For A List of  Fiat  Ducato  Service Centres  in New Zealand 

These are the only service  dealers  to use for under warranty  Fiat Ducato  vehicles
   Servicing is required  every 12 months or 20,000km  - ( which ever occurs  first  ) 

Click on this link 

https://www.cimotorhomes.co.nz/fiat_service_centres

SEE  THE   RANGE OF  USED  MOTORHOMES FOR SALE -   ON WEBSITE  
 

CLICK  HERE 

See The Range Now  !!

    
NO SWAP A BOTTLE -  IN YOUR MOTORHOME

EVERY CI MOTORHOME  HAS A  LPG - 9KG  BOTTLE  - VERY IMPORTANT-  NOT TO USE SWAP A BOTTLE
All our bottles are marked - NO SWAP A BOTTLE

ON THE ADVICE OF MOST GAS CERTIFIERS  AS FOLLOWS :

• Truma Heater and  Thetford Gas Fridge are very sensitive to gas used so get the NEW bottle refilled ONLY !!
• In winter ( super cold temperatures)  gas will seperate - so shake bottle to mix gases together  
• Always turn bottle on slowly when changing over  
  
  
  For a list of filling stations  go to  
  https://www.ongas.co.nz/fill-stations

ALL CI MOTORHOMES IN NZ HAVE INSTALLED and upgraded to the  TRUMA COMBI 6KW GAS  -  (  not a 4kw  )
 

WINTER MODE 

Now that the temperatures have started to drop and we are at the start of winter - when you operate your truma heater inside the motorhome it will automatically heat the hot water for you   -  this is known as Winter mode !

Please also read on our other blog about the Truma Frost Valve during winter 

Is a Paint Protection -  And Literally Brilliant if you look after it  !!

IT IS  IMPORTANT  WITH DURASEAL IF APPLIED  ON YOUR MOTORHOME 

• To Not wash the vehicle  when it is Hot or in the sun
• To Not put a cover over the motorhome when you have Duraseal
• To Only wash with a sponge after you have hosed it down 5 minutes after
• To Never wash the windows with a brush ( only with a  wet microfibre cloth  )
• To Only wash motorhome with water No Chemicals
• Every 9 months use the Duraseal wash - 6 capfuls in a bucket of water and wash down with a sponge
• Dont spray the motorhome with water to rinse off - take end of spray fitting and just use water straight out of hose

FIAT  COMFORT-MATIC   -  (  6  Speed  Automatic  )
 

HOW  TO  LOOK AFTER THE  COMFORT-MATIC  TRANSMISSION   !!!

With over  5  million Fiat Ducatos  manufactured  as of  2015   , the  Comfort-matic  is a great  gearbox  - found worldwide
This  is  a manual gearbox  controlled  by a  mechanical robot  to change  gear 
The numbers have proven the reliability , but if  not respected you will destroy the comfort-matic  clutch plate  ,
just like a manual clutch  where we have had a rental customer  destroy a  Fiat Ducato  manual  clutch at  2500km 

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The IMPORTANT  thing is  to drive it as per  manufacturers  recommendations  below
, not  as you think  , otherwise  you will have  problems  .
Too  many times  instruction books  are only read  , after a fault  develops 
ALL our  customers are advised  from when vehicle is  New the following information at pick up 
 

IMPORTANT  POINTS 

• Never -  Use the accelelerator to hold the vehicle  from rolling back  on hill  - ( waiting for lights to change )
• Always -  Change to Manual  Gear  -  when climbing hills   ( to prevent  gear change hunting  ) 
• Crawling through  townships  -   ALWAYS  - use  manual  gear  to change down  and stay in that manual gear
  
  All of  these items  above  are important  for a long clutch life  , if  you do Not  adhere to manufacturers  instructions  you will be having
  to pay for a New Clutch  . 

We always advise our rental customers driving  comfort-matic  motorhome the correct  operation  otherwise , abuse will incur a fee for a new clutch ,
at the  hirers  expense  ,  a  comfort-matic  clutch was never  ever  replaced  in our  rental  fleet .

ARE YOUR BLINDS & FLYSCREENS HARD TO CLOSE  ON  YOUR ROOF VENT & SKYROOF   ???

• Then it is time to lubricate the tracks with silicone oil  - VERY IMPORTANT 
• If  you dont do this then they will eventually break the flyscreen or blind  ( or the cord through the flyscreen )
•   this is not a warranty item 
   

THE  CORRECT  TYRE PRESSURE  FOR YOUR CI FIAT DUCATO MOTORHOME  IS

• 63  to 65  PSI 
  
  It is  not  79 PSI   as per  pillar on the door 

Been Looking at  New  Motorhomes  and annoyed with all the add ons that should be included  in the price  ??
 

Well at  Ci Motorhomes everything is included  -  THERE ARE NO HIDDEN SURPRISES 

DARE TO COMPARE  THE FOLLOWING :

• All motorhomes include
• AUTOMATICS
• 16in Alloy wheels   ( not 15in wheels standard )
• Aerials
• Awnings
• 4 Bike Rack
• Reverse Camera
• Solar Panel
• Television
• Eco Leather upholstery
• Warrant of Fitness ( 3 years ) from new, And drive at 100km hr
• Gas Oven
• 5 Safety Belts  ( excluding triaca and kyros 4 )
• Remote central Locking side doors  
• FREE  DURASEAL PAINT PROTECTION  
•  20 Years in the Motorhome Industry