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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
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To tilt rear seats refer to paragraph “Ex-
tending the boot” in this section.
SEATS
FRONT SEATS
fig. 32F0G0029m
fig. 33F0G0030m
fig. 34F0G0031mMoving the seat backwards
or forwards fig. 32
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.
Back rest angle adjustment fig. 33
Turn the knob B.
Cushion adjustment
(where provided) fig. 34
Use lever Dto raise or lower the back
of the cushion in order to obtain the re-
quired comfortable driving position.
Only make adjustments
when the car is stationary.
WARNING
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 car.
WARNING
Upholstery of your car has
been designed to withstand
wear deriving from common
use of the car. You are how-
ever recommended to avoid strong
and/or continuous scratching with
clothing accessories such as metallic
buckles, studs, Velcro fastenings and
the like, since these items cause cir-
cumscribed stress of the cover fabric
that could lead to yarn breaking, and
damage the cover as a consequence.
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To restore the use of the rear seat: lift the
seat back and push it backwards until you
hear the locking click and make sure the
seat belts are at the front of the seat back.
The car can be fitted, as optional, with sep-
arate rear seats.
The boot extension possibilities offered
by the split seat are many and they should
be chosen according to the number of
passengers and the amount of luggage to
be carried:
❒total extension with right and left side
of the seat tilted as described above;
❒partial extension with left or right side
of the seat tilted and place only for No.
1 rear passenger.
IMPORTANT If in the boot there is a
rather heavy load and you are travelling at
night, check and adjust aiming of the main
beam headlights (see “Headlights” in this
section).EXTENDING THE BOOT
(versions with rear sliding seat)
fig. 79 and 80
Partial extension
Use lever A(in the passenger’s compart-
ment) or the central tab Din the boot to
move the seat forward.
Total extension
Remove the rear parcel shelf as previous-
ly described (see versions with rear fixed
seat).
Use lever Aor central tab Din the boot
to move the seat to the required position
(e.g.: fully forward for total boot exten-
sion);
Lift lever Bor Cor pull side tabs Eor F
in the boot to release the seat back rest
section to tilt; both if you want to tilt the
whole back rest. EXTENDING THE BOOT
(versions with rear fixed seat)
fig. 78
Proceed as follows:
1) Remove the rear parcel shelf and fit it
behind the back rests. To remove the rear
parcel shelf, release catches A(one per
side) and pull the rear parcel shelf out-
wards.
2) Operate the levers on the seat back
outer side and tilt the seat back forwards
putting aside the seat belts.
For central seat belts with three anchor
point see paragraph “Use of the central
seat belt” in section “Safety devices”.
fig. 78F0G0131mfig. 79F0G0257m
A heavy load that has not
been secured may cause se-
rious harm.
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ADJUSTING THE HEADLIGHT
BEAM
The correct positioning of the headlight
beams is very important for the comfort
and safety not only of the person driving
the car but also all other road users. This
also covered by a specific law.
To ensure you and other drivers have the
best visibility conditions when travelling
with the headlights on, the headlights must
be set properly.
Have the headlight positioning checked at
a Fiat Dealership and adjusted if necessary.
Check the positioning of the headlight
beams whenever the weight or the load
position is changed.
ROOF RACK/
SKI RACK
FASTENERS fig. 84
The roof rack fastener seats Aare shown
in the figure.
To secure the roof rack, remove plugs B
(two per side).
A roof rack/ski rack especially designed for
Fiat Panda is available from Lineaccessori
Fiat.
On some versions, bars carrying all ob-
jects can be provided as an optional.
fig. 84F0G00203m
After travelling a few kilo-
metres, check that the at-
tachment fastening screws are tight.
WARNING
Never exceed the permitted
weight (see section “Techni-
cal specifications”.
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SLANT COMPENSATION fig. 85
The car is fitted with an electrical device
for correcting the headlight slant. The de-
vice can be operated with the ignition key
at MARand the dipped beam headlights
are on.
When the car is loaded, it slopes back-
wards. This means the headlight beam ris-
es.
In this case, it is necessary to return it to
the correct position using buttons +and
–.
The display shows the positions during the
adjustment.ADJUSTING THE FRONT
FOGLIGHTS (where provided)
fig. 86
Have the headlight positioning checked at
a Fiat Dealership and adjusted if necessary.
fig. 85F0G0141mfig. 86F0G0076m
Correct positions according
to the load
Position 0- one or two passengers on
front seats.
Position 1- four passengers.
Position 2- four passengers + load in the
boot.
Position 3- driver + maximum admitted
load in the boot.
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Boot extension: unfasten the belt through
button Mand guide the belt to prevent
it from twisting; overlap tongues Iand G,
on the catch Hin the reel compartment.
IMPORTANT After repositioning the
seats, restore proper seat belts conditions
for prompt use.PRETENSIONERS
To increase the efficiency of the front and
rear (where provided) seat belts, the Fiat
Panda is fitted with pretensioners. These
devices “feel”, through a sensor, that a vi-
olent crash is in progress and rewind the
seat belts a few centimetres. In this way
they ensure that the seat belt adheres per-
fectly to the wearer before the restrain-
ing action begins.
The seat belt locks to indicate that the de-
vice has intervened; the seat belt cannot
be drawn back up even when guiding it
manually.
IMPORTANT To obtain the highest de-
gree of protection from the action of the
pretensioning device, wear the seat belt
keeping it firmly close to the chest and
pelvis.
A small amount of smoke may be pro-
duced. This smoke is in no way toxic and
presents no fire hazard.
The pretensioner does not require any
maintenance or greasing. Anything that
modifies its original conditions invalidates
its efficiency. If due to unusual natural
events (floods, sea storms, etc.) the device
has been affected by water and mud, it
must necessarily be replaced. Seat belt with three anchor points
(for versions/markets where
applicable) fig. 5
The seat belt has two webbings and a dou-
ble buckle.
To use the seat belts, take the tongues out
of the reel compartment and pull the belt,
guide the belt to prevent it from twisting
then secure tongue Ginto buckle Lfitted
with the black button M.
To fasten the belt, run the belt and secure
tongue Iinto the corresponding buckle N.
To fasten the belt: press button Oand guide
the belt to prevent it from twisting.
fig. 5F0G0241m
Remember that in the case
of a violent collision, back
seat passengers not wearing seat belts
also represent a serious danger to the
passengers in the front.
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All restraint devices must bear the certi-
fication data, together with the control
brand, on a solidly fixed label which must
absolutely never be removed.
Over 1.50 m in height, from the point of
view of restraint systems, children are
considered as adults and wear the seat
belts normally.
Lineaccessori Fiat offers seats for each
weight group, which are the recommend-
ed choice, as they have been designed and
experimented specifically for Fiat cars.CARRYING CHILDREN
SAFELY
For optimal protection in the event of a
crash, all passengers must be seated and
wearing adequate restraint systems.
This is even more important for children.
This prescription is compulsory in all EC
countries according to EC Directive
2003/20/EC.
Compared with adults, their head is pro-
portionally larger and heavier than the rest
of the body, while the muscles and bone
structure are not completely developed.
Therefore, correct restraint systems are
necessary, other then adult seat belts.
The results of research on the best child
restraint systems are contained in the Eu-
ropean Standard ECE- R44. This Standard
enforces the use of restraint systems clas-
sified in five groups:
Group 0 0-10 kg in weight
Group 0+ 0-13 kg in weight
Group 1 9-18 kg in weight
Group 2 15-25 kg in weight
Group 3 weight 22 - 36 kg
SERIOUS DANGER: Never
place cradle child’s seats on
the front passenger seat of
cars fitted with passenger’s
air bag. The air bag activa-
tion could cause serious in-
juries, even mortal. You are advised
to carry children always on the rear
seats, as this is the most protected po-
sition in the case of a crash. In any
case, children’s seats must absolutely
not be fitted on the front seat of cars
with passenger’s air bag, which dur-
ing inflation could cause serious in-
jury, even mortal, regardless of the se-
riousness of the crash that triggered
it. Children may be placed on the
front seat of cars fitted with passen-
ger’s air bag deactivation. In this case,
it is absolutely necessary to check the
warning light
Fon the cluster to
make sure that deactivation has ac-
tually taken place (see paragraph
“Passenger’s front air bag” at item
“Front air bags”). The front passen-
ger’s seat shall be adjusted in the
most backward position to prevent
any contact between child’s seat and
dashboard.
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GROUP 2
Starting from 15 to 25 kg in weight, chil-
dren may be restrained directly by the car
belts fig 11.
The only function of the seat is to position
the child correctly in relation to the belts,
so that the diagonal part adheres to the
chest and not to the neck and that the
horizontal part clings to the child’s pelvis
and not the abdomen.
fig. 11F0G0049m
GROUP 1
Starting from 9 to 18 kg in weight, children
may be carried facing forwards, with seats
fitted with front cushion, through which
the car seat belt restrains both child and
seat fig. 10. GROUP 0 and 0+
Babies up to 13 kg must be carried facing
backwards on a cradle seat which, sup-
porting the head, does not induce stress
on the neck in the event of sharp decel-
eration.
The cradle is restrained by the car seat
belts, as shown in fig. 9and in turn it must
restrain the child with its own belts.
fig. 9F0G0047mfig. 10F0G0048m
The figure is only an example for mounting. Attain to the instructions
for fastening which must be enclosed with the specific child restrain-
ing system you are using.
WARNING
Seats exist which are suitable for covering weight groups 0 and 1 with a
rear connection to the car belts and their own belts to restrain the child.
Due to their size, they can be dangerous if installed incorrectly fastened to the car
belts with a cushion. Carefully follow the instructions for installation provided with
the seat.
WARNING
The figure is only an exam-
ple for mounting. Attain to
the instructions for fastening which
must be enclosed with the specific
child restraining system you are using.
WARNING
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