Modern vehicles have an increasing number of options and even though they give us a lot of convenience, a lot of them are not always simple to use. Whether you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Fiat Panda, according to its options, it can be complicated to figure out how to start a Fiat Panda? Even if this essential act of running a car may seem obvious to many of you, dependent on the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less elementary to do so. Today we will show you the different ways to start a Fiat Panda with the key, then, in a second section, how to switch on a Fiat Panda with a card, and finally, without using the key.
How to start a Fiat Panda with key?
So we start our article which is designed to learn you how to start a Fiat Panda, which is supplied with a classic key start. Find down below the different guidelines to be done to turn on the engine of your Fiat Panda:
- Determine the location of the neiman (hole in which the key is introduced), it is most of the time on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dash. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not be reluctant to browse our article on the steering wheel blocked on Fiat Panda that is blocked to find out how to unblock it.
- Put the key into this one.
- Verify 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 disappear, if you don’t know what they indicate don’t be reluctant to browse our article on orange lights on Fiat Panda to discover the reason for this.
- You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Fiat Panda starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds otherwise you risk injuring it, if the car does not start, let it cool down a few tens of seconds before a new test)
- That’s it. You managed to start your Fiat Panda,
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How to start a Fiat Panda with the key card?
After finding out about how to turn on the engine of a Fiat Panda with key or will teach you you how to do it for a Fiat Panda equipped with a key card and not a key. The operation is still more or less similar, so don’t be reluctant to get back to the previous section to have information on each of the steps to do. Learn down below the actions to stick to to start your Fiat Panda with a card:
- Dependant upon the year and the series, you may or may not need to put in the card in a dedicated slot, check on your dashboard if your Fiat Panda is equipped with this slot or not.
- If it has one, insert the card in this hole, otherwise you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
- Locate the “start” button, which is generally placed at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is generally situated on the centre console.
- Verify 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
- Push a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Fiat Panda
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How do I start a Fiat Panda without a key?
And finally, we will discover, how to start a Fiat Panda without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this may seem logical. However, you should know that if your Fiat Panda is more recent than the mid 90’s it will be hard to turn on it without a key because of all the security equipment present on it. Obviously, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the technique to follow:
- Remove the cover that protects your steering wheel and find among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
- Strip, connect them jointly and isolate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the procedure). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
- At last, strip the starter wire and connect it promptly with the battery wire (do not make lengthened contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Fiat Panda).
There, you’ve found out all the ways to start a Fiat Panda.
If you have any additional questions about the Fiat Panda, do not hesitate to consult our Fiat Panda category.
