2007 FIAT PANDA Owners Manual

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SAFETY
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CORRECT USE
OF THE CAR
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LIGHTS AND
MESSAGES
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REAR SEATS
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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HEAD RESTRAINTS
FRONT fig. 37
According to versions front head re-
straints can be fixed or adjustable in height
(where provided); to adjust head re-
straints proceed as follows.
❒ To raise: raise the head restraint until
hearing the locking click.
❒ To lower: press button Aand lower
the head restraint.
fig. 37F0G0033m
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
To optimise head restraint
protective action, adjust the
seat back upright and keep your head
as close as possible to the head re-
straint.
WARNING
Any adjustment of the head
restraints must be carried
out only with the car stationary and
the engine turned off.
WARNING
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REAR fig. 38
According to versions rear head restraints
can be fixed (for 5-seat versions) or ad-
justable. To use adjustable head restraints,
raise the head restraint from position 2
“position of non use” to position 1 “com-
pletely removed”.
To bring it back to the original position
“position of non use”, press buttonBand
push the head restraint down.
To take them out, press both buttons B
and C, raise them and then remove.
fig. 38F0G0034m
The particular head restraint shape vol-
untarily interferes with the passenger’s
back leaning on the rear seat in order to
force him/her to lift the head restraint and
use it correctly.IMPORTANT Rear seat passengers shall
always set the head restraints in the “com-
pletely removed” position.
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REARVIEW MIRRORS
DRIVING MIRROR fig. 40
The mirror is fitted with a safety device
that causes it to be released in the event
of a violent crash.
It can be moved using the lever Ato two
different positions: normal or antiglare.
STEERING WHEEL
The steering wheel can be adjusted in
height (where provided).
Release the lever A-fig. 39pulling it to-
wards the steering wheel, then adjust it in
the most suitable position and lock it push-
ing the lever Afully forwards.
fig. 39F0G0061m
Any adjustment must be car-
ried out only with the car
stationary and the engine turned off.
WARNING
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Electrical adjustment fig. 43
Proceed as follows:
❒ use switch Bto select the mirror re-
quired;
❒ to adjust the mirror move the joystick
Ain the four directions.
fig. 43F0G0039m
As door mirrors are curved,
they may slightly alter the
perception of distance.
WARNING
On Actual versions, the door mirror shall
be adjusted from the outside; to adjust it
directly press slightly the four corners of
the mirror.
fig. 41F0G0197m
fig. 42F0G0040m
When driving the mirrors
shall always be in position 1.
WARNING
fig. 40F0G0036m
DOOR MIRRORS
Manual adjustment fig. 41-42
Use lever Ato adjust mirror Bfrom the
passenger compartment.
When required (for example when the
mirror causes difficulty in narrow spaces)
it is possible to fold the mirror moving it
from position 1(open) to position 2
(closed).
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HEATING
AND VENTILATION
1.Vent for defrosting or demisting wind-
screen - 2.Centre adjustable and swivel
vent - 3.Side adjustable and swivel vent -
4.Fixed side vent to convey air to side
windows - 5.Side vents to convey air to
front seat passengers’ feet - 6. Side vents
to convey air to rear seat passengers’ feet.
SIDE AND CENTRE
ADJUSTABLE VENTS
fig. 44/a - 44/b
AFixed vent for side windows.
BSide adjustable vents.
CCentre adjustable vents.
To use vents Aand Bpress them as
shown by the arrow and turn them as re-
quired (they can be rotated to whatever
direction).
fig. 44F0G0685m
fig. 44/aF0G0023mfig. 44/b
C
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TY
F0G0024m
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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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MESSAGES
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TECHNICAL
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INDEX
DASHBOARD
AND CONTROLS
FAST HEATING
For fast heating of the passenger com-
partment, proceed as follows:
❒knob Aturned to red section;
❒knob Cturned to T;
❒
knob Dturned to -;
❒
knob Bturned to -(top fan speed).
Then use the controls to keep the re-
quired comfort conditions and turn knob
Cto U.
IMPORTANT With cold engine, you have
to wait for a few minutes to let the sys-
tem fluid reach the operating temperature.FRONT WINDOW FAST
DEMISTING AND/OR
DEFROSTING
Proceed as follows:
❒knob Aturned to red section;
❒knob Cturned to U;
❒knob Dturned to -;
❒
knob Bturned to -(top fan speed).
After demisting/defrosting, operate the
controls to keep the required comfort.
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