Modern vehicles have more and more functionnalities and despite the fact they give us a lot of comfort, some of them are not always easy to use. Whether you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Fiat Panda 3, according to its functionnalities, it can be complicated to know precisely how to start a Fiat Panda 3? Even if this essential act of running a car may seem like common sense to most of you, dependent on the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less basic to do so. Today we will show you the several techniques to start a Fiat Panda 3 with the key, then, in a second step, how to switch on a Fiat Panda 3 with a card, and to conclude, without using the key.

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How to start a Fiat Panda 3 with key?

So we start our article content which is designed to show you how to start a Fiat Panda 3, which is equipped with a classic key start. Find under the various steps to be accomplished to turn on the engine of your Fiat Panda 3:

  • Identify the location of the neiman (hole in which the key is inserted), it is almost always on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dash. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not be reluctant to have a look at our article content on the steering wheel blocked on Fiat Panda 3 that is blocked to learn how to unblock it.
  • Put the key into this one.
  • Examine that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
  • Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn till you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Check on your dashboard that the orange lights turn off, if you don’t know what they signify don’t be reluctant to have a look at our article content on orange lights on Fiat Panda 3 to learn the explanation for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Fiat Panda 3 starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds or you risk injuring it, if the car does not start, let it cool down a few tens of seconds before a new test)

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  • That’s it. You managed to start your Fiat Panda 3,

How to start a Fiat Panda 3 with the key card?

After discovering how to turn on the engine of a Fiat Panda 3 with key or will explain you how to do it for a Fiat Panda 3 equipped with a key card and not a key. The method is more or less the same, so don’t be reluctant to get back to the previous section to get details on each of the steps to do. Learn below the guidelines to adhere to to start your Fiat Panda 3 with a card:

  • According to the year and the series, you may or may not need to put in the card in a specific slot, examine on your dashboard if your Fiat Panda 3 is equipped with this slot or not.
  • If it has one, insert the card in this hole, or you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
  • Find the “start” button, which is in most cases placed at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is in most cases placed on the centre console.
  • Examine that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Push the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Fiat Panda 3

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  • Push a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Fiat Panda 3

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How do I start a Fiat Panda 3 without a key?

And to conclude, we will discover, how to start a Fiat Panda 3 without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this may seem obvious. However, you should know that if your Fiat Panda 3 is more modern than the mid 90’s it will be complicated to start it without a key because of all the security equipment present on it. Naturally, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the method to stick to:

  • Remove the cover that covers your steering wheel and locate among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
  • Strip, connect them together and separate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the operation). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
  • Finally, strip the starter wire and connect it promptly with the battery wire (do not make extended contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Fiat Panda 3).

There, you’ve found out all the ways to start a Fiat Panda 3.

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