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SCHEDULED SERVICING............................... 166
SERVICE SCHEDULE................................... 167
YEARLY INSPECTION PLAN ......................... 169
ADDITIONAL INTERVENTIONS ..................... 169
CHECKING THE LEVELS............................... 171
FUEL FILTER (green filter).............................. 177
BATTERY ......................................................... 177
WHEELS AND TYRES ..................................... 179
RUBBER HOSES .............................................. 180
WINDSCREEN/REAR WINDOW
WIPER/WASHER ............................................. 181
BODYWORK.................................................... 182
INTERIORS....................................................... 185
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Thousands of kilometres
Check tyre condition/wear and, if necessary,
adjust pressure
Check lighting system operation
(headlights, direction indicators, hazard lights, boot,
passenger compartment, oddment compartments,
instrument panel warning lights, etc.)
Check windscreen wiper/washer
(nozzle direction and blade wear)
Check conditions and wear of front disk brake pads and
operation of pad wear indicator
Check rear drum brake linings and wear
Check condition and wear of rear brake discs
(for versions/markets, where provided)
Visually inspect the condition of: exterior bodywork,
underbody protection, flexible and stiff piping
(exhaust, fuel feed, brakes), rubber parts
(boots, sleeves, bushings, etc.)
Check cleanness of locks, bonnet and boot and lever
cleanness and lubrication
Check tension and conditions of various accessory drive belts
(except for engines with automatic take-up devices)
Inspect conditions of various drive belts
Check and adjust tappets
(1.48Vversions)
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CHECKING THE
LEVELS
IMPORTANT Be careful not to con-
fuse the various types of fluids while
topping up: they are all reciprocally
incompatible and may severely dam-
age your car.
L0D0411m
L0D0412m
fig. 1 - 1.48Vversions (for versions/markets, where provided)
fig. 2 - 1.416Vversions
Never smoke while work-
ing in the engine compart-
ment. Flammable gases may be
present. Risk of fire.
WARNING
1 Engine coolant - 2 Engine oil -
3 Brake fluid - 4 Battery - 5 Wind-
screen/rear window washer/wiper
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1 Engine coolant - 2 Engine oil -
3 Brake fluid - 4 Battery - 5 Wind-
screen/rear window washer/wiper
L0D0413m
L0D0494m
fig. 3 - 1.3 Multijet versions
fig. 4 - 1.3 Multijet 95 CV versions
1 Engine coolant - 2 Engine oil -
3 Brake fluid - 4 Battery - 5 Wind-
screen/rear window washer/wiper
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12
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L0D0488mfig. 5 - 1.6 Multijet versions
1 Engine coolant - 2 Engine oil -
3 Brake fluid - 4 Battery - 5 Wind-
screen/rear window washer/wiper
fig. 6 -1.4 8V versions
(for versions/markets, where provided)L0D0258m
ENGINE OIL fig. 6-7-8-9-10
Checking engine oil level
Check the oil level a few minutes
(about 5) after the engine has
stopped, with the car parked on level
ground.
The oil level shall be included be-
tween the MINandMAXmarks on
the dipstick . The range between the
MINandMAXlevels corresponds to
approximately 1 litre of oil.
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BRAKE FLUID fig. 14
Release cap: check that the liquid
contained in the tank is at the maxi-
mum level.
Fluid level in the reservoir must not
exceed the MAXmark.
Use the brake fluid shown in the
“Fluids and lubricants” table (see
“Technical Specifications”).
NOTE Carefully clean the cap of
reservoir A and the surrounding sur-
face.
When opening the cap, make sure
that no dirt gets into the reservoir.
For topping up always use a funnel
with built-in filter (mesh smaller than
or equal to 0.12 mm).
IMPORTANT Brake fluid is hygro-
scopic (i.e. it absorbs moisture). For
this reason, if the car is mainly used
in areas with a high degree of atmos-
pheric humidity, the fluid should be
replaced at more frequent intervals
than specified in the “Service sched-
ule”.
fig. 14L0D0213m
Do not travel with the
windscreen washing reser-
voir empty: the action of the wind-
screen washer is essential for im-
proving visibility.
WARNING
Some commercial addi-
tives for windscreen wash-
ing are flammable. The engine
compartment contains hot parts
which could start a fire if they
come into contact.
WARNINGWINDSCREEN/REAR WINDOW
WASHER FLUID fig. 13
To add fluid, lift the cap Aand pour
in a mixture of water and TUTELA
PROFESSIONAL SC 35fluid in the
following proportions:
❒30% of TUTELA PROFESSIONAL
SC 35and 70% water in summer.
❒50% of TUTELA PROFESSIONAL
SC 35and 50% water in summer.
UseTUTELA PROFESSIONAL SC 35
neat at temperatures lower than 20°C.
Check level through the reservoir.
fig. 13L0D0212m
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❒a tyre will age even if it is not used
much. Cracks in the tread and on
the sidewalls are a sign of ageing.
Have the tyres checked by spe-
cialised personnel if they have been
fitted for longer than 6 years. Re-
member to check the spare wheel
very carefully;
❒In case of replacement, always fit
new tyres, avoiding those with an
unknown origin.
❒If a tyre is replaced, also change the
inflation valve.
❒to allow even wear between the
front and rear tyres, it is advisable
to change them over every 10-15
thousand kilometres, keeping them
on the same side of the car so as not
to reverse the direction of rotation.
Remember that the road
holding qualities of your
car also depends on the correct in-
flation pressure of the tyres.
WARNING
Excessively low pressure
will cause overheating of
the tyre and may cause severe tyre
damage.
WARNING
Do not exchange the tyres
from the left to the right of
the car and vice versa.
WARNING
Do not repaint alloy wheel
rims at temperatures
higher than 150°C. The mechani-
cal features of the wheels could be
compromised.
WARNING
RUBBER HOSES
Carefully follow the information con-
tained in the “Service schedule” in
this section for maintenance of brake
system and fuel feed rubber hoses.
Ozone, high temperatures and pro-
longed lack of fluid in the system may
cause hardening and cracking of the
hoses, with possible leaks. Careful in-
spections are therefore necessary.
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BLADES
Periodically clean the rubber part us-
ing special products; TUTELA PRO-
FESSIONAL SC 35is recommended.
Replace the blades if the rubber edge
is deformed or worn. In all cases, it is
advisable to replace them approxi-
mately once a year.
A few simple precautions can reduce
the possibility of damage to the
blades:
❒make sure that the rubber part is
not stuck to the windscreen at sub-
zero temperatures. Use an an-
tifreeze product to release it if re-
quired.
❒remove the snow from the win-
dow: this will avoid overstressing
the electrical motor in addition to
protecting the blades;
❒do not operate the windscreen and
rear window wipers on dry glass.
Driving with worn wiper
blades is a serious hazard,
because visibility is reduced in bad
weather.
WARNINGHow to insert the blade:
❒insert the pin Cin the hole in the
middle of the blade B;
❒refit the arm with the blade on the
windscreen.
Replacing the rear window
blade fig. 17
Proceed as follows:
❒lift the cover Aand remove the
arm from the car, loosen the nut
Bwhich fastens it to the rotating
pin;
❒position the new arm correct and
tighten the nut;
❒lower the cover.
fig. 16L0D0452mfig. 17L0D0218m
Replacing the windscreen wiper
blades fig. 16
How to remove the blade:
❒raise the windscreen wiper arm A
from the windscreen;
❒turn blade B90° around pin C, lo-
cated at the end of the wiper arm;
❒remove the blade from pin C.