2008 FIAT DOBLO Owners Manual

Dear Customer,
Thank you for selecting Fiat and congratulations on your choice of a Fiat Doblò.
We have written this handbook to help you get to know all your new Fiat Doblò 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 regarding the driving of your vehicle to help you derive
the maximum from your Fiat Doblò’s technological features. You will find very valuable tips for your own safety,
the vehicle’s wellbeing and about how to protect the environment.
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!
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This Owner Handbook describes all Fiat Doblò versions. As a consequence, you should consider only the
information which is related to the engine and bodywork version of the vehicle you purchased.
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VERY IMPORTANT!
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REFUELLING
Petrol engines:only refuel with unleaded petrol with octane rating (RON) not less than 95.
Diesel engines: refuel diesel engine vehicles with diesel fuel for motor vehicles meeting EN590 European Spec-
ifications only.
The use of other products or mixtures may irreparably damage the engine with invalidation of the warranty due
to the damage caused.
STARTING THE ENGINE
Make sure that the handbrake is up. Put the gearbox in neutral. Press the clutch pedal fully without pressing
the accelerator. At this point:
petrol engines: turn the ignition key to AVV and release it as soon as the engine starts.
diesel engines:turn the ignition key to MARand wait for the warning lights ¢(Y) and mto go off; turn
the ignition key to AVV and release it as soon as the engine has started.
PARKING ON FLAMMABLE MATERIAL
The catalytic converter develops high temperature during operation, Do not park the vehicle on grass, dry
leaves, pine needles or other flammable material: fire hazard.
RESPECTING THE ENVIRONMENT
The vehicle is equipped with a system for continuously monitoring emissions control system components to
ensure environmental-friendlier running.
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ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES
If you want to add electrically powered accessories after buying the vehicle (with the risk of gradually draining
the battery) visit a Fiat Dealership. They will evaluate the overall electrical intake and check whether the elec-
tric system can support the required load.
CODE card
Keep the code card in a safe place, not in the vehicle. You should always keep the electronic card code writ-
ten on the CODE card with you.
SCHEDULED SERVICING
Correct maintenance will preserve your vehicle’s performance, safety features, environmental-friendliness and
low running costs in time.
THE OWNER HANDBOOK CONTAINS …
…information, tips and important warnings regarding the safe, correct driving of your vehicle, and its mainte-
nance. Pay particular attention to the symbols
"(personal safety)
#(environmental protection)
â(the vehi-
cle wellbeing).
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WELCOME ABOARD Fiat Doblò
Fiat Doblò is a compact vehicle with an original bodyline, designed to offer great driving comfort, ensure safe-
ty and be a real friend to the environment.
Everything, from its new engines to its safety devices, from its improved comfort for driver and passengers alike
to its practical solutions, contributes to make you appreciate your Fiat Doblò’s personality.
And you will realise it later when you discover that its driving style and performance goes hand in hand with
new manufacturing processes that help cut running costs.
The Fiat Doblò, for example, needs to be taken in for its first servicing after 20,000 km.
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The signs you see on this page are very important. They highlight those parts of the handbook where, more than
anywhere else, you should stop for a minute and read carefully.
As you can see, each sign has a different symbol to make it immediately clear and easy to identify the subjects in
the different areas:
THE SIGNS TO HELP YOU DRIVE CORRECTLY
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Personal safety.
Important: total or partial failure to
follow these instructions can place dri-
ver, passengers or others in serious
danger. Protecting the environment.
This shows you the correct proce-
dures to follow to ensure that the ve-
hicle does not harm the environment.Vehicle well-being.
Important. Total or partial failure to
follow these instructions will result in
the risk of serious damage to the ve-
hicle and may invalidate the warranty
as well.
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6GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VEHICLE
SYMBOLS
Special coloured labels have been at-
tached near or actually on some of the
components of your Fiat Doblò. These
labels bear symbols that remind you of
the precautions to be taken as regards
that particular component.
Plate A-fig. 1summarising the sym-
bols used can be found under the bon-
net.
THE FIAT CODE
SYSTEM
To further protect your vehicle from
theft, it has been fitted with an engine
immobilising system (Fiat CODE sys-
tem) which is automatically activated
when the ignition key is removed.
An electronic device, in fact, is fitted
in each ignition key grip. The device
transmits a radio-frequency signal
when the engine is started through a
special aerial built into the ignition
switch. The modulate signal, which
changes each time the engine is start-
ed, is the password by means of which
the control unit recognises the key
and enables to start the engine.KEYS fig. 2
The following keys are provided with
the vehicle:
– two keys Awhen the vehicle is not
equipped with remote control;
– key Aand key Bwhen the vehicle
is equipped with door lock remote
control.
– Key Ais the key that is used nor-
mally. It will:
– start the engine;
– lock/unlock front doors;
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7GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VEHICLE
– lock/unlock the rear doors or the
tailgate;
– lock/unlock the side doors, Cargo
versions only;
– deactivate the passenger’s airbag.
The key B, with a built-in remote
control, has the same functions as key
Ain vehicles with door lock remote
control.
The CODE card fig. 3is also sup-
plied with the keys and bears the fol-
lowing:
a- the electronic code to be used for
emergency starting (see “Emergency
start-up” in section “In an emer-
gency”);b- the mechanical key code to be
given to the Fiat Dealershipwhen
ordering duplicate keys.
Keep the CODE card in a safe place.
Make sure you have the electronic
code of the CODE card with you at all
times in the event you have to per-
form an emergency start-up.
OPERATION
Each time the ignition key is turned
to STOP, or PARK, the protection
system will automatically immobilise
the engine.
When the key is turned to MARto
start the engine:
1)if the code is recognised the ¢
(Y) warning light on the instrument
panel will flash briefly; this means the
protection system has recognised the
key code and deactivates the immo-
biliser, turn the key to AVV, and the
engine will start.
2)If the warning light ¢(Y) stays
on, the code was not recognised. In
this case, turn the key to STOPand
then back to MAR. If the engine re-mains immobilised, try with the oth-
er key provided.
If you are still unable to start the en-
gine, use the emergency starting pro-
cedure (see “In an emergency”) and
take your vehicle to the nearest Fiat
Dealership.
When the vehicle is travelling and the
key is at MAR:
1)if the warning light ¢(Y) comes
on while the vehicle is moving, this
means that the system is running a self-
test (e.g. due to a voltage drop).
2)if the warning light ¢(Y) flash-
es, the vehicle is not protected by the
engine immobiliser. Contact a Fiat
Dealershipimmediately and get them
to store the codes of all the keys in the
memory.
IMPORTANT The electronic com-
ponents inside the key may be dam-
aged if the key is subjected to sharp
knocks.
IMPORTANTEach key provided
with the vehicle has its own code, dif-
ferent from all the others, which must
be stored in the memory of the sys-
tem control unit.
fig. 3
F0A0003b
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