2008 FIAT DUCATO lock

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IGNITION
DEVICE
The key can be turned to 4 different po-
sitions fig. 9:
❒STOP: engine off, key can be re-
moved, steering column locked. Cer-
tain electrical devices (e.g.: sound sys-
tem, central door locking…) can
work.
❒MAR: driving position. All electrical
devices are powered.
❒AVV: engine starting (unstable posi-
tion).
The ignition switch is fitted with an elec-
tronic safety system that, in the event the
engine is not started, turns back the igni-
tion key to STOPbefore repeating the
starting operation.STEERING COLUMN LOCK
Engaging
When the key is at STOP, remove the
key and turn the steering wheel until it
locks.
Disengaging
Rock the steering wheel slightly as you
turn the ignition key to MAR.
If the ignition device is tam-
pered with (e.g.: attempted
theft), have it checked over by a Fiat
Dealership as soon as possible.
WARNING
When getting out of the ve-
hicle, always remove the key
to prevent any occupants from acci-
dentally activating the controls. Re-
member to engage the handbrake
and if the vehicle is parked on uphill
slope to engage the first gear. If the
vehicle is facing downhill, engage the
reverse gear. Never leave unsuper-
vised children in the vehicle.
WARNING
fig. 9F0N0007m
Never remove the ignition
key while the vehicle is mov-
ing. The steering wheel would auto-
matically lock as soon as you try to
turn it. This also applies when the ve-
hicle is being towed.
WARNING
It is absolutely forbidden to
carry out whatever after-
market operation involving steering
system or steering column modifica-
tions (e.g.: installation of anti-theft
device) that could badly affect per-
formance and safety, cause the lapse
of warranty and also result in non-
compliance of the vehicle with ho-
mologation requirements.
WARNING

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DIGITAL DISPLAY
STANDARD SCREEN fig. 16
The standard screen shows the following
indications:
AHeadlight aiming position (only with
dipped beam headlights on).
BClock (always displayed, even with ig-
nition key removed and front doors
closed).
COdometer (covered km or miles) and
computer Trip information.
NoteWith key removed (when opening
one of the front doors) the display will
turn on and show for a few seconds the
km or mi covered.CONTROL BUTTONS fig. 17
▲To scroll the displayed menu and the
related options upwards or to in-
crease the value displayed.
MODEPress briefly to display
the menu and/or to go to next
screen or to confirm the re-
quired menu option.
Long press to go back to the
standard screen.
▼To scroll the displayed menu and the
related options downwards or to de-
crease the value displayed.NoteButtons ▲and ▼activate different
functions according to the following situ-
ations:
Setup menu
– to scroll the menu options upwards and
downwards;
– to increase or decrease values during set-
tings.
fig. 16F0N0016mfig. 17F0N0017m

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SETUP MENU fig. 18
The menu comprises a series of functions
arranged in a “circular fashion” which can
be selected through buttons ▲and ▼to
access the different select operations and
settings (setup) given in the following para-
graphs.
The setup menu can be activated by press-
ing briefly button MODE.
Single presses on buttons ▲and ▼will
scroll the setup menu options.
Handling modes differ with each other ac-
cording to the characteristic of the option
selected.Selecting a menu option
– press briefly button MODEto select
the menu option to set;
– press buttons ▲and ▼(by single press-
es) to select the new setting;
– press briefly button MODEto store the
new setting and to go back to the previ-
ously selected menu option.
Selecting “Set Clock”
– briefly press button MODEto select
the first value to change (hours);
– press buttons ▲and ▼(by single press-
es) to select the new setting;
– briefly press button MODEto store the
new setting and to go to the next setup
menu option (minutes);
– after setting the values with the same
procedure, you’ll go back to the menu op-
tion previously selected.Press the button MODE for long
– to quit the set up menu if you are in the
menu;
– to quit the displayed menu if you are set-
ting an option;
– to save only the settings stored yet (and
confirmed by pressing button MODE).
The setup menu displaying is timed; when
quitting the menu due to timing expiry, on-
ly settings stored yet by the user (and con-
firmed by pressing briefly button MODE)
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Setting the speed limit (SPEEd)
With this function it is possible to set the
vehicle speed limit (km/h or mph), when
this limit is exceeded the driver is imme-
diately alerted (see section “Warning lights
and messages”).
To set the speed limit, proceed as follows:
– briefly press button MODE, the display
will show the wording (SPEEd) and the
unit (km/h) or (mph) previously set;
– press button▲or ▼to select speed
limit activation (On) or deactivation
(OFF);
– if the function has been activated (On),
press buttons ▲or ▼to select the re-
quired speed limit and then press MODE
to confirm;
NoteThe possible setting is between 30
and 200 km/h, or between 20 and 125
mph depending on the unit set previous-
ly (see paragraph “Setting the distance unit
(Unit)”) described later. Every press on
button ▲/▼increases/decreases by 5
units. Keeping the button ▲/▼pressed
obtains the automatic fast increase or de-
crease. When you are near the required
setting complete adjustment by single
presses.
– briefly press button MODEto go back
to the menu screen or press the button
for long to go back to the standard screen
without storing settings.Setting the clock (Hour)
With this function it is possible to set the
clock.
To set the required unit proceed as fol-
lows:
– briefly press button MODE, “hours”
will flash on the display;
– press button ▲or ▼for setting;
– briefly press button MODE, “minutes”
will flash on the display;
– press button ▲or ▼for setting;
– briefly press button MODEto go back
to the menu screen or press the button
for long to go back to the standard screen
without storing settings.
Adjusting the buzzer volume
(bUZZ)
This function enables to adjust the volume
of the buzzer accompanying any fail-
ure/warning indication.
To adjust the volume proceed as follows:
– briefly press button MODE, the display
will show the wording (bUZZ);
– press button ▲or ▼to select the re-
quired volume (volume can be adjusted ac-
cording to 8 levels).
– briefly press button MODEto go back
to the menu screen or press the button
for long to go back to the standard screen
without storing settings.Setting the distance unit (Unit)
With this function it is possible to set the
unit.
To set the required unit proceed as fol-
lows:
– briefly press button MODE, the display
will show the wording (Unit) and the pre-
viously set unit (km) or (mi);
– press button ▲or ▼to select the re-
quired distance unit.
– briefly press button MODE
to go back
to the menu screen or press the button
for long to go back to the standard screen
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CONTROL BUTTONS fig. 20
▲To scroll the displayed menu and the
related options upwards or to in-
crease the value displayed.
MODEPress briefly to display
the menu and/or to go to next
screen or to confirm the re-
quired menu option.
Long press to go back to the
standard screen.
▼To scroll the displayed menu and the
related options downwards or to de-
crease the value displayed.
MULTIFUNCTION
DISPLAY (where
provided)
The multifunction display shows useful in-
formation necessary when driving, in par-
ticular:
INFORMATION ON
“STANDARD” SCREEN fig. 19
The standard screen shows the following
indications:
ADate.
BOdometer (covered km or miles).
CClock (always displayed, even with ig-
nition key removed and front doors
closed).
DExternal temperature.
EHeadlight aiming position (only with
dipped beam headlights on).
NoteWhen opening one of the front
doors, the display will turn on and show
for a few seconds the clock and the km or
mi covered.
fig. 19F0N0018m
NoteButtons ▲and ▼activate different
functions according to the following situ-
ations:
To adjust light inside the passenger
compartment
– with sidelights on and standard screen
active, enable to adjust the light intensity
from inside the vehicle
Setup menu
– to scroll the menu options upwards and
downwards;
– to increase or decrease values during set-
tings.
fig. 20F0N0017m

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– if selecting “Mode”:briefly press button
MODE, “24h” or “12h” mode will flash
on the display;
– press button ▲or ▼to select “24h” or
“12h”.
After setting, briefly press button MODE
to go back to the submenu screen or
press the button for long to go back to the
main menu screen without storing set-
tings.
– press again button MODEfor long to
go back to the standard screen or to the
main menu according to the current menu
level. Set clock (Set time)
This function enables to set the clock
through two sub-menus: “Time” and
“Mode”.
Proceed as follows:
– briefly press button MODE, the display
will show the two sub-menus “Time” and
“Mode”;
– press button ▲or ▼to surf the two
sub-menus;
– select the required option and then
press button MODE;
– if selecting “Time”: briefly press button
MODE, “hours” will flash on the display;
– press button ▲or ▼for setting;
– briefly press button MODE, “minutes”
will flash on the display;
– press button ▲or ▼for setting;Set date (Set Date)
This function enables to update the date
(year - month - day).
To correct the date proceed as follows:
– briefly press button MODE, “day” will
flash on the display;
– press button ▲or ▼for setting;
– briefly press button MODE, “month”
will flash on the display;
– press button ▲or ▼for setting;
– briefly press button MODE, “year” will
flash on the display;
– press button ▲or ▼for setting.
NoteEvery press on button ▲or ▼in-
creases/decreases by 1 unit. Keeping the
button pressed obtains automatic fast in-
crease or decrease. When you are near
the required setting complete adjustment
by single presses.
– briefly press button MODEto go back
to the menu screen or press the button
for long to go back to the standard screen
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Automatic door locking with
vehicle running (Autoclose)
When activated (On), this function locks
automatically the doors when the vehicle
speed exceeds 20 km/h.
To activate (On) or to deactivate (Off) this
function proceed as follows:
– briefly press button MODEto display
the submenu;
– briefly press button MODE : (On) or
(Off) will flash on the display (according to
previous setting);
– press button ▲or ▼for setting;
– briefly press button MODEto go back
to the menu screen or press the button
for long to go back to the standard screen
without storing settings;
– press again button MODEfor long to
go back to the standard screen or to the
main menu according to the current menu
level. Audio repetition (See radio)
With this function the display repeats in-
formation relevant to the sound system.
– Radio: selected radio station frequency
or RDS message, automatic tuning acti-
vation or AutoSTore;
– audio CD, MP3 CD: track number;
– CD Changer: CD number and track
number;
To activate (On) or to deactivate (Off)
sound system info displaying proceed as
follows:
– briefly press button MODE: (On) or
(Off)will flash on the display (according to
previous setting);
– press button ▲or ▼for setting;
– briefly press button MODEto go back
to the menu screen or press the button
for long to go back to the standard screen
without storing settings.Set unit (Units)
With this function it is possible to set the
units through three sub-menus: “Distances”,
“Consumption” and “Temperature”.
To set the required unit proceed as follows:
– briefly press button MODE, to display
the three sub-menus;
– press button ▲or ▼to surf the three
sub-menus;
– select the required sub-menu and then
press briefly button MODE;
– if selecting “Distances”: briefly press button
MODEthe display will show “km” or “mi”
(according to previous setting);
– press button ▲or ▼for setting;
– if selecting “Consumption”: briefly press but-
ton MODEthe display will show “km/l”,
“l/100km” or “mpg” (according to previous
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Fabric upholstery of your Fiat
Ducato is purpose-made to
withstand common wear re-
sulting from normal use of the
vehicle. It is however absolutely neces-
sary to prevent hard and/or prolonged
scratching/scraping caused by clothing
accessories like metallic buckles, studs,
“Velcro” fixings, etc. that stressing lo-
cally the fabric could break yarns and
damage the upholstery as a conse-
quence.
Seat height adjustment
To raise the seat: (being seated), move
lever B (front seat part) or lever C (rear
seat part) upwards and unload your weight
on the seat part to be raised.
FRONT SEATS
fig. 23F0N0118m
Only make adjustments when
the vehicle is stationary.
WARNING
Moving the seat backwards or
forwards fig. 23
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.
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 vehicle.
WARNINGFor maximum safety, keep
the back of your seat up-
right, lean back into it and make sure
the seat belt fits closely across your
chest and hips.
WARNING
To lower the seat: (being seated), move
lever B(front seat part) or lever C(rear
seat part) upwards and load your weight
on the seat part to be lowered.
Back rest angle adjustment fig. 23
Turn knob D.