2006 FIAT DUCATO technical specifications

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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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Only make adjustments
when the vehicle is station-
ary. Specially when revolving the seat,
make sure it is not interfering with the
handbrake lever.
Make sure the outer armrest
(door side) is completely up-
right before unfastening the seat belts
and getting out of the vehicle.
WARNING
Should it be absolutely nec-
essary to carry a child seat
on the front passenger’s seat, make
sure to deactivate the front passen-
ger’s air bag, to fasten the passenger’s
seat belt and to lower completely the
armrests to prevent their accidental
moving.
WARNING
REVOLVING SEAT WITH
INTEGRAL SEAT
BELT (where provided)
This seat is fitted with seat belt with 3 an-
chor points fig. 28, and two adjustable
armrests (to adjust armrests see para-
graph “Seats with adjustable armrests”).
WARNING
fig. 28F0N0173mfig. 27F0N0187m
REVOLVING SEAT
To revolve the seat operate control A-
fig. 27.

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HEAD RESTRAINTS
FRONT fig. 31
On certain versions head restraints are ad-
justable in height and they lock automati-
cally in the required position.
To adjust head restraints
❒to raise: raise the head restraint until
hearing the locking click.
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.fig. 29F0N0174mfig. 30F0N0175m
Revolving the seat
To revolve the seat, operate lever D-fig.
30(set on the right side of the seat).

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❒to lower: press button Aand lower
the head restraint.
To lift out front head restraints: press at
the same time buttons Aand Bset on
both sides and take them out.
fig. 31F0N0020m
To optimise head restraint protective ac-
tion, adjust the seat back upright and keep
your head as close as possible to the head
restraint.
Remember that the head re-
straints should be adjusted
to support the back of your head and
not your neck. Only in this position
do they exert their protective action
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STEERING WHEEL
The steering wheel can be adjusted axial-
ly.
Proceed as follows:
❒release the lever A-fig. 32pulling it
towards the steering wheel (position
2).
❒adjust the steering wheel as required;
❒lock the lever Apushing it forwards
(position 1);
fig. 32F0N0021m
Any adjustment of the steer-
ing wheel position must be
carried out only with the vehicle sta-
tionary and the engine turned off.
WARNING
It is absolutely forbidden to
carry out whatever after-
market operation involving steering
system or steering column modifica-
tions (e.g.: installation of anti-theft
device) that could badly affect per-
formance and safety, cause the lapse
of warranty and also result in non-
compliance of the vehicle with ho-
mologation requirements.
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DOOR MIRRORS
Adjustment fig. 34
Manual adjustment
Adjust each of the two mirrors directly by
hand.
fig. 33F0N0022mfig. 34F0N0024m
It can be moved using the lever Ato two
different positions: normal or antiglare.
REARVIEW MIRRORS
DRIVING MIRROR fig. 33
The mirror is fitted with a safety device
that causes it to be released in the event
of a violent crash.
fig. 35F0N0023m

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Folding
When required (for example when the
mirror causes difficulty in narrow spaces)
it is possible to fold the mirror moving it
from position 1-fig. 35to position 2.
Powered folding
(where provided)
Press the swinging button A-fig. 36side
1to set the mirror in driving position and
side 2to fold the mirror.When driving the mirrors shall
always be in position 1-fig. 35.
As the driver’s door mirror is
curved, it may slightly alter
the perception of distance.
WARNING
Demisting/defrosting
(where provided)
Mirrors are fitted with resistors that will
activate when turning the heated rear win-
dow on (by pressing button
().
IMPORTANT This function is timed and
it will turn off automatically a few minutes
later. The reflecting surface of the
lower part of the mirror is
parabolic to increase the range. Con-
sequently, the dimension of the re-
flected image is reduced, giving the
impression that the object is more dis-
tant than it is in fact.
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Electrical adjustment
The mirrors can only be adjusted electri-
cally when the key is at MAR. To adjust
mirrors, turn knob Bto one of the fol-
lowing four positions:
ÿ1 left mirror, ⁄2 right mirror, ¤3 left
wide-angle, Ÿ4 right wide-angle
Once the knob has been positioned, move
it in the direction indicated by the arrows
to adjust the reflecting surface of the se-
lected mirror.
fig. 36F0N0159m

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fig. 37
F0N0025m
HEATING AND VENTILATION
1.Fixed upper vent - 2.Central swivel vents - 3.Fixed side vents - 4.Side swivel vents - 5. Lower vents for front seats.

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CONTROLS fig. 40
Air temperature slider A
(mixing hot and cold air)
Red section = hot air
Blue section = cold airFan activation /
speed adjustment knob B
p0= fan off
1-2-3= fan speed
4
-= max. fan speed
fig. 40F0N0028m
fig. 38F0N0026m
fig. 39F0N0027m
ADJUSTABLE AND SWIVEL
SIDE AND CENTRAL VENTS
fig. 38-39
AFixed vents for side windows.
BSide swivel vents.
CFixed vents.
DCentral swivel vents.
EControl for directing air flow.
Vents A and C are fixed.