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The ladder shall only be
tilted with the vehicle sta-
tionary and the door
open.
52GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VEHICLE
You cannot open the
left-hand sliding side door
while refuelling when the
flap is open (see “At the filling
station” in this section).
Versions with two sliding side
doors
Open either of the two sliding side
doors to access the rear seats. ACCESSING
THE REAR SEATS
Versions with one sliding side
door (on passenger side)
From passenger’s side: open the
sliding side door.
From driver’s side:pull handle F-
fig. 59aupwards to tip the seat back.
Once you have let go of the lever,
check that the seat is firmly locked in
the runners by trying to move it back
and forth.In the event of an emer-
gency, you can get out of
the rear seats from the
driver’s side by tilting the driver’s
seat.
EC
D
fig. 58
F0A0187bD
D
E
fig. 59
F0A0199b
Releasing the ladder: press but-
ton E-fig. 59to release the ladder
from the handle D. Reposition the lad-
der in its original position. Tip the seat
by lowering the cushion and lifting the
seat back. Make sure that the seat is
locked.
fig. 59a
F0A0600b
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53GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VEHICLE
7-seat versions
To access the third row:
– open the side sliding door;
– lower the head restraints (if set in
the normal position of use) (see para-
graph “Head restraints”);
– release lever A-fig. 59band fold
the seat forward onto the cushion;
– raise the whole cushion fig. 59c.
To get out of the vehicle, reverse the
above operations and make sure head
restraints are lowered.
fig. 59b
F0A0403b
fig. 59c
F0A0404b
IMPORTANTIt is forbidden to
travel with the second row seats
tipped and third row seats set in nor-
mal position of use. More particularly,
if the central seat of the second row
is tipped and that of the third row is
set in normal position of use, a buzzer
will sound to indicate the wrong seat
position.
It is absolutely forbidden
to travel with the second
row seats tipped and pas-
sengers seated on the third row
seats (as specified on the seat la-
bel).TAILGATE EMERGENCY
OPENING
On versions with front seats that do
not fold over, there is an opening de-
vice inside the tailgate to allow the oc-
cupants to evacuate the rear seats in an
emergency. To unlock the tailage, op-
erate device Aillustrated in the fig. 60
from inside the load compartment.
fig. 60
F0A0900b
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67GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VEHICLE
– switch Apressed to the right, ceil-
ing lights Cand Dwill stay on in what-
ever condition.
When the ceiling light is off, switch
Bturns on the following lights:
– map-reading light Cif pressed to
the left;
– map-reading light Dif pressed to
the right.
IMPORTANTMake sure that both
switches are in central position before
getting out of the vehicle. This is en-
sure that the ceiling lights go out when
the doors are closed preventing the
battery from running down.
Timing for getting into the
vehicle
The ceiling lights will come on as fol-
lows:
– for 15 seconds when the front
doors are unlocked;– for 7 seconds when a door is
closed (within the three minutes).
Timing will be stopped when the ig-
nition key is turned to MAR.
Timing for getting out of the
vehicle
The ceiling lights will come on as fol-
lows when the key is removed from
the ignition switch:
– for 3 minutes within two minutes
after stopping the engine;
– for 7 seconds when a door is
closed (within the three minutes).
Timing will be stopped when the
doors are locked.WITH TOGGLE LENS
Press the short side of the lens fig.
91to switch the light on and off.
fig. 91
F0A0215b
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Closing the wing window
Take the mobile crossmember C-
fig. 106back to its original position;
fit the crossmember pin Cin the orig-
inal housing until it clicks.
Pull the wing window in the direction
shown in fig. 105, fitting your hand
in handle B. The wing window is
closed once it clicks.
DC
fig. 106
F0A0071b
Moving the vehicle when
the crossmember is not
fastened in its housing can
cause severe damage to the load
compartment structure. Fur-
thermore, only the bottom of the
rear doors would be locked and
this could damage the hinges.
IMPORTANTArrange the load
evenly along the crossmember and fas-
ten it with ropes or similar.
IMPORTANTNever leave the
crossmember unfastened while the ve-
hicle is moving.
B
fig. 105
F0A0070b
Do not exceed 110 km/h
speed with wing window
open. Risk of (violent)
wing window closing.
The mobile crossmember C-fig. 106
can be tipped down to facilitate load-
ing and unloading long objects.
To tip, hold the crossmember with
your left-hand and move the lever D
with your right-hand in the direction of
the arrow until it clicks.
Lower the crossmember carefully
until it reaches its position. Unload the
vehicle and take the crossmember
back to its original position.
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74GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VEHICLE
These operations are allowed for
two minutes after turning the ignition
key from MARto STOPor removed
only if the doors are closed.
AB
fig. 109
F0A0074b
fig. 109a
F0A0510b
Closing by hand from the inside
Front doors: close the door and
press the lever as shown in fig. 108
(LOCK).
ELECTRIC WINDOWS
According to versions, power win-
dow controls can be set on the dash-
board (in central position) fig. 109, or
on driver and passenger door panels
fig. 109a. They only work with igni-
tion key at MAR.
A- to open/close the front left-hand
window;
B- to open/close the front right-
hand window.
fig. 108
F0A0514b
DOORS
FRONT DOORS
Opening by hand from
the outside
Front doors: turn the key to 2-fig.
107and pull the handle.
Locking by hand from
the outside
Front doors: close the door and turn
the key to 1-fig. 107.
Opening by hand from
the inside
Front doors: pull the lever.
2
1
fig. 107
F0A0072b
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Check that it is safe to
open a door before doing
so.
Make sure that the left-
hand sliding side door is
completely closed before
refuelling (see “At the filling sta-
tion” in this chapter). You could
damage the door and the sliding
lock system which comes into
play when the fuel flap is open.
You cannot open the
left-hand sliding side door
while refuelling when the
flap is open (see “At the filling
station” in this chapter).
SIDE DOORSIn Doblò Cargo versions, the side
sliding door is fitted with a catch which
stops it when it is fully open: to release
the catch, simply push the door against
the catch and pull it forwards force-
fully.
In any case, always make sure that
the door is correctly fastened in the
door open catch.
Do not leave the vehicle
parked on a steep slope
with the sliding door
open. An involuntary knock could
release the door and make it
slide.
When leaving the vehi-
cle parked with the sliding
doors open, always check
that the door hooks are properly
fastened into the retaining device
to ensure it remains fully open.
Improper use of the
electric windows can be
dangerous. Before and
during their operation ensure
that any passengers are not at
risk from the moving glass either
by personal objects getting
caught in the mechanism or by
being injured by it directly. Al-
ways remove the ignition key
when you get out of the vehicle
to prevent the electric windows
being operated accidentally and
constituting a danger to the peo-
ple left in the vehicle.
On driver’s side there is a button A-
fig. 109for automatic operation.
Press the button for longer than one
second: the window will stop when it
reaches the end of its travel (or until
the button is pressed again).
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76GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VEHICLE
Closing:close the door making it
sliding forward, then press once the
lever at “LOCK” as shown in fig. 111.
Opening/closing from the
outside (Fiat Doblò Passenger
Transport/Combi versions)
Opening:pull the handle as shown
by the arrow fig. 110and make the
door slide backward.
fig. 112
F0A0040b
L
OCKL
OCK
fig. 111
F0A0073b
Closing:pull the handle as shown by
the arrow fig. 110, thus releasing the
lock and make the door slide forward.
Opening/closing from the inside
(Fiat Doblò Passenger
Transport/Combi versions)
Opening: pull the release lever A-
fig. 112 and make the door slide back-
ward.
Closing:pull the release lever Aand
make the door slide forward; lock the
door by pressing the handle button B. Opening/closing from
the outside
(Fiat Doblò Cargo versions)
Opening:turn the key to 2-fig. 110
and pull the handle in the direction of
the arrow then, make the door slide
backward to the stop limit catch.
Closing:use the external handle and
push the door forward. Turn the key
to1- fig. 110.
Opening/closing from the inside
(Fiat Doblò Cargo versions)
Opening: pull the opening lever fig.
111and make the door slide back-
ward to the stop limit catch.
12
fig. 110
F0A0709b
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77GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VEHICLE
REAR DOUBLE DOORS
The double rear doors are fitted with
a catch which stops the opening at an
angle of approximately 90°.
The catch system is de-
signed to ensure the best
comfort in use. An acci-
dental knock or gust of wind
could release the doors and make
them close.
It is possible to increase the
opening angle of the two doors to
facilitate loading and unloading
operations. Force the doors
open. This will allow opening the
doors by approximately 180°.Opening the first door from the
outside 1-fig. 114
Turn the key to position 2-fig.
115and pull the door handle in the di-
rection of the arrow.
Closing the first door from the
outside 1-fig. 114
Turn the key to position 1-fig. 115. When open to 180°, the
doors are not blocked. Do
not use this system when
the vehicle is parts on a slope or
when it is windy.
12
fig. 114
F0A0508b
CHILD LOCK
To prevent opening the sliding side
doors from the inside.
Engage by inserting the tip of the ig-
nition key as shown in fig. 113and
turning it.
Position 1- device off.
Position 2- device on.
The device will be engaged even if
the doors are unlocked electrically.
fig. 113
F0A0235b
When children are pre-
sent in the vehicle this de-
vice should always be
used.
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