2015 FIAT DUCATO BASE CAMPER door lock

allow access to the load
compartment fig. 36.
WARNING
6) All adjustments must be made
with the vehicle stationary.
7) After releasing the adjustment
lever, always check that the seat
is locked on the guides by trying
to move it back and forth. If it
is not locked, the seat may move
unexpectedly and make you lose
control of the vehicle.
8) For maximum safety, keep the
back of your seat upright, lean
back into it and make sure the
seat belt fits closely across your
chest and pelvis.
9) Before putting on the front seat
belts, make sure that the
armrests are in vertical position
(see "Seat belts" paragraph).
10) Before unfastening the belts and
getting out of the vehicle, ensure
that the outer armrest (door side)
is fully raised.
11) All adjustments must be made
with the vehicle stationary. In
particular, while turning the seat,
take care that it does not interfere
with the handbrake lever.12) Ensure the seat is locked in the
driving position before starting up
the vehicle.
13) Do not place heavy loads on the
flap with the vehicle in motion
because they could be thrown
against the vehicle occupants in
the event of sudden braking or
impacts, causing severe injury.
14) Do not travel with passengers
seated in the 3rd row with the
2nd row bench folded over. Do not
place objects of any type on the
backrest of the 2nd row bench
folded over: in the event of impact
or sharp braking they could be
thrown against the occupants of
the vehicle casing serious injury.
For more information, see the
contents of the adhesive plate
located under the bench.
15) When refitting the bench, ensure
that it is correctly locked to the
floor guides.
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T he seat can be manually folded to

STEERING WHEEL
The steering wheel position can be
adjusted axially.
To carry out the adjustment,
proceed as follows:
❒release the lever fig. 38 by pulling it
towards the steering wheel (position
2);
❒adjust the steering wheel;
❒block the lever by pushing it forwards
(position 1).
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WARNING
17) Any steering wheel position
adjustment should only be carried
out with the vehicle stationary
and the engine turned off.
18) It is absolutely forbidden to carry
out any after-market operation
involving steering system or
steering column modifications
(e.g.: installation of anti-theft
device). This could badly affect
performance and safety,
invalidate the warranty and also
result in the non-compliance
of the vehicle with approval
requirements.
REAR VIEW
MIRRORS
INTERIOR MIRROR
Lever A fig. 39 can be used to
move the mirror to two different
positions: normal or antiglare.
DOOR MIRRORS
Mirrors with manual
adjustment
To adjust the mirrors, manually
operate on each of the two glasses
of each mirror.
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ADDITIONAL
HEATER
(for versions/markets, where
provided)
On some versions, an additional
heater is also present beneath the
driver's seat. The fan for this heater
is operated by means of the button
F located on the control panel fig.
53.
INDEPENDENT
ADDITIONAL
HEATER
(for versions/markets, where
provided)
The vehicle is available, on request,
with two different independent
heaters: one fully automatic, the
other which can be programmed.
AUTOMATIC VERSION
The additional heater is turned on in
automatic mode when the engine
is started and the required outside
temperature and coolant conditions
are present. Deactivation is always
automatic.
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IMPORTANT During periods with
low outdoor temperatures when the
device cuts in, check that the fuel
level is always higher than the
reserve level. Otherwise the device
could lock and require the
assistance of a Fiat Dealership.PROGRAMMABLE
VERSION
The additional heater operates
completely independently of engine
operation and allows the following:
❒heating the passenger compartment
with the engine off
❒defrosting the windows;
❒heat the engine coolant and then the
engine itself prior to starting.
The system consists of:
❒a diesel burner for heating the water
with an exhaust silencer for the
combustion gases;
❒a metering pump connected to the
reservoir pipes for supplying the
burner;
❒a heat exchanger connected to the
engine cooling system pipes;
❒a control unit connected to the
passenger compartment
heating/ventilation system to allow
automatic operation;
❒an electronic control unit for
controlling and adjusting the built-in
burner;
MODEF
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ROOF LIGHTS
FRONT ROOF LIGHT
WITH SPOT LIGHTS
Switch A fig. 69 is used to switch
on/off roof lights. With the switch A
in the middle position, the lights
C and D go on/off when front doors
are opened/closed. With switch A
pressed to the left, the lights C and
D are always off. With switch A
pressed to the right, the lights C
and D are always on.
Lights switch on/off progressively.
The switch B is a spot light; when
the roof light is off, it switches
the following on individually:
❒light C if pressed on the left side;
❒light D if pressed on the right side.
IMPORTANT Before getting out of
the vehicle, make sure that both
switches are in the middle position;
when the doors are closed, the
lights switch off preventing the
battery from running flat.
In any case, if the switch is left in on
position, the roof light switches off
automatically 15 minutes after
the engine switching off.
Roof light timing
On some versions, to facilitate
getting in/out of the vehicle at night
or with poor lighting, 2 different
timed switching on modes are
available.
TIMED OPERATION FOR GETTING
INTO THE VEHICLE
The roof lights switch on according
to the following modes:
❒for around 10 seconds when the
front doors are unlocked;
❒for about 3 minutes when one of the
side doors is opened;
❒for about 10 seconds when the
doors are closed.
The timed period is interrupted
when the ignition is turned to
"MAR-ON".
TIMED OPERATION FOR GETTING
OUT OF THE VEHICLE
After removing the key from the
ignition, the roof lights switch on
according to the following modes:
❒within 2 minutes of the engine being
switched off for a period of around
10 seconds;
❒when one of the side doors is
opened for a period of around
3 minutes;
❒when one of the doors is closed for a
period of about 10 seconds.
The timed period ends
automatically when the doors are
locked.
LOAD COMPARTMENT
REAR COURTESY
LIGHT
This is located above the rear door.
Press the cover at the point shown
in fig. 70 to switch it on.
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BATTERY
DISCONNECTION
FUNCTION
(DISCONNECTOR)
(for versions/markets, where
provided)
The battery disconnection function
is enabled with the ignition key in
the BATT position, as illustrated on
the dedicated plate located in the
area illustrated in fig. 77.To turn the ignition key to BATT
position, press button A (red) fig.
78.
The battery will be disconnected,
by interrupting the earth lead, about
45 seconds after the key is turned
to the BATT position.
This 45 second period is necessary
to:
❒allow the driver to get out of the
vehicle and lock the doors using the
remote control;
❒guarantee that all the vehicle
electrical systems have been
deactivated.
With the battery disconnected,
access to the vehicle will only be
possible by unlocking the driver's
door using the mechanical lock.To restore the battery connection,
insert the ignition key and turn it
to the MAR-ON position, the
vehicle can be started normally at
this point.
If the battery is disconnected, it
may be necessary to set certain
electrical devices again (e.g. clock,
date, etc.).
CENTRAL LOCKING
To lock all doors at the same time,
press button A fig. 79, located
on the centre console control panel,
regardless of the position of the
ignition key.
The LED on the button switches on
when the doors are locked.
The electric window panel features
a button D fig. 80 which
independently unlocks/locks the
load compartment.
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CUP HOLDER - CAN
HOLDER - BOTTLE
HOLDER ON
DASHBOARD
(for versions/markets, where
provided)
On a few versions, two cup holders
/ can holders / bottle holders (0.5
/ 0.75 litres) fig. 87 are available on
the central dashboard in the place
of the storage compartment.MOBILE PHONE
HOLDER
(for versions/markets, where
provided)
It is located on the central tunnel in
the position shown in fig. 88
DOOR POCKETS
There are oddment/document
pockets fig. 89 located in each of
the door panels.COMPARTMENT
BENEATH PASSENGER
SIDE FRONT SEAT
Proceed as follows to use the
compartment:
❒Open the flap A fig. 90 and remove it
as illustrated;
❒turn the lock knob B anticlockwise
and remove it to allow the
compartment to be removed.
REAR PARTITION
The vehicle may be equipped with
a solid rear partition or with a sliding
glass partition.
To open/close the sliding glass
partition use the knob A fig. 91.
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DOORS
DOOR CENTRAL
LOCKING/UNLOCKING
Locking doors from
the outside
With the doors shut, press button
on the remote control fig. 104
- fig. 105 or insert the metal insert A
in the lock of the door on the
driver's side and turn it clockwise.
The doors will only be locked if
all doors are shut.
To extract the metal insert, press
button B.
If one or more of the doors is open
after the button
on the remote
control is pressed, the direction
indicators and the LED in the
button fig. 107 will flash quickly for
about 3 seconds. When the
function is active the button A fig.
107 is deactivated.
Pressing button
on the remote
control twice in quick succession
activates the dead lock device (see
"Dead lock").Door unlocking from
the outside
Briefly press button
fig. 104 or
fig. 105, according to the version,
to remotely unlock the front doors,
switch on the roof lights in a timed
manner and flash the direction
indicators.Turn the key anticlockwise in the
driver's door fig. 106 to unlock
all the doors. With the battery
disconnected, access to the vehicle
will only be possible by unlocking
the driver's door using the
mechanical lock.
Door locking/
unlocking from the
inside
Press button A fig. 107 to lock the
doors, press button again to unlock
them. The locking/unlocking
actions take place centrally (front
and rear).
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When the doors are locked, the
LED in button A is on and, when
the button is pressed again, all the
doors are centrally unlocked and
the warning light is switched off.
When the doors are unlocked, the
LED is off and pressing the button
again centrally locks all the doors.
The doors will be locked only if
all the doors are properly shut.
Following the locking of the doors
using:
❒remote control
❒door pawl
they cannot be unlocked using the
button A fig. 107 in the dashboard.IMPORTANT With the central
locking on, pulling the opening lever
for one of the front doors causes
the central locking to be switched
off. Individual doors can be
unlocked by pulling the opening
handle of one of the rear doors.
If a power supply is not present
(blown fuse, battery disconnected,
etc.) it is, however, possible to
lock the doors manually.
After exceeding 20 km/h, all the
doors will be locked automatically if
the setup menu function has been
selected (see “Multifunction display”
paragraph in this section).
LOAD COMPARTMENT
BUTTON
The activation of the locking is
signalled by the LED in the button.
The LED comes on in the following
cases:
❒after each door lock command
generated by the button D fig. 108 or
by button
in the dashboard;
❒when the instrument panel is
activated;
❒upon opening of one of the front
doors;
❒when the door is locked at 20 km/h
(if activated from the menu).
The lock is turned off when one of
the load compartment doors is
opened or on a door release
request (load compartment or
centralised) or an unlocking request
from the remote control/door
catch.
DEAD LOCK
(for versions/markets, where
provided)
This safety device inhibits the
operation of:
❒interior handles
locking/unlocking button A fig. 107
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thereby preventing the opening of
the doors from inside the
passenger compartment if there
has been a break-in attempt (e.g. a
window has been broken).