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Diesel versions
Thousands of kilometres
Check tyre condition/wear and adjust pressure if required
Check lighting system operation (headlights, direction indicators, hazard lights,
passenger compartment lights, boot lights, instrument panel warning lights, etc.)
Check windscreen wiper/washer operation
Check the position/wear of the windscreen/rearscreen wiper blades
Check condition and wear of front disc brake pads and
brake pad wear indication
Check rear disc brake pad seal condition and wear
Visually inspect the condition of: bodywork, underbody
protection, pipes and hoses
(exhaust - fuel - brakes), rubber parts
(boots, sleeves, bushes, etc.)
Check cleanness of bonnet and boot locks and
linkage cleanness and lubrication
Check and top up, if required, fluid levels
(engine coolant, brake/hydraulic clutch fluid, windscreen washer fluid, battery fluid, etc)
Check the handbrake lever stroke and adjust it, if necessary
Check and if necessary adjust the auxiliary
drive belts (excluding engines equipped with automatic tensioners)
Check exhaust fumes/emissions
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220CARE AND MAINTENANCE
Thousands of kilometres
Check engine management system operation (via diagnostic socket)
Replace auxiliary drive belt
Replace toothed timing drive belt (*)
Replace fuel filter
Replace air filter cartridge
Change engine oil and oil filter (versions without DPF) (or every 24 months)
Change engine oil and oil filter (versions with DPF) (**)
Change brake fluid (or every 24 months)
Change pollen filter (or every 15 months)
(*) Regardless of the km covered, the timing belt should be replaced every 4 years for particularly demanding use (cold climates,
driving in the city, idling for a long time) or in any case every 5 years.
(**) The engine oil and the filter must be changed when the instrument panel warning light comes on (see “Warning lights and
Messages” chapter) and in all cases every 2 years.
If the car is used mainly in towns the engine oil and filter need to be changed every 12 months.
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230CARE AND MAINTENANCE
AIR FILTER/ POLLEN FILTER
Have the air filter or pollen filter replaced by a Lancia
Dealership.
DIESEL FUEL FILTER
DRAINING CONDENSED WATER
(Multijet versions) E-fig. 2-3
The presence of water in the feeding circuit
may cause severe damage to the injection sys-
tem and irregular engine operation. If the
warning light
cgoes on, contact a Lancia Dealer-
ship as soon as possible to have the system bled.
Water may have been introduced in the tank if this
appears immediately after refuelling: in this case,
stop the engine immediately and contact a Lancia
Dealership.
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BATTERY
The battery F-fig, 1-2-3 provided with this vehicle is a
“Reduced maintenance” battery: no top-ups with distilled
water are needed in normal conditions of use.
It should nevertheless be periodically checked by a Lan-
cia Dealership or specialised personnel to check its effi-
ciency.
The battery fluid is poisonous and corrosive.
Avoid contact with the skin and eyes. Keep
naked flames and sources of sparks away
from the battery: risk of explosion and fire.
Running the battery with an excessively low
liquid level will damage the battery beyond
repair and even cause an explosion.
CHANGING THE BATTERY
If required, replace the battery with a genuine spare part
with the same specifications.
If a battery with different specifications is fitted, the ser-
vice intervals given in the “Scheduled Service Plan” will
no longer be valid.
Refer therefore to the instructions provided by the battery
manufacturer.
If the battery is disconnected, the áwarning light will
come on (together with a message in the display) to indi-
cate that the system must be realigned. To switch the
warning light off, carry out the following initialization pro-
cedure:
❍turn the ignition key to the ON position;
❍turn the steering wheel fully both clockwise and anti-
clockwise (to move from the position with the wheels
straight);
❍turn the ignition key to the OFF position and then turn
it back ON.
If the áwarning light does not go out after a few seconds,
seek assistance from a Lancia Dealership.
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268INDEX
Fog lights ............................ 61-72
– bulb replacement ................... 199
Fog lights ................................... 71
Follow me home (device)............. 63
Food compartment ...................... 75
Front/rear armrest................. 74-76
Fuel cap ..................................... 140
Fuel consumption ....................... 264
Fuel feed .................................... 249
Fuel lock .................................... 73
Fuse replacement ....................... 205
Fuses (replacement) ................... 205
Glove box light
(bulb replacement) ................... 204
Glove compartment................ 74-77
Handbrake ................................ 168
Hazard warning lights ................ 71
Headlights .................................. 100
Headrests ................................... 48
Hill Holder system ...................... 111
Identification data ..................... 244In an emergency ......................... 175
Instrument panel
and instruments ....................... 7
Interior fittings ........................... 74
Interiors ..................................... 242
Isofix child seats
(fitting arrangement)................. 155
Keys .......................................... 38
Knowing your car ........................ 5
Lancia CODE system ................. 37
Load compartment
(magic back box - twin
compartment) ........................... 94
Magic back box
(twin load compartment)........... 94
Magic Parking............................. 123
Main beam headlights (control) ... 62
– bulb replacement ................... 197
Manual climate control ............... 52
Manual gearbox (use)................ 169
MSR system ............................... 112 Display readings.......................... 32
Door locking............................... 82
Doors......................................... 82
– child safety device.................. 84
– emergency rear door
locking device ........................ 85
DPF (particulate filter DPF) ....... 141
Driving Advisor ........................... 106
DST system................................. 102
Dualdrive electric power
steering system.......................... 115
Electric windows........................ 85
Engine codes/bodywork versions .. 246
Engine compartment (washing) .. 241
Engine
– features ................................. 247
– identification code ................ 224
EOBD system ............................. 115
External lights ............................ 60
Fix&Go Automatic (device) ....... 177
Flashing the headlights ............... 62
Fluids and lubricants.................. 262
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270INDEX
– blades ................................... 237
– controls ................................. 63
– jets ........................................ 238 Transmission .............................. 250
Trip computer ........................... 34
TTC system................................. 113
Two-zone automatic
climate control .......................... 54
Ty r e s
– inflation pressure ................... 255
– replacement ........................... 185
– standard ................................ 254
– snow tyres ............................. 254
– tyre marking ......................... 252
Using the manual gearbox ......... 169
Warning lights on panel ............ 9
Weights ...................................... 258
Wheel (replacement) .................. 185
Wheel rims
– reading the rim....................... 253
Wheels........................................ 252
Window cleaning ........................ 63
Windows (cleaning) .................... 241
Windscreen washer .................... 63
Windscreen wiper
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