2008 FIAT DUCATO Back seat

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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.

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fig. 24F0N0147m
Lumbar adjustment
This feature ensures better back support.
To adjust, turn the knob E-fig. 24
SEAT WITH SHOCK ABSORBER
This seat features suspension with me-
chanical springing system and hydraulic
shock absorbers to guarantee top com-
fort and safety since the springing system
enables to absorb any shock due to bad
surface roads.
See previous paragraph “Front seats” for
moving the seat backwards or forwards
and for height, seat back, lumbar and arm-
rest adjustment.
fig. 25F0N0139m
Setting seat shock
absorbers/weight
Use the adjusting knob A-fig. 25to set
the required adjustment according to your
weight, settings range between 40 kg and
130 kg.
Make sure armrests are up-
right before fastening the
front seats belts (see paragraph “Seat
belts”). SEATS WITH ADJUSTABLE
ARMRESTS
The driver’s seat can be fitted with an ad-
justable armrest that can be raised or low-
ered. To adjust it, operate the small wheel
A-fig. 26.
fig. 26F0N0148m
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Back rest angle adjustment
Operate lever A-fig. 29.
Seat height adjustment fig. 29
Operate controls Bor Cto raise/lower
the front/rear section of the seat respec-
tively.
Revolving the seat
The seat can be turned 180° toward the
facing seat and 35° toward the door.
May be locked in driving position and to
180°.
fig. 29F0N0174m
fig. 30aF0N0175m
To revolve the seat, operate lever D-
fig. 30a(set on the right side of the seat).
Before turning the seat it must be first
moved forward and only after adjusted in
longitudinal direction fig. 27a.
fig. 30bF0N0213m
Ensure the seat is locked in
driving position before dri-
ving off in the vehicle
WARNING
Seat warming fig. 30b
(where provided)
With ignition key at MAR, press button
Eto switch the seat warming on/off. The
led on the button will light up when the
function is on.
fig. 30cF0N0149m
FOLDING SHELF ON BENCH
SEAT (where provided) fig. 30c
The seat is fitted with a folding shelf that
may be used as a work surface for papers.
To use, pull tab Aand lower the shelf.
The shelf incorporates two glass holders
and a clip board for documents.
Do not position heavy
weights on the shelf with the
vehicle in motion because the items
could be thrown against the vehicle oc-
cupants in the event of sudden brak-
ing or impact, causing severe injury.
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fig. 30dF0N0237mfig. 30eF0N0238m
UNDER-SEAT BASKET
(where provided)
The basket under the driver’s seat A-fig.
30dmay be removed easily by withdraw-
ing from the hooks on the support base.
Do not position heavy
weights inside the basket
with the vehicle in motion because the
items could be thrown against the ve-
hicle occupants in the event of sudden
braking or impact, causing severe in-
jury.
WARNING
SEAT BASE PLASTIC COVERS
(where provided) fig. 30e
Front trim Amay be opened by operat-
ing the release handle Bin the upper part.
This gives access to the under-seat basket
(see paragraph “Under-seat basket”)
The seat must be as far back as possible
to facilitate front trim opening and access
to the basket.
To allow removal of the front trim, the
trim must be turned forward as far as pos-
sible and withdrawn from the hooks pre-
sent in the lower part by pulling toward
the front of the vehicle.PANORAMA VERSIONS
Passengers’ seats back rest angle
adjustment fig. 31
Turn knob A.
Access to the second row seats
fig. 31
For accessing the second seat row, oper-
ate lever Bof the external right side seat
of the first row and fold the back of the
seat forward guiding it with your left hand.
Moving the seat back to standard position
the seat will lock into the locking device
without using the lever again.
On Panorama 2
ndrow complete seat both
side seats are fixed.

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fig. 31F0N0227mfig. 32F0N0228m
Tilting the central seat back
(2nd- 3rdrow) fig. 31
Raise lever Cand tilt the seat back for-
ward.
On the back of the central seat back there
is a stiff surface acting as armrest and table
with glass/can holders.
Use the same lever to reposition the seat
back.
When folding the back of the central seat
of the second row, remove the head re-
straint in order to make the first row cen-
tral seat back adjustment easier.COMBI VERSIONS
Easy Entry position
Raise lever A-fig. 32and tilt the seat back
forward.
Pack position
Proceed as follows:
– from the easy entry position, take the
head restraints out;
– raise lever B-fig. 33(set under lever
A) with your right hand;
– turn the back 5° towards the rear area;
– tilt the back forwards with your left
hand.Never travel seated in the 3rd
row with the 2ndrow bench
tilted. Never position objects on the
tilted back of 2
ndrow bench seat: in
the event of crash or sudden brake
objects could be ejected against ve-
hicle occupants and cause serious in-
juries. For further info see the adhe-
sive label located under the bench.
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❒to lower: press button Aand lower
the head restraint.
To lift out front head restraints: press at
the same time buttons Aand Bset on
both sides and take them out.
fig. 36F0N0020m
To optimise head restraint protective ac-
tion, adjust the seat back upright and keep
your head as close as possible to the head
restraint.
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
STEERING WHEEL
The steering wheel can be adjusted axial-
ly.
Proceed as follows:
❒release the lever A-fig. 37pulling it
towards the steering wheel (position
2).
❒adjust the steering wheel as required;
❒lock the lever Apushing it forwards
(position 1);
fig. 37F0N0321m
Any adjustment of the steer-
ing wheel position must be
carried out only with the vehicle sta-
tionary and the engine turned off.
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.
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When the vehicle is parked on a steep
slope the reel mechanism may block; this
is normal. The reel mechanism also pre-
vents the webbing coming out when it is
jerked or if the vehicle brakes sharply, is
in a collision or when cornering at high
speed.ADJUSTING THE SEAT BELT
HEIGHT fig. 2
SEAT BELTS
USING THE SEAT BELTS fig. 1
The belt should be worn keeping the chest
straight and rested against the seat back.
To fasten the seat belts, take hold the
tongue Aand insert it into the buckle B,
until hearing the locking click.
At removal, if it jams, let it rewind for a
short stretch, then pull it out again with-
out jerking.
To unfasten the seat belts, press button
C. Guide the seat belt with your hand
while it is rewinding, to prevent it from
twisting.
Through the reel, the belt automatically
adapts to the body of the passenger wear-
ing it, allowing freedom of movement.
fig. 1F0N0069mfig. 2F0N0070m
Never press button C-fig. 1
when travelling.
WARNING
Only adjust seat belt height
when the vehicle is station-
ary.
WARNING
To adjust, press button A-fig. 2and raise
or lower the grip B-fig. 2.
Always adjust the height of the seat belt
to fit the person wearing it. This could
greatly reduce the risk of injury in the case
of collision.
The belt is adjusted properly when the
webbing passes approximately halfway be-
tween the edge of the shoulder and the
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PRETENSIONERS
To increase the efficiency of the seat belts,
the vehicle is fitted with pretensioners.
These devices, in the event of a violent
front crash, rewind the seat belts a few
centimetres. In this way they ensure that
the seat belt adheres perfectly to the
wearer before the restraining action be-
gins.
Pretensioner activation is indicated by
buckle withdrawal downwards; the seat
belt cannot be drawn back up even when
guiding it manually.
IMPORTANT To obtain the highest de-
gree of protection from the action of the
pretensioning device, wear the seat belt
keeping it firmly close to the chest and
pelvis.
A small amount of smoke may be pro-
duced. This smoke is in no way toxic and
presents no fire hazard.
The pretensioner does not require any
maintenance or greasing.
Anything that modifies its original condi-
tions invalidates its efficiency.
If due to unusual natural events (floods,
seas storm, etc.) the device has been af-
fected by water and mud, it must neces-
sarily be replaced.LOAD LIMITERS
To increase passenger’s safety, the front
seat belt reels contain a load limiter which
allows controlled sag in such a way as to
dose the force acting on the chest and
shoulders during the belt restraining ac-
tion in case of front crash.The pretensioner can only
be used once. After a colli-
sion that has triggered it, have it re-
placed at a Fiat Dealership. Preten-
sioner validity is indicated on the la-
bel in the glove compartment: the
pretensioners should be replaced at a
Fiat Dealership as this date ap-
proaches.
WARNING
Operations which lead to
knocks, vibrations or localised
heating (over 100°C for a
maximum of 6 hours) in the
area around the pretensioners may
cause damage or trigger them. These
devices are not affected by vibrations
caused by irregularities of the road sur-
face or low obstacles such as kerbs, etc.
Contact a Fiat Dealership for any as-
sistance.