Fiat
Dealership to have the system checked.
IMPORTANT Do not turn the supple-
mentary heater (Webasto) on, under fu-
el reserve conditions.ENGINE COOLANT
TEMPERATURE GAUGE fig. 15
This shows the temperature of the engine
coolant fluid and begins working when the
fluid temperature exceeds approx. 50°C.
Under normal conditions, the needle
should hover around the middle of the
scale according to the working conditions.
CLow engine coolant temperature.
HHigh engine coolant temperature.The turning on of the warning light B(on
certain versions with a message on the
multifunction display) indicates that the
coolant fluid temperature is too high; in
this case, stop the engine and contact a Fi-
at Dealership.
fig. 14F0N0014mfig. 15F0N0015m
If the needle reaches the red
area, stop the engine imme-
diately and contact a Fiat
Dealership.

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ENGINE OIL LEVEL GAUGE
This gauge shows the engine oil level.
Versions with digital display
Turning the ignition key to MAR, the dis-
play will show the engine oil amount by
displaying five symbols.
F0N1017g
Few seconds after, engine oil amount sym-
bols will disappear from the display, and:
❒if scheduled servicing interval is near
to come, the display will show the dis-
tance to cover and the instrument
panel warning light õwill turn on.
When reaching the scheduled servic-
ing interval the display will show some
dashes.
❒then, if engine oil change interval is
near to come, the display will show on
the top of the screen the distance to
cover to next oil change together with
message “OIL” displayed on the bot-
tom of the screen. When reaching the
scheduled servicing interval the display
will show five dashes.
Versions with multifunction display
Turning the ignition key to MARthe dis-
play will show the oil level by the turning
on/off of five symbols.
F0N1018g
Partial gradual turning off of the symbols
indicates oil decrease.
When the oil level falls below the preset
limit the display will show the dedicated
message to warn the driver that topping
up is required.
IMPORTANT Proper engine oil level shall
however be checked by means of the dip-
stick (see paragraph “Checking levels” in
section “Vehicle maintenance”).
Few seconds after, engine oil amount sym-
bols will disappear from the display, and:
❒if scheduled servicing interval is near
to come, the display will show the dis-
tance to cover and symbol õ. When
reaching the scheduled servicing in-
terval the display will show a dedicat-
ed message.
❒then, if engine oil change interval is
near to come, the display will show
the distance to cover to next oil
change. When reaching the scheduled
servicing interval the display will show
a dedicated message. Partial gradual turning off of the symbols
indicates oil decrease.
If the oil level falls below the preset limit
(topping up is therefore required), the five
dashes will start flashing on the display.
IMPORTANT Proper engine oil level shall
however be checked by means of the dip-
stick (see paragraph “Checking levels” in
section “Vehicle maintenance”).

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DIGITAL DISPLAY
STANDARD SCREEN fig. 16
The standard screen shows the following
indications:
AHeadlight aiming position (only with
dipped beam headlights on).
BClock (always displayed, even with ig-
nition key removed and front doors
closed).
COdometer (covered km or miles).
NoteWith key removed (when opening
one of the front doors) the display will
turn on and show for a few seconds the
km or mi covered.CONTROL BUTTONS fig. 17
▲To scroll the displayed menu and the
related options upwards or to in-
crease the value displayed.
MODEPress briefly to display
the menu and/or to go to next
screen or to confirm the re-
quired menu option.
Long press to go back to the
standard screen.
▼To scroll the displayed menu and the
related options downwards or to de-
crease the value displayed.NoteButtons ▲and ▼activate different
functions according to the following situ-
ations:
Setup menu
– to scroll the menu options upwards and
downwards;
– to increase or decrease values during set-
tings.
fig. 16F0N0016mfig. 17F0N0017m

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SETUP MENU fig. 18
The menu comprises a series of functions
arranged in a “circular fashion” which can
be selected through buttons ▲and ▼to
access the different select operations and
settings (setup) given in the following para-
graphs.
The setup menu can be activated by press-
ing briefly button MODE.
Single presses on buttons ▲and ▼will
scroll the setup menu options.
Handling modes differ with each other ac-
cording to the characteristic of the option
selected.Selecting a menu option
– press briefly button MODEto select
the menu option to set;
– press buttons ▲and ▼(by single press-
es) to select the new setting;
– press briefly button MODEto store the
new setting and to go back to the previ-
ously selected menu option.
Selecting “Set Clock”
– briefly press button MODEto select
the first value to change (hours);
– press buttons ▲and ▼(by single press-
es) to select the new setting;
– briefly press button MODEto store the
new setting and to go to the next setup
menu option (minutes);
– after setting the values with the same
procedure, you’ll go back to the menu op-
tion previously selected.Press the button MODE for long
– to quit the set up menu if you are in the
menu;
– to quit the displayed menu if you are set-
ting an option;
– to save only the settings stored yet (and
confirmed by pressing button MODE).
The setup menu displaying is timed; when
quitting the menu due to timing expiry, on-
ly settings stored yet by the user (and con-
firmed by pressing briefly button MODE)
will be saved.

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Briefly press button MODEto start surfing from the
standard screen. To surf the menu use buttons ▲or ▼.
NoteFor safety reasons, when the vehicle is running,
it is possible to access only the reduced menu (for set-
ting “SPEEd”). When the vehicle is stationary access to
the whole menu is enabled.
fig. 18
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Setting the speed limit (SPEEd)
With this function it is possible to set the
vehicle speed limit (km/h or mph), when
this limit is exceeded the driver is imme-
diately alerted (see section “Warning lights
and messages”).
To set the speed limit, proceed as follows:
– briefly press button MODE, the display
will show the wording (SPEEd) and the
unit (km/h) or (mph) previously set;
– press button▲or ▼to select speed
limit activation (On) or deactivation
(OFF);
– if the function has been activated (On),
press buttons ▲or ▼to select the re-
quired speed limit and then press MODE
to confirm;NoteThe possible setting is between 30
and 200 km/h, or between 20 and 125
mph depending on the unit set previous-
ly (see paragraph “Setting the distance unit
(Unit)”) described later. Every press on
button ▲/▼increases/decreases by 5
units. Keeping the button ▲/▼pressed
obtains the automatic fast increase or de-
crease. When you are near the required
setting complete adjustment by single
presses.
– briefly press button MODEto go back
to the menu screen or press the button
for long to go back to the standard screen
without storing settings.Setting the clock (Hour)
With this function it is possible to set the
clock.
To set the required unit proceed as fol-
lows:
– briefly press button MODE, “hours”
will flash on the display;
– press button ▲or ▼for setting;
– briefly press button MODE, “minutes”
will flash on the display;
– press button ▲or ▼for setting;
– briefly press button MODEto go back
to the menu screen or press the button
for long to go back to the standard screen
without storing settings.

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Adjusting the buzzer volume
(bUZZ)
This function enables to adjust the volume
of the buzzer accompanying any fail-
ure/warning indication.
To adjust the volume proceed as follows:
– briefly press button MODE, the display
will show the wording (bUZZ);– press button ▲or ▼to select the re-
quired volume (volume can be adjusted ac-
cording to 8 levels).
– briefly press button MODEto go back
to the menu screen or press the button
for long to go back to the standard screen
without storing settings.Setting the distance unit (Unit)
With this function it is possible to set the
unit.
To set the required unit proceed as fol-
lows:
– briefly press button MODE, the display
will show the wording (Unit) and the pre-
viously set unit (km) or (mi);
– press button ▲or ▼to select the re-
quired distance unit.
– briefly press button MODEto go back
to the menu screen or press the button
for long to go back to the standard screen
without storing settings.

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MODE
MODE
MODE
▼ ▲
▼ ▲
▼ ▲
▼ ▲
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F0N1003gF0N1002g F0N1005g
F0N1006g F0N1002g
F0N1003g
Front passenger’s air bag
and side bag (where provided)
activation/deactivation (BAG P)
This function shall be used to activate/de-
activate the front passenger’s air bag.
Proceed as follows:
❒press button MODEand after dis-
playing the message (BAG P OFF) (to
deactivate) or (BAG P On) (to acti-
vate) by pressing buttons ▲or ▼,
press again button MODE;
❒the confirmation request message will
be displayed;
❒press buttons ▲or ▼to select (YES)
(confirming activation/deactivation) or
(no) (to abort);
❒briefly press button MODE to con-
firm setting and to go back to the
menu screen or press the button for
long to go back to the standard screen
without storing settings.