Starting The Engine - Fiat Panda 2015 Owner's Handbook Manual

STARTING THE
ENGINE
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Before starting the engine, adjust the
seat, the interior rear view mirrors,
the door mirrors and fasten the seat
belt correctly.
Never press the accelerator pedal for

starting the engine.

VERSIONS WITH MANUAL
GEARBOX
Petrol versions
Proceed as follows:
❒ engage the handbrake and place the
gear lever in neutral. For 0.9 TwinAir
and 0.9 TwinAir Turbo versions
engage the handbrake and place the
gear lever in neutral or fully press the
clutch pedal if a gear other than neutral
is engaged;
❒ for all versions (except 0.9
TwinAir Turbo) fully depress the clutch
pedal, without pressing the accelerator;
❒ turn the ignition key to AVV and
release it as soon as the engine starts.
Diesel versions
Proceed as follows:
❒ engage the handbrake, put the gear
lever into neutral and turn the ignition
key to MAR: the warning lights
and on the instrument panel
will turn on;
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❒ wait for the warning lights
to turn off and then fully depress
the clutch pedal without pressing the
accelerator;
❒ turn the ignition key to AVV as soon
as warning light switches off.
Release the ignition key as soon as the
engine starts.
IMPORTANT If the engine does not
start at the first attempt, return the
ignition key to STOP before repeating
the procedure. If, with the ignition
key at MAR, the warning lights
(only for petrol versions) stay on
in the instrument panel, the ignition key
must be brought back to STOP and
then to MAR again. If the
light stays on, retry with the other
keys provided. Contact a Fiat
Dealership if you still cannot start the
engine.
VERSIONS WITH
DUALOGIC GEARBOX
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Engine starting is allowed both with a
gear engaged and with the gearbox
in neutral (N).
However, the brake pedal must always
be pressed first if neutral is not
engaged. It is therefore advisable to
place the gear lever in neutral (N) before
starting the engine.
and LPG AND NATURAL
POWER VERSIONS
The engine always starts up on petrol
independently of the mode previously
selected.
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STOPPING THE ENGINE
41)
Turn the ignition key to STOP while the
engine is idling.
IMPORTANT After a demanding drive,
before turning the engine off you should
and
allow it to idle to allow the temperature
in the engine compartment to
decrease.
warning
118) It is dangerous to run the engine in
enclosed areas. The engine takes in
oxygen and releases carbon dioxide,
carbon monoxide and other toxic gases.
119) Remember that the brake servo
and power steering are not operational until
the engine has been started, therefore
you need to apply much more force than
usual to the brake pedal and steering
wheel.
120) If the engine fails to start with a gear
engaged, the potentially dangerous
situation due to the fact that the gearbox is
automatically placed in neutral will be
signalled by an acoustic signal.
WARNING