2006 FIAT DUCATO seat adjustment

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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.
WARNING
For 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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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
WARNING
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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– identification data ........................... 194
Pollen filter ............................................. 184
Power steering fluid level ................... 183
Power windows
– controls ........................................... 79
Pretensioners......................................... 100
Protecting the environment ............. 96
Radio transmitters and cellular
telephones ........................................... 94
Rain sensor ........................................... 62
Reading/writing desk............................ 72
Rear ceiling lights
– bulb replacement .......................... 157
– control .............................................. 66
Rear double door ................................. 78
Rear fog lights
– bulb replacement .......................... 155
– control button ............................... 67
Rearview mirrors ................................. 40
– door mirrors .................................. 40
– driving mirror ................................ 40
– electric ................................... 40-41
Refrigerated compartment................. 69
Rev counter .......................................... 15Reversing light ...................................... 155
Rims
– understanding rim marking .......... 202
Roof rack/ski rack ................................ 82
Safety devices ....................................... 97
Seat adjustment ................................... 35
Seat belts ................................................ 98
– general warnings ........................... 101
– load limiters ..................................... 100
– maintenance ................................... 103
– pretensioners ................................. 100
– use .................................................... 98
Seats
– adjustment ....................................... 35
– cleaning ............................................ 192
S.B.R. system.......................................... 99
Self-standing supplementary heater ... 52
Side sliding door ................................... 77
Side/taillights
– control ............................................. 58
– front bulb replacement ................. 152
– rear bulb replacement .................. 155
Smart washing ...................................... 61
Snow chains .......................................... 125 – engine oil ......................................... 180
– power steering fluid ..................... 183
– windscreen/rear window/
headlight washer............................. 182
Load limiters ......................................... 100
Main beam headlights
– bulb replacement .......................... 153
– control ............................................. 59
– flashing ............................................. 59
Manual climate control system ......... 46
Mobile footboard.................................. 77
Multifunction display ........................... 24
Multimeter ............................................ 73
Number plate light ............................ 156
Oddment compartment under
the front passenger's seat ................ 70
Oddment compartments .................. 69
Paint ...................................................... 190
Parking ................................................... 118
Parking sensors .................................... 89
Performance ......................................... 211
Plates
– body paint ........................................ 195