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FIAT PUNTO LPG
When painting in an oven, the
LPG tank should be removed
from the car and later care-
fully refitted by a Fiat Dealer.
Although the LPG system has numer-
ous safety features, it is advisable to
close the manual tap on the tank every
time the car is not in use for a long pe-
riod, transported on other vehicles or
moved in an emergency as a result of a
breakdown or accident.
Active safety
The car has the same active safety speci-
fications as other versions.
The Fiat Punto LPG is equipped
with gaseous LPG injection
system designed specifically
for the car: it is therefore
strictly prohibited to alter the config-
uration of the system and components.
The use of other components or ma-
terials could cause malfunctions and
lead to a reduction in safety therefore,
in the case of problems, go to a Fiat
Dealer. When towing or raising the
car, to prevent damage to the gas sys-
tem parts, follow the instructions in the
Owner Handbook in the “Towing the
car” chapter.
It should be pointed out that
in some countries (including
Italy) there are legal restrictions in
force for parking/garaging motor ve-
hicles with gas that has a higher den-
sity than air; LPG comes under this
category.
WARNINGPASSIVE SAFETY -
ACTIVE SAFETY
Passive safety
The car has the same passive safety spec-
ifications as other versions. In particular,
the tank mountings (located in the spare
wheel housing) have been designed to ex-
ceed the Fiat safety standards for impact
tests.
When running on LPG, the flow of gas (in
a liquid state) leaving the tank, passes
through the dedicated pipe to the pres-
sure regulator where there is a safety so-
lenoid valve that stops the flow of LPG
when the key is turned off or when a
change of fuel is selected by the driver (de-
cision to run on petrol).
Together with the regulator solenoid
valve, a second solenoid valve, in the tank,
closes the LPG pipe at the tank outlet.
The two solenoid valves are closed in the
case of an impact after which the engine
cuts out caused by the fuel cut off system.
The LPG tank meets the legal safety stan-
dards of the countries in which the ver-
sion illustrated this Supplement is mar-
keted.
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