2009 FIAT PANDA fuel

REFUELLING
Petrol engines: only refuel with unleaded petrol with oc-
tane rating (RON) not less than 95 in compliance with
the European Standard EN 228.
Diesel engines: only refuel with diesel fuel for motor
vehicles in compliance with the European Standard
EN 590. The use of other products or mixtures may
damage the engine beyond repair and consequently
invalidate the warranty, due to the damage caused.
STARTING THE ENGINE
Petrol engines: make sure that the handbrake is engaged;
set the gearshift lever to neutral; fully depress the clutch
pedal without pressing the accelerator, then turn the ig-
nition key to AVV and release it as soon as the engine has
started.
Diesel engines: turn the ignition key to MAR and wait for
the warning lights Y(or symbol on the display) and m
to go off. Then, 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 temperatures
during operation. Do not park the car on grass, dry
leaves, pine needles or other flammable material: fire
hazard.
RESPECTING THE ENVIRONMENT
The car is fitted with a system that allows continuous
diagnosis of the components correlated with emissions
to ensure better respect for the environment.K
ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES
If, after buying the car, you decide to add electrical ac-
cessories (with the risk of gradually draining the bat-
tery), contact a Fiat Dealership. They can calculate the
overall electrical requirement and check that the ve-
hicle electric system can support the required load.
CODE card
Keep the card in a safe place, not in the car. Make sure
you have the electronic code written on the CODE
card with you at all times.
SCHEDULED SERVICING
Correct car servicing is essential for ensuring it stays in
tip-top condition and safeguards its safety features, its
environmental friendliness and low running costs for
a long time to come.
THE OWNER HANDBOOK CONTAINS…
... important information, tips and warnings for correct
use, driving safety and maintenance of your car over
time. Pay special attention to the symbols
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(person-
al safety)
#
(environmental protection)
!
(the car’s
wellbeing).
READ THIS CAREFULLY!

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CORRECT USE
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WARNING LIGHTS
AND MESSAGES
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F0Z0682m
fig. 7
When a speed of over 20 km/h is reached, the doors will
be automatically locked if this specific function was set (on-
ly on versions with multifunction reconfigurable display).
Opening the tailgate by the remote control
Press and keep button
R
pressed for over one second
to open (unlock) the tailgate by remote control.
The tailgate opening is indicated by double flashing of
direction indicators.
IMPORTANT If the remote control does not work prop-
erly, it is still possible to carry out the above mentioned
operations by using the metal insert of the key.
REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL
REMOTE
CONTROLS
The system can recognise up to 8 keys with incorporat-
ed remote control. Should a new key with remote con-
trol be necessary, contact a Fiat Dealership, taking with
you the CODE card, a personal identity document and the
car’s ownership documents. Unlocking the doors and the tailgate
Briefly press button
Ë: for unlocking of doors and tail-
gate, timed switching-on of internal lights and double flash-
ing of direction indicators (for versions/markets where
provided).
Doors will be unlocked automatically if the fuel inertia
cut-off switch comes into operation.
Locking the doors and the tailgate
Briefly press button Á: for remote locking of doors and
tailgate, switching-off of the internal ceiling lights and sin-
gle flashing of direction indicators (for versions/markets
where provided).
If one of the doors remains open, all doors will be closed
and immediately re-opened and the command is reject-
ed, signalled by the direction indicators flashing; in this case
check that all of the doors are properly locked and repeat
the locking operation.
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VEHICLESAFETY
CORRECT USE
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WARNING LIGHTS
AND MESSAGES
IN
AN EMERGENCY
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MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
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INDEX
INSTRUMENT PANEL
F0Z0250mF0Z0251m
Actual-Active VERSIONS
A Fuel gauge with reserve warning
light
B Speedometer (speed indicator)
C Engine coolant temperature gauge
with excess temperature warning
light
D Digital display.
Warning lights
m
and
c
are only
provided on Diesel versions.
fig. 11 – Left-hand drive versions
fig. 12 – Right-hand drive versions
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F0Z0252mF0Z0253m
Dynamic VERSIONS
A Speedometer (speed indicator)
B Fuel gauge with reserve warning
light
C Engine coolant temperature gauge
with excess temperature warning
light
D Rev counter
E Multifunction display.
Warning lights
m
and
c
are only
provided on Diesel versions.
fig. 13 – Left-hand drive versions
fig. 14 – Right-hand drive versions
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CORRECT USE
OF THE CAR
WARNING LIGHTS
AND MESSAGES
IN
AN EMERGENCY
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MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
INDEX
F0Z0635mF0Z0636m
Emotion VERSIONS
A Speedometer (speed indicator)
B Fuel gauge with reserve warning
light
C Engine coolant temperature gauge
with excess temperature warning
light
D Rev counter
E Reconfigurable multifunction
display.
Warning light
m
is only provided on
Diesel versions.
Warning light
t
is only provided on
versions fitted with Dualogic gearbox
(see “Dualogic” Supplement attached
to this Owner Handbook).
fig. 15 – Left-hand drive versions
fig. 16 – Right-hand drive versions
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F0Z0146m
fig. 17
F0Z0256m
fig. 18
REV. COUNTER fig. 18
The indicator B shows the engine revolution number.
IMPORTANT The electronic injection control system grad-
ually shuts off the flow of fuel when the engine is “over-
revving” resulting in a gradual loss of engine power.
When the engine is idling, the rev counter may indicate
a gradual or sudden increase of the speed.
This behaviour is standard as it takes place during the ac-
tivation of the climate control system or the fan. It should
not be considered as a fault. In these cases, a slow change
in engine speed preserves the battery charge.
INSTRUMENTSThe instrument background colour and type may vary
according to the versions.
SPEEDOMETER (SPEED INDICATOR) fig. 17
The indicator A shows the car speed (speedometer).
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F0Z0148m
fig. 19
ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE
GAUGE fig. 19
This shows the temperature of the engine coolant fluid and
starts working when the fluid temperature exceeds
approx. 50 °C.
Under normal conditions, the needle should hover
around the middle of the scale depending on the working
conditions.
C Low engine coolant temperature
H High engine coolant temperature.
The warning light B may light up (with a message on
the reconfigurable multifunction display for some versions)
to indicate that the coolant temperature is too high; in this
case, stop the engine and contact a Fiat Dealership. FUEL LEVEL GAUGE fig. 19
The needle shows the amount of fuel left in the fuel tank.
E tank empty.
F tank full (see the instructions provided in paragraph
“At the filling station”).
The reserve warning light A turns on to indicate that
approximately 5 litres of fuel are left in the tank.
Do not travel with the fuel tank almost empty: the gaps
in fuel delivery could damage the catalytic converter.
IMPORTANT The needle sets to E with the warning light
A flashing to indicate that the system is failing. If this is
the case, contact a Fiat Dealership to have the system
checked.
If the needle reaches the red area, stop the
engine immediately and contact a Fiat
Dealership.
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Selecting the language (Language)
After setting, display messages can be shown in different
languages: Italian, German, English, Spanish, French, Por-
tuguese, Polish and Dutch.
To set the desired language, proceed as follows:
– briefly press the button MODE: the previously set “lan-
guage” will flash on the display;
– press the button + or − to select;
– briefly press the button MODE to go back to the menu
screen or press the button for a prolonged time to go back
to the standard screen without storing the settings.
Adjust the failure/warning buzzer volume
(Buzzer Volume)
With this function the volume of the buzzer which ac-
companies the display of any failure/warning can be ad-
justed according to 8 levels.
To set the desired volume, proceed as follows:
– briefly press the button MODE: the previously set
volume “level” will flash on the display;
– press the button + or − for setting;
– briefly press the button MODE to go back to the menu
screen or press the button for a prolonged time to go back
to the standard screen without storing the settings. – when accessing the “Consumption” submenu (for versions/
markets where provided): briefly press the button
MODE and the display will show “km/l”, “l/100km” or “mpg”
(depending on the previous setting);”
If the set distance unit is “km”, the fuel consumption unit
will be displayed in km/l or l/100km.
If the distance unit set is “mi” the fuel consumption unit
will be displayed in “mpg”.
– Press the button
+or − to select;
– When accessing the “Temperature” submenu: briefly press
the button MODE and the display will show “°C” or “°F”
(depending on the previous setting);
– Press the button +or − to select.
After setting, briefly press the button MODE to go back
to the submenu screen or press the button for a longer
time to go back to the main menu screen without stor-
ing settings.
– Press the button MODE again for a longer time to go
back to the standard screen or to the main menu according
to the current menu level displayed.
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