2007 FIAT DOBLO tow

20GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VEHICLE
Never remove the igni-
tion key while the vehicle
is moving. The steering
wheel would automatically lock
as soon as you try to turn it. This
also applies when the vehicle is
being towed.
It is absolutely forbidden
to carry out whatever af-
ter-market operation in-
volving steering system or steer-
ing column modifications (e.g.: in-
stallation of anti-theft device)
that could badly affect perfor-
mance and safety, cause the lapse
of warranty and also result in
non-compliance of the vehicle
with homologation require-
ments.
IGNITION DEVICE
The key can be turned to 4 different
positions fig. 26:
– STOP:engine off, key can be re-
moved, steering column locked. Some
electrical devices can be worked (e.g.
sound system, electric window
winders).
– MAR: drive position. All electrical
devices can be used.
– AVV: engine ignition.
– PARK:engine off, parking lights
on, steering column locked. Press but-
ton Aand turn the key to PARK.
A
fig. 26
F0A0018b
If the ignition device is
tampered with (e.g.: at-
tempted theft), have it
checked over by a Fiat Dealership
as soon as possible.
When you get out of the
vehicle, always remove
the ignition key. This will
prevent anyone from accidental-
ly working the controls. Remem-
ber to apply the handbrake and,
if the vehicle is faced down on a
steep slope engage the first gear.
If it is facing up, engage the re-
verse gear. Never leave unsuper-
vised children in the vehicle.
STEERING COLUMN LOCK
To engage the lock: remove the
ignition key at STOPor PARKand
turn the steering wheel until it locks.
To release the lock: rock the
steering wheel slightly as you turn the
ignition key to MAR.

Otherwise wait for few seconds to al-
low the engine cooling, then open
slowly and carefully the cap, top up
coolant and check whether its level is
falling between MINand MAXmarks
in the reservoir. Check visually any
leak. If, when restarting, the warning
light comes on again, contact Fiat
Dealership.
–vehicle heavy duty(e.g.: towing
trailer uphill of fully laden vehicle): de-
crease speed, if the warning light stays
on, stop the vehicle. Wait for 2 or 3
minutes leaving the engine on and
slightly accelerated to further activate
the circulation of the coolant fluid,
then switch the engine off. Check
proper coolant level as described pre-
viously.
40GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VEHICLE
AIR BAG FAILURE
(red) (where provided)
Turning the ignition key to
MARthe warning light turns
on, but it should go off after
few seconds.
The warning light stays on glowing
steadily if there is a failure in the air
bag system.
On certain versions the dedicated
message is displayed.
¬
The failure of the warn-
ing light
¬(warning light
off) is also indicated by
the flashing for more than the
normal 4 seconds of the passen-
ger’s front air bag deactivated
warning light
F.
If when turning the igni-
tion key to MAR, the
warning light
¬does not
turn on or stays on when travel-
ling there could be a failure in
safety systems; in this event air
bags or pretensioners could not
trigger in case of impact or, in a
minor number of cases, they
could trigger accidentally. Con-
tact Fiat Dealership immediate-
ly to have the system checked.
HIGH TEMPERATURE
ENGINE COOLANT
FLUID (red)
Turning the ignition key to MARthe
warning light turns on, but it should go
off after few seconds.
The warning light turns on when the
engine is overheated.
If the warning light comes on, pro-
ceed as follows:
– normal driving conditions: stop
the vehicle, switch off the engine and
check whether the water level in the
reservoir is not below theMINmark.
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64GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VEHICLE
The direction indicators will auto-
matically be switched off when the ve-
hicle is straightened out.
If you wish to signal a lane change
where only a slight movement of the
steering wheel is required, move the
stalk up or down without pushing it far
enough to make it click. The stalk will
return to the neutral position as soon
as it is released.
RIGHT-HAND STALK
Windscreen wiper/washer
fig. 84
The device will only work when the
ignition key is at MAR.
fig. 84
F0A0053b
Main beam headlights fig. 81
Push the stalk from position 2to-
wards the dashboard to switch the
headlights on.
Warning light 1on the instrument
panel will turn on.
Pull the stalk towards the steering
wheel to switch the lights off.Flashing the headlights fig. 82
Pull the stalk towards the steering
wheel (unstable position).
Warning light 1on the instrument
panel will turn on.
Direction indicators fig. 83
Move the stalk as follows:
up - to switch on the right-hand di-
rection indicator
down - to switch on the left-hand di-
rection indicator.
Instrument panel warning light FD
or Rand Ewill come on flashing.
62
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fig. 81
F0A0050b
fig. 82
F0A0051b
fig. 83
F0A0052b

65GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VEHICLE
POSITIONS fig. 84
0- windscreen wiper off;
1- flick wipe; in some versions, four
selections are possible (from slow to
fast fig. 85);
2- slow flick;
3- fast continuous wipe
4- Temporary position: when re-
leased the stalk returns to 0and au-
tomatically switches off the wind-
screen wiper.SMART WASH for rear
window wiper fig. 86
Pull the stalk towards the steering
wheel to send a jet of fluid to the
windscreen and operate the wiper
with a simple gesture. The windscreen
wiper will be operated automatically
by holding the washer stalk for longer
than half a second.
The windscreen wiper will flick three
times after the lever is released.
Operate the control repeatedly and
rapidly (for less than half a second) to
spray the windscreen several times
without operating the windscreen
wiper.
fig. 85
F0A0188b
fig. 86
F0A0055b
Rear window washer/wiper
(with glazed rear
doors/tailgate) fig. 87-88
The device will only work when the
ignition key is at MAR.
To operate the rear window wipe:
turn the ring from åto '.
To wash the window push the stalk
towards the dashboard.
SMART WASH for windscreen
wiper fig. 88
Pull the stalk towards the steering
wheel to send a jet of fluid to the rear
window and operate the wiper with
a simple gesture. The rear window
wiper will be operated automatically
by holding the washer stalk for longer
than half a second.
fig. 87
F0A0054b

66GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VEHICLE
The rear window wiper will flick
three times after the lever is released.
“FOLLOW ME HOME”
function
This function allows the illumination
of the space in front of the vehicle.
Turning the function on
With the ignition key at STOP or
removed, pull the left-hand stalk to-
wards the steering wheel and operate
it within 2 minutes from when the en-
gine is turned off.
At each single movement of the stalk,
the staying on of the lights is extend-
ed by 30 seconds up to a maximumCEILING LIGHT
WITH MAP READING
LIGHTS
Press switch A-fig. 90to switch the
lights on and off.
Switch Boperates the map-reading
light.
According to the position, you can
have the following conditions:
– switch Apressed at the centre,
ceiling lights Cand Dwill come on re-
gardless of the position of the doors;
– switch Apressed to the left, ceil-
ing lights Cand Dwill stay off re-
gardless of the position of the doors;
',
fig. 88
F0A0189b
C
B
D
A
fig. 90
F0A0056b
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fig. 89
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of 210 seconds; then the lights are
switched off automatically.
Each time the lever is operated, the
warning light 3on the instrument
cluster will come on and the display
will show the time of activation.
The warning light comes on the first
time the lever is operated and will stay
on up to automatic function deactiva-
tion. Each operation of the lever will
extend lights switching on time.
Turning the function off
Keep the stalk pulled towards the
steering wheel for more than 2 sec-
onds.

71GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VEHICLE
ASHTRAY fig. 99
Pull flap Atowards yourself. Remove
the ashtray Bby pulling it upwards for
emptying it.
Non smokers can remove the ash-
tray and use it as additional oddment
compartment.ODDMENT SHELF fig. 100
The shelf is fitted over the sunvisors.
It was designed to easily house light-
weight objects (e.g. documents, road
maps, etc.).
IMPORTANTThe shelf was de-
signed for loads not exceeding 3 kg on
each side. Consequently, do not
arrange objects exceeding these
weights. Do not use the points shown
as grips fig. 100. Use the specific side
handles.SUN VISORS fig. 101
The sun visors Aare positioned to
the sides of the rear-view mirror.
They can swing up and down, as
shown.
A ticket pocket can be found on the
back of the sunvisor driver's side. A
courtesy mirror is applied to the back
of the sun visors.
B
A
fig. 99
F0A0064b
fig. 100
F0A0506b
A
fig. 101
F0A0507b

89GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VEHICLE
ABS
The vehicle can be fitted with an ABS
braking system, which prevents the
wheels from locking when braking,
makes the most of road grip and gives
the best control when emergency
braking under difficult road conditions.
The driver can tell the ABS system
has come into play because the brake
pedal pulsates slightly and the system
gets noisier.
This should not be interpreted as a
fault in the brakes; on the contrary it
is a sign that the ABS system is work-
ing: it tells the driver that the vehicle
is travelling at the limit of its road grip
and that he should alter his speed to
fit the type of road surface.
The ABS system is an addition to the
basic braking system. If there is a mal-
function, the system turns off auto-
matically and only the ordinary brakes
continue to work.If a failure occurs, and consequently
the anti-lock function is not effective,
the braking system will continue to
work as usual.
If you have never driven a vehicle
with ABS before, you should practice
using the system on slippery terrain,
obviously with the necessary safety
precautions and keeping to the High-
way Code of the country you are in.
It is also a good idea to read the fol-
lowing information carefully.
The advantage in using the ABS sys-
tem is that it continues to give you
maximum manoeuvrability even when
braking hard in conditions of poor grip
by preventing the wheels locking.
You should, however, not expect the
braking distance to always decrease:
for example surfaces with gravel or
fresh snow on a slippery road will in
fact increase the braking distance. Correct positions as a function
of the load
0- one or two occupants in the
front seats.
1- five occupants.
2- five occupants + load in boot.
3- driver + maximum permissible
load stowed in boot.
Check the headlight
beam position every time
you change the load to be
carried.
HEADLIGHT ADJUSTMENT
ABROAD
Headlights are orientated as to drive
inside the country of origin before sell-
ing the vehicle. When travelling in
countries with opposite driving direc-
tion, you need to cover the headlight
areas according to the Road Code of
the country you are travelling in.

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fig. 146
F0A0099b
fig. 145
F0A0096B
CELLULAR PHONE
SET-UP
The system set-up consists of:
– a dual-purpose aerial (sound sys-
tem + cellular phone), on the vehicle
roof;
– a dual-purpose aerial connection
wires and ten-pin connector wiring
fig. 146.
– a double coil speaker (sound sys-
tem + cellular telephone), located on
the passenger side dashboard. HEAVY PRESETTING
The system consists of the following:
– sound system power wires;
– wires for front speakers on the
dashboard;
– 2 speakers on the dashboard;
– wires for door speakers (where
provided);
– 2 door speakers;
– 2 rear speakers (for passengers
transport versions);
– wires for rear speakers;
– sound system compartment;
– aerial wire and aerial.Speakers
– two mid-range speakers on dash-
board, diameter 100 mm, power 30W
max each.
– two woofer speakers on front
doors, diameter 165 mm, power 40W
max each (Panorama versions only).
– two full-range elliptic speakers on
rear window shelf, 95 x 154 mm, pow-
er 20W max each (Panorama versions
only).
Sound system installation
To fit the sound system, remove the
oddment compartment shown in fig.
145. To remove the compartment,
press it upwards and then pull it out
towards the inside of the vehicle.
fig. 144
F0A0162B