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WARNING
LIGHTS AND
MESSAGES
IN AN
EMERGENCY
CAR
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
INDEX
DASHBOARD
AND CONTROLS
SAFETY
DEVICES
CORRECT USE
OF THE CAR
CAR INACTIVITY
If the car is to be left inactive for longer
than a month, the following precautions
should be noted:
❒ park the car in covered, dry and if pos-
sible well-ventilated premises;
❒ engage a gear;
❒ check that the handbrake is not en-
gaged;
❒disconnect the battery negative termi-
nal and check the battery charge. This
check is to be repeated every three
months. Recharge if the optical indica-
tor shows a dark colour without the
central green area;
❒ clean and protect the painted parts us-
ing protective wax;
❒clean and protect the shiny metal parts
using special compounds readily avail-
able;
❒ sprinkle talcum powder on the rubber
windscreen and rear window wiper
blades and lift them off the glass;
❒ slightly open the windows;
❒cover the car with a cloth or perforat-
ed plastic sheet. Do not use sheets of
non-perforated plastic as they do not
allow moisture on the car body to
evaporate;
❒inflate tyres to +0.5 bar above the nor-
mal specified pressure and check it at
intervals;
❒ if you don’t disconnect the battery from
the electric system, check its charge
every month and recharge it if the op-
tical indicator shows a dark colour
without the central green area;
❒ do not drain the engine cooling system.
IMPORTANT Where relevant, switch off
the car alarm with the remote control.
Keep your speed down when
snow chains are fitted. Do
not exceed 50 km/h. Avoid
potholes, steps and pave-
ments and avoid also to dri-
ve for long distances on
roads not covered with snow to pre-
vent damaging the car and the
roadbed.
WARNING
Tyres 195/55 R16 87H and
205/45 R17 88V cannot be
fitted with snow chains.
WARNING
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WARNING
LIGHTS AND
MESSAGES
DASHBOARD
AND CONTROLS
SAFETY
DEVICES
CORRECT USE
OF THE CAR
IN AN
EMERGENCY
CAR
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
INDEX
Interiors ................................................ 208
Isofix (child seat) ................................. 120
Jack ........................................................ 156
Jacking the car ..................................... 184
Key with remote control ................ 8
Key without remote control ...........11
Keys ........................................................ 8
Load limiters ...................................... 112
Main beam headlamps
– bulb replacement .......................... 169
– control ............................................ 58
– blinks ............................................... 58
Manual climate control system ........ 45
Multifunctional display........................ 22
Number plate light ............................ 172
Oddment compartments.................. 71
Paint ..................................................... 206
Parking .................................................. 131Parking sensors.................................... 100
Performance ........................................ 222
Plates
– bodywork paintwork ................... 211
– identification data ......................... 210
Pollen filter ........................................... 200
Power point ......................................... 74
Power steering .............................69-95
Power windows ........................... 80
Pretensioners ...................................... 112
Protecting the environment ............. 107
Radio .................................................... 102
Radio transmitters and mobile
telephones ......................................... 104
Rain sensor............................................ 61
Rear courtesy lights
– bulb replacement........................... 173
– control ............................................ 66
Rear doors emergency lock device ... 79
Rear fog lights
– bulb replacement .......................... 171
– control button .............................. 69
Handbrake .......................................... 131
Hands free system with
voice recognition and
Bluetooth
®technology..................... 103
Hazard warning lights ........................ 68
Headrest
– front ................................................ 38
– rear................................................... 38
Headlight washer
– control ............................................ 62
– fluid level ........................................ 199
Headlights.............................................. 88
– light beam alignment..................... 88
– headlamp alignment corrector .. 88
Heated rear window .........44-49-57-69
Heating and ventilation ...................... 41
Identification data .............................. 210
Ignition switch ..................................... 12
In an emergency .................................. 153
Instrument panel ................................. 13
Instruments .......................................... 15
Interior fittings .................................... 71
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