2007 FIAT PANDA ESP

Dear Customer,
Thank you for selecting Fiat and congratulations on your choice of a Fiat Panda.
We have written this handbook to help you get to know all your new Fiat Panda’s features and use it in the best possible way.
You should read it right through before taking the road for the first time. You will find information, tips and important warnings re-
garding the driving of your car to help you derive the maximum from your Fiat Panda’s technological features.
You are recommended to read carefully the warnings and indications, marked with the respective symbols, at the end of the page:
personal safety;
the car’s wellbeing;
environmental protection.
The enclosed Warranty Booklet lists the services that Fiat offers to its Customers:
❒the Warranty Certificate with terms and conditions for maintaining its validity
❒the range of additional services available to Fiat Customers.
Best regards and good motoring!
This Owner Handbook describes all Fiat Panda versions. As a consequence, you should consider only the
information which is related to the engine and bodywork version of the car you purchased.
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REFUELLING
Petrol engines: only refuel with unleaded petrol with octane rating (RON) not less than 95.
Diesel engines: only refuel with diesel fuel for motor vehicles (EN 590 Specification).
The use of other products or mixtures may irreparably damage the engine with invalidation of the warranty due to
the damage caused.
ENGINE STARTING
Petrol engines: make sure that the handbrake is engaged; set the gearshift lever to neutral; fully depress the clutch
without pressing the accelerator, then turn the ignition key to AVV and release it as soon as the engine has started.
Diesel engines: make sure that the handbrake is engaged; set the gearshift lever to neutral; fully depress the clutch
without pressing the accelerator, then turn the ignition key to MAR and wait for the warning lights
Yand mto
go off; turn the ignition key to AVV and release it as soon as the engine has started.
PARKING ON FLAMMABLE MATERIAL
While working, the catalyst develops a very high temperature. Do not park the car over grass, dry leaves, pine nee-
dles or any other inflammable materials.
RESPECTING THE ENVIRONMENT
The car is fitted with a system that allows continuous diagnosis of the components correlated with emissions to en-
sure better respect for the environment.
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SAFETY
DEVICES
CORRECT USE
OF THE CAR
WARNING
LIGHTS AND
MESSAGES
IN AN
EMERGENCY
CAR
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
INDEX
DASHBOARD
AND CONTROLSDASHBOARD ...................................................................... 5
SYMBOLS ............................................................................... 7
THE FIAT CODE SYSTEM ................................................. 7
THE KEYS .............................................................................. 8
INSTRUMENT PANEL ........................................................ 13
INSTRUMENTS..................................................................... 16
DIGITAL DISPLAY ............................................................... 18
MULTIFUNCTION DISPLAY ............................................ 19
RECONFIGURABLE MULTIFUNCTION DISPLAY .... 21
TRIP COMPUTER ................................................................ 29
SEATS....................................................................................... 32
HEAD RESTRAINTS............................................................. 33
STEERING WHEEL............................................................... 35
REARVIEW MIRRORS......................................................... 35
HEATING AND VENTILATION...................................... 37
MANUAL CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM .................... 41
AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM ............. 44
EXTERNAL LIGHTS............................................................. 48
WINDOW WASHING....................................................... 49
CEILING LAMP...................................................................... 50
CONTROLS .......................................................................... 52
INTERIOR FITTINGS .......................................................... 53SUNROOF ............................................................................. 55
DOORS .................................................................................. 57
POWER WINDOWS/WINDOW WINDERS .............. 59
BOOT ...................................................................................... 62
BONNET................................................................................. 63
ROOF RACK/SKI RACK .................................................... 65
HEADLIGHTS........................................................................ 65
ABS SYSTEM ......................................................................... 67
ESP SYSTEM ........................................................................... 69
EOBD SYSTEM ..................................................................... 72
“DUALDRIVE” ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM 72
PARKING SENSORS ........................................................... 74
SOUND SYSTEM.................................................................. 76
AT THE FILLING STATION.............................................. 78
PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT............................. 79
DD D
A A
S S
H H
B B
O O
A A
R R
D D
A A
N N
D D
C C
O O
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KEY WITH REMOTE CONTROL
(where provided) fig. 6 - fig. 6a
The metal insert Aoperates:
❒the ignition switch;
❒the door and the tailgate locks;
❒the switch to deactivate the passenger’s
air bag (where provided).
Press button Bto open/to close the met-
al insert.
fig. 6F0G0681m
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DASHBOARD
AND CONTROLS
KEY WITHOUT REMOTE
CONTROL fig. 5
The metal insert Aoperates:
❒the ignition switch;
❒the door and the tailgate locks;
❒the switch to deactivate the passenger’s
air bag (where provided).
fig. 4F0G0679mfig. 5F0G0680m
All the keys and the CODE
card must be handed over to
the new owner when selling
the car.
Button B should only be
pressed when the key is
away from the body, in particular
from the eyes and from objects that
can be spoilt (e.g. clothes). Make sure
the key can never be touched by oth-
ers, especially children, who may in-
advertently press the button.
WARNING
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INDEX
DASHBOARD
AND CONTROLS
MULTIFUNCTION
DISPLAY
STANDARD SCREEN fig. 23
The standard screen shows the following
indications:
AHeadlight aiming position (only with
dipped beam headlights on).
BClock.
COdometer (covered km or miles). WARNING LIGHT TEST fig. 22
The following warning lights are tested:
❒handbrake on/low brake fluid level;
❒ABS and EBD systems (where provid-
ed);
❒ESP system (where provided);
❒“Dualdrive” electrical power steering
failure (where provided).
The test is automatically run when the ig-
nition key is turned to MARand during
normal operation when a fault is signalled.
At the end of the initial warning light test,
the message “LEd Error” will flash on the
display for 10 seconds if a faulty warning
light is found.
fig. 22F0G0185mfig. 23F0G0016m
NoteWith key removed (when opening
one of the front doors) the display will
turn on and show for a few seconds the
clock and the km or mi covered.
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AND CONTROLS
SETTING THE CLOCK fig. 25
To adjust the time, press button Ato in-
crease minutes, button Bto decrease min-
utes. Every press on the button increas-
es or decreases by one unit. Keeping the
corresponding button pressed obtains au-
tomatic fast increase or decrease. When
you are near the required value, release
the button and complete adjustment with
single presses.
fig. 25F0I0142m
WARNING LIGHT TEST fig. 26
The following warning lights are tested:
❒handbrake on/low brake fluid level;
❒ABS and EBD systems (where provid-
ed);
❒ESP system (where provided);
❒“Dualdrive” electrical power steering
failure.
fig. 26F0G0152m
The test is automatically run when the key
is turned to MARand during normal op-
eration when a fault is signalled. At the end
of the initial warning light test, the mes-
sage LEd Err will flash on the display for
10 seconds if a faulty warning light is found.
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INDEX
DASHBOARD
AND CONTROLS
Day
Year
MODE
briefly
press
button
Month
Deutsch
Português
English
Español
Français
Italiano
Nederland
Polski
Example:
SERVICEEXIT MENUTRIP B DATA
SET TIME
SET DATE
SEE RADIO
AUTOCLOSE
UNITS
LANGUAGE BUZZER VOLUME BUTTON VOL.SPEED LIM.
fig. 29Example:
+
–
– +
+
–
+
+–
–
+++
–––
++
– –+ +
–MODE
briefly
press
button
Briefly press button MODEto start surfing from the
standard screen. To surf the menu use buttons +or –.
NoteFor safety reasons, when the car is running, it is
possible to access only the reduced menu (for setting
the “Beep limit”). When the car is stationary access to
the whole menu is enabled. On cars provided with the
Connect Nav+ system, many functions are displayed on
the navigator display.
F0G1235g
– –
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not to use it for long periods, especially
if there several people in the car.
IMPORTANT The inside air recirculation
system makes it possible to reach the re-
quired “heating” or “cooling” conditions
faster. Do not use the air recirculation
function on rainy/cold days as it could con-
siderably increase the possibility of the
windows misting inside.
Air distribution knob D
¥to convey air to the centre and side
vents;
μto warm the feet and convey cooler
air to the dashboard vents;
wto heat with outside harsh tempera-
ture: close central and side vents to
convey as much air as possible to the
feet;
≤to warm the feet and at the same time
demist the windscreen;
-for quick windscreen demisting.VENTILATION
To ventilate the passenger’s compartment
properly proceed as follows:
❒central and side vents: completely open;
❒knob Aturned to blue section;
❒knob Cturned to U;
❒knob Dturned to ¥;
❒
knob Bturned to the required speed.
HEATING
Proceed as follows:
❒knob Aturned to red section;
❒knob Dturned to the required symbol;
❒knob Bturned to the required speed. CONTROLS fig. 45
Air temperature knob A (mixing
hot and cold air)
Red section = hot air
Blue section = cold air
Fan activation /speed adjustment
knob B
0= fan off
1-2-3 = fan speed
-= fan top speed
Air recirculation on/off knob C
U= outside air intake
T= inside air recirculation
This function is particularly useful when
the outside air is heavily polluted (in a traf-
fic jam, tunnel etc.). However, it is better
fig. 45F0G0022m
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