2003 FIAT PALIO India Version Owners Manual

Dear New Car Owner,
Thank you for selecting Fiat and congratulations on your choice of a Fiat Palio.
We have produced this owner handbook to help you get to know all your Fiat Palio’s new features and use it
in the best possible way.
We suggest you to read it with the utmost attention prior to driving the car for the first time.
Information, suggestions and warnings, important for the use of the car, are contained in this owner handbook
and they will help you to derive the maximum from your Fiat Palio’s technological features. You will find indi-
cations for your own safety, the car’s well-being and about how to protect the environment.
You have also been given with Fiat Warranty (Owner’s Service Policy) Booklet, wherein you will find the
Warranty Certificate with the terms and the conditions for the maintenance of the car.
Best regards and happy motoring.
This Owner Handbook describes most of the features of the Fiat Palio. As a consequence, you should consider only that informa-
tion which is related to your version and optional which you have purchased.
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WELCOME ABOARD FIAT PALIO
Fiat Palio is a car presenting an original bodyline, designed to offer great driving satisfaction with full safety and
with maximum respect of the environment. Everything, from its new multivalve engine to its safety devices, from
its improved comfort for driver and passengers alike to its practical solutions, with the possibility of a large load-
ing volume contributes to make you appreciate the personality of your new Fiat Palio.
And you will realise it later when you discover that its driving style and performance goes hand in hand with
new manufacturing processes that help cut running costs.
For instance, Fiat Palio only needs you to take it for its first servising
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*Replace the engine oil every 7,500 kms or every 18 months.
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THE SIGNS TO HELP YOU DRIVE CORRECTLY
The signs you see on this page are very important. They highlight those parts of the owner handbook where,
more than anywhere else, you should stop for a minute and read carefully.
As you can see, each sign has a different image to make it clear and easy to identify the subjects in the differ-
ent areas:
Personal safety.
Attention. Total or partial failure to
follow these instructions can cause
serious danger for safety of people.
Protecting the environment.
It indicates the correct procedures to
follow to ensure that the car does not
harm the environment.
Well-being of the car.
Important: Total or partial failure to
follow these instructions will result
in the risk of serious damage to the
car and sometimes invalidates the
warranty as well.
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Expansion tank
Do not remove the cap
when the coolant fluid is boiling.
Climate control tub-
ing
Do not open.
High pressure gas.
Belts and pulleys
Moving parts; do not
expose any part of the
body or clothes.
SYMBOLS
On some components of your Fiat
Palio, or near them, are applied spec-
ified coloured labels, whose symbols
attract the attention and indicates
important precautions that the user
must observe towards the compo-
nents under analysis.
A list of symbols to be found on
your Fiat Palio is given below with
the name of the component to which
it relates besides.
It is also indicates the meaning that
the symbol represents depending on
the subdivision of: danger, prohibi-
tion, warning, obligation, to which
the symbol belongs.
DANGER SYMBOLS
Coil
High voltage.
Battery
Corrosive fluid.
Battery
Explosion.
Fan
It can start when the
engine is switched off also.
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Hydraulic power
steering
Do not exceed the max-
imum level of the fluid as indicated
on the tank. Use only the fluid pre-
scribed in the “Refueling” chapter.
PROHIBITION SYMBOL WARNING SYMBOLS
Battery
Do not expose to open
flames.
Battery
Keep children away.
Heat guards - belts -
pulleys - fan
Do not put hands.
Catalytic converter
Do not stay on inflam-
mable surfaces. Refer to
the “Safeguard of the device reduc-
ing the emissions” chapter.
INJECTION SYSTEM
FAILURE (red) (diesel
versions)
When there is a fault in the injection
system.
The warning light should come on
when the ignition key is turned to
MARand go out after a few seconds.
WATER IN DIESEL FU-
EL FILTER versions (am-
ber) (diesel version)
When there is water in the diesel fu-
el filter. have the condense drained out
by a Fiat Dealership.
GLOW PLUGS
(amber)
(diesel version)
When the ignition key is turned to
the
MARposition. The warning light
will go out when the glowplugs reach
the correct temperature
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OBLIGATION SYMBOLS
Battery
Protect eyes.
Battery
Jack
Refer the owner
handbook.
Expansion tank
Use only the fluid pre-
scribed in the “Refueling” chapter.
Engine
Use only the lubricant
prescribed in the
“Refueling” chapter.
Unleaded fuel car
Use only unleaded fuel
87 R.O.N.
Windscreen wiper
Use only the fluid pre-
scribed in the “Refueling”
chapter.
Brake circuit
Do not exceed the max-
imum level of the fluid as
indicated on the tank. Use only the
fluid prescribed in the “Refueling”
chapter.
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SUMMARY
READY TO GO
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR
DRIVING YOUR CAR
IN AN EMERGENCY
CAR MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
INDEX
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