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When using the boot,
make sure the load you
are carrying does not ex-
ceed the permitted weight (see
“Technical specifications”). Also
ensure the items in the boot are
arranged properly to prevent
them being thrown forwards and
injuring passengers should you
brake sharply. Do not travel with
the tailgate open: exhaust gas
could filter into the passenger
compartment.
If you are travelling in
areas where refuelling
can be difficult and you
want to carry a can of petrol, fol-
low the law in force. Use a ho-
mologated can and secure it ad-
equately. Even given these pre-
cautions, the risk of fire in the
event of an accident is increased.
Do not use the key as a
handle to open the tail-
gate. You could damage it.
TAILGATE
Opening/closing the tailgate
To open the tailgate from the out-
side, turn the ignition key in lock
fig. 118and pull handle Ain the di-
rection of the arrow.
The opening of the boot is made eas-
ier by the gas-filed struts on each side.
IMPORTANTFit the key well into
the lock before turning it.
You will be able to open the tailgate
with the key only if you remove the
key from the lock after turning it by 45
degrees.
To close, lower the tailgate until the
lock clicks.
CENTRAL DOOR LOCKING
SYSTEM
From the outside
With the doors closed, fit and turn
the key in one of the front door locks.IMPORTANTAdjust the height of
the dipped headlight beam when trav-
elling at night with a rather heavy load
in the boot (see “Headlights” in this
chapter).
Make sure the load does not exceed
the values shown in “Weights” para-
graph, “Technical specifications” chap-
ter for correct operation of the head-
light adjustment device.
Do not knock the tailgate
into objects on the roof
rack when you open it.
fig. 118
F0A0231b
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Tipping the entire seat
The seat back and cushion release
devices are in the points shown in fig.
119.
Lift knobs A-fig. 119 and tip the seat
back forwards.
To tip the entire seat, lift the cush-
ion with lever B-fig. 120.
A
fig. 119
F0A0181b
B
fig. 120
F0A0182b
From the inside
With the doors closed, press (to
lock) or lift (to unlock) one of the side
door knobs (Fiat Doblò Passengers
Transport versions). Alternatively, ei-
ther press “LOCK” (to lock) or pull
(to unlock) the front and side door
handles (Fiat Doblò Cargo versions).
The side door knobs will lock or un-
lock only the specific door.
IMPORTANTIf one of the doors
is not shut properly or there is a fail-
ure in the system, the central locking
(where provided) feature will cut out
and after some attempts the device
stops working for about two minutes.
In these two minutes, the doors can
be locked or unlocked manually with-
out the electrical system coming into
play. After the two minutes, the con-
trol unit is ready to receive commands
once more.
If the cause of the failure is removed,
the device will start working proper-
ly, otherwise it will cut out once more.BOOT
EXTENDING THE BOOT
Split seat
Before setting off, make sure that the
seats in the direction of travel and per-
fectly fastened to the anchoring. On-
ly in this position can be seat belts be
used correctly.
The boot can be extended com-
pletely or partially.
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To use the side ramp, fig. 138,
open the side sliding door, take han-
dle Aand take out the ramp as shown
by the arrow until locking it.
IMPORTANTMax. side ramp car-
rying capacity is 60 kg.
When you have finished, take handle
Aand refit the side ramp into its hous-
ing making it sliding as shown by the
arrow fig. 138.
fig. 138
F0A0234b
HEADLIGHTS
ADJUSTING THE
HEADLIGHT BEAM
The correct positioning of the head-
light beams is very important for the
comfort and safety, not only of the
person driving the vehicle but also all
other road users.
This is 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 Dealershipand ad-
justed if necessary.SLANT COMPENSATION
The vehicle is fitted with an electri-
cal device for correcting the headlight
slant. The device can be operated with
ignition key at MARand dipped
beams on.
When the vehicle is loaded, it
“slopes” backwards. This means that
the headlight beam rises. In this case,
it is necessary to return it to the cor-
rect position.
Proceed as follows:
– hold button B-fig. 139pressed to
increase by one position (e.g.: 0➟1,
1➟2, 2➟3);
– hold button Apressed to decrease
by one position (e.g.: 3➟2, 2➟1, 1➟0).
Display Cshows the positions dur-
ing the adjustment.
0y
1∆
70
22: 1 10
7
7B
AC
fig. 139
F0A0085b
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102GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VEHICLE
DIESEL ENGINES
Use diesel fuel for motor
vehicles complying with
European specifications
EN590 only. The use of other
products or mixtures may dam-
age the engine beyond repair and
invalidate the warranty. If the
tank is accidentally filled with oth-
er types of fuel, do not start the
engine and drain the tank. If the
engine has run even for a very
short time, you will also need to
drain the fuel supply circuit.AT THE FILLING
S TAT I O NPETROL ENGINES
Use only unleaded petrol.
To prevent errors, the diameter of
the fuel tank filler is too small to in-
troduce a lead petrol pump filler.
Use petrol with a rated octane num-
ber (R.O.N.) not lower than 95.
IMPORTANTAn inefficient cat-
alytic converter will allow harmful ex-
haust fumes to be emitted and thus
contribute to air pollution.
IMPORTANTNever put even the
tiniest amount of leaded petrol in the
fuel tank of your vehicle even in an
emergency. You would damage the
catalytic converter beyond repair. Make sure that the left-
hand sliding side door is
completely closed before
refuelling. 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.
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If the outside temperature is very
low, the diesel thickens due to the for-
mation of paraffin and could clog the
fuel filter.
In order to avoid these problems, dif-
ferent types of diesel are distributed
according to the season: summer type,
winter type and arctic type (cold
mountain areas).
If refuelling with diesel fuel not ade-
quate, you are recommended to add
TUTELA DIESEL ARTto the fuel,
in the proportions written on the con-
tainer. Pour the antifreeze into the fu-
el tank before the fuel.
REFUELLING
To guarantee full tank filling, carry
out two refuelling operations after the
first click of the fuel delivery gun.
Avoid further topping up operations
that could cause damages to the fuel
system.FUEL FILLER CAP fig. 150
Make sure that the left-
hand sliding side door is
completely closed before
refuelling. 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.
fig. 150
F0A0219b
To open:
1)Turn the cap by approximately half
a turn anticlockwise and remove it.
IMPORTANTThe hermetic clo-
sure may cause a slight pressure in the
tank: a slight hissing when turning the
cap is quite normal.
2)While you are filling up, place the
cap on the fuel filler flap as illustrated
in the figure.
To close:
The cap has a bayonet coupling. In-
sert the cap and turn it clockwise un-
til it clicks once or more.
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On certain versions the cap has a
mechanical lock to be opened using
the door key. PROTECTING THE
ENVIRONMENT
Protecting the environment has been
the guiding principle in the design of
the Fiat Doblò right from the start.
The result is the use of materials and
creation of devices that can reduce or
considerably curtail harmful influences
on the environment.
The devices for curtailing petrol en-
gine emissions are the following:
– a three-way catalytic converter;
– Lambda sensors (oxygen sensors);
– a fuel evaporation system. Do not put naked flames
or lighted cigarettes near
the fuel filler hole as there
is a danger of fire. Do not bend
too close to the hole either so as
not to breathe in harmful
vapours.
IMPORTANTIf required, replace
the fuel cap with another genuine cap
to avoid affecting the efficiency of the
fuel vapour recovery system.
The devices for curtailing diesel en-
gine emissions are:
– an oxidising catalytic converter;
– an exhaust gas recirculation system
(E.G.R.).
– diesel particulate filter (DPF)
– Lambda probes (where provided).
Consequently, the Fiat Doblò is ready
to travel well ahead of the most strin-
gent international pollution control
standards.
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136IN AN EMERGENCY
THIRD BRAKE LIGHTS
To replace a bulb, open either the
left-hand door or the tailgate and
loosen the screws A-fig. 31.
Remove the lens from its housing
from the outside.
Remove the clipped-on bulb B-fig.
32and replace it.NUMBER PLATE LIGHT
To replace a bulb, press the tab in
the point shown in fig. 33and remove
the cluster. Turn the bulb holder A-
fig. 34anticlockwise and remove bulb
B. IF AN INTERIOR
LIGHT BURNS OUT
fig. 31
F0A0528b
B
fig. 32
F0A0144b
fig. 33
F0A0527b
fig. 34
F0A0529b
Modifications or repairs
to the electrical system
carried out incorrectly
and without bearing the features
of the system in mind can cause
malfunctions with the risk of fire.
See “If a bulb burns out” in this chap-
ter for bulb type and power.
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141IN AN EMERGENCY
FUSE SUMMARY TABLE
10
10
10
10
10
10
15
10
7.5
15
10
10
10
7.5
10
7.5
10
20
7.5
40
70
40
20
20
20
20
15
7.5
7.5 F14
F15
F12
F13
F42
F53
F30
F53
F51
F32
F42
F37
F53
F31
F37
F51
F37
F44
F50
F02 – MAXI FUSE
F01 – MAXI FUSE
F04 – MAXI FUSE
F48
F47
F38
F22
F11
F42
F18 42
42
41
41
41
41
42
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
42
42
42
41
41
41
42
42
41
42
Figure Fuse Ampere
Right-hand main beam
Left-hand main beam
Right-hand dipped beam
Left-hand dipped beam
Boot
Hazard lights
Front fog lights
Direction indicators
Dashboard instrument lights
Light system
Ceiling light
Instrument panel and warning lights (ignition switch powered)
Instrument panel and warning lights (battery powered)
Reversing light
Brake lights
Number plate light
Additional brake light (third stop light)
Cigar lighter
Air bag
Dashboard control unit power: optional functions
Dashboard control unit power: standard functions
ABS power (pump)
Right front power window
Left front power window
Door locking system
Ignition coils
Engine control system secondary loads
ABS control unit (ignition switch powered)
Engine control unit (+battery)
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